The Brow Beat

HIGH HBO's Billie Jean King: Portrait of a Pioneer is required viewing for anyone who remembers her mainly as Bobby Riggs's foil. With insights from Chris Evert and other contemporaries and some frank talk from King about her sexuality, it's a touching look at a self-made star whose influence was felt far beyond the court.

LOW Objectivity goes out the window--with raucous results--on Fox Soccer Channel's Fan Zone, a Premier League game called by one unabashedly rabid fan from each team. There's plenty of taunting, rooting and screaming; for a more authentic experience you'll have to fly to England and buy a ticket.