ALL TIMES ARE EST UNLESS NOTED CHECK LOCAL LISTINGS. - - - - - - - - - - - - RECENTLY IN BLUE GLOW Networks prepare for war (02/19/98) The NBC rumor mill (02/18/98) - - - - - - - - - - - - ENTERTAINMENT THIS WEEK Live Flesh Is Almodóvar all grown up or just worn out? Nil by Mouth Gary Oldman's working class antiheroes find life nasty, brutish and short - - - - - - - - - - - - ENTERTAINMENT LAST WEEK The Wedding Singer Drew Barrymore steals the bouquet from Adam Sandler Sphere Magical underwater photography, soggy story - - - - - - - - - - - - BROWSE THE ARCHIVES MOVIES TELEVISION INTERVIEWS FEATURES

blue glow SALON'S TV PICKS FOR WEEKEND, FEB. 20-22, 1998 BY JOYCE MILLMAN O L Y M P I C S Friday afternoon (1 p.m., TNT): Bobsled and early skaters in the women's figure skating long program. Friday prime time (8 p.m., CBS): Women's figure skating long program (finals); women's cross-country skiing (30 kilometer freestyle). Friday late night (1:05 a.m., CBS): Live men's hockey (bronze medal game). Saturday afternoon (1 p.m., CBS): Men's biathlon; women's speed skating (5,000 meters). Saturday prime time (7 p.m., CBS): Figure skating exhibition; men's speed skating (5,000 meters). Saturday late night (11:35 p.m., CBS): Live men's hockey (gold medal game). Sunday afternoon (Noon, CBS): Men's hockey review; cross-country skiing. Sunday prime time (8 p.m., CBS):Closing ceremonies. S P E C I A L S Elmopalooza! (8 p.m. Fri., ABC) celebrates 30 years of "Sesame Street" with guests Rosie O'Donnell, Chris Rock, Cindy Crawford, Shawn Colvin, the Fugees, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and host Jon Stewart. The new "Oprah Winfrey Presents" miniseries The Wedding (9 p.m. Sun., ABC) is a drama about black class consciousness revolving around a young woman (Halle Berry) from a wealthy family who is torn between two lovers, one white and one black, in 1953 New England. Lynn Whitfield, Carl Lumbly and Eric Thal co-star. S P O R T S NBA: Rockets at Timberwolves (8 p.m. Fri., TNT); Rockets at Knicks (1 p.m. Sun., NBC); Lakers at Magic (3:30 p.m. Sun., NBC). S E R I E S The American Experience (check local times Fri., PBS) reruns a profile of Richard Nixon. Barbara Walters interviews Monica Lewinsky's father on 20/20 (10 p.m. Fri., ABC). America's Most Wanted (9 p.m. Sat., Fox) devotes the whole hour to the JonBenet Ramsey case. Saturday Night Live (11:35 p.m. Sat., NBC) presents a tribute to Chris Farley. On a new episode of The Simpsons (8 p.m. Sun., Fox), Krusty the Clown seeks help from Jay Leno after bombing at a comedy festival. Janeane Garofalo, Steven Wright and Bobcat Goldthwait also have cameos. Chris Rock lends his soothing, melodious voice to a new episode of King of the Hill (8:30 p.m. Sun., Fox), playing an outrageous comedian whom Bobby idolizes. Mulder and Scully tell two different versions of an encounter with a vampire on The X-Files (9 p.m. Sun., Fox). The new music industry documentary series Ultrasound (10 p.m. Sun., MTV) looks at artists, trends and controversies, beginning with the rise of hip-hop. SALON | Feb. 20, 1998 Blue Glow for < href="/ent/glow/1998/02/19glow.html">Thursday Feb. 19, 1998

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