TV critic's choice: Tribute to actress Estelle Getty

July 25, 2008 at 12:17AM
The "Golden Girls" clockwise from left, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Estelle Getty. Getty died Tuesday at her Los Angeles home. She was 84.
The "Golden Girls" clockwise from left, Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Estelle Getty. Getty died Tuesday at her Los Angeles home. She was 84. (Associated Press - Ap/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Bananas for 'Hannah' This weekend is another chance for actress/singer Miley Cyrus to be center stage. She performs from the plaza on "Today" (7 a.m. today, KARE, Ch. 11), then Disney Channel has the world TV premiere of "Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" (7 p.m. Saturday). Goodbye, Sophia In tribute to actress Estelle Getty, who died this week, the Lifetime Network will broadcast a mini-marathon of 10 episodes of the series "The Golden Girls" (11 a.m. today).

Woof, woof times two Comedian Kathy Griffin shows up asking for help with her territorial pooches on "Dog Whisperer" (8 p.m. today, National Geographic).

A backward peek George Murphy is host for a look back at two classic movies -- "The Philadelphia Story" with Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart, and "The Tender Trap" with Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds -- on "MGM Parade" (6:15 p.m. today, TCM).

How much is that doggy? The PBS series "Antiques Roadshow" (7 p.m. Saturday, KTCA, Ch. 2) broadcasts a Los Angeles episode featuring original "Peanuts" artwork of Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the gang.

A very dark 'Night' The documentary "The Longest Night: Secrets of the Austrian Cellar" (9 p.m. Sunday, MSNBC) examines the horrific circumstances surrounding the life of a woman held captive for 24 years by her father in the cellar of their family home. Also held captive: her children fathered by him.

ANN M. WILHELMY

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Neal Justin

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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