European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                For sure is the place to be by Frazier Moore a television writer. You re so Cool you Call it place not me Rose place for you you Call it simply place. For Here we have tvs ultimate depiction of singles life among the shooters and Buffalo wings set. This is Beverly Hills 90210 without the training wheels. Generation excellent. A a it a badly written not very Well acted and irresistible a says one satisfied customer. That goes double for the recent two hour season wrap up on stateside tvs Fox network. Make no mistake this fan and millions More were to a As Melrose place characters never get tired of saying to each other a be there for it. A be there to find out whether Kimberly who Isnit dead after All would return the favor of her former Fiance Michael who almost punched her ticket in a car crash. A be there to see How much lower Sydney sometime Call girl and Michael a Shotgun Bride could possibly go. _ a be there to see what disasters befell Alison and Billy on their wedding Day. A be there to see How Amanda recovered from losing Jake after he found out she was Locking lips with Chas a who happens to be Amanda smother a Fiance. When it premi Rcd two Summers ago Mel Rose place was envisioned As a sort of nuanced is a a Fox Grant show Heather Locklear in Melrose place. Sues oriented Twenty something. That went Over like a Lead volleyball. Then came one time dynasty tart Heather Locklear As Amanda Bitch goddess advertising exec with a temper As Short As her skirts a a in a Gonna do you the Way you did me and when in a done All you la be left with is that proverbial wish that you a never been  thanks to her and a gleefully soapy new approach Melrose place has since been gathering steam. It ranked a Strong 29th three weeks ago and has cinched solid hit status among the younger demographics. In other words Melrose from the dead a soap for the 1990s, it  dare try to match the heroic sweep of Dallas or dynasty s operatic Ca piness. But Melrose place shares one key device with those �?T80s pioneers a family of feuding Horny characters who All live in one residence in his Case the apartment Complex that gives the show its name. You know the rest. Even if you be never seen the show a a. A a a a a v. A and that a its virtue Melrose place goes Down As easy As a jello shot leaving viewers free to Ponder the tougher issues posed by neighbouring commercials such As a a what a worse than a zit a that kind of introspection never burdens Melrose characters for whom rash applies Only to their  a a a a a a a a a a i done to know How to say this a a sheepish Michael says to Kimberly a but. Urn when i heard that you had died a a a know grief and confusion a Well its just. Um., i got married a a v in Short Melrose place is Suburbia with a Beach thrown in. No wonder it Speaks to the nations youth. Ian Ferrell is a 24-year-old computer Whiz in Bellevue wash., who writes the Melrose place update every week and distributes it electronically on the internet. A i think they re making something Cool a a he says of the Melrose creative team a but i done to think they have any idea what they re  Ferrell shines a Light into the cavernous plot holes a a Alison a parents Are paying for a Beverly Hills wedding organizer a he noted in a recent update a yet last season they were too poor to pay for Alison a lifesaving operation. What did they do join Amway a. A some things Well never know. But at least two questions Are easy to answer. What a worse than a zit Melrose place. What a worse than Melrose placed missing it. Melrose piece airs wednesday in Iceland and saturday on an and in Rota. A a. A a a celtic Martin As missionary teacher in Christy. A Bathe prime time of girls on network to by David Zurawik the Baltimore Sun be is a 15-year-old High school student m m having a hard time with school boys i i parents and the color of her hair. J another is 12 and wondering if she will Ever quit feeling so awkward and out of it. Two More Are 13 and. Have just made an incredible discovery. And then there a the turn of the Century teen learning about a new Way of life As she tries to teach the abcs in the mountains of Rural Tennessee. Meet the new girls of prime time on stateside to. These shows Mark a major shift away front boys coming of age experiences to dealing with the feelings and concerns of adolescent girls. The first of the new girls to shows. Someone like me airs on Abc. The sitcom stars 12-year-Otd Gaby Hoffman As a a Well like you know 12-year-old kid a in the words of Hoffman. Abc Calls it a a modern Day wonder years a from the girls Point of View a a lbs is showing Christy starring Kellie Martin formerly of life goes on As a 19-year-old living at the turn of the Century. She leaves her City Home to teach others who Are less fortunate. To guide Calls it a a or. Dunn for the 902/ 7crowd.�?� Abc has introduced two new series my so called life and sister sister. My so called life is produced by de Zwitek and Marshall Herskovits of thirty something Fame. The drama series is fifteen something seen from the feminine Side a life love and Low self esteem High school style through the eyes of Angela Chase Claire Danes. Sister sister stars real life twins Tia and Tamera Mowry As fictional twins separated by adoption at birth who Are accidentally reunited at 13. Jackee Harry and Tim Reid play second fiddle to the girls in this sitcom. With the four new girls series a plus Blossom on Abc and phenom on Abc As Welt As Avon Lea on the Disney Channel and Clarissa explains it All on Nickelodeon a there Are eight girls coming of age shows on weekly. The boys count meanwhile has dropped to Only two a fresh Prince and boy meets world. A it is a big change a says Barney Rosenzweig who co produces Christy. A a there a definitely something. In the air about having shows with Strong female  Quot a a. Explaining the change is More complicated than that say Rosenzweig and others in Hollywood. First there a the ratings Success of Blossom and or. Quinn Medicine woman. The strongest motivating Factor in Hollywood is the drive to imitate a ratings or Box office Winner. Blossom proved that enough girls will watch a show about a teen age girl to make it a top 20 Nielsen hit. And or. Quinn proved to the networks that women of  want to see Strong women in leading roles. A a the fact is women make up almost two thirds of the prime time network to audience on any Given night. Pleasing women therefore is important to most programmers. If they like Blossom and or. Quinn give them More of the same the logic goes. Then there a the change in to programmers themselves. Just As women have moved into decision making roles in most areas of american corporate life so have they at the networks there Are More women programmers today than there were 10 years ago. A a Page 26 sunday May 22, 1994