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DTH Omnibus Page 9 Thursday September 5, 1991 The best ith Labor Day bringing the summer of 1991 to an official close, college students grudgingly turn from carefree davs on sandy beaches and evening boat rides on the lake to days filled with classes and evenings of homework and studies. If you're like me, you've been too busy to notice that there has been nothing on television for the past two weeks. Perhaps you've been tied down studying, standing in various lines, and all the other little extras that make the college experience such a "joy." I finally seized an opportunity a few nights ago to spend a some time with my television set. It had been so long since we had seen each other that I had to make an effort to remem ber where the onoff button was. At any rate, I anticipated the heavy workloads that awaited you upon your return to lovely Chapei Hill and de cided that I wanted to free you of at least a portion of your problems and frustrations. At first, I had the best of inten tions: I tried to get two final exams waived for all my readers. This at tempt failed, however, as the major ity of the administration felt that tor ture tactics are a must for UNC stu dents. After several similar ideas failed, I Tone Def cheap rent and fun mud staying in PeteTownshend's flat in 1970s Lon don. Their audaciously metaphysical name spumed endless debate and in terpretation, baffled the scholars and inspired other bands to explore the existential with a musical moniker. (See The Jam, The Fix, The Cure and especially The Band.) Helmet, Finger and The Feelies -These three groups spent time to gether in the Pee Dee Correctional Institute for perverse public touch ing. Incidentally, Pee We'e Herman served time with the aforementioned rockers but, unlike the musicians, re fused a defense lawyer, boasting, "I can get my own self off." Something Clever This Way Comes to page 3 of the fall season, so far Caixjd-Ane ILiJiTajmw decided I could at least offer some ideas of how to spend those five min utes of free time you have each week. So while you were sunning on the beaches and cruising the lakes on jet skis, I stayed at home compiling a list of each of the four major television networks' new programs for the fall season. The line-up looks great! ABC begins its season with Home Improvement, a show in which come dian Tim Allen acts as the host of a show-within-a-show, called "Tool Time." Allen's swagger, coupled with his oversized tool belt, makes him out to be "Mr. Macho." It's a different story when he's at home, though, where his nerve-wracking kids and liberated wife take control of the do-it-yourself-handyman. Airs 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Homeront, a series set in immedi ate post-World War II, provides a bit of history education. With the happy return of American soldiers from over seas, topics such as the rise of femi nism and prejudice in America are dealt with as America moves into the 1950s. Airs 10 p.m. Tuesdays. Grownups, a sitcom created by James L. Brooks (of Simpsons fame), Kool & The Gang and The Sugarhill Gang - Though childhood chums, these two gangs formed in third grade when one bunch liked to rap the alphabet, adding extempora neous addenda and cute rhymes, while the other violently opposed such vo cal delivery, opting for soulful melo dies and lots of horns, especially dur ing the vowels. Smashing Pumpkins - Watched way too much David Letterman. The Screaming Trees - These three guys grew up in Washington state and all their parents worked for the Natural Forestry Foundation. They played with Lincoln Logs as youngsters and acquired an affinity The Dragon's Garden Our beautiful atmosphere and our delicious food make us the ideal place to bring your special someone - please come and join us! The Gourmet restaurant that's different. . .and better. 9293143 407 W. Franklin SI (next to McDonald &) Lunch: 6un. - fri. 11 am - 2 pm Dinner: Sun. - Thura. 5-9:30 pro Fri. & Sal 5 -1030 pm TakeOut & Catering Services Avaiable stars Marsha Mason and Alex Rocco. Mason plays the oldest of three con tinually bickering sisters. Rocco, a notorious scene-stealer, is predicted to do some terrific upstaging. Airs 9 p.m. Wednesdays. Stories concerning sisters seem to be selling scripts this year. Good and Evil is a sitcom focusing on two sisters who don't match at all. Teri Garr and Margaret Whitten star in the series. In the plot, Garr dumps her historical image as "sweet and innocent" to play the villainess. Airs 10 p.m. Wednes days. Bird and Katt yes, another de tectiveshow teamsjames Earl Jones with Richard Crenna to solve some crimes together, using the buddy sys tem. Fans of Gabriel's Fire will love this one. Airs 8 p.m. Thursdays. FBI: The Untold Stories. Perhaps this is another Unsolved Mysteries. Maybe we'll get a look at some law breaking in politics. Airs 9 p.m. Thursdays. It is difficult to picture Suzanne Somers married, but wed she is in Step by Step. Somers and TV-hubby Patrick Duffy have a houseful of love ... and kids. Most of their problems surround parenthood. Airs 8:30 p.m. Fridays. Here's a winner. Michael Chiklis stars as The Commish, an almost per fect chief of police who always gets his man ... and, most of the time, his woman. Airs 10 p.m. Saturdays. from page 5 for nature's arbor plots. Woodsy Owl dominated their nighttime dreams. The boys drank Pine-Sol behind their moms' backs and often locked them selves in their bedrooms to eat paper. One day a fire broke out near the boys' small town, ravaging the mas sive forest. (Smurfs were killed and Azreal the cat had babies. ) The three young guitar players plunged into a forty-day delirium, drinking only Pine- Sol and eating only bark. They awoke screaming. R.E.M. - Ha! They fooled every body. It's got nothing to do with the hyper- intense period of dreaming that occurs during human sleep. It stands for: Real Easy Money. CBS will enter the fall ratings race with six new programs: Redd Foxx is back, with Delta Reese, playing a happily retired couple; ready to sleep, travel, shop and start enjoying life. All goes well for the first week of retirement until a divorced daughter returns home to stay and brings her three grandchil dren with her. Airs 8 p.m. Wednes days. Another promising sitcom is Prin cesses, set in New York City. The three main characters are all prin cesses Ih some respect. Twiggy plays an actual princess while her two co stars, Fran Drescher and Julie Haggerty, are wanna-bes. It never hurts to dream. Airs 8 p.m. Fridays. In Palace Guard, Marcy Walker plays a former actress while D. W. Moffett plays a former thief. This unlikely pair is thrown together as they begin new jobs as hotel employ ees. Airs 10 p.m. Fridays. Ever wondered how the Federal Witness Protection Program works? Connie Sellica has been relocated by the WPP as a con artist in P.S. I Love You. Greg Evigan poses as her hus band. Airs 10 p.m. Saturdays. That's it for this week. Select your favorites, mark your calendars, and watch for a new list next Thursday. This article will be concluded in next week's Omni. fjTiTffi And Sunday Brunch. )) 'Jimmy crack corn, and I don't care.' What the hell kind of an attitude is that? OMNIBUS h 1.(1) Cheers, NBC 18.8, 17.5 million homes 2. (2) 60 Minutes, CBS 18.6. 17.3 million homes 3. (3) Roseanne.ABC 18.3. 17.0 million homes 4. (X) STAT, ABC 17.1. 15.9miIlion homes 5. (9) Murphy Brown, CBS 16.3. 15.2 million homes 6. (8) America's Funniest Home Videos, ABC 15.8, 14.7 million homes 7. (10) Designing Women, CBS 15.6. 14.5 million homes 8. (12) America's Funniest People,ABC 15.4. 14.3 million homes 9. (10) Empty Nest, NBC 15.1.14.1 millionhomes 9.(4) A Different World, NBC 15.1,14.1 millionhomes 11.(12)GoldenGirls,NBC 14.7, 13.7 million homes 11. (17)Family Matters, ABC 14.7, 13.7million homes : Listings induite the week's ranking, with full season-lo-date ranking in parentheses, rating lor the meek, and total homes. An T in parentheses denotes one-time-only presentation. A rating measures the percentage ol the nation's 90.4 million IV homes. X i
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