Picks and Pans Review: This Week

By David Hiltbrand

UPDATED 06/12/1995 at 01:00 AM EDT • Originally published 06/12/1995 at 01:00 AM EDT

>TUBE: Absolutely Fabulous returns with more decadent escapades; MTV promotes young lust on Singled Out; Elton John's concert special strikes a surprisingly muted mood

SCREEN: Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep indulge in midlife lust; despite Keanu Reeves, Johnny Mnemonic crashes; Wigstock is a real drag 17

SONG: Cupid's arrow leaves Chris Isaak stinging; Catherine Wheel is on a roll; the Rembrandts discover the importance of Friends 21

PAGES: An ex-cop turned bookseller cracks a mystery in The Bookman's Wake; George Foreman looks back—with laughter; Patrick O'Brian hits the deck again in The Commodore 27