Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for Tuesday, April 25, 2000

By Joyce Millman

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Apr 25, 2000 | Series

On Buffy the Vampire Slayer (8 p.m., WB), Riley's frat house is possessed by an evil spirit that gets more powerful every time Riley and Buffy do the nasty. Scientific American Frontiers (check local times, PBS) celebrates its 10th anniversary with a look back at some of the greatest scientific achievements of the past decade. On Angel (9 p.m., WB), Faith surfaces in L.A., where she goes to work for (who else?) the demonic law firm of Wolfram and Hart. Nova (check local times, PBS) presents "Stationed in the Stars," a look at preparations for the international space station, due to launch in 2004. Sperm donor of the year David Crosby is profiled on Behind the Music (9 p.m., VH1). Elizabeth Berkley of "Showgirls" fame guests as a reporter who gets in Jones' face on NYPD Blue (10 p.m., ABC).

Specials

It's the '80s all over again as former Mrs. Mike Tyson Robin Givens and former "Cosby Show" kid Tempestt Bledsoe team up for the cable movie The Expendables (9 p.m., USA), in which they play convicts who are given a chance at freedom if they take part in a dangerous undercover mission. And while we're on the subject of women with shady pasts, Court TV presents the nostalgic documentary Tonya Harding: Ice Follies (10 p.m., Court TV), a cautionary tale about a girl, a dream and a lead pipe. Harding, Robin Givens and Faith the Slayer -- now that's a "Charlie's Angels" remake I'd pay money to see.

Sports

Baseball:
Dodgers at Braves (7:35 p.m., TBS)

NBA Playoffs:
Pistons at Heat (7 p.m., TNT)
Suns at Spurs (9:30 p.m., TNT)

NHL Playoffs:
Senators at Maple Leafs if necessary (7 p.m., ESPN)
Sharks at Blues (9 p.m., ESPN2)

Talk

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Matt Lauer, Stephen Baldwin
David Letterman (CBS) Kristen Johnston, Live
Jay Leno (NBC) Matthew McConaughey, Vanessa Shaw, Toni Braxton
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Peggy Lipton, Todd Rundgren
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Harvey Keitel, Michael Palin
Craig Kilborn (CBS) Omar Epps, Molly Price

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"Hancock"
This story of a seriously flaked-out superhero shows us the limits of Will Smith's superpowers.

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