Word: good
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rich restaurateur Nick Tattinger (Stephen Collins) returns from a stay in Europe and sets about reviving the fortunes of his eatery, fending off a developer trying to strong-arm him into selling out and attempting to smooth relations with his high-society ex-wife (Blythe Danner, one of several good actors wasted). "This town -- it just brings out the extremes in me," says Nick. And in Tattingers as well. The '80s genre of tony ensemble dramas, which started with Hill Street Blues and runs through L.A. Law, has finally crossed paths with Dynasty's low-road glitz...
...ambience doesn't have the authenticity of The Honeymooners or the bite of All in the Family. And Barr, a veteran of comedy clubs, grins at too many of her own jokes. With its surefire time period (following ABC's hit Who's the Boss?), the show stands a good chance of success, but the days of whine and Roseanne could soon grow tiresome...
...based economic woes and coolness toward patricians seemed to offer a good opportunity for Dukakis to break Bush's Western monopoly. But by last week, as Bush visited Denver, the state was tilting Republican. The main reason: Bush's success in tarring his rival as a squishy liberal. Elsewhere in the West, Dukakis is still competitive in Washington, Oregon and New Mexico, but is comfortably ahead nowhere except Hawaii, with its four little votes...
...born-again retirement village and North America's biggest all- Christian cable TV network (sent to 13 million homes, 2 million fewer than before the scandal)? "I have made no decision whatsoever" he told a press conference but said the project, with 1,700 undeveloped acres, is a good investment with excellent "breakup value." The local church that Bakker founded is not involved...
...Tammy, lately encamped nearby in a disciple's mansion, failed to make good on a $172 million offer but hope vaguely to return to their Valhalla. Jim questions whether the hotel can be filled again without a star evangelist. Him, for instance. The demoralized Fort Mill staffers are mostly relieved that the chaos has ended, at least temporarily. "All of us just want somebody to take it and carry on," said Dean Chandler, the hotel's service manager...