Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for Thursday, June 10, 1999

Published June 10, 1999 4:00PM (EDT)

Series

Biography (8 p.m. EDT/9 PDT, A&E) reruns a profile of O.J. Simpson, for those yearning to relive the summer of 1994. Friends (8 p.m., NBC) reruns the very funny episode in which the gang remembers Thanksgivings past. On a rerun of ER (10 p.m., NBC), Greene treats a gay teen who was brutally beaten and left for dead, and Carter moves in with Weaver. 48 Hours (10 p.m., CBS) reports on teen violence. Survivors of the Littleton massacre are interviewed. The new sitcom The Chimp Channel (10:05 p.m. EDT/7:05 p.m. PDT, TBS) premieres. Monkeys dressed as people run a TV network (what else is new?) airing shows called "Treewatch," "NYPD Zoo" and "Ally McSqueal." Unfortunately, those titles are the funniest thing about the show. Truly, a missed opportunity.

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Specials

Lisa Kudrow hosts the MTV Movie Awards (9 p.m., MTV), with appearances by Mike Myers, Ricky Martin, Robbie Williams, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Stiller and Will Smith (among others). Also, Jason Schwartzman reprises his "Rushmore" role, directing the Rushmore Players in scenes from nominated movies.

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Sports

Stanley Cup Finals:

Sabres at Stars, Game 2 (8 p.m., Fox)

WNBA:

Comets at Miracle (8 p.m., Lifetime)

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Talk

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Heather Graham, George Segal, Jennifer Holiday

David Letterman (CBS) Ray Romano, Brian Dennehy, Jewel

Jay Leno (NBC) Mike Myers, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Charlie Rose (PBS) William F. Buckley

Politically Incorrect (ABC) Rachel Hunter, Jerry Falwell

Conan O'Brien (NBC) Scott Wolf, Alison Eastwood


By Joyce Millman

Joyce Millman is a writer living in the Bay Area.

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