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"TV
SHOWS - Midseason 2001-02"
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Monday Night |
| ABC |
The Wayne Brady
Show -
Wayne and his
comrades return for another hilarious take on
music, sketch, and improv. |
| CBS |
Baby
Bob
- A
new comedy about first-time parents who have an
extraordinary six-month-old baby who talks like
an adult. The series stars Adam Arkin, Joely
Fisher, Elliott Gould, Holland Taylor and
Marissa Tait. Ken Campbell provides the voice of
Baby Bob. |
| FOX |
American
Embassy - Arija Bareikis stars
as Emma Brody, a young woman from
Toledo, Ohio who accepts a job at the U.S. embassy
in London. [Debuts in February at 9 p.m.]
Formerly titled "Emma
Brody" |
| TNT |
Witchblade
- Encore of the first season of the hit drama
series, on Mondays at 9 p.m. (ET/PT).
Beginning January 21, the two-hour series
pilot will air. Series episodes 1-11 will also
air Mondays at 9 p.m. beginning with the first
episode on Monday, January 28. |
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Tuesday Night |
| ABC |
The Court
- The Supreme Court, one of the most powerful
and insulated institutions of our government,
is the setting for this one-hour drama which
centers on the chambers of its newest Justice.
Sally Field plays Justice Kate Nolan, a
pragmatic politician who must prove herself in
a deeply divided Court.
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| FOX |
Andy Richter Controls
the Universe - Set in present day
Chicago, Andy is a struggling writer who makes
his living writing technical manuals for a giant
and totally indifferent company. Andy is
constantly thinking about possibilities. Could
life be better this way or that, should I take
the path less traveled, did I forget to feed the
fish? |
| NBC |
Imagine
That - Hank Azaria stars as
self-effacing TV writer Josh Miller, who mines
his own rich fantasy life for comic
inspiration. Other characters include Wendy
(Jayne Brook), Josh's power lawyer wife;
Josh's self-absorbed boss, Barb (Katey Sagal);
Josh's partner, Kenny (Joshua Malina); and
Tabitha (Julia Schultz), a sexy new
assistant. Suzy Nakamura and David Pressman
also star. CANCELLED
Watching Ellie -
Jukia Louis-Dreyfus
stars in a 22-minute slice of life comedy set in
Los Angeles about lounge singer Ellie Riggs. The
first episode deals with an overflowing toilet,
her neighbor Ingvar (Peter Stormare) who knocks
himself unconscious trying to help, and a naked
doctor (Don Lake) who comes to the rescue.
Finally out the door, Ellie bumps into her
ex-boyfriend Edgar (Steve Carrell) who tries to
"un-invite" her to his birthday party. |
| UPN |
As If
- A brand new teen comedy drama series, based on
the British version of the same name, about the
lives and loves of six teenagers in Los Angeles.
Alex, Sooz, Sasha, Nickie, Jamie and Rob. Each
episode of As If shows the story from one
character's point of view, as if they were the
main character of a movie about his/her life.
The Random Years
- ("Somewhere between high school and the rest
of your life") Alex, Todd and Wiseman have known
each other since grade school. Casey is a smart,
hard-charging young woman. In their early 20s,
the boys now share a Chinatown loft apartment
and Casey has just moved in down the hall. They
find themselves in New York City trying to
negotiate the daunting realities of
post-collegiate life – semi-mature
relationships, steady employment and coming up
with the rent, for example.
Despite their seemingly similar situations, the
members of this foursome take dramatically
different approaches to life: |
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| Wednesday
Night |
| ABC |
George Lopez
- Popular stand-up comedian George Lopez stars
as an assembly line worker promoted to manage an
L.A. airplane parts factory whose job and busy
family life are complicated by the presence of
his stubborn, insensitive mother. |
| FOX |
Greg the Bunny
- The series follows the adventures of a Greg, a
not-so-innocent, yet undeniably cute, bunny
puppet. Greg lands his dream job on the
long-running children’s show, “Sweetknuckle
Junction,” a series populated by neurotic
puppets and the humans who both love and abuse
them. |
| PBS |
American Family
- Chronicles the lives of the
Gonzalez's, residents of East Los Angeles. Jess
Gonzalez (Edward James Olmos), the conservative
patriarch, and his daughter Nina Gonzalez
(Constance Marie), a feminist attorney, are
constantly at odds with each other. Nina has
moved back home following a family tragedy. She
must make the difficult choice between her
dreams of a career in Washington, D.C., or
staying home to help raise Pablito, her brother
Esteban's son. Esteban (Esai Morales) struggles
to rebuild his life after serving time in
prison. Flamboyant Aunt Dora (Raquel Welch)
lives next door and adds some spice to
everyone's life. |
| WB |
Glory
Days -Eddie
Cahill as author Mike Dolan who returns his
hometown Lake Glory to write a second novel. Unfortunately, the town's residents give him a
cold welcome because of the way he portrayed
the them in his first novel. |
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Thursday Night |
| FOX |
That
80's Show - Half-hour comedy
focusing on a group of twenty-somethings
finding their way through the '80s in San
Diego. The
cast of characters include Corey
(Glenn Howerton) and sister, Katie
(Tinsley Grimes) who live with their Dad RT
(Geoff Pierson); Corey's friend Roger (Eddie
Shin); Corey's ex Sophia (Britanny Daniel) who
hangs at the Club Piranha; Margaret, Corey's
boss who owns Permanent Record, the
music store where he works; and the new girl,
Tuesday (Chyler Leigh), a punk rocker who
sports a Mohawk and attitude to match.
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| NBC |
Leap of Faith
- This new comedy is about the relationships
between a close circle of friends in their 30s.
At the center is Faith Wardwell (Sarah Paulson),
a spirited young woman who calls off her
engagement and takes a leap of faith back into
the single life to discover what life is like
when you stop doing what you should do, and
start doing what makes you happy. |
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Friday Night |
| CBS |
First
Monday
- Revolves
around the U.S. Supreme Court's nine justices,
whose momentous decisions make history - and
headlines. Associate Justice Joe Novelli, (Joe
Mantegna) a new addition to the bench, will
have a pivotal role in an evenly split court
of four conservatives and four liberals. Also
starring is James Garner (The
Rockford Files) as Chief Justice Thomas
Brankin, a staunch conservative, and Charles
Durning (O Brother, Where Art Thou?) as
Justice Henry Hoskins, one of Brankin's
closest allies.
AFP: American Fighter
Pilot - A new "Top Gun"-like
reality series that follow three men from
different walks of life as they train to
become F-15 fighter pilots. The series opens
at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, where
the three brave young men face 110 days of
F-15 pilot training.
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Saturday
Night |
| SCI |
Legend
of the Rangers - Sequel to the
sci-fi series BABYLON 5 premiering on the Sci
Fi Channel on January 19, 2002. The action
adventure series follow the exploits of Dylan
Neal as Captain Martel, the pilot of the starship Liandra
who brings galactic law and order in the
aftermath the Shadow Wars. His crew consists
of Rangers, a specially trained police
force composed of both humans and
aliens. "The Live for the One. They
Die for the One." |
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Sunday Night |
| SHO |
Jeremiah -
In a post-apocalyptic world
following "The Big Death" - a mysterious but
devastating plague that claimed the loves of
billions of people- only the children remain.
Fifteen years have gone by, and in the midst
of the chaos, one man, Jeremiah (Luke Perry),
rises above the rest to restore civility and
order. He, and his companion Kurdy, must lead
the struggle to uncover the buried truths of a
forgotten society to provide hope for the
future. In 2021, As Jeremiah and Kurdy search
for the elusive "Valhala Sector" they
encounter their greatest fears and discover
their own humanity. |
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