| Show gnaw mm ABC follows explorers through Forbidden Territory Suzanne Gill TYData Features Syndicate By Imagine a dinner party with a mireionary a physician two explorer two author a journalist a soldier and a member o Parliament But there are just twochairs at the table The place cards read Henry Morton Stanley and David Livingstone There two men have been either ignored completely or made the bun of jokes ever since the 1 939 Spencer Tracy movie airin on ae- af low Tel 'hey iivd extraordinary - even epic - lives that for better or worse shanked A 'une'fh' m Aldan Quinn Uefends ofthe Fall) and Nifel Hawthorne star as the legendary explorers of the African continent in For- bidden Territory Stanleys Search for Livingstone airing Sunday Dec 7 on ABC Although certainly deserving of a TV miniseries their adventures are confined to a two hour movie the subject of the film the eifht month journey by New Tori Herald reporter Stanley to locate the reclusive missionary-explore- r Livingstone in the interior of 9th century Africa Nifel Hawthorne ( TAe Matnexe ofKn? George) star ax Scottish born Livingstone who dedicated hi life to becor physician and missionary In 1 840 at afe 27 he sailed for South Africa Livingstone spent most of his adult life in the interior of th continent both in mission work and in exploration On oneof his many expeditions to find the source of the Nile River he named the 34 3 foot Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River Frequently out of touch with other whites Livingstone was occasionally reported dead It was after one such rumor in 1 869 that a New York Herald editor had the idea of assifninf 28 year old Henry Stanley to find Livingstone and brini back his story He had only been to Africa once before receiving the assignment to find Livingstone Forbidden Territory pares bolh the journey and the number of participants down to something that fits more easily on the small screen Alas it pares Livingstone down too to an old man in his child savant years unshaven and beaming talking to Stanley of Gods will "While it portrays him as a passionate opponent of the slave trade it fails to make real sense of his self and simultaneous roles as missionary explorer and civil rights activist The Adventures of Pinocchio" x (1996 Fantasy) Martin Landau Jonathan Taylor Thomas Based on new life for herself and her son Carlo Collodi s classic fairy tale of a (1:52) (ENC) Thu 8 30 pm 83 lonely puppetmaker whose wooden cre- Fri 12:00 pm 1563657 ation magically comes to life G(l:36 (STZ) Fri 5 30 pm 52102676 Sat Alice in Wonderland 10:45 a m 24335868 Movies Aftermath: A Test of Love v Drama) Richard Chamberlain Michael Learned A doctor is forced to basketball player is caught be- rally his shattered family in the wake tween a drug dealer his coach and a of a crime that killed his wife and intormented secuntv guard (2:00) jured his son (2:00) (LIFE) Thu (TNT) Tuc 9 pm S25880 12:00 pm 621695 Above the Rim t'94 Drama) Duane Martin Leon A talented high-scho- The Accused" (88 Drama) Jodie Foster Kelly McGillis A female attorney attempts to prosecute the onlookers who cheered while three bar patrons savagely raped a local woman 1200) (USA) Tue 12:00 pm 691625 "Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992 Adventure) Louis Gossett Jr Paul Freeman Four pilots fiv refurbished World War II planes against a drug lord in the jungles of South America 'K' (L A V) (1:38) (TMC) Wed 8:15 p m 34648565 Adventures in Babysitting (1987 Comedy) Elisabeth Shue Maia Brewton Mishaps turn a routine sitting assignment into a hair-raisin- g evening for three youths and their 4 AK1-42guardian DIS) Tue 26665083 Wed am 6569316pm Sat 4:15 pm 43027690 teen-ag- e 4 C91 space-shuttl- n American Strays HOLIDAY SPECIAL Natural Gas High Efficiency Furnace Buy any from COMFORT CENTRAL your independent LENNOX Dealer during the month of December and COMFORT CENTRAL will include any Accessories such as Lennox High Efficiency Central Air Conditioning Air Cleaners Warm Air Humidifiers and Energy Saving Thermostats for a lull 15 Off the regular price saving you possibly hundreds of dollars For more details on Lennox furnaces starting at $36 a month call Comfort Central today at 801 COMFORT ) g (266-3678- NATURAL DESIGN (1993 The Amityville Horror Annie O x (1995 Drama) Coco Joely Collins A female basketball star is encouraged by her two best friends to take a shot at joining the boys team PG (L) (1:33) (SHOW) Wed 3:15 pm 32066519 Cash Comfort Central HEATING COOLING VOMFORT (266-367- OR CALL TOLL FREE PLUMBING Doing it right "Ixtcally Owned and Operated TV Week Yakuza Horror) James Brolin Margot Kidder Based on Jay Anson's best seller about supernatural occurrences at the infamous Long Island home R(L A V) (1:57) (TMC) Next Sun 5:05 am 26948191 (1979 Yares 90 Days Same an i American Drama) Viggo Mortensen Michael Nouri An undercover agent falls for a Japanese woman while investigs an impending war between the Mafia and the Yakuza R (L A N V) (1:35) (HBO) Tue 4 am 1489354 Angel and the Badman Enjoy Clean Energy Efficient Natural G As Financing Available" Page 2 (1996 Com- (47 Western) John Wayne Gail Russell A notorious outlaw is reformed by the Quaker woman who nurses him back to health (2:00) (A&E) Sat 5 am 308232 Next Sun 2 am 270917 CHIS (801) X Luke Perry Jennifer Tilly A desert diner is the site of explosive confrontations as quirky characters and dangerous criminals cross paths R(L A V) (1:37) (TMC) Sun 11:50 pm 12710216 edy) LENNOX Call pm All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996 Fantasy) Voices of Ch Sheen Sheena Easton Animated Airplane! 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