`GROSSE POINTE’ SATIRE SPELLS TROUBLE
Never underestimate the power of a mogul peeved. Aaron Spelling, father of Tori and countless prime-time soaps, didn't appreciate some passages in the WB's new soap spoof, "Grosse Pointe," and...
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SHOWTIME LEADS THE WAY IN DEPICTING HOMOSEXUALS
Ever since Ellen DeGeneres stepped gingerly from the closet, the depiction of homosexuals on network television has advanced from the wink-wink-nudge-nudge stage to somewhat more frank portrayals. But even these...
2 CABLE SPECIALS EXAMINE HATE GROUPS AND THE WEB
It's a free country. But two upcoming cable specials may leave viewers wondering if too much freedom is a bad thing. HBO's "HATE.COM: Extremists on the Internet" and Discovery Channel's...
TNN’S YOUTHFUL FACELIFT NEAR COMPLETE WITH WWF
Remember when the Nashville Network was all about music? This fall, the transition will be pretty much complete when TNN -- please don't call it The Nashville Network -- wrestles...
`CITY’ SCRIPTS WON’T PUT NEW SPIN ON SHEEN’S BAD-BOY PAST
Can a sitcom lose its star and still succeed? More to the point, when that star is America's boy next door and his replacement is Peck's bad boy, will the...
ANTHOLOGY SERIES WORTH ENJOYING WHILE IT LASTS
In the star-driven world of tellytainment, the anthology series is up there with pyorrhea on the list of items not wished for when blowing out the birthday candles. This absence...
WHY CAN’T NETWORKS SMELL A SHOW GONE BAD?
The answer is term limits. And the question has nothing to do with Strom Thurmond. No indeed. It has to do with the shelf life of TV shows. Specifically, a...
ZAGGING AT THE RIGHT TIME
Are there any more questions about Gonzaga? Can there be? Are there any more doubts? Can there be? Are there any more jokers who can't get off this Cinderella nonsense--such...
`MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS’ PROVIDES LITTLE INSIGHT
If the Virgin Mary looks vaguely familiar, you can thank George Lucas, who cast Pernilla August as Anakin Sywalker's devoted-but-incredibly-unselfish mother in "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace."...
SWEET AND REAL
Often, a show will fail because it has no soul. It might have the cleverest hook, the hottest cast and drop-dead writing, but if it can't draw inspiration from someplace...