STANDING STRONG FOR 1,543 DAYS THE FIGHT'S NOT OVER YET OCTOBER 3-9, 1999 THE DETROIT VOL. 4 NO. 46 75 CENTS S undayjournal PUBLISHED BY LOCKED-OUT ETROIT NEWSPAPER WORKERS ©TDSJ The long, last goodbye NEWS Closing Tiger Stadium is a crime perpetrated against loyal fans, says Mike Betzold.Page 4. Not all fans will miss the old ballpark.Page 4. Closing day: A photostory. Pages 14-15. OPINION Our editoral writer says the Tigers’ finale couldn't have been better. Editorial,Page 6. SPORTS There’s hope for next year as the Tigers move into Comerica Park, says Rich Shook.Page 28. INDEX Classifieds Page 22 Crossword Page 23 Entertainment Page 7 Movie Guide Page 20 Opinion Page 6 Sports Page 28 Journal photo by George Waldman Who are these kids and where’s Kojak? ’ve been watching television since before Milton Berle became a cross­ dresser, and never have I felt that prime-time programs weren’t specifi­ cally designed to pander to my personal entertainment tastes. Until this I season. Between this week’s premieres of the “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” spin-off “Angel” (9 p.m. Tuesday, The WB/Channel 20), the hip-hop hijinks of “Shasta McNasty” (8 p.m. Tuesday, UPN/Channel 50), the teenage aliens of “Roswell” (9 p.m. Wednesday, The WB) and the generation-grunge drama of “Wasteland” (9 p.m. Thursday, ABC/Channel 7), my TV is giving me the overwhelmingly ominous vibe that I’ve suddenly become too old to watch it. And I don’t like the feeling. Hey, I still buy blue jeans! (Every few years.) I like candy! (Sugar-free, of course.) I surf the Web! (Well, I can retrieve my e-mail.) DON’T DESERT ME LIKE THIS! When did they take off Murder, She Wrote? Anybody seen my dentures? ■ “Animal memorable as a Farm,”8 tonight former college pro­ (repeated at 10 fessor also afflicted with Alzheimer’s tonight, midnight Fox Monday and 10:30 M cFa r l in who becomes her p.m. Thursday), friend and ally. Scott Bairstow portrays a decorated soldier duped into lethal virtual-reality combat in TNT — Far and Highlights ■ “Sex and the the debut of “Harsh Realm,” at 9 p.m. Friday on FOX, Channel 2. away the smash City,”9 tonight, hit of last sum­ HBO — Gotta mer’s TV Critics tour was a face-to- love that HBO. When everybody else dented arrangement between a tele­ ■ Hockey: Dallas Stars at Detroit snout interview with Napoleon, the on the TV terrain is hyping the fall vision network and a cable outlet: Red Wings, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Fox animatronic-powered, self-appointedseason premieres of their most popu­The new “Law & Order” spin-off Sports Detroit/ESPN2 — The high hog who rules the barnyard lar series, Home Box Office is mak­ “Special Victims Unit,” which pre­ National Hockey League schedule- with an iron hoof in TNT’s remark­ ing noise with the season-ENDING miered just EIGHT DAYS AGO on makers are obviously a devilish able cable adaptation. Creating com­ episode of its Emmy-nominated com­NBC, will have its episodes rebroad­ bunch, even if they’re not from New pelling animal characters and believ­edy. The second season of “Sex” con­cast the following week on USA Jersey. Less than five days into the able critter conversations that would cludes with Carrie (series star beginning with this replay of last last ice age of the century, they’ve have seemed inconceivable in the Sarah Jessica Parker) deciding Monday’s debut hour. Talk about a already set up the grudge match the pre-"Babe” movie era, Jim Henson’s whether she can remain “just fast track to cable reruns! But what hockey world is dying to see. Our Creature Shop outdoes itself in friends” with Mr. Big (Chris Noth) happens if “SVU” is pre-empted one spicy Wings, eager to reassert their bringing to life George Orwell's clas­since he dumped her for a youngerweek? A rerun of a rerun? aura of invincibility after spending sic 1948 political satire about a work­ woman, while the ever-trashy Sam ■ Major League Baseball: their first summer in three without a er’s revolt turned sour. More than (Kim Cattrall) meets a new hunk — American and National League H art Plaza victory rally, take on the 100 real animals were used in the and may have finally met her sexualDivisional Playoff Series,begin­ defending Stanley Cup champion Ireland-based production, given voicematch. ning at 1 p.m. Tuesday, ESPN — The (ooh, those words must smart!) by such talents as Kelsey Grammer, ■ “Law & Order: Special Victims closest the Tigers could get to the Dallas Stars live from Joe Louis Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Patrick Stewart Unit,” 11 tonight, USA Network — thrills and energy of postseason playArena. Expect more bumping and and Peter Ustinov, with Pete Far as I can remember (I am getting was when they said good-bye to theirgrinding than on Eight Mile Road on Postlethwaite as Jones. Note that older, you know), this is an unprece-grand dame stadium last week. a Saturday night. Sunday is also World Animal Day. ■ “Harsh Realm,”9 p.m. Friday, ■ “Forget Me Never,”9 tonight, FOX (Channel 2 in Detroit) — CBS (Channel 62 in Detroit) — And JIMMY MACK’S MAGNIFICENT MOVIE MENU Whenever Chris Carter has a bad when was the last time YOU saw dream, FOX makes a jillion dollars. Mia Farrow in a made-for-TV movie? “Fatal Attraction,”2 today, Last Emperor,”9 p.m. Tuesday, And this time Carter, the surfer (That “Sinatra” mini-series bio back USA; “The World According to The Movie Channel;“Bang the dude with a heart of woe who creat­ in 1992 doesn’t count; that was some­ Garp,”4:30 today, A&E; “Alfie,” Drum Slowly,”4:45 p.m. ed “The X-Files” and “Millennium,” one else playing her.) The once-and- 10 tonight, Turner Classic Wednesday, AMC;“Star Wars,” must have been playing Nintendo. In always princess of “Peyton Place” Movies;“The Man Who Fell to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, WGN; his latest series, a simulated war makes a haunting return to televi­ Earth,”3 a.m. Monday, Sci-Fi “Papillon,”1:05 a.m. Friday, game turns into a violent virtual- sion in this based-on-fact telefilm Channel; “Tommy,”8 p.m. TBS; “Five Easy Pieces,”9:15 reality nightmare for an honored about Diane McGowin, a young legalMonday and 1 a.m. Tuesday, a.m. Friday, The Movie Channel; Army lieutenant (played by Scott secretary who is shockingly diag­ VH1; “High Noon,”2 a.m. “Batman Returns,”8 p.m. Bairstow) who’s ordered to find and nosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s Tuesday, Turner Classic Movies; Friday, UPN/Channel 50; capture a turncoat soldier. D.B. disease. Martin Sheen shines in one “Fearless,”8 p.m. Tuesday and “Absence of Malice,”2 a.m. Sweeney also stars; think “X-Files” of the roles he does best, the distant, 1 a.m. Wednesday, TNT; “The Saturday, USA. through a pair of those goofy-looking dispassionate spouse; Colm Feore is wraparound virtual viewers. SUNDAY MORNING/AFTERNOON OCTOBER 10,1999 I 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 2:30 3:00 I 3:30 4:00 II 4:30 FOX e News News Fox News Sunday Lions Report Fox NFL Sunday ffi Cops® V.I.P. (In Stereo) Figure Skating: ISU Grand Slam, f f i NFL Football ffi NBC o News Today Sunday Today (In Stereo) ffi News Today OpenHous Meet the Press ffi Riches Paid Prog. Paid Prog. Latino Music Greats Horse Racing: Gold Cup Gravity Games (In Stereo) ABC o News Matlock (In Stereo) ffi Healthy This Week ffl | Roger E. 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