This Weekend in HD: July 9-10

July 9, 2011 0 Comments

Night Watch (TV3, 10.30)

Saturday

Hyundai Country Calendar (TV One, 7.00)

A dairy farmer holds on tightly to her whanau land.

ITM Fishing Show (TV3, 7.00)

With no more teams, each of the potential protégés are out on their own and in charge of their own fishing kayaks.

Movie: Night Watch (TV3, 10.30)

Russian fantasy about the other-world battle that upholds a 1000-year-old truce between the forces of Light and Darkness. Konstantin Khabensky, Vladimir Menshov and Valery Zolotukhin star.

Sunday

Let’s Get Inventin’ (TV2, 5.00)

Champion swimmer Kirsten Fisher Marsters from Maraetai attempts the first ever crossing of Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour on foot with her Water Striders.

Pretty Little Liars (TV2, 5.30)

For Aria, Emily, Hanna and Spencer, keeping things hidden is second nature, but having to live with those secrets can become a big burden.

Joey (TV2, 6.30, R)

Joey struggles through a love scene with his ultimate temptation, Carmen Electra, even though he’s made a commitment to his girlfriend.

The Food Truck (TV One, 7.00)

Chef Michael Van De Elzen attempts to create healthy, restaurant-quality Chinese food to sell from his Bedford truck at a Chinese New Year celebration.

Modern Family (TV3, 7.00, 5.1)

Phil and Claire swap parenting roles for the day: Claire will be the fun loving good cop and Phil the disciplinarian bad cop. Lin-Manuel Miranda guest stars. Reviews: New York magazine, Entertainment Weekly, AV Club, Media Consomme.

The Middle (TV2, 8.00)

Frankie’s plans to have a simple holiday are threatened when her parents come to town to spend the 12 days of Christmas with the family. Review: Unreality Shout.

CSI: Miami (TV3, 9.30, 5.1)

When the investigation of a dead millionaire leads the CSIs to an elite dating service, Ryan poses as a wealthy businessman to expose the matchmaker’s lies. Reviews: CSI Files, ScreenCrave.

The Good Wife (TV3, 10.25, 5.1)

Will and Diane take on a defamation case from a young Internet billionaire, who is suing a film studio for depicting him in a negative light. Reviews: Wall Street Journal, Entertainment Weekly, AV Club.

The Pacific (TV One, 12.05)

After arduous months in Guadalcanal, exhausted marines are given rest and recreation in Melbourne, where they find the girls friendly and the beer cold.