Published: Monday, June 25, 2007
"SEMPER FI: ONE MARINE'S JOURNEY" (8:30 P.M., SHOWTIME): THIS FEATURE-LENGTH...
"Semper Fi: One Marine's Journey" (8:30 p.m., Showtime): This feature-length documentary chronicles a gay man's experience in the military and the war in Iraq. Jeff Key tells his story through a powerful juxtaposition of personal footage, interviews and his one-man stage play.
"Girl, Positive" (9 p.m., Lifetime): Rachel, a popular high school senior, is jolted by the news: Her neighbor Jason, who died an untimely death, turns out to have been an intravenous drug user and was HIV-positive. Rachel now fears for her own health, since she and Jason once had unprotected sex. Can she muster the courage to take an AIDS test? What will the test reveal? The Lifetime film "Girl, Positive" is timed to National HIV Testing Day (June 27), and stars Andrea Bowen ("Desperate Housewives"). Jennie Garth ("Beverly Hills 90210") plays a teacher in Rachel's school who has been secretly living with the virus for years. S. Epatha Merkerson ("Law & Order") plays the head of a local AIDS clinic.
"Simon Schama's Power of Art" (10 p.m., PBS): The stories of some of the world's most renowned but most troubled artists are told in this series. As host, scholar-writer Simon Schama explores eight artists and their legacies, including triumphs over crises. Featured in individual episodes are Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Michelangelo, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jacques-Louis David, J.M.W. Turner and Mark Rothko.
"Science of Love" (10 p.m., NBC): A pro football player has a choice to make: Should he date a woman to whom he is attracted or let a computer pick his perfect match?
