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Grosse Pointe (the WB, Fridays starting Sept. 22, 8:30 p.m. E.T.) is a sitcom a clef: a behind-the-scenes satire of a teen soap that more than slightly resembles 90210. The pilot spares no one: not Star, whose clone on Pointe is a smarmy phony; not Shannen Doherty, whose reign of terror on the 90210 set is replicated eerily by Hunter Fallow (Irene Molloy). Nicely cast and smartly paced, it's a sassy, catty riot...
...would be good for students to serve on the Ad Board, to de-mystify it. [The Ad Board] would be a lot less draconian, not like a TV sitcom," says Deborah Foster, an assistant dean for undergraduate education...
...summer, but autumn will bring such time-warp fare as a Dynasty-like soap from Aaron Spelling and a remake of The Fugitive (CBS, Fridays, 8 p.m., starts Oct. 6). But the show many advertisers give the best odds is Bette (CBS, Wednesdays, 8 p.m., debuts Oct. 11), a sitcom with brassy Bette Midler--an actual professional entertainer!--playing herself a la The Jack Benny Show. The series has plenty for Midler's fans (yes, she sings), but will Survivor's young viewers swing to this boogie-woogie belter's tune...
...everyone will respect our privacy through this difficult time." The paper cited an unnamed friend who described the relationship as having run its course. The couple met amid the swirl of controversy surrounding DeGeneres' coming out as a lesbian--both personally and as the lead character in a popular sitcom. The two then weathered what they felt was a backlash against them: the cancellation of Ellen by ABC and the shrinking of Heche's once promising film career. Still, it seemed a perfect match. They exchanged rings; they championed gay marriage; their careers actually seemed to coalesce with a number...
...avoids p.c. feminism and love-conquers-all romanticism. These over-30 women can read the New York Times wedding section--"the single woman's sports pages"--with both envy and contempt for the 24-year-old brides nabbing investment bankers and ditching their careers. It also avoids pat sitcom solutions. When Miranda and Steve parted, he wasn't wackily written off but instead left as he showed up--a decent guy who proved wrong...