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...Residents can get a more controlled tourism, yet with an enhanced yield," Levie said, arguing that even if the number of tourists remained the same, the city could reap more tax money from their economic spinoff with careful planning...
...reduce their romantic lives to salacious gag lines, the syndicated That's Amore demonstrates how adept some folks are at turning marriage into sitcom material. Under the guiding hand of a dapper Italian host named Luca, couples restage their marital spats as if they were auditioning for a spinoff of Married . . . with Children ("You are ; the boss of nothing!" "Where were your brains -- your rear end?"). At the end of each episode, the audience selects a victor. But it matters little: the prize in either case is a "second honeymoon," so the couple can make up -- or, more likely, share...
...escapist drivel, meanwhile, is going after a younger crowd. TV's hottest new genre is the twentysomething ensemble show. Melrose Place (a spinoff of Beverly Hills 90210), The Heights (about a group of blue-collar New Jersey youths trying to launch a rock band) and 2000 Malibu Road, a soap opera set in a California beach house, all drew strong ratings this summer. Coming this fall are NBC's The Round Table (young professionals in Washington), Fox's Class of '96 (students at a small Northeastern college) and a slew of youth- oriented sitcoms...
...MINUTES: The Church Lady and the Coneheads were all popular skits. The last film spinoff of SNL was the Blues Brothers. Why Wayne's World...
...Talk Show, a syndicated late-night half-hour, is homemade in a literal sense. The premise is a throwback to that old Mary Hartman spinoff, Fernwood 2-Night: a housewife (Cynthia Stevenson) in the little town of Derby, Wis., has turned her living room into the set for a nightly talk show. It's a homey affair: her brother-in-law is the announcer; gray-haired Mrs. Battle, her old school nurse, is musical director; neighbors drop by to chat. So do real-life celebrities such as William Shatner and Florence Henderson...