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Television of Thursday, 20 October 2011

Source: Ameyaw Debrah

The Social Network premieres on M-net

The Academy Awards winning movie, The Social Network premieres on DStv this October. On a fall night in 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programming genius Mark Zuckerberg, sits down at his computer and heatedly begins working on a new idea. What begins in a fury of blogging and programming soon becomes a global social network and a revolution in communication.

A mere six years and 500-million friends later, Mark Zuckerberg is the youngest billionaire in history. But for this entrepreneur, success leads to both personal and legal complications. DStv audiences can tune into M-Net West on Sunday 30 October 2011 at 22:00CAT to watch this chronicle of how the social-networking website Facebook was founded. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield and Justin Timberlake.

Also on DStv’s movie slot, don’t miss the Halloween special of back-to-back horror movies and thrillers on Monday 31 October 2011.

Poltergeist: In her family’s suburban home, ghosts begin communicating with five-year-old Carol Anne through the static on the television screen. At first the spirits seem to be friendly, but using the television as their portal to enter the house, they kidnap Carol Anne. DStv audiences can tune into M-Net Stars on Monday 31 October 21:00CAT to watch as her desperate family tries to rescue the little girl as they themselves are terrorized by the ghosts.

Coma: After one of her patients goes into a coma after a routine operation, Dr. Susan Wheeler investigates. She learns that several otherwise healthy patients have met the same fate and then been sent away to a mysterious institute. But when she tells her doctor boyfriend about what she has found, he finds the story hard to believe. DStv audiences can tune into M-Net Stars on Monday 31 October 22:55CAT to find out whether he’ll come to her rescue.http://www.ameyawdebrah.com/

The Hunger: Miriam, a beautiful vampire, preys on NYC clubbers with her vampire lover John. When John suddenly begins to age rapidly, he seeks out the help of Sarah, an expert on premature ageing. DStv audiences can tune into M-Net Stars on Monday 31 October 00:50 CAT to watch this classic.

The Haunting: A professor experimenting in parapsychology brings along two women with ESP (Extra Sensory Perception) talents to investigate a haunted New England mansion. DStv audiences can tune into M-Net Stars on Monday 31 October 02:25 CAT to watch as the ghosts soon start to play their scary tricks.