I don't know everything, but there are three rules of pop culture that I'm pretty sure about.
No. 1: Every few years somebody will "discover" a "missing" episode of "The Honeymooners" or some other popular sitcom. No. 2: Every year, right before Christmas, the geniuses at Apple Records will find new ways to repackage 40-year-old Beatles records to sell to misty-eyed Baby Boomers (like me). No. 3: The "news" media will never let Princess Diana rest in peace.
Evidence of rule No. 3 can be found on tonight's "Dateline" special "Princess Diana: Secret Video Tapes" (9 p.m., NBC).
How can you air an hourlong news special about a woman who's been dead for seven years? Apparently you can't. It's a two-hour news special, concluding next Monday.
Correspondent Ann Curry interviews Peter Settelen, a public relations expert hired by Diana after her public split with Prince Charles. He coached Diana on ways to speak in public, manage her public image and find the inner strength to prevail as a single woman. The special includes never-before-broadcast footage of the late princess speaking candidly about her childhood, her marriage, her struggle with bulimia and her determination to win the respect of the Royal Family.
Tonight's other highlights
- Contestants vie for the chance to develop a rock-hard rock-star body in 90 days on "Flab to Fab" (7 p.m., VH1).
- The Packers host the Rams on "Monday Night Football" (8 p.m., ABC).
- Experts and snarky commentators discuss hackneyed video techniques and video cliches on "100 Cheesetastic Video Tricks ... Exposed" (8 p.m., VH1). A second helping of curdled canapes follows at 9 p.m.
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