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| indiantelevision.com's Breaking News |
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| Star
World lines new shows beginning October |
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Indiantelevision.com Team
(25 September 2002 4:00 pm) |
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| MUMBAI:
Star World is gearing up to grab attention. Lined up from next month
is a string of adrenaline pumping reality shows as well as ones seeking
laughter . |
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3 October at 10 pm, the channel will air the weekly Dark Angel
.For his much-anticipated television debut, Academy Award-winner James
Cameron (Titanic, T2) created Dark Angel, a sci-fi adventure
series set in the near future. It stars Jessica Alba as Max, a genetically
enhanced human prototype with attitude to spare. Having escaped her
military handlers, she is hunted by them through the underground street
life of 21st Century Pacific Northwest. Max is aided in her quest
- both to avoid capture and to reunite with her surviving "siblings"
- by Logan Cale (Michael Weatherly). Cale, an idealistic cyber-journalist,
battles corruption and the oppressive establishment in this futuristic
landscape. |
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From
9 October, the channel will showacse the comedy Titus. Inspired
by the real life of comedian Christopher Titus, the hour long comedy
chronicles the heartbreakingly hilarious world of his dysfunctional
family. Titus (Christopher Titus) owns a custom car shop, Titus High
Performance, and builds hot rods. His hard-drinking, hard-living father
Ken was married five times which means Christopher was raised in five
broken homes. His mother, Ken's first wife, was a manic-depressive
schizophrenic, which means Christopher was raised by five broken personalities.
The channel
has also lined up a slew of specials for rock fans and for those who
like reality tuned programming. Bon Jovi - One Last Wild Night
airs on 1 October at 9 pm. The rock star performed for his home town
fans at the Giant's Stadium, New Jersey in July 2001. He performed
tracks like Wanted Dead or Alive, Bed of Roses.
How excess
publicity hurts the private life of famous media celebrities is the
focus of When Cameras Cross The Line. It airs 3 October at
7:30 pm, with a repeat at 11 pm. The programme will be highlighted
by exclusive interviews with Michael Douglas, Julia Roberts, Woody
Harrelson.
Airing
17 October at 7:30 pm, 11 pm the host Robert Ulrich presents video
footage of some of the world's most dangerous stunts ever attempted
in When Stunts Go Bad. This one-hour special presentation will
feature interviews with daredevils who make their living on the edge
and capture the chilling results when their deadly feats come to a
crashing end. When Seconds Count: How To Survive A Disaster
airs on 24 October at 7:30 pm, with a repeat at 11 pm. The show looks
at life-threatening situations and the steps people take to survive
them. Hosted by Hector Elizondo (Chicago Hope, Pretty Woman),
the one-hour reality special includes footage of actual events and
interviews with survivors who provide tips that may ultimately save
lives.
The channel
finishes the month on a high with Survival Test Dangerous Animal
Encounters, The show airs 31 October at 7:30 pm, with a repeat
at 11 pm. The special combines real-life first hand accounts, of people
who have faced some of life's most challenging situations. The show
provides viewers with important and practical information that teaches
them how to protect themselves in the event that they cross paths
with a dangerous animal. Viewers can see footage and unique recreations
that set up dramatic "What If" scenarios that offer a variety of choices.
The show poses intriguing questions and reveals practical solutions
that could prove to be the difference between life and death. |
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