ALSO TODAY Sharps & Flats Reviews of new CDs by Dr. John, MC Lyte, Randy Scruggs and more RECENTLY IN ENTERTAINMENT Invitation to a lynching By Charles Taylor The trial that ended capital punishment in England (08/18/98) Women are from Venus, men are from Vegas By Joyce Millman ABC's girl-talk show "The View" and HBO's "Rat Pack" movie have more in common than you think (08/17/98) Mrs. Peel, we're needed Reviewed by Charles Taylor Remembering the real "Avengers" (08/17/98) Snake Eyes Reviewed by Stephanie Zacharek Cage and Sinise come up cold in De Palma's aloof thriller (08/07/98) Acting weird By Elgy Gillespie Nicolas Cage talks about selling imperfection (08/07/98) BROWSE THE TV ARCHIVES COLUMNS FEATURES ILLUSTRATION BY KATHERINE STREETER

blue glow SALON'S TV PICKS FOR WEDNESDAY, AUG. 19, 1998 BY JOYCE MILLMAN S P E C I A L S Paul Newman reprises his pool-shark role from "The Hustler" and Tom Cruise is the new kid on the circuit in Martin Scorsese's 1986 drama The Color of Money (8 p.m., Fox). The new cable movie Nightmare in Big Sky Country (9 p.m., Lifetime) stars Patricia Wettig (Nancy from "thirtysomething") as a Montana judge whose family is threatened when she stands up to a militia leader. Another new cable movie, the poetically titled Every Mother's Worst Fear (9 p.m., USA), stars Cheryl Ladd as a mom who goes on a crusade to find her daughter, who was kidnapped by a guy she met on (here it comes) the Internet. S P O R T S Baseball: Giants at Braves (7:30 p.m., ESPN) Tigers at Angels (10:30 p.m., ESPN) S E R I E S Sally's discovery of romance novels inspires her to take her relationship with Officer Don to a new level on a rerun of 3rd Rock from the Sun (9 p.m., NBC). Law & Order (10 p.m., NBC) repeats its Unabomber episode; a defendant refuses to plead insanity, to the dismay of his brother, who turned him in in hopes of getting help for him. South Park (10 p.m., Comedy Central) has a new episode featuring the return of Mr. Hankey. And if you have to ask -- don't. The new sketch comedy series The Upright Citizens' Brigade (10:30 p.m., Comedy Central) premieres. The four-person troupe of the title does surreal, interlocking skits. T A L K Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Dolly Parton, Ed Burns David Letterman (CBS) Danny DeVito Jay Leno (NBC) Salma Hayek Charlie Rose (PBS) TBA Politically Incorrect (ABC) San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Ron Silver Conan O'Brien (NBC) Rufus Wainwright SALON | Aug. 19, 1998 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Blue Glow for < href="http://www.salonmagazine.com/ent/glow/1998/08/18glow.html">Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1998

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