TV critic's picks: Wednesday

"Ghost Hunters" is celebrating its 100th episode.

March 2, 2010 at 9:48PM

Who ya gonna call? Hard to believe, but "Ghost Hunters" (8 p.m., Syfy) is celebrating its 100th episode. The paranormal investigators are heading to Alcatraz, where they are expected to be joined by Casper, Jacob Marley and the Amityville Horror. Other guests are encouraged to bring a casserole.

Fatal attraction, Part II Maybe the reason Barbara Walters is giving up her Academy Award specials is that she's been bested in recent years by an even bigger personality. "Oprah Winfrey's Oscar Special" (9:01 p.m., KSTP, Ch. 5) once again matches up celebrities to interview each other. The most intriguing: Glenn Close and Michael Douglas. Rabbits everywhere are shaking in fear.

Be our guest "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (8 p.m., KARE, Ch. 11) continues the trend of booking the most striking and unusual guests. In the evening's first hour, Kathy Griffin plays a lesbian-rights leader trying to find out who killed a fellow activist. The second episode features Mischa Barton as a young prostitute who survives a murder attempt. Now if only the two actresses had swapped roles. ...

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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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