This Weekend in HD: August 6-7

Appaloosa (TV2, 10.10 Saturday)

Saturday

Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00)

A couple new to dairying work hard to protect the environment on their Southland farm.

ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 7.00)

The lads head off to a remote West Coast spot where they catch some big snapper, kingfish and shallow water hapuka all from the same spot.

The Voice (TV2, 7.30)

In the fourth and final battle round, Adam, Blake and Cee Lo only have three places left on their teams of eight, while Christina has only two places to fill.

Movie: The Day the Earth Stood Still (TV3, 8.30)

In this contemporary reinvention of the 1951 science-fiction classic, a renowned scientist finds herself face to face with an alien called Klaatu who travels across the universe to warn of an impending global crisis. Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly and Jaden Smith star. (2007)

Movie: Appaloosa (TV2, 10.10)

Two friends hired to police a small town that is suffering under the rule of a rancher find their job complicated by the arrival of a young widow. Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen and Renée Zellweger star. (2008)

Movie: In the Mix (TV3, 10.40, 5.1, R)

When a young DJ with dreams of getting into the music business literally takes a bullet for a mob boss, he instantly becomes a member of ‘The Family’ and is given the job of bodyguard to the Don’s high-spirited daughter. Usher Raymond, Chazz Palminteri and Emmanuelle Chriqui star. (2005)

Sunday

Let’s Get Inventin’ (TV2, 5.00)

Madison Alexander from Palmerston North wants to create eco-friendly edible containers for yoghurt. The Yopod machine sees her taste-testing her new snack on a swarm of hungry school kids.

Cafe Secrets (TV3, 5.00)

Wellington’s Café Polo chef, David Thurlow shows Julie Le Clerc how to make a special grilled halmoui salad; in return, she makes gourmet venison pies to add to the café’s menu.

World Kitchen (TV3, 5.30)

Nici Wickes visits Egypt and checks out some of Cairo’s most loved spots and prepares an Egyptian roast chicken.

Joey (TV2, 6.30, R)

Joey bursts into an audition room asking producers for one more chance – unaware that he has burst into the wrong room.

Global Radar (TV One, 7.00)

Te Radar is on an expedition of discovery to find ways we can help the environment – looking at cars means meeting a home-grown electric car builder, and delivering car parts made of potato starch to Formula One teams in England.

Raising Hope (TV3, 7.00, 5.1)

When Jimmy returns to work, he hires Sabrina’s cousin Shelley to babysit Hope; Burt tries to get Virginia to quit smoking. Reviews: Daemon’s TV, TV Surveillance.

Movie: State of Play (TV3, 8.30)

Russell Crowe  stars in a Hollywood adaptation of the BBC conspiracy thriller about a rising congressman and an investigative journalist embroiled in a case of seemingly unrelated, brutal killings. Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Helen Mirren and Jeff Daniels co-star. (2009)

The Good Wife (TV3, 11.00, 5.1)

On behalf of the victim’s daughter, the law firm sues a convicted murderer who is profiting from a song he wrote describing his crime. Reviews: Entertainment Weekly, AV Club.

The Deep End (TV3, 11.55, 5.1, F)

As the group struggles to close all of their cases before Cliff and Susan’s charity gala, Addy and Malcolm must find a way around a deceitful insurance company

The Pacific (TV One, 12.00, R)