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...veteran (he won a Tony for playing the Devil in Damn Yankees), he took the extraterrestrial role of Bixby's Uncle Martin expecting the show to be a serious look at parallel worlds, a proto-Star Trek, and was upset by its evolution into what he calls "a silly sitcom." Since then he has appeared in plays, films and other TV series, most recently as the ethical Judge Henry Bone in the acclaimed (and just canceled) Picket Fences. He remains puzzled by television, however. Says Walston: "Good, thought-provoking shows come along, attacking social issues, and yet the major part...
...maximum star potential. They're free and their tickets (for the most part) are easily obtainable. Just call up the station of your favorite show (i.e., ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, WB...) and show up at the studio on the day of. You'll probably bump into sitcom stars in adjoining sound stages on your way to the bathroom. (I never knew that Christina Applegate, Kelly Bundy on Fox's "Married With Children," wore glasses.) Even better are talk shows and game shows, where they actually pay you to come and hoot and holler as part of the audience. Tickets...
...friends in Friends, NBC's hit sitcom, are all for one and one for all when it comes to negotiating a new deal for themselves. According to sources close to the show, the stars are telling Warner Bros. that unless the studio accedes to their demands, they won't be back in August to start work on new episodes...
...Matt LeBlanc--each want about $100,000 an episode plus a piece of the series' profits. All signed five-year contracts when the show was launched two seasons ago. Then unknowns, they settled for about $22,500 an episode--not bad, but pretty much entry-level pay for sitcom stars...
BROOKE SHIELDS Her Suddenly Susan sitcom lands dream spot sandwiched between Seinfeld...