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Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for
Tuesday, March 21, 2000

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Topics: Patti Smith, Television,

Series

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (8 p.m., WB) reruns one of its best episodes ever, “Hush,” in which bone-chillingly scary floating skeleton ghouls called “The Gentlemen” come to Sunnydale to steal everyone’s voices in preparation for a ritualistic bloodbath. The second half of the show is as good as it gets, a silent movie by turns terrifying, slapstick and lyrical. If you’ve never watched the show before (shame on you), this episode might make you a believer. The animated p.c. fairy tale series Happily Ever After (8 p.m., HBO) has a rewrite of “Rip van Winkle” by Erica Jong (I’m not making this up), set in the ’70s, in which a rock star’s wife (Calista Flockhart) gets liberated from male tyranny. Maya Angelou, Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan and Jessye Norman have voice cameos. Angel (9 p.m., WB) repeats the one in which our hero is having dreams that he’s an evil killer vampire again. The Beat (9 p.m., UPN), the latest series from Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana (“Homicide,” “Oz”), premieres. Mark Ruffalo and Derek Cecil play Manhattan beat cops with messy personal lives. Sports Night (9:30 p.m., ABC) concludes its two-parter in which Dan and Casey are having professional and personal differences. Frontline (check local times, PBS) presents “The Hunt for Bin Laden,” an update of a 1999 investigation into the search for the elusive terrorist leader. On NYPD Blue (10 p.m., ABC), Jill and Diane handle a rape case, and Kabuki receptionist John Irvin is finally allowed to speak.

Sports

College basketball:

NIT (7 p.m., 9 p.m., ESPN)

NBA basketball:

Knicks at Pacers (8 p.m., TNT)

Pistons at Sonics (10:30 p.m., TNT)

Hockey:

Panthers at Rangers (7:30 p.m., ESPN2)

Mighty Ducks at Kings (10:30 p.m., ESPN2)

Talk

Rosie O’Donnell (syndicated) Adoption tips

David Letterman (CBS) Matthew Broderick, Patti Smith (rerun)

Jay Leno (NBC) Leelee Sobieski, Matthew LeBlanc

Politically Incorrect (ABC) Danny Bonaduce, Chely Wright

Conan O’Brien (NBC) Amy Sedaris, Cynthia Garrett

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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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