Blue Glow

Salon's TV picks for
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999

Published December 1, 1999 5:00PM (EST)

Series

What are Jen and Pacey doing in Dawson's bedroom? That and other burning questions will be answered on tonight's Dawson's Creek (8 p.m., WB). The dead body of Drew's uncle is an unwelcome guest at the wedding of Mimi and Drew's brother on The Drew Carey Show (9 p.m., ABC). Tammy Faye Messner (formerly Bakker) guests as Mimi's mother. Love is in the air, thanks to strangely hot weather, on Roswell (9 p.m., WB). Richard Pryor makes a cameo appearance on Norm (9:30 p.m., ABC) in an episode about Norm's efforts to settle his debts with his bookie. The cops uncover an insurance scam involving Holocaust victims on Law & Order (10 p.m., NBC).

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Specials

Dr. Evil's favorite movie, Jerry Maguire (7 p.m., Fox), has its network premiere. Mini-Me, you complete me. Britney Spears, Enrique Iglesias, 'N Sync and Matt Lauer are on hand for the annual tree lighting festivities in Christmas in Rockefeller Center (8 p.m., NBC). Jason Alexander executive produced and hosts Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments (8 p.m., UPN), an hour of favorite scenes from 33 years of "Star Trek," plus a tribute to DeForest Kelley. The 1964 classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (8 p.m., CBS) emerges from storage for its annual airing. Burl Ives, "A Holly Jolly Christmas," Herbie the misfit elf -- come on, you know you want to watch. The ubiquitous Garth Brooks joins with Tony Bennett, Natalie Cole and Trisha Yearwood for Garth Brooks and the Magic of Christmas (9 p.m., NBC). I'll take "Rudolph" any day.

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Sports

Basketball:

Rockets at Suns (8 p.m., TBS)

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Talk

Rosie O'Donnell (syndicated) The Rosie O' Games

David Letterman (CBS) Tim Robbins, B.B. King with Dr. John

Jay Leno (NBC) Christina Applegate, Boomer Esiason

Politically Incorrect (ABC) Bobcat Goldthwaite, Jack Germond

Conan O'Brien (NBC) Carson Daly


By Joyce Millman

Joyce Millman is a writer living in the Bay Area.

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