Big Hurt pinch-hits on Comcast

Big Hurt pinch-hitsWith Steve Stone taking a few days off this weekend, Frank Thomas makes his debut as a color analyst on the White Sox' TV coverage alongside the man who coined his "Big Hurt" nickname, Ken "Hawk" Harrelson. The Sox are in Kansas City to play the Royals at 7:10 p.m. today on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, at 6:10 p.m. Saturday on WGN Channel 9 and at 1:10 p.m. Sunday back on CSNC. "Stone Pony" returns next week, and Thomas goes back to being studio analyst for the pre- and postgame shows.'SNL' signs offHaving tried something new with last week's all-star tribute to first-time hostess Betty White, NBC's "Saturday Night Live" goes back to the tried and true for the season finale this weekend with Alec Baldwin as host and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers as musical guest. It's at 10:30 p.m. on WMAQ Channel 5.'Daria' on DVD at lastIt's commonly forgotten today, but the wicked '90s teen satire "Beavis Butt-head" produced an animated MTV spinoff that was almost as good, the sardonic "Daria." Now, having cleared up some thorny matters on music licensing and the like, "Daria" is finally out on DVD in an eight-disc, 65-episode collection that also includes the movie-length "Is It Fall Yet?" and "Is It College Yet?" It has a suggested price of $73 from Paramount Home Video.Play hypocrisy for meClint Eastwood's "Unforgiven" might just be the most hypocritical movie ever to win the Oscar as best picture - and that's saying something. The script pays lip service to nonviolence, but director-star Clint isn't about to deny his loyal audience a shoot-'em-up ending in which a villainous Gene Hackman gets his - and more. It's at 7 p.m. today on AMC.False785330Clint Eastwood isn't about to disappoint his fans in "Unforgiven." False