What to Watch Today
Pitch Black PREMIERE HBO, Astro Ch 411/HD Ch 431, 7.15pm
A spaceship crash-lands on an unexplored planet and soon, the survivors realise that it is always day time on the planet. Panic sets in when they find out that an impending eclipse could unleash deadly nocturnal creatures on the planet. Their only hope of survival lies with a prison convict (Vin Diesel), who’s being transported on the ship. Will they be able to leave the planet in one piece with his help? Also stars Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser and Keith David.
Cast Away Fox Movies, Astro Ch 413/HD Ch 433, 10pm
FedEx executive Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) is en route on a delivery job when his plane crashes over the Pacific Ocean during a rough storm. The sole survivor, Noland gets washed ashore on a deserted island. When no help comes his way, he learns to survive physically and mentally on the island. As the months turn into years, he remains focused on fine-tuning his plan to make a raft sturdy enough for him and Wilson, his only friend in the form of a volleyball, to sail off the island back to civilisation.
Khabar Dari Casablanca TV2, Astro Ch 102/HyppTV Ch 102, 8.35pm
The peaceful life of a loving couple working abroad is suddenly shattered when the husband goes missing one day without a trace. After a while, people start to believe that he has died but not his wife, who continues to send him e-mails. As a result, she is labelled mentally unstable and ends up in a psychiatric ward. One day, she receives an e-mail response from her “dead” husband. Cast includes Remy Ishak, Uqasha Senrose, Daisha, Sasqia Dahuri and Riz Amin.
Annabelle Hooper And The Ghosts Of Nantucket Fox Family Movies, Astro Ch 430, 8pm
When teenage mystery writer Annabelle arrives at her family vacation home on historic Nantucket Island, things seem a little off right from the start. Besides having a supposed encounter with a ghost, she finds an old journal that reveals a 200-year-old unsolved mystery that is legendary in Nantucket. Together with three other friends, they soon find that they have to outwit two scheming thieves to solve the secret behind a legendary ghost story. Starring Bailee Madison, Robert Capron, Rachel Resheff, Mavrick Moreno and Juliana Harkavy.
Golden Orchestra! Red by HBO, HyppTV Ch 227, 10pm
Directed by Toru Hosokawa, this comedy tells the story of Chizuru, a keen violinist whose school days are spent mostly playing in an orchestra. After attending a concert at the local cultural hall one day, she is inspired by their performance and decides to enrol in one of the orchestras in town. However, due to a mix-up, she finds herself in a group consisting of only elderly people and ends up being their conductor. Yuina Kuroshima and Anne Watanabe star.
Radio Star: Big Bang 8TV, Astro Ch 708/HyppTV Ch 108, 10.45pm
As Big Bang celebrates its 10th anniversary in the entertainment industry, find out stories about their private lives and dating anecdotes in this special episode. Sharing many moments of laughter, Big Bang also performs Yang Hyunsuk’s Smoke Of The Devil before the show ends.
Thithikkuthe Vellithirai, Astro Ch 202, 9pm
Chinnu (Jiiva) and Anu (Sridevi) are childhood friends from the same village. One day, Anu’s father gets a job at a different place and they move away, causing Anu to lose contact with Chinnu. Then, Chinnu’s father passes away suddenly and Chinnu is adopted by Nasser’s family, who gives him a new name, Himas Venu. Despite not having met each other for a long time, Venu and Anu still love each other and harbour hopes of meeting again. Anu soon writes a story about her life in a weekly magazine, hoping that Chinnu might read it and come to her.
Hot Young Bloods tvN Movies, Astro Ch 435, 10.05pm
Young-sook (Park Bo-young) is a feared female gang leader at Hongseong Agricultural High School in a rural town during the 1980s. Despite her foul mouth and rough manner, she has a secret crush on Joong-gil (Lee Jong-suk), the popular playboy in school. However, Gwang-sik (Kim Young-kwang), the leader of a rival school’s male gang, makes it known that Young-sook is his girl. One day, a beautiful female student, So-hee (Lee Se-young) transfers to Hongseong and Joong-gil falls for her instantly. The jealous Young-sook does her best to separate the two, incurring Gwang-sik’s suspicion of Young-sook’s feelings for Joong-gil.