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Cooney received mail from parents who said their learning-disabled children were learning their ABC's--and the parents were proud...
...profit participation from the producer, Brillstein-Grey, which most likely went for the deal in order to prolong the show's life and make it eligible for the big money of syndication. "Much better to partner with a network and own 50 percent of $350 million," observed an executive. ABC took another tack, forcing three producers to accept longer contracts and smaller licensing fees in exchange for space on its schedule next season...
Worse than nothing, actually. After nine years on the air--eight seasons on ABC, where the show earned solid ratings and anchored the kid-friendly "TGIF" lineup; and a final season on CBS, where viewership dropped sharply--Family Matters hasn't just been canceled. CBS pulled the show off the air in January, and is holding the final seven episodes until June and July, when most of its fans will be at summer camp. Don't expect much hoopla for the two-part finale, in which the newly engaged Steve Urkel, once TV's favorite nerd, is chosen...
EVER AFTER: A CINDERELLA STORY (Aug. 7). The film's pedigree promises a fractured fairy tale: the last time its star (Drew Barrymore) and director (Andy Tennant) teamed, it was for ABC's trash package The Amy Fisher Story. So let's see...Cinderella lives on Long Island; Prince Charming runs a garage; the glass slipper comes from Wal-Mart; and the wedding is on the front page of the New York Post...
...already been done on monkeys. Now brain surgeon Dr. Robert White says total body transplants could soon be done on humans. The operation, White told ABC News, involves attaching the functioning body of a brain-dead head to the functioning head of a dying body. To sort through both the benefits and problems of this pioneering procedure, we offer a simple, celebrity-friendly test drive...