Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for Thursday, Jan. 11, 2001

By Joyce Millman

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Jan 11, 2001 | Series

On Friends (8 p.m., NBC), Rachel is repeatedly foiled in her plan to heat things up with Tag. Lorelai prepares for Parents' Day at Chilton on Gilmore Girls (8 p.m., WB). This time, no short shorts. On Will & Grace (9 p.m., NBC), the pseudo-married couple have a brush with greatness when they pose as prospective buyers for Sandra Bernhard's condo. The new stop-motion animation series Gary & Mike (9:30 p.m., UPN) follows the adventures of two slacker buddies as they travel cross-country. On ER (10 p.m., NBC), Carter has a performance evaluation, Benton and Cleo's disagreement over Kynesha escalates and Kovac treats a drunken driver and his victim.

Sports

Basketball:
Pacers at Suns (8 p.m., TNT)

Hockey:
Sabres at Kings (10 p.m., ESPN2)

Talk

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Tim Robbins, Julia Stiles, Sara Gilbert
David Letterman (CBS) Kim Cattrall, Bob Sarlatte
Jay Leno (NBC) Kevin Costner, Michelle Yeoh
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Sarah Ferguson, Martin Short
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Dennis Quaid, Joy Behar
Craig Kilborn (CBS) Craig Ferguson

All times Eastern unless noted.

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