Oprah Sitcom Talk Raises TV Industry Worries
Chronicle-Telegram notes ABC Entertainment plans a sitcom around Oprah Winfrey, Chicago based host, inviting criticism of credibility and potential expansion into documentaries, cartoons, toy contracts, specials, and a River North soul food restaurant venture. The piece questions the timing and impact of such cross platform ventures.
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TVQ&A on Jack Elam and Raymond Burr TV plans
The column says Jack Elam is alive and thriving with NBCs Easy Street alongside Loni Anderson. It notes Raymond Burr finished a Perry Mason movie The Case of the Shooting Star for NBC to air Nov 9 and suggests a separate project for the 1986 87 season, with Burr not seeking a weekly series.
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Networks reshuffle fall schedule with new comedies
NBC and ABC delay reruns by introducing new series like The Bronx Zoo Harry and The Charmings while St Elsewhere and Head of the Class return in May. ABC touts this to lure viewers away from old repeats and keep premieres fresh.
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Matlock Diary of a Perfect Murder TV Movie Reflected
Amiable Andy Griffith revisits Ben Matlock in a 1986 TV movie where he defends a high profile network newscaster charged with killing his ex wife. The feature also previews Nova great moments from its history with Richard Kiley among the presenters.
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Movie Timestalkers and Hell Street Blues on Today’s Schedule
William Devane stars as a modern professor recruited by a 26th century woman to locate her father’s associate Klaus Kinski who aims to alter history. In a separate plot, Flaherty and Russo collide at work with Bates sustaining injuries in Hell Street Blues.
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