ALSO TODAY Buffy By Joyce Millman Love bites: Buffy learns about life RECENTLY IN BLUE GLOW Hartman leaves void on three sitcoms (06/01/98) RECENTLY IN ENTERTAINMENT The Truman Show Reviewed by Charles Taylor Jim Carrey busts out of the comedy bubble (06/05/98) Big Foot: An interview with Terry Gilliam By David Wallis The "Fear and Loathing" director stomps on Hollywood and American literalism (06/05/98) A Perfect Murder Reviewed by Stephanie Zacharek Gwyneth Paltrow's clothes almost save a dreary thriller (06/04/98) Middle-Age Riot By Mark Athitakis Punk veterans Shellac and Sonic Youth play art-rock for art's sake (06/03/98) Sharps & Flats New CDs from Tricky, Natalie Merchant, Fugazi, and the "Godzilla" soundtrack (06/03/98) BROWSE THE TV ARCHIVES COLUMNS FEATURES ILLUSTRATION BY MICA FULGIUM

blue glow SALON'S TV PICKS FOR MONDAY, JUNE 8, 1998 BY JOYCE MILLMAN S E R I E S You're afraid of sitcoms about family matters. It's understandable. Years of obnoxious kiddies and phony marital banter and treacly message episodes have given the family sitcom a bad name. But do not hold this against Everybody Loves Raymond (8 p.m., CBS). Tonight, CBS is clearing its prime time schedule to run four repeats of "Raymond" in a row, which will give you ample opportunity to sample the truest and tartest show about marriage and family around. Ray Romano stars as a Long Island sportswriter with three kids who, after 10 years of marriage, looks shellshocked, like he can't figure out how he got there. Patricia Heaton is his no-nonsense wife. They live across the street from his meddling, bickering parents (played by Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts), who make the Costanzas look like cooing turtle doves. Watch. Enjoy. Biography (8 p.m. EDT/9 PDT, A&E) has a new profile of Andy Warhol. Ally is asked to eulogize a law professor with whom she once had a secret affair on a rerun of Ally McBeal (9 p.m., Fox). Steven Spielberg's new animated series, Invasion America (9 p.m., WB), premieres. It's a sci-fi drama about a teenage boy who must accept his destiny as the leader of Earth's resistance against alien attackers but, little does he know, he's half alien himself. Come to the dark side, Luke. With the voices of Lorenzo Lamas, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Urich and Kristy McNichol. Former Lakers great Earvin "Magic" Johnson makes his late night TV debut as host of the nightly Magic Hour (check local times, syndicated). Johnson's first guests include Mel Gibson, Laurence Fishburne and Tyra Banks. Sheila E. is the musical director. S P O R T S Baseball: Red Sox at Braves (7:35 p.m., TBS) S P E C I A L S More Tales of the City (9 p.m., Showtime) concludes with a two and a half hour installment in which Mouse falls ill and Mona gets some shocking news. With Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney, Paul Hopkins and Nina Siemaszko. T A L K Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Kate Winslet (rerun) David Letterman (CBS) Bill Cosby, Janeane Garofalo Jay Leno (NBC) Harrison Ford, Oscar de la Hoya Politically Incorrect (ABC) Bobcat Goldthwait, Bianca Jagger Conan O'Brien (NBC) Helen Hunt (rerun) SALON | June 8, 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Blue Glow for < href="/ent/glow/1998/06/05glow.html">Weekend, June 5-7, 1998

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