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Monday, Dec 6, 1999 5:00 PM UTC

Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for Monday, Dec. 6, 1999

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Topics: Michael Jackson, MTV, Susan Sarandon, Donald Trump, Television,

Series

Debra contemplates getting breast implants on a rerun of Everybody Loves Raymond (9 p.m., CBS). On a rerun of Ally McBeal (9 p.m., Fox) from a Christmas past, the firm scrambles to keep a major client, and Renee has the hots for her old flame.

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Specials

Susan Sarandon reads Margaret Wise Brown’s classic in Goodnight Moon and Other Sleepytime Tales (7:30 p.m., HBO). The new “Sesame Street” special CinderElmo (8 p.m., Fox) stars the fuzzy little red guy as a chimney sweep whose Fairy Godperson (Oliver Platt) whisks him away to the beautiful princess’s Find-a-Husband Ball. Obviously, a few liberties have been taken. Keri “Felicity” Russell plays the princess. MTV’s six-night countdown The 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made (8 p.m., MTV) kicks off with Green Day’s “Basket Case” (No. 100). The videos were selected by teams from MTV and TV Guide, which explains why Michael Jackson is on the cover of TV Guide this week — his “Thriller” was rated No. 1. An I Love Lucy Marathon (9 p.m., Nickelodeon) unspools 20 hours of Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel, four hours a night through Friday. The new cable movie If You Believe (9 p.m., Lifetime) stars Ally “Profiler” Walker as a busy book editor who learns to enjoy Christmas again when her inner child comes for a visit (hey, I just list ‘em). Ricky Martin, Celine Dion, Gloria Estefan (wait, there’s more!), Babyface, Harry Connick Jr. and Charlotte Church have a yuletide sing in And So This Is Christmas (10 p.m., CBS). What, no Garth Brooks?

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Sports

Football:

Vikings at Buccaneers (9 p.m., ABC)

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Talk

Rosie O’Donnell (syndicated) Martha Stewart, Elmo

David Letterman (CBS) Harrison Ford, David Bowie (rerun)

Jay Leno (NBC) Donald Trump, Rob Schneider, Michael Bolton

Politically Incorrect (ABC) An intervention

Conan O’Brien (NBC) Vicki Lewis, Dave Chappelle, John Prine (rerun)

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  • The protests take on a festive element as police forces move out of the park and square. Wearing a gas mask, this young man dances to traditional Turkish music in front of Taksim Square’s Ataturk Monument.

  • In Gezi Park since March 31st, this protester, originally caught off-guard by the Government’s teargas and water cannons, went out and bought a Russian army mask from WWII, preparing for what was to come.

  • This rambunctious boy seems to be enjoying the chaos. After taking this picture he threw a stone at the already destroyed building in the background.

  • Forming a line, the police face off directly with protesters in Taksim Square. After a while, they retreated and there was a general cheer – a back-and-forth dance that has been common since the beginning of this protest.

  • An elderly woman in Gezi Park reads the news. The tent community occupying the park was violently destroyed on June 16th.

  • Many different groups had set up booths to promote their cause in Taksim Square and Gezi Park. Standing in front of one, this man waves his flag while posing with conviction.

  • Many home-remedies are used to minimize the effects of tear gas. This woman has put a milky solution on her face, removing her mask after the tear gas dissipated. Before sunrise, the police came again for another round of teargasing.

  • People capitalize on the uprising -- selling flags, beer, gas masks, sky lanterns and spray paint to name just a few of the popular items.

  • On Monday morning, June 11, the police execute a strong offensive. Many plain-clothed police officers, like the ones seen here, clash with protesters in the side streets away from the main stand-off in Taksim.

  • The authorities seem to be most aggressive in the night, pushing protesters away from the square and park. After being teargassed this young woman catches her breath with other protesters on Siraselviler Street.

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