TV writers drift from six-figure pay to shameless plagiarism
In a New York Times piece Ivy League grads with six figure TV salaries are blamed for copycat plots on prime time. The evenings’ shows feature recycled storylines with references to Friends style humor. A look at Teen Angel Gregory Hines Show Moeisha and Promised Land hints at analogues to classic scenes and plots driving home the sentiment.
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Surviving Picasso Leads Tonight’s Movie Highlights
Anthony Hopkins stars in Surviving Picasso at 8 p m on Cinemax. Nash Bridges features a vertical pursuit at 10 p m Channel 5. Homicide Life on the Street at 10 p m on WSTM Channel 3. Family Matters has Urkel powers at 8 p m Channel 5. The Visitor airs at 8 p m WSYT Channel 68. Players at 8 p m Channel 3. Boy Meets World at 9 p m Channel 9. Millennium at 9 p m Channel 68. Step by Step at 9 30 p m Channel G.
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TV Cabin Guide details on closed captions and videotape
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