IF Zelig (World, 1.35am) is an after-dinner treat for the intellectuals what does that make the Miss Hong Kong 1994 Pageant, Semi-Finals (Jade, 7.55pm, on Sunday)? The pageant warrants mention because it is different this year. The show is still as tacky as a tube of glue, and the girls as stimulating as a rainy night in Heng Fa Chuen, but at least we can see them all this year in glorious three dimensional television broadcast technology.
The Miss Hong Kong Pageant has delighted, enthralled and dazzled the people of Hong Kong for 21 years (TVB's words, not mine).
This year TVB is catapulting the proceedings to a new height by handing out 300,000 pairs of 3-D spectacles. The lucky 300,000 will be able to see the bumps and curves in a way they have never been seen before. The other five or six million get to see another crummy beauty show.
Sunday evening's 20 semi-finalists - the pageant is being broadcast by Jade live from TV City Studio One - will parade in cheong-sam, knitwear and swimsuit.
They will also be assessed on their sense of humour and power of speech.
Pop singers Andy Hui, Alex Too, Karen Tong and Sammi Cheng are among the special guests and Eric Tsang, Lawrence Cheng and Chan Pak-cheung the comperes.