ALSO TODAY Mr. Jealousy Reviewed by Charles Taylor Noah Baumbach's new urban comedy smartly satirizes self-involvement -- without being too self-involved RECENTLY IN ENTERTAINMENT Six Days, Seven Nights Reviewed by Stephanie Zacharek As cheap and predictable as a discount package tour, but still a terrific getaway (06/11/98) Back in the U.S.S.R. By Julia Barton After a brush with American fame, perestroika poster boy Boris Grebenshikov has returned to his Russian roots (06/10/98) Sharps & Flats Reviews of new music by Dwight Yoakam, the Smashing Pumpkins, Tuatara, Nicholas Payton and the Jesus and Mary Chain (06/10/98) Home Movies By Charles Taylor Kitsch is bustin' out all over with Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (06/09/98) Buffy By Joyce Millman Love bites: Buffy learns about life (06/08/98) BROWSE THE TV ARCHIVES COLUMNS FEATURES ILLUSTRATION BY CATERINA FAKE

blue glow SALON'S TV PICKS FOR WEEKEND, JUNE 12-14, 1998 BY JOYCE MILLMAN S P E C I A L S The 1993 multiple Oscar nominee The Remains of the Day (8 p.m. Fri., USA) has its first non-premium cable showing. Anthony Hopkins plays a repressed butler secretly in love with housekeeper Emma Thompson. Also having its first network airing: In the Name of the Father (8 p.m. Sat., ABC), Jim Sheridan's 1993 drama starring Daniel Day-Lewis as a man convicted of an IRA bombing he didn't commit. With Pete Postlethwaite and Emma Thompson. Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal host Comic Relief VIII (8 p.m. Sun., HBO), the annual fund-raiser for homeless support agencies. Dennis Miller, Ray Romano, Roseanne, Jon Stewart, Dave Chappelle and Kathy Griffin are among the performers. Blue's Big Birthday Party (8 p.m. Sun., Nickelodeon) is a special prime-time airing of the kids' show "Blue's Clues." For those without pre-schoolers, this is a pretty cool show where a friendly camp counselor type named Steve helps home viewers solve mysteries with the aid of Blue the dog. Grown-up viewers who also watch Homicide will recognize Steve as the high school nerd who murdered a star basketball player in an episode earlier this season. S P O R T S World Cup: Paraguay vs. Bulgaria (11 a.m. Fri., ESPN2) Saudi Arabia vs. Denmark (2 p.m. Fri., ESPN2) France vs. South Africa (5:30 p.m. Fri., ESPN2) Spain vs. Nigeria (11 a.m. Sat., ESPN2) Korean Republic vs. Mexico (2 p.m. Sat., ESPN2) Holland vs. Belgium (5:30 p.m. Sat., ABC) Argentina vs. Japan (11 a.m. Sun., ESPN) Yugoslavia vs. Iran (2 p.m. Sun., ESPN2) Jamaica vs. Croatia (5:30 p.m. Sun., ABC) Stanley Cup Finals: Red Wings at Capitols, Game 3 (8 p.m. Sat., ESPN) NBA Finals: Jazz at Bulls, Game 5 (9 p.m. Fri., NBC) Bulls at Jazz, Game 6 (7:30 p.m. Sun., NBC, if necessary, but probably not) Baseball: Expos at Braves (7:35 p.m. Fri., 7:05 p.m. Sat., 1:05 p.m. Sun., TBS) Angels at Rangers (8:30 p.m. Sat., FX) Orioles at Blue Jays (8 p.m. Sun., ESPN) WNBA: Liberty at Comets (3 p.m. Sat., NBC) Sparks at Mercury (3:30 p.m. Sun., NBC) S E R I E S Saturday Night Live (11:30 p.m. Sat., NBC) has a best of Phil Hartman show. The Simpsons (8 p.m. Sun., Fox) reruns the one where Bart and Lisa are stranded on an island and Homer surfs the net. The O.J. Simpson affair is rehashed on E! True Hollywood Story (8 p.m. Sun., E!). On a rerun of King of the Hill (8:30 p.m. Sun., Fox), Bobby is inspired by a raunchy stand-up comic (voice of Chris Rock), except he doesn't really get the jokes. Boy George is the subject of Behind the Music (8:30 p.m. Sun., VH1), which is followed by the Culture Club reunion concert (10 p.m., VH1). The X-Files (9 p.m. Sun., Fox) prepares for the imminent release of the movie by rerunning the first part of the two-parter involving those aliens with their faces sewed shut. Are you taking notes? T A L K Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Michael Douglas, Isabella Rossellini (rerun) David Letterman (CBS) Charles Grodin, Paul Rodriguez Jay Leno (NBC) Three-person graduating class, Dwight Yoakam Magic Johnson (syndicated) Gillian Anderson, Pat Riley Politically Incorrect (ABC) Dennis Miller, Peta Wilson Conan O'Brien (NBC) Ray Romano, Laura Linney, Pulp SALON | June 12, 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Blue Glow for < href="http://www.salonmagazine.com/ent/glow/1998/06/11glow.html">Thursday, June 11, 1998

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