Geek shows and movies on UK TV in the coming week

We suspect you've had your Friday nights whipped into shape by True Blood, but if you've been in a dark cellar somewhere the past couple weeks (and we wouldn't want to know why) you can catch up with reviews of the first two episodes before the third, entitled Mine, airs tonight at 10:00pm. Miss that, and there's still a chance for all late-night breathers with a bonus showing at 10 past midnight. 

Another series we can't praise often enough is Jericho, which is enjoying a repeat performance on the SciFi channel. The final episode of the first season, Why We Fight, is shown at 5:00am and noon on Wednesday, the 5th of August, followed at 1:00pm by the second season opener, Reconstruction, repeated at 5:00am Thursday. Very early and very late risers should be happy, at least.

Here's something to mind munch on: If Jericho fans resurrected a cancelled series by sending tons of nuts to the powers that were, and Veronica Mars followers tried and failed with Mars candy bars, what might the new breed of True Blood admirers start collecting up for that inevitable day when the axe is poised? While you ponder - and shudder - over that, we'll bring you the week's movies...

Films this week include some refreshingly new entries and single showings among the old reliables, plus some family fare for TV fans with geeks-to-be. So look carefully and check local schedules on the day for comfortable parent/child couch cosying. We wouldn't want the little ones to settle in for James And The Giant Peach and find Harold and Kumar instead.

28 Weeks Later
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Tuesday 4th August
Time: 10:45pm

Bad Boys
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 2:20pm (and 10:00pm)

Barbarella
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 5:15pm

Blade Runner
On: Sky Screen 2   
Date: Monday 3rd August
Time: 01:15am

Blazing Saddles
On: TCM
Date: Tuesday 4th August
Time: 9:00pm (and 1:00am 5 Aug)

Blind Fury
On: five USA
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 11:10pm

Breakdown
On: ITV4 
Date: Thursday 6th August
Time: 10:00pm

Buffalo '66
On: Sky Movies Indie  
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 10:45am (and 10:00pm 11:20am & 10:05pm 4 Aug)

Bullitt
On: TCM 
Date: Tuesday 4th August
Time: 10:50pm

Catch-22
On: Sky Movies Comedy
Date: Monday 3rd August
Time: 08:55am (and 1:15am 4 Aug)

Cliffhanger
On: ITV2 
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 9:40pm (and 11:00pm 4 Aug)

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 08:00am (and 4:30pm)

Compulsion
On: Sky Movies Classics 
Date: Monday 3rd August
Time: 02:00am

Conan The Barbarian
On: ITV4
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 9:00pm

Conan The Destroyer
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 07:30am (and 5:10pm)

Congo
On: E4
Date: Wednesday 5th August
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm E4+1)

Deep Blue Sea
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror  
Date: Monday 3rd August
Time: 7:00pm

Desperado
On: Sky Movies Indie
Date: Wednesday 5th August
Time: 01:50am

Die Hard
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 2:55pm (and 9:00pm)

Die Hard 2
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 5:10pm (and 11:00pm, 2:40pm & 10:40pm 5 Aug Sky Screen 2)

Dogma
On: Film4
Date: Thursday 6th August
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Dolores Claiborne
On: TCM   
Date: Thursday 6th August
Time: 9:00pm

Edward Scissorhands
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time:  10:10pm (and 3:30am 2 Aug)

Eraser
On: E4   
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 10:00pm (and 11:pm E4+1, 11:05pm/00:05am 3/4 Aug E4/+1)

Escape From New York
On: ITV4
Date: Thursday 6th August
Time: 11:55pm

Evil Dead II
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 00:20am (and 3:20am)

Fargo
On: Sky Movies Indie 
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: midnight (and 00:55am 6 Aug Sky Screen 2)

Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
On: Sky Screen 1
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 01:50am (and 10:00pm 4 Aug)

Field Of Dreams
On: ITV1
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 3:10pm

F/X
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Tuesday 4th August
Time: 5:00pm

Galaxy Quest
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Tuesday 4th August
Time: 1:20pm (and 9:00pm)

Harold And Kumar Get The Munchies
On: Bravo
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Bravo+1)

Highlander
On: ITV4
Date: Thursday 30th July
Time: 9:00pm (and 00:15am 6 Aug)

[Indiana Jones] Raiders Of The Lost Ark
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 1:50pm (and 1:50pm 2 Aug)

Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 3:50pm (and 3:50pm 2 Aug)

Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
On: Sky Movies Family
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 5:50pm (and 5:50pm 2 Aug)

Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 11:00am (and noon Premiere+1, 8:00/9:00pm and similar times daily through 7 Aug)

Jacob's Ladder
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Thursday 6th August
Time: 2:45pm

James And The Giant Peach
On: Film4   
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 1:00pm (and 2:00pm Film4+1)

Jurassic Park III
On: Sky Screen 1 
Date: Tuesday 4th August
Time: 6:20pm

Kung Fu Panda
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 8:00pm (9:00pm Premiere+1, 2:50/3:50pm 1 Aug Premiere/+1 and similar times daily through 7 Aug)

Manhattan Murder Mystery
On: Sky Movies Comedy
Date: Monday 3rd August
Time: 03:10am

Men In Black II
On: Watch
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Watch+1, 8:00/9:00pm 2 Aug Watch/+1)

Minority Report
On: SCI FI
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 8:00pm

Mission: Impossible II
On: Sky Movies Premiere
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 9:45pm (and 10:45pm Premiere+1)

National Lampoon's European Vacation
On: five   
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 5:40pm

Predator
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 10:55pm

Rambo
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 10:00pm

Rec
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror  
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 01:50am (and 2:20am 5 Aug)

Richard Pryor Live On The Sunset Strip
On: ITV4  
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 01:35am (and 10:00pm)

Rocky
On: Sky Screen 1  
Date: Monday 3rd August
Time: 2:15pm (and 3:50am 4 Aug, 12:25pm 6 Aug)

Roxanne
On: G.O.L.D.
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 00:20am (and 1:20am Gold+1 & 1:00/2:00pm Gold/+1)

Screamers
On: ITV4
Date: Wednesday 5th August
Time: 00:10am (and 10:00pm)

Shoot 'Em Up
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 00:45am

Shrek
On: Sky Screen 1  
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 09:00am (and 6:25pm)

Small Soldiers
On: ITV2
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 1:45pm

Spider-Man
On: G.O.L.D.
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Gold+1, 3:00/4:00pm 1 Aug Gold/+1)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 11:20am (and 6:45pm)

Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 10:30am (and 7:00pm)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars
On: Sky Movies Premiere  
Date: Thursday 30th July
Time: 6:15pm (and 7:15pm Premiere+1, 4:205:20 13 July)

Strange Days
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 02:45am

Swordfish
On: five USA   
Date: Tuesday 4th August
Time: 9:00pm

Taxi Driver
On: Sky Movies Indie
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 10:00pm (and 3:30am 2 Aug)

Terminator, The
On: Sky Movies Action/Thriller
Date: Monday 3rd August
Time: 2:45pm (and 11:10am 5 Aug, 00:40am 6 Aug Sky Sci-Fi)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day
On: ITV2  
Date: Wednesday 5th August
Time: 9:00pm

The Bank Job
On: Sky Screen 2  
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 2:05pm (and 10:45pm, 1:25pm & 9:00pm 5 Aug Sky Action)

The Big Lebowski
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 01:40am (and 10:15pm 3 Aug)

The Blair Witch Project
On: Film4
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 11:20pm (and 00:20am 2 Aug Film4+1)

The Blob (1958)
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Thursday 6th August
Time: 08:00am (and 3:25pm)

The Breakfast Club
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Tuesday 4th August
Time: 6:15pm

The Chronicles Of Riddick
On: ITV2 
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 11:45pm (and 9:00pm 3 Aug)

The Cottage
On: Sky Movies Premiere  
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 10:15pm (and 11:15pm Premiere+1 and daily at those times through 6 Aug)

The Dark Crystal
On: TCM
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 3:00pm (and 7:20am 1 Aug)

The Day After Tomorrow
On: Film4
Date: Monday 3rd August
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

The Game
On: ITV4
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 11:45pm

The Incredible Hulk
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 12:40pm (and 9:00pm)

The Matrix
On: ITV1  
Date: Monday 3rd August
Time: 10:35pm

The Mist
On: Sky Screen 2    
Date: Thursday 6th August
Time: 08:10am (and 9:00pm)

The Negotiator
On: BBC 1 
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 11:20pm

The Omega Man
On: TCM
Date: Monday 3rd August
Time: 7:05pm (and 11:05am)

The Omen
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror  
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 3:20pm (and 9:35am & 5:00pm 6 Aug)

The One
On: Watch
Date: Wednesday 5th August
Time: midnight (and 1:00am Watch+1 & 9:00/10:00pm Watch/+1)

The Recruit
On: FX
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: midnight (and 1:00am 6 Aug)

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
On: Sky Movies Indie   
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 09:00am (and 11:55pm, 4:15pm 3 Aug, 3:40am 4 Aug)

The Running Man
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats  
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 9:00pm

The Serpent And The Rainbow
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats 
Date: Monday 3rd August
Time: 03:10am (and 2:15am 6 Aug)

The Thing, John Carpenter's
On: ITV4
Date: Tuesday 4th August
Time: 00:25am

The Usual Suspects
On: Sky1  
Date: Friday 31st July
Time: 10:30pm (and 10:00pm 2 Aug Sky2)

There Will Be Blood
On: Sky Screen 2 
Date: Tuesday 4th August
Time: 6:20pm

There's Something About Mary
On: Film4    
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 9:00pm (and 10:00pm Film4+1)

Three Days Of The Condor
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Thursday 6th August
Time: 08:15am (and 8:00pm)

Twilight Zone: The Movie
On: Sky Movies Sci-Fi/Horror
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 08:00am

V For Vendetta
On: BBC 3 
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 9:00pm

Van Helsing
On: ITV2
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 9:00pm

What Lies Beneath
On: Sky Screen 2
Date: Saturday 1st August
Time: 6:45pm

Young Frankenstein
On: Sky Movies Modern Greats
Date: Sunday 2nd August
Time: 3:20pm