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"Seinfeld" walks, "Felicity" stalks, Sammo rocks
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"You've Got Mail"
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Nora Ephron's update of "The Shop Around the Corner" rails against corporate chain stores to predictably bland effect
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"The General"
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With a mixture of humor and brutality, John Boorman's extraordinary film paints a dark portrait of Irish outlaw Martin Cahill
(12/18/98)

"The Prince of Egypt"
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A kitschy cartoon epic that's not for kids -- or adults
(12/18/98)

Safe Haven
By Charles Taylor
Director John Boorman talks about his new film, "The General," family values and his fascination with nonconformity
(12/17/98)

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SALON'S TV PICKS FOR
TUESDAY, DEC. 22, 1998
BY JOYCE MILLMAN

S E R I E S

King of the Hill (8 p.m., Fox) repeats the Christmas episode where Hank sees his mother (the late Tammy Wynette) and her boyfriend (Carl Reiner) together and goes temporarily blind. On a rerun of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (8 p.m., WB), former runaway Buffy faces the anger of her mother and friends, just as a whole bunch of zombies descend on Sunnydale. Nova (check local times, PBS) presents "Venus Unveiled," a look at what scientists have learned of late about Earth's distant neighbor. Felicity makes Ben's life miserable (again) when she "corrects" his paper and gets him accused of cheating on a rerun of Felicity (9 p.m., WB). Frontline (check local times, PBS) reruns "From Jesus to Christ," a three-part study of early Christianity.

S P E C I A L S

Bill Gates, Tom Hanks, Calista Flockhart, John Glenn, Jerry Springer, James Cameron, Mark McGwire, Ginger Spice and Chris Rock are on the list for Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 1998 (10 p.m., ABC). But who will be the super-secret No. 1 most fascinating person? Put yourself in Baba's head for a moment. Gotta be either Monica or Hillary, don't you think?

S P O R T S

Hockey:
Mighty Ducks at Avalanche (9 p.m., ESPN2)

T A L K

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Ben Affleck, Tori Amos, Jon Stewart
David Letterman (CBS) Jessye Norman
Jay Leno (NBC) Robin Williams
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Kathy Ireland, Joy Behar (rerun)
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Tom Brokaw, Tony Bennett
SALON | Dec. 22, 1998

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