HDTV Has Social Calling: Dale Cripps on Membership Drive, Forums, and NASCAR HD Coverage

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As you may have detected we are on a membership and fund raising drive that will continue aggressively up through the end of March. I will throttle back at that time to see what has been accomplished. I want to personally and publicly thank those of you who are making contributions to our membership drive. The generosity of Rudolph La Maestra is extraordinary. He is doing what he does best to help the magazine--solid research and reporting. He is becoming a leading light in educating people on the hardware option now and in the future. His CES Report will be made available in its entirety to new and renewing members as a terrific inducement for them to join or for you to stick around for another year.  I hope that it is obvious that every resource placed at our disposal will be applied to upgrading our product until it flies on its own. It has been my view that success is achieved by continually improving the offering until it is utterly compelling at the price it is offered, I know there are other formulas, but they don't mesh with my character. I want value in the hands of my customers. I don't live up to that aim as much as I would like, but when the strength returns I apply it all to that strategy.

Once the magazine gets engaged so it can pull itself up a hill unaided we should be in a position to advertise extensively. Of course, by that time we want to be the digital television portal for the nation. That should later be extended to the world as they come online. If the Internet is to be a serious publishing tool it must have popular titles which are models for the new way. With HDTV we get a bit of a unearned lift which one might not get in say hog bellies. People will hear about HDTV more and more from advertising, signal providers promotions, and family and friends. HDTV Magazine should benefit from this growing awareness IF we can get enough of our information assembled in time. There is so much history here that would satisfy the curious and produce a certain clarity for most people who are presently bewildered by why this is all happening. 

I see HDTV Magazine as the companion piece to the HDTV experience. I look forward to the day when we have the finest writers helping each reader enrich their viewing experience. Some of those writers have already introduced themselves but they are not yet formally installed into our enterprise. They are writting on our forums and the enrichment to the HDTV experience comes from their immediately sharing it. That is one of the huge benefits of the forums. Everything can happen while interests is still high and relevant. Not only can you share your new found enjoyment instantly but you can check around the nation to see if your technical glitch is the same in Denver, or Omaha, or Cheyenne, etc..

The Daytona 500 was telecast by NBC this weekend. Not everyone had the same viewing experience and so the forum came alive as people checked in to see if it was them, or something widespread.

I know the signal providers have already discovered the forums, mostly the AV Forum. I have purposely kept ours a much simpler one in order not to scare away those with questions but who have modest computer skills. Our forum is not nearly as large as is the big AV Forum. But from a quality of presentation I don't take a back seat to anyone. I will be installing a new and more advanced forum, however, and reserve it for our paid up members. I am convinced that this new forum will be a powerful light for those graduating from the present free forums around the Internet.  Some of you are going to make a huge business out of your love for HDTV. You never know how it is going to come together, but it can with our readership. If you only knew names and organizations which are subscribers to the HDTV Magazine it would make your mouth water. Every service is represented in our ranks, and I dare say the leading members of each of the professions. The new forum may be a suitable place for such discussions. I certainly hope so for opportunity is aplenty for the imaginative.

But back to the NASCAR discussion: Here below is an example of just one thread that opened for sharing the  experiences of the first HDTV NASCAR event on NBC. If you have not visited this free forum you can access it by clicking on the "Forum" button just under the TV Cover at the top. You MAC users will want to use the written words just below the buttons. 

I have placed a second thread below this NASCAR entry to let you know that we are on the right track. Richard Fisher from Atlanta has done an outstanding job of moderating the forum for over a year now. He adds his expertise where needed. Richard has a clear objective to get the most out of the HDTV initiative and safeguard the movement from being hijacked by lower standards. While I hope it is good advertising for Richard I know his effort has made a respectable place for serious discussions without the unpleasant flames one all too-often encounters in other forums. Oh, we get a little of that, but it settles down rapidly. No one wants to fan them and civility is the rule rather than the exception.

 

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NBC NASCAR HD? February 15 2004 at 9:43 AM No score for this post Jim   (Login fleahead) Internet Users   I'm watching OTA from Pittsburgh, but from what I saw yesterday and today so far, I haven't been impressed. It is 16:9 but what format is NBC using? 720? The picture is nowhere near the quality of HDNET or the other HD channels.   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts. Respond to this message
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yarry (Login yarryman) Internet Users	RE:NBC DAYTONA No score for this post February 15 2004, 9:59 AM  I live in Orlando and the HD feed is over the air. I agree it just does not compare to HD NET or ABC football playoffs and Cbs superbowl. Even the close ups with the interviews. What Up...   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.
Steve (Login MisterFister) Internet Users	your watching 1080i No score for this post February 15 2004, 10:11 AM  Fast motion will be worst.   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.
Bob (Login HiDefBob) Magazine Subscribers	HDTV Quality No score for this post February 15 2004, 10:56 AM  I think part of the problem is that not all the 16:9 Cameras are HDTV cameras. The most of the shots from the HDTV cameras look good to me. HiDefBob   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.
AndyL (Login AndyLi) Internet Users	nascar hd No score for this post February 15 2004, 2:42 PM  I thought the on track action looked very good. for fast paced motion. defenitly not all HD cameras especially behind the pits. HD in-cars would be cool but you got to crawl before you can walk. It was not as sharp as the superbowl but it is what I expected form NBC after their previous horse racing covergae in supposed HD. I enjoyed it hope to see more hd nascar in the future.   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.
Bob (Login HiDefBob) Magazine Subscribers	Kudos to NBC No score for this post February 15 2004, 3:33 PM  It wasn't perfect, but I commend NBC for bringing this race in HDTV. Apparently they had 18 HDTV cameras. I thought the wide shots looked particularly spectacular ... those shots never looked good in 4:3 SCTV. There were quite a few picture dropouts and breakups in the second half of the race. I don't know if that was the fault of my provider (Star Choice) or they were coming from the source (however, I think Bell ExpressVu was also experiencing these dropouts). HiDefBob HiDefBob      This message has been edited by HiDefBob on Feb 15, 2004 3:38 PM     Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.
Harold Jackson (Login hjriver) Internet Users	HD Daytona Race No score for this post February 15 2004, 4:16 PM  I had a lot of drop-outs in the last part of the race but the audio-sync was terrible, especially on the close up interviews after the end of the race.   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.
Hugh Campbell (Login HughRFC) Magazine Subscribers	Re: NBC NASCAR HD? No score for this post February 15 2004, 4:18 PM  I watched the entire race and it look good for the entire race. More HD cameras would be nice but it is a great start. Sure beat watching the race in SD.   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.
TonyB (Login tony_bradley) Internet Users	What? No score for this post February 15 2004, 5:09 PM  I turned on the race because I heard it was in HD. I receive NBC HD OTA in Charleston, WV. However, on my Zenith DirecTV HD receiver, it didn't show the race being broadcast in HD. I was dissapointed and thought it was a mistake that the HD icon was not highlighted. Once I began watching, I switched to the SD feed and it looked the same. Was it really in HD? If so, my station did not send the feed, which doesn't make sense since I get all the other NBC HD feeds.   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.
Jim Adams (Login jimadams) Magazine Subscribers	Re: NBC NASCAR HD? No score for this post February 15 2004, 5:43 PM  This is the way NASCAR should be. Good for you NBC! Last year I could not pick you up OTA - too low power-wise. Not perfect (get a decent HD cam in the helcopter for god's sake) (or blimp you other networks) but it's in the "can" - very first NASCAR race in HDTV and says something good about the future of HDTV. Much more involving than watching colored blobs go around in a circle. I'm not even a NASCAR fan. But this kind of visual and aural involvement could bring me in... Jim      This message has been edited by jimadams on Feb 15, 2004 5:58 PM     Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.
Jim (Login fleahead) Internet Users	Partial Retraction No score for this post February 15 2004, 6:22 PM  Yes, after the race started, I saw that most of the race cameras were true HD. The pre race stuff was 16:9 but not HD. When it was in HD, it was pretty good stuff. I also had a lot of drop outs toward the end of the race. I figured the upfeed was getting some sun interference. I'll give em a B+   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.
Anonymous (Login kgregg) Internet Users	Re: NBC NASCAR HD? No score for this post February 15 2004, 7:07 PM  I watched race OTA from Wash DC NBC affiliate. I was in Davidsonville MD at a friends house and we could barely get signal. Had many drop outs. We messed around with antenna direction but it did not help much. Ended up watching SD broadcast on DirecTV. Kevin   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.
Jeff (Login jkain) Internet Users	NBC and audio sync No score for this post February 15 2004, 7:20 PM  I tried to watch the race on NBC in hi-def here in Indianapolis (Comcast), but the audio sync was horrible. It was at least a full 1/4 second off. It's a problem that seems to plague all of the network NBC HDTV feeds -- any show in prime time is out of sync with the audio by a small amount (usually not as bad as 1/4 of a second). Has anyone else in Indianapolis or with Comcast noticed this problem? It's only NBC, and only during prime-time or when receiving something from the network -- local news and daytime programming is always fine. And none of the other HDTV channels have a problem.   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.
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I am proud of this next thread I want you to look over. It came up spontaneously a week or so ago. The comments tell me that we are doing a respectable job for those who draw upon us.  One goal I have is to vastly improve the search functions so people can do a search covering any topic and find tidy sum of meaningful responses.

Because there is no one brand that dominates all of the tangential fields (from receiver to wiring to speakers to amplifiers to power supplies, etc.) the forums are needed and are presently building a "cache" of in-depth data that should save the manufacturers endless hours of service grief. Once their brand hooks up to another they pretty much end lose their usefulness. If ia bug is in their stand alone product, fine, but if that bug only appears when it is hooked up with a group of other products, they don't have a clue. If they did they would have to remain silent. A response from them coving someone else's product is potentially a legal matter. We don't have to make warrantees in our forums that our information is infallible. We are a peer group who does the best we can using the practical experiences of others who have gone ahead and then share their new knowledge. I dare say 99% of what people find on our forum is going to be correct and usable. It is certainly a high enough percentage that people will value these forums for years to come. Technology itself will be better able to advance due to this kind of education which was not available until very recently. If the manufacturers would assign some of their people to these forums it would lighten their load considerably and realize for them a huge savings in service matters, which we hope will be passed on in the form of lower prices. There are some negatives in that service organizations not being called upon lose the name, telephone, credit card numbers, etc., which do have a cash value. So, service is not always a negative for these huge manufacturers who sell everything else under the sun.

Take a look at what folks are saying about our present. Give thanks to Richard for doing a yeoman's job of managing it. It is through your subscriptions and donations that support is found for this forum. I know you all want to aid this transition wherever you find a clear calling. Please take time to renew if you have recently received our renewal notice. I know we are going to lose some of you because other options have opened up. But we will have our share of this market for as long as we stay in it. We may not have the grid guide yet. We may not be listing all of the time zones, as some have asked for, but we do have a product that is well respected as it has become. I look for that day when it is no longer a hard sale but rather an easy one so we can take HDTV Magazine to the next level. That we must do. _Dale

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<< Previous Topic | Next Topic >> Return to Index   Best Forum on the Web? February 6 2004 at 1:27 PM Score 1.0 (1 person) Jon  (Login pacerjon) Internet Users   I dont remember how i stumbled upon this forum, but over the last couple of years, i have found it extremely helpful and no other A/V or HD forum even comes close. Everyone seems to be very helpful with others and i dont think you can find any better information. After trying to ask employees at the electronic stores, i quickly realized they have no clue about the industry they work in or how complicated all this is. But i just wanted to say thanks to the people who run this forum and all of the forum users who have educated me on HD. I was beginning to think every forum was full of 12 year old boys who like making fun of people who post or morons that like to hear themselves talk. Just my 2 cents.   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts. Respond to this message    Author Reply Marty P (Login primo8998) Internet Users   Re: Best Forum on the Web? No score for this post February 6 2004, 2:34 PM  I agree!! I bought my televison about 3 years ago not knowing anything. I originally went into the store to buy a nice Sd 36". I was looking at Hdtv for the first time, i said "I have to have this". Well i bought a 4:3 32" Samsung and i still have it. I got the bug and i wanted to learn more! I did a google search and i found this website. I have learned so much from all of you in the past couple years. The bug was so so bad i had to say hdtv in every other sentence when talking to someone! Well i have relaxed a little on that giddyness. I have been concentrating on receiver and speakers which i am fairly happy with for the past year. Next stop will be a Dlp in the near future. Thanks to all especially Mark, Richard and Ken!   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.   chuckken (Login chuckenn) Internet Users   Re: Best Forum on the Web? No score for this post February 6 2004, 2:48 PM  ME THREE!!!...I didn't know JACK till I joined this forum about 4 years ago...I want to thank everyone on here...[especially Richard]...for enlightening me on the in's and out's of high definition...there is "ALOT" to it...I am now realizing just how important the sound system is!...(I call my new system, "high definition suround sound!"...All I have left to do is get Richard over here to calibrate my 2 Toshibas and 1 Panasonic...(BTW, Richard...I live in Acworth...so I'm not that far away...{maybe he'll give my a deal on three???...hint, hint...   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.   Jay (Login gt5059b) Internet Users   Re: Best Forum on the Web? No score for this post February 6 2004, 3:53 PM  I agree this is a great place to get help. You should also check www.avsforum.com . That is another good resouce for audio/video help. AVS has many different forums seperated by topic to make things easier to find.   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.   sieve11 (Login sieve11) Internet Users   Great view from the other side... No score for this post February 6 2004, 11:27 PM  While I've only had an HD television for 2+ years, the company I work for has been producing HD content for over 5 years. This forum has given me an invaluable perspective on how the end user views the HD experience. While in the midst of figuring out "how" to produce HD material, it was hard to understand the intricacies of how HD is received and considered. This forum let's me know what is important to all of you, the early adopters. Your views, opinions, and even your questions, provide me with great data to integrate into our workflow. For the last 2 years, I have been relating the info available in this forum to my co-workers. They listened. While we can push the technology to the limit, what's really important is what the HD experience means to the real viewers like the participants who frequent this board. So, thanks for letting me sound like a market research genius at work. All I really do is listen to all of you.   Scoring disabled. You must be logged in to score posts.   Current Topic - Best Forum on the Web?     Respond to this message      << Previous Topic | Next Topic >> Return to Index

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1:00PM ET/12:00 C
True Music

Join The Hackensaw Boys at Cheapo Records in Austin for an acoustic performance playing instruments like a stand up bass and spoons! Also checking in this week is Beaver Nelson, who at age 19 was titled a guitar prodigy. Top all this off with a sold out performance from Shackleford Brown, a band that may remind you of Lynnard Skynard.

1:30PM ET/12:30 C
Hogan's Heroes

How to Escape From a Prison Camp Without Really Trying - Hogan hides 30 prisoners to keep ',000 SS men searching for them while the Allies bring up fresh troops.

2:00PM ET/1:00 C
The Fugitive

And In That Darkness - Kimble is put in a mental institution, where he meets an ailing pianist. Gerard reveals the personal motives behind his obsessive quest for Kimble.

3:00PM ET/2:00 C
Bette

And the Winner Is - Bette receives an award for her guest appearance on JAG and forgets to thank her husband. Bette desperately tries to make up for it, not realizing he doesn't care, and buys an award so she can thank him.

3:30PM ET/2:30 C
Love and Money

When WASPs Collide - Effie and Nicholas try to hide their embarrassment at what Allison has done. Allison, afraid of her parents' reactions, tries to hide Eamon from them, in hopes that they'll pretend nothing has happened.

4:00PM ET/3:00 C
Discoveries...Spain: Castles, Cathedrals and Roman Ruins

The history of the Iberian Peninsula comes alive through the legends and living stone of Spain's most treasured buildings and monuments. Also, the Moors who conquered the peninsula left more than mosques and palaces in their wake: they planted Saffron, the most expensive spice in the world.

5:00PM ET/4:00 C
True Music

One of the best American jam bands of our time is headlining today's True Music: Rusted Root! Also featured will be the goup Electric 6 - voted by Blender magazine as one of the top 50 bands of 2003. Plus, don't miss the soulful sound of N'Dambi.

5:30PM ET/4:30 C
Across America

If you've ever dreamed of getting married by an Elvis impersonator, don't miss Across America's inside look at Las Vegas nuptials. And in Fresno, California, co-host Ron Kruck gets a tough lesson in cage fighting.

6:00PM ET/5:00 C
Over® America

Over® America is a spectacular visual essay on the beauty and grandeur that is America. From her wave-swept coasts to the majestic mountains and forested Northwest, you will see all of the awe-inspiring magnificence of our nation.

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Washington D.C.: Our Nation's Capital

A fascinating portrait of the capital of the United States. Perspectives from the air and ground capture the sense of grandeur and history that give the city its character.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Hogan's Heroes Premiere

German Bridge Is Falling Down - Hogan and his men formulate a daring plan to destroy a strategic bridge near Stalag 13.

8:30PM ET/7:30 C
An American In Canada Premiere

Love Notes From the Edge - Dennis falls in love with Liona Boyd and enlists her help for a spurious charity event. Jake and Judy's ex-boyfriend, Gord, inadvertently team up to break up Judy and her young beau.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Charlie's Angels Premiere

I Will Be Remembered - Aging actress Gloria Gibson seems to be losing her mind, reliving the death scenes from her old movies. Because her hallucinations contain corpses, Charlie's Angels enter the case. Angel Kelly gets a job as an extra in Miss Gibson's "comeback" film. Sabrina poses as the leading lady's secretary and Jill pretends to be a magazine writer, covering the remake of her immortal picture "The Heart of New York." The Angels discover that whoever wants Miss Gibson out of the way is after something in her mansion.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
The White House: Inside with the President's Photographers

Inside the real west wing with the President's photographers.

11:00PM ET/10:00 C
Hogan's Heroes

German Bridge Is Falling Down - Hogan and his men formulate a daring plan to destroy a strategic bridge near Stalag 13.

11:30PM ET/10:30 C
An American In Canada

Love Notes From the Edge - Dennis falls in love with Liona Boyd and enlists her help for a spurious charity event. Jake and Judy's ex-boyfriend, Gord, inadvertently team up to break up Judy and her young beau.

12:00AM ET/11:00 C
Charlie's Angels

I Will Be Remembered - Aging actress Gloria Gibson seems to be losing her mind, reliving the death scenes from her old movies. Because her hallucinations contain corpses, Charlie's Angels enter the case. Angel Kelly gets a job as an extra in Miss Gibson's "comeback" film. Sabrina poses as the leading lady's secretary and Jill pretends to be a magazine writer, covering the remake of her immortal picture "The Heart of New York." The Angels discover that whoever wants Miss Gibson out of the way is after something in her mansion.

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
The White House: Inside with the President's Photographers

Inside the real west wing with the President's photographers.

2:00AM ET/1:00 C
2004 CES Insiders

Heavyweights of the cable, satellite and high-definition (HD) content worlds convened to share their thoughts on HDTV content and delivery during the Industry Insider Series roundtable discussion from CES 2004.

3:00AM ET/2:00 C
Weekend Explorer

Windermere, Britain - Visit the birthplace of Peter Rabbit and the other Beatrix Potter characters in this most English of countrysides. Sail on beautiful Lake Windermere, work with endangered birds at the World Owl Trust, hike the dales with the bizarre looking Highland Cattle, learn about the devilish tricks of the real Tom Fool at Muncaster castle, and meet the "World's Biggest Liar" in beautiful Eskdale National Park.

3:30AM ET/2:30 C
Wolf Lake

Legend of Lost Lenore - Kanin rents a house from Sherman and discovers to his horror that a disfigured young woman named Lenore is living underneath the home. She has many secrets about the people of Wolf Lake and what they did to her, but is reluctant to share them.

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
Big Apple

Mike watches his sister die while Jimmy deals with news that Terry is no longer going to be an informant.

5:30AM ET/4:30 C
Train Ride in the Sky: The Copper Canyon

Journey to America's largest canyon and meet its inhabitants on a 400 mile journey.
 

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7:05AM ET/6:05 C
Permanent Record

PG-13 - 1:31
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Alan Boyce, Michelle Meyrink Director: Marisa Silver
A student begins to understand the reasons behind his best friend's suicide.

8:45AM ET/7:45 C
Hero At Large

PG - 1:38
Cast: John Ritter, Anne Archer, Bert Convy Director: Martin Davidson
An actor tries his luck as a superhero after he accidently stops a crime while dressed in his cape.

10:30AM ET/9:30 C
The Endless Summer II

PG - 1:49
Cast: Robert August, T.J. Baron, Jeff Booth Director: Bruce Brown
Sequel to The Endless Summer, which follows two hard core surfers as they search the globe for the perfect wave.

12:30PM ET/11:30 C
City Slickers 2: The Legend Of Curly's Gold

PG-13 - 1:56
Cast: Billy Crystal, Daniel Stern, Bruno Kirby Director: Ron Underwood
Three friends return to the wild west after discovering Curly's treasure map, and begin a new adventure.

2:35PM ET/1:35 C
The Shawshank Redemption

R - 2:22
Cast: Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton Director: Frank Darabont
Film based on a Stephen King story about a young banker who is wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life in prison.

5:05PM ET/4:05 C
We're No Angels

PG-13 - 1:46
Cast: Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Demi Moore Director: Neil Jordan
Two criminals on the run from the law hide out as priests.

7:00PM ET/6:00 C
Bronco Billy

PG - 1:59
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis Director: Clint Eastwood
Bronco Billy's Wild West Show is in financial trouble. When a new performer joins the group, she brings even more bad luck upon the show.

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Love Wine

NR - 1:35
Cast: Tara Goudreau, Robert Andrew, Daneen Boone Director: Mark McNabb
When a single woman inherits the family vineyard she must follow family traditions to harvest the "love" wine.

10:45PM ET/9:45 C
The Real Cancun

R - 1:36
Cast: Alan, Amber, Ben Director: Rick de Oliveira
Sex and alcohol abound as a group of college students spend their spring break in Cancun.

12:30AM ET/11:30 C
Love Wine

NR - 1:35
Cast: Tara Goudreau, Robert Andrew, Daneen Boone Director: Mark McNabb
When a single woman inherits the family vineyard she must follow family traditions to harvest the "love" wine.

2:15AM ET/1:15 C
The Real Cancun

R - 1:36
Cast: Alan, Amber, Ben Director: Rick de Oliveira
Sex and alcohol abound as a group of college students spend their spring break in Cancun.

4:00AM ET/3:00 C
Bronco Billy

PG - 1:59
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis Director: Clint Eastwood
Bronco Billy's Wild West Show is in financial trouble. When a new performer joins the group, she brings even more bad luck upon the show.
 

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6:20AM ET/5:20 C
Marathon Man

R Time: 125  
He used to run for pleasure--but now he's running for his life! Dustin Hoffman plays an innocent grad student pursued by ex-Nazi Laurence Olivier in this chilling 1976 suspense-thriller. What is the sadistic German after? Marthe Keller and Roy Scheider help keep Hoffman on the move. With William Devane.

8:30AM ET/7:30 C
Deceived

PG13 Time: 108  
Goldie Hawn sparkles in this "stylishly absorbing thriller" (Variety) in the role of a married art expert whose ideal life is shattered by the discovery of her husband's deceptive behavior. John Heard co-stars as the husband whose secret second life leads Hawn into dangerous territory. Also with Robin Bartlett, Ashley Peldon and Tom Irwin. Directed by Damian Harris.

10:20AM ET/9:20 C
Mr. Deeds

PG13 Time: 96  
Longfellow Deeds is a man who enjoys the simple small-town life, but when a company worth $40 billion dollars falls into his lap, it's time to hit the big city! Adam Sandler stars as Deeds in this uproarious comedy remake of Frank Capra's endearing 1936 film Mr. Deeds Goes to Town. When an elderly relative drops dead atop Mount Everest, his monstrous media company is turned over to Deeds. Once in the big city, nice-guy Deeds must use his small-town values--and some old-school physical intimidation--to keep the company together and save thousands of jobs despite being undermined by a greedy corporate executive and a devious reporter. Peter Gallagher co-stars. Directed by Steven Brill.

12:00PM ET/11:00 C
Deliver Us From Eva

R Time: 105  
A tyrannical young woman dominates her younger sisters' lives causing misery to their beaus, until the men hire a suave paramour to whisk Eva off her feet...and out of their lives. Since the death of their parents, Eva (Gabrielle Union) has been the domineering voice of the four Dandridge sisters dictating whom they can date, love and marry. When her sisters' lovers get tired of being bullied by Eva, they employ sexy Ray (LL Cool J) to charm her off her feet...but complications ensue when the notorious player begins to develop genuine affection for Eva. With Duane Martin, Essence Atkins, Robbine Lee, Meagan Good and Mel Jackson. Written by Gary Hardwick, James Iver Mattson and B.E. Brauner. Directed by Gary Hardwick.

1:45PM ET/12:45 C
Eight Legged Freaks

PG13 Time: 99  
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3:30PM ET/2:30 C
The Silence Of The Lambs

R Time: 118  
Jonathan Demme's 1991 Best Picture Oscar(R)-winner introduced the world to one of cinema's most terrifying villains: Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter. Played by Anthony Hopkins, Lecter is the imprisoned devil to Jodie Foster's angelic FBI trainee Clarice Starling, and their dramatic quid pro quo exchanges--him providing clues to a serial killer's identity, her providing details of her personal life--earned both much-deserved Oscars(R) for Best Actor and Actress. Based on Thomas Harris's acclaimed bestseller, the film follows Starling's hunt for a madman who skins his victims. When a senator's daughter is snared in his psychopathic web, it's up to Starling to indulge Lecter's whims in order to stop the killer. Liver and fava beans, anyone? Scott Glenn, Ted Levine and Anthony Heald co-star.

5:30PM ET/4:30 C
True Lies

R Time: 140  
To Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife and daughter, he's a boring computer salesman. To sidekick Tom Arnold and everyone else, he's a top international spy. What happens when his two lives collide? Jamie Lee Curtis co-stars in this "furiously inventive, thrill-packed movie" (New York Times) as the wife who discovers that she doesn't know her husband at all...but really likes the one she's just discovered! With Tia Carrere (Wayne's World), Bill Paxton, Art Malik and Charlton Heston.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
Deliver Us From Eva

R Time: 105  
A tyrannical young woman dominates her younger sisters' lives causing misery to their beaus, until the men hire a suave paramour to whisk Eva off her feet...and out of their lives. Since the death of their parents, Eva (Gabrielle Union) has been the domineering voice of the four Dandridge sisters dictating whom they can date, love and marry. When her sisters' lovers get tired of being bullied by Eva, they employ sexy Ray (LL Cool J) to charm her off her feet...but complications ensue when the notorious player begins to develop genuine affection for Eva. With Duane Martin, Essence Atkins, Robbine Lee, Meagan Good and Mel Jackson. Written by Gary Hardwick, James Iver Mattson and B.E. Brauner. Directed by Gary Hardwick.

9:45PM ET/8:45 C
Short On Sugar

TVPG Time: 9  
A coffee-shop owner's romantic feelings for a handsome guitar player result in an embarrassing predicament when she tries to make a move in this charming romantic comedy short. Lynn A. Henderson and David Askew star. Directed by Joseph Anaya. Widescreen.

10:00PM ET/9:00 C
Point Of No Return

R Time: 108  
Maggie is a beautiful, violent, young cop-killing junkie. When she's caught, she's given a choice: die for her crime or become a government assassin! Bridget Fonda plays Maggie, whose new life brings her a new love...and the hope that she can escape the violence that rules her existence. A stylish, fast-paced drama based on the French thriller, La Femme Nikita. With Anne Bancroft.

11:50PM ET/10:50 C
Blowback

R Time: 91  
Tough cop Mario Van Peebles finds his worst nightmare realized when he discovers that the killer he spent years trying to put in the gas chamber was secretly saved by the C.I.A. for use as a government assassin. But when the psycho escapes, leaving a bloody trail of victims in his wake, it's up to the tough cop to put the madman away...for good. Also with James Remar.

1:20AM ET/12:20 C
Lord Of The G-strings

TVMA Time: 87  
A sex-craved Throbbit and her two friends are forced into a quest by the omnipotent wizard Smirnoff to destroy a powerful G-string with mysterious powers in this seductive fantasy. The brave Throbbit, Bildo Saggins, enlists the help of her friends Hornee and Spam through the enchanted woods where they find erotic companionship with various forest creatures--including the renowned Queen Araporn--as they thwart danger on their journey to destroy the G-String. Starring Misty Mundae, Darian Caine, A.J. Khan and Barbara Joyce. Directed by Terry M. West.

2:50AM ET/1:50 C
Double Team

R Time: 92  
Belgium's muscleman Jean-Claude Van Damme and basketball's bad boy Dennis Rodman are double dynamite in this "action-packed, often campy and colorful amusement park of a movie" (Variety). The thrills begin when super agent Van Damme teams up with outrageous high-tech arms dealer Rodman to take out a ruthless terrorist. This slambang, chase-filled film bristles with all the energy and flash of the best Hong Kong action movies. With Mickey Rourke.

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
Return Of The Living Dead Part Ii

R Time: 89  
It's brain-eating zombie time again! Two young graverobbers puncture a drum filled with "living dead" gas--and run for their lives. All it takes is one whiff and those miserable creatures of the crypt are stretching their bones, prowling about and screaming for their favorite midnight munchie: brains.

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6:40AM ET/5:40 C
Blake Edwards' "a Fine Mess"

PG Time: 89  
Two favorite funnymen team up for slapstick antics in a wacky comedy from Blake Edwards. Pals Ted Danson and Howie Mandel bet big at the track after overhearing a horse-doping scheme--but their payoff is hot pursuit by bungling mobsters. Slam-bang car chases, narrow escapes and a little romance on the side keep the boys on the run through their fine, funny mess. Co-stars Richard Mulligan and Maria Conchita Alonso.

8:15AM ET/7:15 C
The Tuxedo

PG13 Time: 98  
Jackie Chan takes dressing for success to a comical new level in this action-comedy about a hapless cab driver who dons a high-tech tuxedo that transforms its wearer into a martial arts master. Jimmy Tong (Chan) is the easy-going cabbie whose job chauffeuring a wealthy secret agent takes a hilarious turn when the man is injured and Jimmy is forced to put on the battle-ready threads in an effort to stop an arch-villain with plans to control the world's water supply. Jennifer Love Hewitt co-stars as a sexy, straight-laced scientist who thinks Jimmy is the real secret agent. Also with Jason Isaacs, Debi Mazar and Peter Stormare. Directed by Kevin Donovan.

11:00AM ET/10:00 C
Brown Sugar

PG13 Time: 109  
Two childhood best friends with a mutual love for hip-hop music reconnect after several years and question their current relationships and their feelings for each other. Sidney and Dre discovered hip-hop on a New York street corner when they were kids and their passion for the beat followed them into adulthood when both pursued music-oriented careers on opposite coasts. After years apart, Sidney returns to their stomping ground to find out that her rhythm with Dre still exists...as he prepares to marry another woman. Starring Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan and Nicole Ari Parker. Directed by Rick Famuyiwa.

1:00PM ET/12:00 C
The Fugitive

PG13 Time: 130  
A one-armed man killed Dr. Kimble's wife, but the police think he did it. Now he's got to find the killer before the cops catch him. That's the simple plot of this blockbuster action hit starring Harrison Ford as the doctor on the run and 1993 Best Supporting Actor Oscar(R) winner Tommy Lee Jones as the cop on his trail. "A propulsive mix of action, suspense and humor" (Hollywood Reporter). "A consummate nail biter...it leaves you breathless" (Variety). "A smashing success...a home run" (New York Times).

4:30PM ET/3:30 C
Baby's Day Out

PG Time: 98  
When three klutzy kidnappers grab a wealthy couple's baby, they think the $5 million ransom is a sure thing. Wrong! The nine-month-old escapes, and leads the trio on a slapstick chase around Chicago, getting into one dangerous situation after another that always end badly for the bad guys. A comedy that's "undeniably, irresistibly, irrationally funny...an attractive package that the kids will love" (Ne

6:15PM ET/5:15 C
The Scout

PG13 Time: 101  
When his latest pitching find falls apart on the mound, New York Yankees scout Albert Brooks is packed off to Mexico. There he stumbles on a genuine phenomenon, a fireball-throwing, switch-hitting dream come true that he sells to the Yanks for a cool $55 million. There's only one catch: management wants a shrink's affidavit that the kid is sane...and Brooks isn't so sure he can pass! With Dianne Wiest and George Steinbrenner as himself.

8:00PM ET/7:00 C
The Tuxedo

PG13 Time: 98  
Jackie Chan takes dressing for success to a comical new level in this action-comedy about a hapless cab driver who dons a high-tech tuxedo that transforms its wearer into a martial arts master. Jimmy Tong (Chan) is the easy-going cabbie whose job chauffeuring a wealthy secret agent takes a hilarious turn when the man is injured and Jimmy is forced to put on the battle-ready threads in an effort to stop an arch-villain with plans to control the world's water supply. Jennifer Love Hewitt co-stars as a sexy, straight-laced scientist who thinks Jimmy is the real secret agent. Also with Jason Isaacs, Debi Mazar and Peter Stormare. Directed by Kevin Donovan.

9:45PM ET/8:45 C
The Fugitive

PG13 Time: 130  
A one-armed man killed Dr. Kimble's wife, but the police think he did it. Now he's got to find the killer before the cops catch him. That's the simple plot of this blockbuster action hit starring Harrison Ford as the doctor on the run and 1993 Best Supporting Actor Oscar(R) winner Tommy Lee Jones as the cop on his trail. "A propulsive mix of action, suspense and humor" (Hollywood Reporter). "A consummate nail biter...it leaves you breathless" (Variety). "A smashing success...a home run" (New York Times).

1:00AM ET/12:00 C
The Ghost And The Darkness

R Time: 109  
They stalk with superhuman cunning...they kill with no mercy...and their prey is man! In this "rousing, tooth-and-claw adventure tale" (New York Post), two vicious killers terrorize the workers struggling to build a railroad across turn-of-the-century Africa. The predators are huge lions. But are they just lions, as engineer Val Kilmer and hunter Michael Douglas say...or, as the natives believe, something infinitely more evil? A heart-stopping thriller based on a true story.

2:50AM ET/1:50 C
Highway

R Time: 96  
Jack and Pilot are the most unlikely of friends. Jack is a pool boy and gigolo, while Pilot is a slacker drug dealer and car thief with no gift for love. But when Jack's affair with a Mob boss's wife lands him in danger, the two friends escape together. Their destination: a vigil in Seattle for grunge-rock idol Kurt Cobain. Along their druggy way, they meet up with a young prostitute. Can she and Jack turn each other honest, as Pilot seeks out a lost love and the three of them make a desperate escape from the Mob? With Jared Leto (Requiem for a Dream), Jake Gyllenhaal (Moonlight Mile), Selma Blair (Legally Blonde), John C. McGinley (TV's Scrubs), Jeremy Piven.

4:30AM ET/3:30 C
Tin Cup

R Time: 134  
"Bright, stylish... flirty, funny" says the N.Y. Times about this winning comedy. Kevin Costner is terrific as Roy "Tin Cup" McAvoy, a down-and-out golf pro who falls for a smart-and-pretty shrink. Unfortunately she's involved with another pro (Don Johnson), who's as rich as Tin Cup is poor. What's a loser to do? Go for a win...big time! And wait until you see Cheech Marin as a wise old caddy.
 

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6:15AM ET/5:15 C
Ghost World

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
R 1h 52m
Disaffected teens Enid (Thora Birch) and Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson) find it easy to mock their perky, clueless peers, but harder to decide on a path in life following high school graduation. While Rebecca takes a responsible job and hunts for an apartment, Enid is forced into a hysterically lame art class and starts a fumbling relationship with Seymour (Steve Buscemi), an eccentric memorabilia collector. A hilarious, witty underground hit from director Terry Zwigoff ("Crumb") based on the acclaimed comic book.

8:15AM ET/7:15 C
Princess Caraboo

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
PG 1h 37m
A mysterious young woman (Phoebe Cates), who speaks an unknown tongue and claims to be a South Seas princess who has escaped from a band of pirates, becomes the toast of British society. Stephen Rea and John Lithgow costar in this true story.

1:30PM ET/12:30 C
Ulee's Gold

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo
R 1h 53m
In a star turn that garnered him a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination, Peter Fonda delivers a "quietly astonishing performance" ("New York Times") as a widowed Vietnam vet who finds redemption when his remaining family is endangered. Victor Nunez ("Ruby in Paradise") wrote and directed this distinctively literary character study, which was nominated for Independent Spirit Awards for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Male Lead, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Female Performance (Patricia Richardson).

3:25PM ET/2:25 C
A River Runs Through It

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
PG 2h 4m
Director Robert Redford's visually stunning drama is based on the memoir by Norman Maclean (Craig Sheffer), who relates the story of his idyllic Montana upbringing and the wild-hearted, fly-fishing brother (Brad Pitt) who couldn't be tamed by man, religion or nature. Tom Skerritt, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Lloyd and Edie McClurg costar in this critically acclaimed masterpiece.

5:30PM ET/4:30 C
Bowling for Columbine

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
R 2h 0m
Director and star Michael Moore ("Roger & Me") stirred up controversy - and won an Oscar for Best Documentary Feature - with this dissection of America's fascination with firearms, a skillful work of agitprop that is by turns infuriating, disturbing and hilarious as the rotund host gets a free gun with his new bank account, pays an impromptu visit to NRA chief Charlton Heston, and visits with a survivor of the Columbine High School shootings.

7:30PM ET/6:30 C
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG 1h 30m
TV's hyperactive Aussie naturalist Steve Irwin stars as himself in this good-natured family adventure that finds the fearless critter wrangler trying to protect an endangered croc - one that has swallowed a top-secret satellite beacon that's being sought by the CIA. Believing the agents to be poachers, Irwin and his wife Terri try to evade their pursuers while getting the scaly reptile to safety in the Outback, adopting a baby kangaroo, and dodging poisonous spiders and snakes in the process. Crikey!

9:00PM ET/8:00 C
Crown Heights

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Surround / CCAP
TVPG - VL 1h 29m
The tragic true story of three days of racial strife, riots and murder in Brooklyn between African-Americans and Hasidic Jews during the sweltering summer of 1991. Sparked by the accidental death of a young child in a car accident, the city erupts in a wave of hate - until two brave community leaders (Mario Van Peebles and Howie Mandel) step forward to quell the unrest with an outreach program that changes lives. Jeremy Blackman and Dequan Henderson costar in this stirring, fact-based family drama.

10:45PM ET/9:45 C
K-19: The Widowmaker

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Dolby Digital 5.1 / CCAP
PG13 2h 19m
Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson star in this gripping, fact-based action drama about the crew of a crippled Russian submarine - the communist country's first nuclear vessel, and one that's nearing a meltdown that could spark a worldwide conflagration at the height of the Cold War. Kathryn Bigelow ("Near Dark") directed this taut thriller costarring Peter Sarsgaard and Joss Ackland.

1:05AM ET/12:05 C
Midnight Express

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo / CCAP
R 2h 1m
The harrowing, fact-based saga of Billy Hayes (Brad Davis), a young American who was arrested in Turkey for attempted drug smuggling and quickly tossed into a nightmare of physical and psychological torture. The winner of two Oscars - one for Oliver Stone's screenplay, and one for Giorgio Moroder's famous score - this stylish effort from director Alan Parker also stars Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Randy Quaid, John Hurt and Paul Smith.

5:00AM ET/4:00 C
Ulee's Gold

WIDESCREEN OAR HDTV
Stereo
R 1h 53m
In a star turn that garnered him a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination, Peter Fonda delivers a "quietly astonishing performance" ("New York Times") as a widowed Vietnam vet who finds redemption when his remaining family is endangered. Victor Nunez ("Ruby in Paradise") wrote and directed this distinctively literary character study, which was nominated for Independent Spirit Awards for Best Feature, Best Director, Best Male Lead, Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Female Performance (Patricia Richardson).
 

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