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Spike TV Highlights - November 2005
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 --
SPIKE TV SPECIAL EVENTS / MARATHONS
-- THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 2 - ULTIMATE FINALE LIVE FROM LAS VEGAS
Premieres LIVE from Las Vegas Saturday, November 5 (9:00 PM - Midnight,
ET, on tape delay PT) preceded by twelve-hour marathon (9:00 AM - 9:00
PM, ET/PT). Finale encores Saturday, November 5(Midnight - 3:00 AM,
ET/PT), Sunday, November 5 (Midnight - 3:00 AM, ET/PT), and Monday,
November 7 (10:00 PM - 1:00AM, ET/PT).
LIVE from Las Vegas, the welterweight and heavyweight finalists will
square off in the octagon to find out who is "The Ultimate Fighter" -
and who receives a three year, six figure deal from the Ultimate
Fighting Championship(TM). In honor of this season's "Ultimate
Fighter" finale, Spike TV presents twelve back-to-back episodes of the
entire season.
-- "ULTIMATE FIGHTER" WEEK
Beginning Monday, October 31, Spike TV celebrates "The Ultimate Fighter
2" LIVE finale with a week of "Ultimate Fighter" programming. The
schedule is as follows:
Monday, October 31
10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT
UFC UNLEASHED
11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 2 (premiere of episode 211)
In the second to last episode of Season 2, the quarterfinals in each
weight class take place.
Tuesday, November 1
11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 2 (premiere of episode 212)
In the final episode of Season 2, the semifinals in each weight class
take place to decide who will fight in the Live Finale in Las Vegas.
Wednesday, November 2
11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
UFC UNLEASHED
Thursday, November 3
9:30 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT
MXC - "DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES vs ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPS"
Indiscretion rules as the shameless "Desperate Housewives" take on the
Ultimate Fighting Champs.
10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT
TNA: iMPACT!
11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
UFC UNLEASHED
Friday, November 4
9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 2 (encore of episode 211)
10:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 2 (encore of episode 212)
11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
UFC UNLEASHED
Saturday, November 5
9:00 AM - 9:00 PM, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 2 MARATHON
9:00 PM - Midnight, ET
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 2: ULTIMATE FINALE LIVE
Midnight - 3:00 AM, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER 2: ULTIMATE FINALE LIVE (encore)
-- THE ULTIMATE GAMER
Twice in November, Spike TV combs the nation to find the "Ultimate
Gamer." The lucky winner will have the opportunity to meet the
creators of the game and simulate a mission while Spike TV's team
decks out their room in the style befitting of the "Ultimate Gamer."
The schedule is as follows:
ULTIMATE GAMER: AMERICA'S ARMY
Premieres Thursday, November 10 (11:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT); encores
Saturday, November 12 (12:30 - 1:00 AM, ET/PT), Sunday, November 13
(10:00 - 10:30 AM, ET/PT and 2:30 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT) and Monday,
November 14 (1:00 - 1:30 AM, ET/PT).
ULTIMATE GAMER: CALL OF DUTY
Premieres Thursday, November 17 (11:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT); encores
Thursday, November 17 (1:30 - 2:00 AM, ET/PT), Saturday, November 19
(12:30 - 1:00 AM, ET/PT) and Sunday, November 20 (10:00 - 10:30 AM,
ET/PT and 2:30 - 3:00 AM, ET/PT).
-- MOST BEST OF MXC
Premieres Thursday, November 17 (9:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT); encores
Saturday, November 19 (7:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT) and Sunday, November 20
(1:00 - 2:00 PM, ET/PT).
This one-hour special features a compilation of the funniest moments
from MXC.
-- ROBOCOP DAY
On Sunday, November 6 Spike TV presents the entire Robocop trilogy.
The lineup is as follows:
2:30 - 5:00 PM, ET/PT
ROBOCOP (1987, SciFi/Action)
In a dystopic and crime ridden Detroit, a terminally wounded cop
returns to the force as a powerful cyborg with submerged memories
haunting him. Starring Peter Weller.
5:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT
ROBOCOP 3 (1993, SciFi/Action)
Robocop saves the day once more. This time the half man/half robot
takes on ruthless developers who want to evict some people on "their"
land. Starring Robert Burke and Mario Machado.
7:00 - 9:30 PM, ET/PT
ROBOCOP (encore)
9:30 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
ROBOCOP 2 (1990, SciFi/Action)
Robocop takes on a drug kingpin, as well as a new, meaner version of
himself. Starring Peter Weller.
-- VAN DAMME WEDNESDAYS
In November, Spike TV presents two different Van Damme movies as part
of VAN DAMME WEDNESDAYS. The schedule is as follows:
Premiere!
November 2, 9:00 - STREET FIGHTER (1994, Action)
Dictator M. Bison holds Allied Nation relief workers for ransom.
Colonel William F. Guile leads his troops into battle against him.
Based on the popular video game, "Street Fighter II". Starring Raul
Julia and Jean Claude Van Damme.
Premiere!
November 9, 9pm: DOUBLE IMPACT (1991, Action)
Two twins separated by the death of their parents are reunited to get
revenge.
-- VGA NOMINATION WEEK
Beginning Tuesday, November 8, Spike TV presents a week of programming
in honor of the 2005 Video Game Awards nominations being announced.
Spike TV encourages viewers to log on to SpikeTV.com to vote for their
favorite video games.
The schedule is as follows:
Tuesday, November 8
9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990, Action/Thriller)
A Russian submarine captain plans to defect, but is met with strong
opposition by his crew and American misconceptions of his intentions.
CIA analyst Jack Ryan knows he is defecting but must convince the rest
of the Navy before it is too late. Starring Sean Connery and Alec
Baldwin. Telecasts as part of CASINO CINEMA.
Wednesday, November 9
9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT
STREET FIGHTER (1994, Action/Adventure)
11:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE GAMER: E3 SPECIAL
11:30 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE GAMER: ADVENT RISING
Premiere!
Thursday, November 10
9:00 - 9:30 PM, ET/PT
MXC - SPECIAL EPISODE "REAL MAFIA vs. VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY"
The real life mafia tries to ice the video game industry. It's the
classic battle of Hit men vs. Pac Men.
Premiere!
11:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE GAMER: AMERICA'S ARMY
11:30 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE GAMER: TONY HAWK'S AMERICAN WASTELAND
Friday, November 11
9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT
THE WARRIORS (1979, Crime/Action)
The major New York gangs declare a truce so they can meet in the
Bronx. When a gang leader is killed at the meeting The Warriors from
Coney Island are wrongly fingered for it. The truce is off and home is
a long train ride away.
11:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE GAMER: SOCOM 3
11:30 PM - Midnight, ET/PT
THE ULTIMATE GAMER: MADDEN 2006
-- COMEDY MOVIE MARATHON
Spike TV presents a comedy movie marathon on Wednesday, November 23
(9:00 AM - 7:00 PM). The lineup is as follows:
Premiere!
9:00 - 11:00 AM, ET/PT
THE FULL MONTY (1997, Comedy)
Six unemployed steel workers form a male striptease act. The women
cheer them on to go for "the full monty" - total nudity. Starring
Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, and William Snape.
Premiere!
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM, ET/PT
DIRTY WORK (1998, Comedy)
A loser finds success in the revenge-for-hire business. Starring Norm
MacDonald, Artie Lang, and Chevy Chase.
1:00 - 3:00 PM, ET/PT
UP IN SMOKE (1978, Comedy)
Two stoners unknowingly smuggle a van - made entirely of marijuana -
from Mexico to L.A., with incompetent Sgt. Stedenko on their trail.
Starring Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Strother Martin.
3:00 - 5:00 PM, ET/PT
FLETCH LIVES (1989, Comedy)
Fletch is a reporter for a Los Angeles newspaper, but he acts more
like a detective. When an obscure relative leaves him a Louisiana
mansion in his will, Fletch is naturally curious. Arriving in
Louisiana, events occur that make him suspect that all is not well,
and there is more to the property than he has been led to believe.
Starring Chevy Chase, Hal Holbrook, and Phil Hartman.
5:00 - 7:00 PM, ET/PT
CROCODILE DUNDEE (1986, Comedy)
An American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an
eccentric crocodile poacher and brings him back to New York City.
Starring Paul Hogan.
-- FILMS OF FURY
In November, Spike TV premieres two high-flying, hard-hitting, action-
packed martial arts movie. The schedule is as follows:
Broadcast Premiere!
Saturday, November 12 (2:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT).
IRON MONKEY (1993, Action/Comedy)
A doctor fights the corrupt authorities as a masked Robin Hood hero,
even while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt for him.
Starring Rongguang Yu.
Saturday, November 19 (2:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT).
SUPER COP 2 (1993, Action/Comedy)
Inspector Yang, a no-nonsense cop from mainland China whose dazzling
beauty conceals her sharp mind and martial arts mastery is Sent to
Hong Kong to bust up a crime syndicate. Starring Jackie Chan,
Michelle Yeoh, and Rongguang Yu.
-- THANKSGIVING JAMES BOND MOVIE MARATHON
This Thanksgiving, Spike TV presents a five-day marathon of James Bond
movies, including two Spike TV premieres, GOLDENEYE and TOMORROW NEVER
DIES. Marathon telecasts Wednesday, November 23 (9:00 PM - 3:00 AM,
ET/PT), Thursday, November 25 (9:00 PM - 3:00 AM, ET/PT), Friday,
November 26 (9:00 AM - 3:00 AM, ET/PT), Saturday, November 26 (9:00 AM
- 11:00 PM, ET/PT) and (Midnight - 3:00 AM, ET/PT), and Sunday,
November 28 (9:00 AM - 3:00 AM, ET/PT).
Premiere!
GOLDENEYE (1995, Action/Adventure)
Premieres Wednesday, November 23 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).
James Bond races to Russia in search of the stolen GoldenEye, a secret
space weapon that destroys everything with an electronic circuit.
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Izabella Scorupco, Famke Janssen, and Judi
Dench.
Premiere!
TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997, Action/Adventure)
Premieres Thursday, November 24 (9:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT).
When an egotistical media baron is tied to the disappearance of a
British battleship, James Bond is sent to investigate. Starring Pierce
Brosnan, Michelle Yeoh, and Teri Hatcher.
OTHER SPIKE TV MOVIE PRESENTATIONS
Broadcast Premiere!
-- POOTIE TANG (2001, Comedy)
Premieres Tuesday, November 1 (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT) as part of
Casino Cinema.
Pootie Tang, the musician, actor, and folk hero of the ghetto, is
chronicled from his early childhood to his battles against the evil
Corporate America. Starring Lance Crouther, Wanda Sykes, Chris Rock,
Mario Joyner, and Dave Attell.
Premiere!
-- KALIFORNIA (1993, Crime/Thriller)
Premieres Saturday, November 19 (8:00 - 10:00 PM, ET/PT) as part of
Slammin' Saturday Night.
A journalist duo go on a tour of serial killer murder sites with two
companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.
Starring Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, and David Duchovny.
-- PLATOON - UNCUT (1986, Drama/War)
Telecasts Sunday, November 20 (8:00 - 10:30 PM, ET/PT)
Spike TV presents the Oscar-winning war classic Platoon UNCUT and with
limited commercial interruption. A young recruit in Vietnam faces a
moral crisis when his sergeant orders a massacre of villagers.
Starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, and Forest
Whitaker. Directed by Oliver Stone.
Premiere!
-- HAMBURGER HILL (1987, Drama/War)
Premieres Sunday, November 20 (10:30 PM - 1:00 AM, ET/PT).
Hamburger Hill is a very realistic interpretation of one of the
bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War. Starring Anthony Barrile,
Michael Boatman, Dylan McDermott, and Don Cheadle.
Premiere!
-- MR. NICE GUY (1997, Action)
Premieres Tuesday, November 22 (9:00 - 11:30 PM, ET/PT) as part of
Casino Cinema.
Jackie Chan plays a popular TV chef who accidentally saves a reporter
pursued by two warring gangs. After the two gangs decide to come after
Jackie, he drops his nice guy image and fights back. Starring Jackie
Chan and Richard Norton.
ORIGINAL SERIES
-- TNA: iMPACT!
New episodes premiere Saturdays (11:00 PM - Midnight, ET/PT); encores
Mondays (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT).
Spike TV presents the new wrestling alternative, when Total Nonstop
Action Wrestling's iMPACT! joins the 'Slammin' Saturday Night' lineup.
Delivering a distinct brand of high-risk, live-action athletic
entertainment, TNA's roster includes some of the most exciting and
recognizable stars in wrestling today such as Jeff Jarrett, Raven, Jeff
Hardy, AJ Styles, Abyss, Sean Waltman, Christopher Daniels, Monty Brown
and others. TNA features the high-flying "X Division," the "Six-Sided
Ring," and concept matches such as "Ultimate X," "King of the
Mountain," and "Six Sides of Steel."
-- GAME HEAD (working title)
New episodes premiere Saturdays (Midnight - 12:30 AM, ET/PT).
Spike TV presents a weekly showcase on the world of video games.
-- MAXIMUM MLB
New episode premieres Sunday, November 6 (10:00 - 10:30 AM, ET/PT);
encores Tuesday, November 8 (1:00 - 1:30 AM, ET/PT).
Spike TV and the Emmy(R) award-winning in-house television and video
production division of Major League Baseball present its final behind-
the-scenes look at the world of baseball of the season.
-- MXC (TV-PG)
Telecasts Thursdays (9:00 - 11:00 PM, ET/PT).
Spike TV's acclaimed original comedic series, is described as a wacky
combination of "Fear Factor," "Jackass," "Iron Chef," with a touch of
"Mystery Science Theater 3000." Using the actual footage from one of
the most popular primetime Japanese reality game shows, Takeshi's
Castle, MXC is re-written to create an entirely new comedic storyline.
The series is not dubbed and there is not a single trace of literal
translation from the original show.
ACQUIRED SERIES
-- CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION (TV-PG)
Telecasts Monday - Friday (7:00 - 9:00 PM, ET/PT), Tuesday - Friday
(Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT) and Fridays (Midnight - 1:00 AM, ET/PT).
CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION revolves around a team of forensic Crime
Scene Investigators in the Las Vegas police department's Criminalistics
Bureau. By relentlessly analyzing every detail at the scene of a
crime, no matter how seemingly irrelevant or grotesque in nature, the
team has science and experience on their side to solve the case. The
series stars William Petersen, Marg Helgenberger, Gary Dourdan, George
Eads, Jorja Fox and Paul Guilfoyle.
-- THE THREE STOOGES (TV-PG)
Telecasts Sunday-Saturday (9:00 - 10:00 AM, ET/PT) and Saturdays and
Sundays (3:00 - 4:00 AM, ET/PT).
Larry, Moe and Curly are on Spike TV, showcasing their extremely
physical and sometimes controversial brand of slapstick humor that made
them one of the most famous comedy troupes in history.
SUNDAY SPECIAL MARATHONS
Every Sunday in November, Spike TV telecasts a marathon of the network's
most popular programming and acquired movies. The schedule is as follows:
November 6 (2:30 PM - Midnight, ET/PT)
ROBOCOP MARATHON
November 13 (1:00 - 6:30 PM, ET/PT)
MOVIE MARATHON
1:00 - 4:00 PM, ET/PT
THE BIRDCAGE (1996, Comedy)
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a
false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his
fiancee's right-wing moralistic parents.
Premiere!
4:00 - 6:30 PM, ET/PT
BASIC INSTINCT (1992, Crime/Thiller)
A detective becomes involved with a novelist who is suspected of
committing murders based on her books. Starring Michael Douglas,
Sharon Stone, and Jeanne Tripplehorn.
November 20 (2:00 - 8:00 PM, ET/PT)
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