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Although the trend for the upcoming fall season
seems to be reality shows, scripts and actors are not
completely the way of the Dodo. Several new dramas
and sitcoms will premiere this fall, each providing
what it hopes to be must-see TV.
Natalie Minshew, a freshman psychology major,
said she thinks the quality of television has increased
in recent years.
“Shows are more willing to go out on a branch than
they used to be,” she said. “It used to be that shows’
plots would blend together. Today, shows are willing
to try different topics and tackle different issues.”
Though Minshew said she appreciates the fresh
ideas that networks are adopting, don’t expect her
(and many other die-hard “Friends” fans) to join the
“Joey” fan club anytime soon.
The spin-off with Matt LeBlanc continues his por
trayal of the “friendly” Joey Tribbiani on NBC - and
premiered wuth a solid share of ratings. The show' fo
cuses on LeBlanc’s character as he travels to Los An
geles to further his career as a Hollywood actor.
“I think it’s a bad idea,” Minshew said. “It’s a
cheap idea for ratings. 1 see it making maybe two
seasons, but 1 doubt it will last much longer than that.
Joey was funny, but you needed the counterpart char
acters of‘Friends’ to balance him.”
Other shows on NBC include the feature-film qual
ity, prime-time computer-generated imagery cartoon
“Father of the Pride.” From the makers of "Shrek,”
this show features the lives of a family of white li
ons that work at Siegfried and Roy’s magic show.
The cartoon features the voices of John Goodman and
Orlando Bloom, along with a plethora of giwst stars,
including Lisa Kudrow, Danny Devito and Eddie
Murphy (reprising his role as Donkey from “Shrek”)
A show aimed toward adults, “Father of the Pride”
has featured such topics as drug abuse (with catnip
substituted for marijuana) and the sexual habits of
panda bears.
Spencer Selvidge, a sophomore zoology major, has
previewed what he thinks is a great new show.
‘“Father of the Pride’ is definitely not for children,”
Selvidge said. “It might keep my attention because
each episode takes nine months to make, and if they
spend that much time, they must spend a lot of time
on the writing.”
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nise to the small screen; "Green Screen" will be hosted by
veteran improv-show host Drew Carey; computer-animated
GRAPHIC BY JOSHUA HOBSON - The Battalion. PHOTOS COURTESY OF NBC, ABC AND WB
"Father of the Pride" features celebrity voices; "Boston Legal"
continues where 'The Practice" ended; "Joey" hopes to carry
the torch of the sitcom "Friends" with Matt LeBlanc.
ABC will reveal several new dramas. “Boston Le
gal” is a spin-off of the recently canceled “The Prac
tice.” James Spader, Rhona Mitra and William Shat-
ner will lead this legal drama about high-money civil
law. Teri Hatcher returns to television in “Desperate
Housewives,” a prime-time soap opera that features a
darkly comedic take on suburban life.
Also on ABC, Mel Gibson’s new self-produced
comedy, “Complete Savages,” wall focus on a single
father as he attempts to raise five teenage boys. “Life
as We Know It” gives an inside look at high school
life through the eyes of three Seattle high school stu
dents, with a cast including Kelly Osbourne.
CBS’s new fall lineup features a gaggle of stars
returning to television in new hour-long dramas.
The new drama “Clubhouse” is the coming-of-
age story of a batboy for a professional baseball
team, with Dean Cain and Christopher Lloyd in
starring roles. The latest in the highly successful
CSI franchise will be “CSI: New York,” starring
Gary Sinise and featuring the usual post-mortem
investigations set in the Big Apple.
Jason Alexander hopes to finally shed the ghost of
George Costanza as he returns to television as a sports
talk show host/family man in the sitcom “Listen Up.”
Rob Lowe, Joe Pantoliano and Tom Sizemore star
in “Dr. Vegas,” a new drama featuring the trials of a
well-meaning physician (Lowe) struggling with life
as an in-house doctor in a high-rolling casino.
The WB’s lineup ranges from the White House to
the weird this fall. “Jack and Bobby,” a show follow
ing two brother’s lives, features snippets of the char-
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