Beloved
Reviewed by Charles Taylor
Jonathan Demme panders to Toni Morrison's guilt-mongering in his brutal adaptation of her best-seller

Practical Magic
Reviewed by Laura Miller
Yet another suburban witch story with a wishy-washy moral: A sorceress's place is in the home

Sharps & Flats
Reviews of new CDs by the San Francisco Symphony, Sunny Day Real Estate and Emma Townshend, plus Tommy Boy Records compilation
(10/14/98)

The new corporate culture
By Tom Frost
Silicon Valley's "techie trendsetters" are making the office party the coolest event on your social calendar -- sort of
(10/14/98)

The kids are alright
By Joyce Millman
Teen spirit: TV's wise kids and puerile adults
(10/12/98)

What Dreams May Come
Reviewed by Laura Miller
In the new Robin Williams movie, heaven is a twee B&B
(10/09/98)

Movie credits 101
By Robert Glatzer
A former film director decodes the in-jokes and ego trips lurking behind that never-ending list of names
(10/09/98)

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WEEKEND, OCT. 16-18, 1998
BY JOYCE MILLMAN

N E W    S H O W S

Trinity (9 p.m. Fri., NBC) is a drama from "ER" producer John Wells about a volatile blue-collar Irish family with many, many problems. Tate Donovan heads the cast as the son who became a priest. And winning the award for the new season's most conceptually tortured (and not in a good way) show is Wind on Water (8 p.m. Sat., NBC), a soap about a ranch family in Hawaii led by strong-willed widow Bo Derek, who faces off with a greedy land developer (Lee Horsley) while her hunky teenage surfer-dude sons do a lot of extreme sports and partying. It's "Big Valley" meets "Dynasty" meets "Dallas" meets "Baywatch" meets ... Oh, forget it.

S E R I E S

Buddy and Bob are hired by a sports agent to keep a basketball star out of trouble on Buddy Faro (9 p.m. Fri., CBS). On Homicide: Life on the Street (10 p.m. Fri., NBC), Giardello's son transfers to the Baltimore Police Department and Aerosmith's Joe Perry guests as a narc. The Pretender (9 p.m. Sat., NBC) has its season premiere, as does Profiler (10 p.m. Sat., NBC). Lucy "Xena" Lawless hosts Saturday Night Live (11:30 p.m. Sat., NBC) with music from Elliott Smith. Masterpiece Theatre (9 p.m. Sun., PBS) has yet another version of "Wuthering Heights," this one is a two-hour TV movie starring Robert Cavanah and Orla Brady. On The Practice (10 p.m. Sun., ABC), Lindsay and Bobby take a big strategic risk in their defense of Lindsay's former law professor, who's on trial for murder.

S P E C I A L S

Disney's 1996 animated version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (7 p.m. Sun., ABC) has its first network broadcast. Lea Thompson stars in the two-part miniseries A Will of Their Own (8 p.m. Sun., NBC), an epic look at the changing roles of women in America over the past 60 years through the eyes of a photojournalist recounting her family history. The cast includes Thomas Gibson, Ellen Burstyn and Faye Dunaway.

S P O R T S

The World Series:
Padres at Yankees, Games 1 and 2 (7:30 p.m. Sat., Sun., Fox)

Football:
Ravens at Steelers; Bengals at Oilers; Jaguars at Bills (1 p.m. Sun., CBS)
Cardinals at Giants; Panthers at Buccaneers; Redskins at Vikings; Saints at Falcons (1 p.m. Sun., Fox)
Colts at 49ers (4 p.m. Sun., CBS)
Cowboys at Bears; Eagles at Chargers; Rams at Dolphins (4:15 p.m. Sun., Fox)

T A L K

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) Sandra Bullock, Christine Baranski
David Letterman (CBS) Samuel L. Jackson (rerun)
Jay Leno (NBC) Dennis Rodman, Reese Witherspoon
Charlie Rose (PBS) George Bush
Politically Incorrect (ABC) Richard Grieco, Kathy Griffin
Conan O'Brien (NBC) Isabella Rossellini, David Arquette, Cake
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