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Show Tm tta Hbau 1 Coming Attractions ALL TIMES EASTERN: SUNDAY SEPTEMBEB 28, 2004 8 pan. CBS Clubhouse A and the youngster's dream dream of many other youngsters comes true in the premiere of this drama series, as Jeremy Sumpter ("Peter Pan") plays the new batboy for a professional New York baseball team. His mother (Mare Winningham) initially doesn't suspect he's in league with the team's star (Dean Cain) and equipment manager (Christopher Lloyd). The show normally will air Tuesdays; Kirsten Storms also Extreme Makeover; Home Edition In the era of Trading Spaces" 8 pan. ABC shows about home renovation have drawn huge audiences ... thus, ABC's inspiration to spin off the "Extreme Makeover" con- cept and apply it to homes in- - . stead of humans. The show starts a new season as Ty Pennington and a squad of designers and contractors get seven days to overhaul a residence. Walls literally come tumbling down if the team deems it necessary to fulfill the given mission. 8 p.m. FOX Fashion Rocks As the Victoria's Secret specials and other shows have proven, fashion and music dont have to be mutuwhich this new ally exclusive offering reconfirms. Taped earlier in the month at Radio City Music Hall in New York, the event merges performances by such stars as Beyonce, Usher, Rod Stewart and Alicia Keys with designs by icons like Ralph Lauren, Gucci and Tommy Hilfiger. Denis Leary ("Rescue Me") is the host. 8 p.m. TV LAND The Brady Bunch It took some work, but the Bradys finally became a bunch in the pilot episode, The and Honeymoon." Gender differences disrupt the species wedding when the boys' dog, Tiger, takes off in hot pursuit of the girls' cat Hurt feelings abound but, as usual Mom and Dad come to the rescue with moral lessons and unconditional love. This showing is timed to start 35 years to the moment the series originally began its run. 9 pan. CBS Movie: Revenge of the Middle-Age- d Woman Now ., starring in the series "Jack & Bobby," Emmy winner Christine " Lahti also headlines this new ie about a book editor who must restructure her life after being abandoned by her husband (Brian Kerwin, "Murphy's Ro ' ; TV-mov- mance"). Worse yet, the woman who stole him away is her young assistant (Abby Brammell), who also takes her job. Bryan Brown (The Thorn Birds") also stars as the Lahti character's earlier beau. taken off criminal cases and shifted to relatively minor ones in Accountability Court which she sees as possible punishment for having handed down a light sentence that resulted in tragedy. Dan Futterman rejoins the show's regular cast as Amy's younger brother, Vincent. 10 pan. NBC Crossing Jordan Medical examiner Jordan (Jill Hennessy) comes . with danger during a Boston blackout as "After Dark" opens the drama series' fourth season. The power outage hits as she and Bug (Ravi Kapoor) are driving through a tunnel as are criminals making a getaway after staging a jewel heist. It doesn't take long for the two factions to cross paths; Macy (Miguel Ferrer) and Hoyt (Jerry O'Connell) race to the scene. dan Civil war has forced thousands of young men to leave 8 lies ahead. The series "P.O.V." presents this 2003 documentary about two such "lost boys," who fled to Kenyan refugee camps, then proceeded to the United States. Their new environment has posed more challenges as they struggle to reconcile their past with their present 10:30 pjn. MTV Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County The O.C." won't be back with new episodes for another look at month, but this real-lif- e of California's residents young Orange County may fill the gap. Premiering here, the unscripted series focuses on seven teenagers who have been friends since childhood and whose relationshift and alter sometimes ships the group dynamic. They're followed through such rites as graduating from high school and applying for college. WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29,2004 9 pjn. UPN Kevin Hill The entertainworld of a ment attorney, played by Taye Diggs ("Chicago"), is turned inside-out in the premiere of this drama series. The moment of " truth arrives for Kevin with a phone call informing him his cousin has died leaving him with custody of the late relative's baby daughter. Hill's resulting search for new employment lands him in a mainly female law firm; Michael Michele ("ER") portrays his new boss. self-assur- - pan. check local listings PBS Nova Where did we come from? Specific answers are provided in "Origins," a new episode that begins with "Earth Is Born; How Life Began." two-pa- rt Hayden Planetarium astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson details how Earth was formed through a cosmKCollision that also created the moon. Life started later, as carbon dioxide was transformed into the oxygen that would permit various species to survive. Part 2 airs Wednesday. 10 pan. CBS Judging Amy Amy (Amy Brenneman) gets a transfer she doesnt want but cant avoid as the dranucseries starts it sixth year. After her courtroom's roof caves in, she's . their Sudanese homes, hoping for better and safer existences but uncertain of What actually MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 10 pan. MTV Road Rules It's been an "Xtreme" season indeed for the six young travelers who have faced major challenges at each locale they've visited but their biggest test awaits them as the unscripted show from the makers of The Real World" ends its season. For all the arguments and tears that have transpired, expect the traditional testimonials about the experience having for the particibeen pants as they part company. 10:30 pan. TBS Movie: The Net Lovable Sandra Bullock plays a woman whose high-pow- -. ered computing abilities make her vulnerable to a dangerous scam. Bullock's character discovers villains have changed her identity by tampering with official computer files in order to get their hands on a computer disk in her possession. TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 28, 2004- TV ? pjn. check local listings PBS Movie: Lost Boys of Su10 face-to-fa- pan. CBS Center of the Universe "Roseanne wasnt the 0 ' end of unconventional TV family life for John Goodman, around whom another atypical clan revolves as this sitcom premieres. Although he'd love to focus on his wife (Jean Smart, "Designing owner Women"), security-firJohn Barnett (Goodman) also must deal with frequent visits by his offbeat parents (Olympia . Dukakis, Ed Asner), and the deadbeat outlook of his brother . m . Revenge of the Woman Middle-Age- d Christine Lahti (Diedrich Bader, The Drew Carey Show"). 10 pjn. check local listings PBS Crashing the Parties 2004 There are Republicans and there are Democrats then there are third parties that typically make their presence known, too, during presidential campaigns. If 8 no different this year, and this new special profiles several of the other candidates, the most familiar being Ralph Nader. Also showcased are Michael Bad-nari-k of the Libertarian Party, David Cobb of the Green Party, and Michael Peroutka of the Constitution Party. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 2004 9 pjn. NBC Presidential Debate They've certainly been talking a lot about each other on their respective campaign trails in recent months. Now, President George W. Bush and Sen. John as their Kerry come first debate is staged at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Fla. Expect the war on terrorism and the U.S. economy to receive major attention. Jim Lehrer serves as moderator; the event also will be carried by other networks. FRIDAY OCTOBER 1, 2004 8 pan. USA Movie: The Scorpion King Wrestling icon The Rock parlays the role he introduced in The Mummy Returns" into his own 2002 adventure movie. An ancient assassin, the title character goes his own way to the displeasure of those who recruitafter he captures the ed him sorceress (Kelly Hu) he's meant to kill. Director Chuck Russell ("Eraser") compensates for a lack of substance with face-to-fa- future-predicti- ng epic battle scenes. 9 pan. TNT From the Earth to the Moon Three Emmys inwent cluding best miniseries 1998 account of to this the Apollo space program, executive produced by Tom Hanks. Hanks also directed the opener "Can We Do This?" in which an army of technicians and aviators rises to President Kennedy's challenge to put a man on the moon by decade's end. Ted Levine, Tim Daly, Bryan Cranston; David Andrews and ' Chris Isaak star. 12-pa- rt SATURDAY OCTOBER 2, 2004 9 p.m. STARZ Movie: Honey A would-b- e choreographer (Jessica Alba, "Dark Angel") must determine how far she will go on the personal front to attain her prod fessional aims in this 2003 drama. A video director (David Moscow, "Big") is willing to help her but for a price she may not want to pay. Her true love (Mekhi Phifer, "ER") helps her stay honest. Also in the cast are LiT Romeo, Joy Bryant, Lonette McKee and music superstar Missy Elliott 10 pan. CINEMAX Movie: The Rundown Despite the success of his earlier screen turn as the Scorpion King, The Rock finds an even better fit in this entertaining 2003 adventure directed by actor Peter Berg ("Chicago Hope"). The wrestling veteran plays a troubleshooter dispatched to find his hoes' son (Seann , William Scott), a treasure seeker whose fortune hunt leads to the Amazon. A villain (Christopher Walken) is on the same quest; Rosario Dawson also stars. fast-pace- |