Syndication Spurs New Sci Fi and Fright Series
In Los Angeles the boom in syndicated series grows with War of the Worlds from Paramount after Star Trek The Next Generation. Freddy's Nightmares from Paramounts Lorimar and Fun House rival Double Dare face competition as the Writers Guild strike slows production and pushes new episodes to October or November. Nightmare has about eight episodes in development.
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War of the Worlds Set for October TV Premiere
Paramount Television plans a first week of October debut for War of the Worlds with enough scripts on hand to cover a long strike. Produced in Toronto, the project will not reuse these scripts after writers return. The series follows scientists and a soldier facing revived aliens in a world left amnesiac after a 1953 invasion. Freddy's Nightmares and Family Medical Center also join fall syndication with tone and suspense tailored for TV.
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Family Medical Center To Debut September 12
The program features medical advisor Dr. Walter Dishell who worked on M A S H and Trapper John M D and will address topics like breast cancer and abortion with dual perspectives. John Darling is involved in the show's development as it aims to present controversial issues from multiple sides.
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Star Trek actors discuss Geordi and strikes impact
LeVar Burton says he hopes Geordi can one day remove his eye device and still act well. Jonathan Frakes jokes about removing the air filter while Rick Berman notes scripts won’t be rewritten while the Writers Guild strike continues.
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Phyllis Frelich joins Santa Barbara as deaf nun
Frelich, Tony winner from Children of a Lesser God, joins NBCs Santa Barbara as Sister Sarah a nun tied to a murder arc. She works with Nancy Grahn and uses sign language onscreen while her husband serves as interpreter. The plot centers on a decades old murder and framed suspect Mason Capwell with Frelich aiding his investigation.
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King of the Gypsies on TV Tonight at Eight
Eric Roberts leads in the 1978 film adaptation of Peter Maas as a man torn between simple living and Gypsy clan leadership. Susan Sarandon and Brooke Shields also appear as part of a program noting increased law enforcement efforts to handle prison overcrowding.
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Bull Durham
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Grtics Choices and Hothouse TV lineup
A repeat episode of Grtics Choices features Anderson in a broader comic mode as he discusses serious side effects of comedy. The Great est Prankster in Judicial History contest pits Judge Stone against Gary Kroeger. Hothouse follows a staff psychiatrist facing ethical conflict with a patient as Part 1 of 2.
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Hothouse
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Hamman Delivers A Witty Diamond Coup In Championship
World bridge champion Bob Hamman, playing in the US Bridge Championships last month, led a clever jack to force declarer’s king and diamonds. His team won and will compete in the World Team Olympiad in Venice in October, with the narrator proudly on the squad.
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Bob Hamman
Venice
Zodiac insights boost Friday fortunes across signs
The July 29 1988 astrology briefing highlights opportunities through social contacts led by Gemini or Libra allies. Virgo gains from debt collection, Libra should stay optimistic, Scorpio may see career shifts, Sagittarius seeks mutual agreements, Capricorn allied with instincts in business, Aquarius avoids negativity, Pisces aims to increase resources, Aries luck favors enterprise, Taurus improves finances, Gemini receives good news, Cancer to focus on resource security.
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