ALSO TODAY Jeff Buckley By David Bowman A review of the posthumously released, Tom Verlaine-produced "Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk" Sharps & Flats Mini-reviews of The Connells, Pete Seeger, The Gourds, Quasi, Nnenna Freelon and Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1 RECENTLY IN BLUE GLOW Fox's fall schedule (05/26/98) RECENTLY IN ENTERTAINMENT Home Movies By Charles Taylor Depp impact: A former teen idol has become Hollywood's most versatile and moving actor (05/26/98) Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Reviewed by Cintra Wilson Terry Gilliam captures the crazy soul of Hunter Thompson's twisted masterpiece (05/22/98) The Opposite of Sex Reviewed by Cynthia Joyce For all its clever twists, "The Opposite of Sex" turns a pretty cheap trick (05/22/98) Sex and the single songwriter By Jennie Yabroff Lyle Lovett on music, movies and the creative spark (05/22/98) Godzilla Reviewed by Gary Kamiya IQ does matter (05/21/98) BROWSE THE TV ARCHIVES COLUMNS FEATURES ILLUSTRATION BY KATHERINE STREETER

blue glow SALON'S TV PICKS FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1998 BY JOYCE MILLMAN S P E C I A L S Behind the Laughs (8 p.m., Fox) goes behind the scenes of classic sitcoms to uncover rare audition tapes, original casting choices and other trivial tidbits. Mike Farrell (a trivia answer himself -- "M*A*S*H") hosts. S E R I E S Great Performances (check local times, PBS) presents "Variety & Virtuosity: The American Ballet Theatre Now," performances from the company, hosted by Natalia Makarova. Ellen (9:30 p.m., ABC) reruns one of her "I Love Lucy" episodes, a sight-gag-happy episode in which she keeps making a fool of herself in front of her new neighbors. Eventually, she ends up wearing a chicken suit, and it's funnier than it sounds. And on a rerun of Chicago Hope (10 p.m., CBS), a wealthy patient (Tom Skerritt) who needs a new heart doesn't want to wait for a donor, so he sets up a deal of his own. S P O R T S NBA Playoffs: Pacers at Bulls (9 p.m., NBC) Baseball: Dodgers at Astros (7:30 p.m., ESPN) Padres at Diamondbacks (10:30 p.m., ESPN) T A L K Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Jason Priestley David Letterman (CBS) Bruce Willis, Elizabeth Hurley, Maxwell (rerun) Jay Leno (NBC) Ellen DeGeneres (rerun) Politically Incorrect (ABC) Henry Rollins, Kennedy (rerun) Charlie Rose (PBS) Panel: "The Search for Life in the Universe" Conan O'Brien (NBC) John Malkovich (rerun) SALON | May 27, 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Blue Glow for < href="/ent/glow/1998/05/26glow.html">Tuesday May 26, 1998

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