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Sarah Palin isn't a complete loser in "Game Change"

I understand why Sarah Palin has a problem with "Game Change" (9 p.m. Saturday, HBO). I wouldn't want a movie made of my life either (and not just because it would be dull and some film exec would look at my hair and say, "Let's get Whoopi Goldberg!"). Who wants their life interpreted through someone else's eyes?

Of course, her protests have drawn more attention to the film. And you know, I think that might work to her advantage. Palin doesn't come across as a saint or a genius, but the film does give a sense of the enormity of what she experienced. It shows how difficult it might have been for anyone. It show how anyone could have been overwhelmed, how anyone could have misunderstood the rules of the political game, how anyone could lose themselves. What I'm saying is even Palin haters might feel sympathy for and/or empathize with Sarah Palin after watching "Game Change."

What to Watch on Saturday: Cats take Animal Planet, 'Game Change' takes HBO

The ACC Tournament (1pm, WRAL) - Games scheduled for today at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Must Love Cats (8pm, Animal Planet) - Hello, Kitty. A new season of "Must Love Cats" opens with host John Fulton exploring the cat culture in Japan. Featured: Tama, the train station master cat (right); the Maneki Neko, or "Beckoning Cat;" Tashirojima (aka Cat Island); and a shelter for rescued cats, including ones left behind after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. An episode of "Too Cute" about something called "kitten dolls" airs at 9 and a different "Too Cute" about cats repeats at 10.

Of Two Minds (8pm, Lifetime) - A woman takes her schizophrenic sister to live with her family after her mother dies, but her sibling's disturbing behavior threatens their relationship.

Q Viva! The Chosen (8pm, Fox) - Two couples who dance the tango face a hard decision, and Marc Anthony embraces the Mexican pointy-boots trend.

Game Change (9pm, HBO) - This movie adaptation of the political best-seller by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann focuses on the John McCain-Sarah Palin storyline of the 2008 presidential campaign. Stars Ed Harris as McCain and Julianne Moore as Palin. Adrienne has a "Game Change" review.

The Firm (9pm, NBC) - Penultimate episode alert! Tonight, Mitch defends a woman accused of kidnapping a baby, Ray and Tammy find information on the Sarah Holt case, and Joey Morolto admits to being the head of the crime family.

Saturday Night Live (11:29pm, NBC) - Jonah Hill hosts with music guest The Shins.

Julianne Moore to play Sarah Palin in 'Game Change'

According to reports, Actress Julianne Moore has been tapped to play former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin in HBO's adaptation of 'Game Change,' a 2010 bestseller by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann about the 2008 presidential campaign.

No word yet on when the movie will begin filming or when it might air. Also a mystery is casting for actors to play Barack Obama, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, and John and Elizabeth Edwards.

Moore, who was born in Fayetteville, N.C., most recently starred in "The Kids Are Alright," an Oscar-nominated film about two lesbian mothers whose children seek out a relationship with their sperm-donor dad. She has been nominated for four Academy Awards.

Who do you think HBO should cast in the other roles? We like Dennis Quaid for John Edwards....

John Edwards, the books

Reporters John Heilemann and Mark Halperin have written a narrative of the 2008 presidential campaign, which includes a lengthy account of the political meltdown of John Edwards.  It has been excerpted in New York Magazine.

The  book is called Game Change.  It goes into great detail about Edwards' affair with Rielle Hunter and presents Elizabeth Edwards in a somewhat different and highly unflattering light. The book has also caused Harry Reid considerable heartburn.

Next up for Edwards on the bookshelves: The book by Andrew Young, his one-time aide who claimed for a while to have fathered Hunter's child.  Edwards, meanwhile, has fessed up to the affair with Hunter but has not, as yet, publicly acknowledged paternity of her baby.

Edwards has been spending his time lately building houses in El Salvador.

 

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