ABC TUNES INTO `MINDS' OF TROUBLED TEENS : DANGEROUS MINDS.Byline: Jay Bobbin bobbin, implement on which thread is wound, used in sewing, spinning, weaving, and lace making. Sometimes the wooden spools of sewing thread are called bobbins. Tribune Media Services Tribune Media Services ("TMS") is a syndication company owned by the Tribune Company. The company is divided into two divisions, "News and Features" and "Entertainment Products". No matter how popular a movie was, a TV series spinoff Spinoff A new, independent company created through selling or distributing new shares for an existing part of another company. Notes: Spinoffs may be done through a rights offering. is never a sure thing. That hasn't kept ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. from testing that fact twice in its new fall lineup. The comedy ``Clueless'' already has premiered, and on Sept. 30, a weekly version of last year's school drama ``Dangerous Minds'' will be unveiled. ``Designing Women'' and ``Love & War'' alumna Annie Potts takes over where Michelle Pfeiffer left off. The first episode revisits much of the material in the film - including Coolio's award-winning theme song ``Gangsta's Paradise'' - as Potts plays Louanne Johnson, the real-life ex-Marine who's had a profound effect on the troubled inner-city students she's taught in her unique, reward-oriented way. ``What a hard subject to explore in two hours,'' said series co-executive producer Ronald Bass
Ronald Jay Bass (born March 26, 1942), sometimes credited as Ron Bass, is an American screenwriter. of dealing with problems of many contemporary classrooms in the movie (which he wrote), ``and how hard to give all the shadings to someone as amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. as the real Louanne Johnson. ``We've got 22 hours this season, if we do it right, to show you an awful lot more of this person. And in Annie, we have someone who's going to give a fully textured and more-complete portrait than any film could ever have shown you.'' Potts said that in assuming the role of Louanne, she's reflected on teachers who made definite impacts on her: ``I've had several in my life who influenced me, and I've drawn from all of them to piece together things in my heart that I feel are good things for a teacher to have, and that I think Louanne has. How wonderful for somebody to have that kind of commitment, who wants not only to educate (students) but is willing to raise them up if necessary, to love them and to shelter them. I think she is compelled by enormous affection for them to do whatever she needs to do.'' Veteran moviemaker mov·ie·mak·er n. One that makes movies, especially professionally. mov  ie·mak Jerry Bruckheimer (``Top Gun,''
``Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. Cop,'' ``The Rock'') is carrying his
association with ``Dangerous Minds'' into its TV incarnation,
marking the first time he's been the nominal producer of a series.
He feels that even though the film is more than a year old, it remains
fresh enough to justify the series debuting now.
``I think that especially the music keeps reminding you over and over again of the movie,'' he said. ``The song (`Gangsta's Paradise') was No. 1 around the world, and it's become kind of an anthem for young people. I think that will carry the soul of the picture right through the series.'' Bass adds, ``By the time we had the idea this was something we wanted to move forward with, this was really the fastest it could go. I don't think this is about the `heat' from the movie, because a show has to carry its own. ``People are going to watch the first (episode because of the film's popularity), but only if we're doing our job right are they going to watch a second time. I think the shows that have come out of movies and aren't successful are trying to stretch a premise that's really suited to a two-hour format into something longer.'' When the original ``Dangerous Minds'' was filmed, Andy Garcia had a co-starring role as Louanne's love interest; ultimately, though, that entire subplot sub·plot n. 1. A plot subordinate to the main plot of a literary work or film. Also called counterplot, underplot. 2. A subdivision of a plot of land, especially a plot used for experimental purposes. was excised after test screenings suggested it was weighing down the movie's pace and hampering the main focus. However, expect TV's Louanne to be on the dating circuit, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. co-executive producer Andrew Schneider Andrew Schneider is an Emmy Award-winning American screenwriter and television producer, whose credits include writing for The Sopranos, Northern Exposure, and Alien Nation. He frequently co-writes episodes with his wife, Diane Frolov. (formerly of ``Northern Exposure''): ``That's an issue we really want to get into. We want this to be a broad show, so while we want to explore these kids' lives separate from Louanne, we also want to explore her personal life away from the kids. She will have romances.'' The producers claim that's something the real-life Louanne Johnson approves of. ``She loved the pilot,'' Schneider said. ``She said, `I give you guys an A-plus. Extra credit, even.' '' Bruckheimer reveals that Johnson lives in New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). now and isn't overseeing a class, explaining that ``She teaches for two or three years, and she gets so involved with the kids that when she loses them (when they graduate), it breaks her heart. When she's out of (educating), she misses it so much, she goes back to it. Right now, I think she wants to start a school on her own and have it privately funded.'' When: 9 p.m. Sept. 30 Network: ABC Starring: Annie Potts CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (Cover--Color) no caption (Annie Potts takes on a demanding role as an ex-Marine who accepts an assignment teaching inner-city kids) |
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