Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for Monday, May 15, 2000

By Joyce Millman

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May 15, 2000 | Series

In Part 1 of the two-part season finale of 7th Heaven (8 p.m., WB), Mary falls in with bad news Robbie again, and Matt realizes he's still in love with Heather. Catfight alert: Nelle steals Ally's clients, prompting legal action by the firm, on Ally McBeal (9 p.m., Fox). On Everybody Loves Raymond (9 p.m., CBS), Robert returns to work after his bull-goring accident, but freezes up during a confrontation. On the season finale of Roswell (9 p.m., WB), Max defies his alien destiny to be with Liz. For some reason, Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough has a cameo. On 48 Hours (10 p.m., CBS), journalism students attempt to solve a 13-year-old murder case.

Specials

Whitney Houston makes a rare noncanceled appearance on 25 Years of Number One Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration (8 p.m., NBC). Also performing: Santana, Aretha Franklin, Barry Manilow, Sarah McLachlan and Patti Smith. President Harrison Ford kicks terrorist butt in the network premiere of Air Force One (8 p.m., ABC). In the four-part series Secrets of the Dead (check local times, PBS), scientists revisit the causes of some of history's cataclysmic events, beginning with a probe into the catastrophe that might have led to the Dark Ages.

Sports

NHL Playoffs:
Avalanche at Stars, Western Conference Finals, Game 2 (7 p.m., ESPN)

Talk

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Macy Gray
David Letterman (CBS) Gillian Anderson
Jay Leno (NBC) Richard Harris, Sea World animals
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Steve Harvey, Joey McIntyre
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Ashley Judd, Shelby Lynne (rerun)

Recent Stories

Bedtime for "Gonzo"
Alex Gibney talks about his Oscar-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side" and his new look at Hunter S. Thompson, American hero. (Plus: Audio podcast.)
On the dopeness of "The Wackness"
In this interview and podcast, director Jonathan Levine talks about how Holden Caulfield met Rudy Giuliani and Biggie in the heartbroken, heat-stricken New York summer of 1994.
Japanese film's not-so-new new wave
Asia's greatest cinema power never really lost its mojo. But 10 years after Kurosawa's death, Japanese movies are hotter (and weirder) than ever.
Good night and good TV
"The Newsroom" does for the talking heads what "The Office" does for cubicle dwellers -- and may be the funniest TV show ever made about the news business.
"Hancock"
This story of a seriously flaked-out superhero shows us the limits of Will Smith's superpowers.

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