Friday, February 1, 2008

What to Watch this Weekend: Music, Football, The Queen and Jane Austen

Saturday
9:00pm (check listing for time)
Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash 60min VH1


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Pepsi Smash Super Bowl Bash will feature performances by Mary J. Blige with special guest Ne-Yo and Maroon 5 to kick off the celebration for the Super Bowl.


Sunday
6:00pm
Super Bowl XLII 210min Fox

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This year's Super Bowl features the New York Giants vs. New England Patriots at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz.

8:00pm
Queen Elizabeth: The British Monarchy at Work
Part 1 120min CBC

(Photo Credit: BBC.co.uk)

This three part series debuts Sunday night, "Monarchy: The Royal Family at Work" provides unparalleled insight into the work of The Queen and other members of the Royal Family over the course of a year. From major State visits and royal tours to smaller meetings and audiences, the series offers viewers a remarkable picture of how the Monarchy operates at home and abroad and includes a photo session with the world-famous American photographer Annie Leibovitz.


9:00pm
Masterpiece Theatre: Miss Austen's Regrets 90min PBS

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Approaching her fortieth birthday, Jane Austen (Olivia Williams) appears happily unmarried. When asked by her young niece Fanny to help her vet potential husbands, Jane's confident composure is threatened as she finds herself looking back on her own potential suitors and the choices she has made. Could potential family financial ruin have been averted if she'd accepted the proposal of a wealthy landowner? And what about the handsome young physician Jane meets as a result of a family illness?

Based on the life and letters of Jane Austen, Miss Austen Regrets tells the story of the novelist's final years.

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