European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Want to know its Boring James Endrst Hartford Conn courant i must admit i was salivating in self righteous anticipation when i heard the National it Quirar was coming to television. I did no to have ail the facts but that seemed entirely appropriate. What the Heck i could write my review of this program make outrageous unfounded comments maybe throw in some sort of transsexual menage amp trois just for laughs and still do the enquirer Justice. Imagine my disappointment then when i found out the ugly truth about the gossip and Fame show. It turned out to be Boring. Sounds unbelievable. Fantastic i know. But read on. When i called the enquirer they declined comment a real switch when you think about it. They referred me instead to Brian Lacey at Zodiac entertainment which is co producing the show with Britain scentral Independent television. What could they be hiding i wondered. Some awful secret some dirty Deal some dead Lover a a it a not the National enquirer show a said Lacey right off the Bat. My heart Sank a a what we re going to be drawing on is a lot of their human interest stories a a a he said adding a we certainly wont be covering anything that might be considered or construed to be litigious in a a a . A a 1 had already rushed Down to the supermarket that morning Wiere i had seen the enquirer in the past but of course never actually touched or purchased one i shelled out the appropriate change a linked out the door and Felt a Little dirty if you want to know the truth. But my conscience soon cleared when i read the big Story of the week a Farrah bans fat Ryan from her bed. Until he Sheds 25 . Might we expect the fat Ryan Story if the show were up and running Una us said Laccy. Not that Story but maybe something on Princess Stephanie a fairy tale love life or a Story about the grandeur of Malcolm Forbes birthday party. No William Hurt Alimony trials. No nothing. A a we will have to be very careful a said Lacey. Careful careful unbelievable no wonder no one at the enquirer wanted to talk about it. I Hung up and went Back to my Reading. A China Beach gone a two favourites this year and last year for that Matte China Beach and Bagdad cafe arc going off the air. Abc entertainment will pull China Beach some Timocin december but promises to bring it Back before the year is out. The Well written so Ricsy featuring Complex believable characters who operate an army Hospital near a Vietnam Seaside rest Camp had virtually no Chance of surviving in its saturday time Slot following the cardboard characterizations and phony changing West situations of the kiddie Orion cd the Young riders. Predictably China Beach which ranked 82nd among 104 series on the four networks was losing More than 4 million viewers who switched channels after watching the Young riders a spokesman for Abc said tuesday that the announcement of a replacement for China Beach will be made soon. So Long Dana. Sniffle. We done to want to be too hrs on the Voung riders. The family Channel formerly the Christian broadcasting network which docs a Good Job of providing watchable fare to audiences that care about program Content has made a Deal with Mem a television to telecast Young riders reruns. \ a a v a a a a a cd so a Bagdad cafe meanwhile blew up in the networks face when co Star whoops Goldberg quit in the Wake of problems with a new producing team on the show. Bagdad cafe ranks 71st so far after seven outings. V Goldberg who starred with Jean Stapleton in a comedy about a diner in the Mojave not Middle East desert reportedly had a run in with the previous production team too Joh Carmody a Washington Post Abc Nielsen what they re watching the following Are the latest available rankings showing the top 55 television shows in America As compiled by the a. Nielsen co. The season to Date ranking or an Quot a Quot for first time airing is in parentheses. 1, 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9, 10. 11. 12. 12. 14. 15. 16. 2 60 minutes x movie Quot Stephen King s if part 2&Quot x nil monday night football 10 America s funniest people 8 America s funniest Home videos 12 murder she wrote 7 Murphy Brown 4 designing women 10 Quot a 9 x a 21 17 19 the Golden girls a empty nest in Toile Quot Crocodile Dundee Quot cheers Matlock tie full House who a the Boss major dad 17. 13 unsolved mysteries 17. 22 head of the class tie 17. 17 in the heat of the night tie family matters movie Quot in the line of duty cop for 20. 21 the i 21. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27, 27, 29. 29. 31. 31 22 17 24 28 Ling 33 36 31 33 31 Rescue 911 tie married. With children Carol amp company fresh Prince of Bel air movie Quot ill take Romance Quot super bloopers jokes x evening Shade tie a 44 macgyver x married. With children special tie 42 20-20 x movie Quot Perry Mason the Case of the musical murder Quot tie 33 33. Automobiles Quot tie viewers galloped away from the to set after a the Young riders Quot ended its episodes leaving the next program on saturdays a China Beach a in the dust. 35. 36. 37. 37, 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 45, 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 52, 52. 55, 40 perfect strangers x movie Quot planes trains and 5 a different world 53 in using color 44 Simpsons 43 trials of Rosie o Neill tie 5 the Cosby show i 24 24 47 58 50 50 61 x Al motown 30 what s going on circus of the stars Xiv movie Quot thanksgiving Day grand Law and order it american dreamer Dallas tie going places a night court by College football special 65 life goes on x face to face with Connie Chung 61 father Dowling mysteries x broken badges tie x parenthood special tie 23 la Law december 2,1990 sunday to plus c Page 7