TV picks for Aug. 20-21: 'Make it Pop,' 'The Queen Mary,' William Holden

August 20, 2016 at 5:44AM
Route of Attack - William Holden (left), as a former American seaman who escaped from a Japanese prison camp, consults with Jack Hawkins, playing a British officer, about a route which will lead them to their objective, in "The Bridge on the River Kwai", a special two-part presentation on "The CBS Sunday Night Movies" Sunday, Jan. 16 (8:00-9:30 pm, EST) and Sunday, Jan, 23 (7:30-9:30 pm, EST) on the CBS Television Networks. (Rebroadcast). CBS
William Holden, left, and Jack Hawkins in the 1957 classic “The Bridge on the River Kwai.” (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Summer stock

Young people who learned nothing from "Glee" continue to bicker their way through boarding-school productions in "Make It Pop." The second season kicks off with the three divas-in-training trying to impress guests at a summer resort while not losing their cool over a sighting of (eek!) "Entertainment Tonight's" Nancy O'Dell.

7 p.m. Sat., Nickelodeon

Proud Mary

All aboard "Mighty Ship at War: The Queen Mary," a decked-out documentary that takes you through the many voyages of the famed ocean liner on its 80th anniversary. The boat's journey takes viewers through the Great Depression, World War II and California tourism, a journey even landlubbers will find intoxicating.

7 p.m. Sun., Smithsonian

Golden boy

Minnesotan Peter Graves pays tribute to one of Hollywood's most dashing and at-ease performers in "William Holden: An Untamed Spirit," a 1999 edition of "Biography" that includes testimonials from Ernest Borgnine, Cliff Robertson and Rick "Don't Call Me Ricky" Schroeder. The documentary follows a screening of the 1957 masterpiece "The Bridge on the River Kwai."

9 p.m. Sun., GetTV

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