TV This Weekend - Feb. 8, 2008

News Type: Event — Fri Feb 8, 2008 12:03 PM EST

Tonight Turner Classic Movies has a film about Woody Guthrie. Saturday night is the Peanuts Valentine's Day special. Sunday night is the Grammy Awards.

US television highlights for the weekend of Feb. 8, 2008 to Feb. 10, 2008. Times are ET, shows are new unless noted otherwise. TV This Week will be published Monday. Tagged for your pleasure: tvtw.

Friday

Flash Gordon, Revolution, Part 2. 8:00pm, Sci-Fi.
Flash and Dr. Gordon share a brief moment of family time on Mongo when Flash and his friends get him out of the mind prison; Azura brings reinforcements by adding warriors to help Ming and his defenses repel the opposition of the Deviate attackers.

Bound for Glory, 1976 movie, 2½ hrs., 8:00pm, TCM.
David Carradine as Woody Guthrie (1912-1967) in an account of the folk singer's early career. Melinda Dillon, Ronny Cox. Luther: Randy Quaid. Pauline: Gail Strickland. Liz: Elizabeth Macey. Locke: John Lehne. Slim: JiTu Cumbuka. Directed by Hal Ashby.

Friday Night Lights, May the Best Man Win. 9:00pm, NBC.
Smash refuses to give up on his college football plans; a visit from Tami's ex irks a jealous Coach Taylor; Street receives life-changing news; and Riggins continues pursuing Lyla despite her new relationship.

Las Vegas, Win, Place, Bingo. 10:00pm, NBC.
Security scopes out a horse-race bettor (Terry Bradshaw) with an unblemished winning streak. Meanwhile, Sam is stuck entertaining her rich client's grandmother (Kathryn Joosten); and Danny rehearses how he'll take the pregnant Delinda to the hospital, using Polly (Suzanne Whang) as a stand-in for Delinda.

Stargate Atlantis, Trio. 10:00pm, Sci-Fi.
Description not available at time of writing.

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Saturday

Charlie Brown Valentine, special, ½ hr., 8:00pm, ABC.
Valentine's Day finds Chuck pining for the little red-haired girl, as Sally seeks a way to woo a reluctant Linus. Meanwhile, Snoopy takes to his typewriter to author the perfect poem; and Peppermint Patty meets her competition for Mr. Brown's affections.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit, 1988 movie, 2 hrs., 8:00pm, TCM.
Robert Zemeckis framed this "cartoon noir," a blend of live action, animation and allegory set in 1947 Los Angeles.

Chocolat, 2000 movie, 2½ hrs., 8:00pm, E!.
A mysterious woman (Juliette Binoche) opens a sweets shop in a 1950s French village and immediately causes a stir, both romantically and societally, among the uptight townsfolk.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2005 movie, 2½ hrs., 8:30pm, ABC.
A poor boy and four bratty kids win a magical mystery tour of a candy factory owned by an eccentric chocolatier (Johnny Depp). A wonderfully whimsical, visually inventive fantasy directed by Tim Burton. Freddie Highmore, David Kelly. Based on the Roald Dahl tale, the film is a remake of 1971's "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory."

Saturday Night Live. 11:30pm, NBC.
Brian Williams hosts; Feist performs. (repeat)

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Sunday

Masterpiece Theatre, Pride and Prejudice. PBS, check local listings for time.
Part 1 of 3. The beloved, Emmy Award-winning 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," a comedy of manners, opens with the vivacious Elizabeth Bennet (Jennifer Ehle) taking a dislike to the haughty Mr. Darcy (Colin Firth). Meanwhile, her sister Jane (Susannah Harker) falls for Darcy's good-natured friend Charles Bingley (Crispin Bonham-Carter), the Bennets' new neighbor.

Grammy Awards, special, 3½ hrs., 8:00pm, CBS.
The 50th annual event, from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Kanye West leads all nominees with eight; Amy Winehouse is second with six nominations. Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain are each up for five awards.

King of the Hill, Trans-Facism. 8:30pm, Fox.
The Arlen city council bans trans fats, raw oysters and rare burgers, so Buck Strickland starts a lunch truck that sells the banned foods illegally, with Hank as the driver.

Breaking Bad, . . . and the Bag's in the River. 10:00pm, AMC.
Walter and Jesse fight about the latter's drug use, so he leaves, forcing Walter to deal with their captive, Krazy-8 (Max Arciniega); Hank uses scared-straight tactics with Walter Jr. when his aunt suspects he's smoking pot; Skyler is furious when Walter stays away from home.

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