Lexington Herald-Leader from Lexington, Kentucky • 96

Prime time By Susan White Herald-Laadar TV critie NBC will introduce a new series "Half-Nelson" with a two- hour movie tonight The network hopes we'll be so impressed that we will give up CBS' when "Half-Nelson" moves to its permanent home at 9 on Friday "Half-Nelson" stars Joe Pesci (he was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Raging Bull) as a diminutive private investigator who goes to work for a group of celebrities Cast regulars indude Fred Williamson Dick Butkus and Bubba Smith Dean Martin will be a guest star periodically as one of tne owners of the firm (9 tonight and 9 pm Friday NBC-18) The 57th Academy Awards features the usual glittering array of celebrity presenters people like Gregory Peck Shirley Ma-cLaine Steven Spielberg Michael Douglas William Hurt and Amy Irving But the best part of the show may turn out to be the presentation of an honorary Oscar to 7b-year-old Jimmy Stewart Stewart has been nominated five times for best actor but has never walked away a winner (9 pm Monday ABC-36) The latest Barbara Walters Special" features Boy George opening his London home to TV cameras for the first time Barbara Mandrell in her first interview since her near-fatal car crash and Neil Diamond in his first national interview in 12 years (8 pm Monday ABC-36) joe Pesci left Victoria Jackson Fred WUliamson and Hunk star in "Half-Nelson" at 9 pan Monday Aho of interetf "SL Elsewhere" takes Drs Westphall Craig and Auschlander to the "Cheers" bar in Boston (10 Wednesday NBC-18) "CBS Reports: The Gift of Life'' highlights the personal drama of the people involved in the organ-transplant process (10 pm Wednesday CBS-27) Tim Reid who co-stars as Downtown Brown on "Simon It Simon" wrote this week's episode about a veterinary student who is accused of murder (9 pm Thursday CBS-27) Hill and Renko seek new partners after a shooting on "Hill Street Blues" (10 pm Thursday NBC-18) Prime time and off-hour on KET Meryl Streep narrates "The Velveteen Rabbit" (at 6:30 tonight) KET closes its fundraising drive with "Gala of Sars" featuring Beverly Sills Placido Domingo and others (8 tonight) "Musical Passage" is a historical account of the Soviet Emigre Orchestra an ensemble composed mostly of Soviet Jews who have fled their homeland in pursuit of freedom (8 pm Monday) "Bywords" moves to a new day and time with an interview with Raymond Burse president of Kentucky State University (7:30 pm Tuesday) "Tosca" di-rected by Franco Zeffirelli will be telecast on "Live from the Met" (8 pm Wednesday) "Capitol journal" is a weekly newsmagazine on Congress (7 pm Friday) "The Glittering Prizes" is a series of six self-contained plays that follows a group of people who meet in Cambridge in the 19S0s (10 pm Saturday) lartrara Mandrell left is on special with Barbara Walters TV4 TV SPOTUGHT tpingron Edition laungton Hcrdd-Unfac March 24 19TB.