THE SCREEN\"NYPD Blue".Byline: Ray Richmond Ray Richmond (born October 19, 1957) is a globally syndicated critic and entertainment/media columnist. A longtime fixture on the Los Angeles journalism scene, he is best known for his years with The Hollywood Reporter. on TV While a lot of people make a case for "Homicide: Life on the Street," "ER" and "Chicago Hope" being TV's finest drama, I still vote for "NYPD Blue," which has the most vivid characters and consistently delivers the most powerful stories. Tonight provides a perfect example. Detective Russell (Kim Delaney) - better-known as the squeeze of Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) - suffers a family crisis when her abusive father turns up dead and her brother confesses to the killing. The complex plot is riveting and entirely believable. It also allows Delaney to flex her acting muscles. Just a typical Tuesday at the 15th Precinct. Airs: 10 tonight on 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. . Grade: A. "Co-Ed Call Girl" My oh my, where to begin? You don't actually watch a movie as deliriously dreadful as "Co-Ed Call Girl" - you merely survive it. It stars Tori Spelling as a naive college student seduced by quick money and the fawning fawn 1 intr.v. fawned, fawn·ing, fawns 1. To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing. 2. attention that come with joining a male escort service. But, faster than you can say "bad career move," Spelling's character is turning tricks and becoming hogtied in a world of sleaze sleaze n. A sleazy condition, quality, or appearance: "His record of public service is untouched by any stain of shadiness or sleaze" James J. Kilpatrick. and even murder. Worse still, she is forced to wear outfits that make her look like a package of Toll House cookie dough (with sprinkles). Spelling is entirely unconvincing as anything other than a bad actress, and it's difficult to envision her as anyone's fantasy woman. The movie evidently is supposed to be a cautionary tale about why prostitution is bad for you (who knew?), but it's so tackily produced and inanely in·ane adj. in·an·er, in·an·est One that lacks sense or substance: interrupting with inane comments; angry with my inane roommate. written that it's hard to tell what this piece of sweeps exploitation is trying to say. Airs: 9 tonight on CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. . Grade: F. CAPTION(S): PHOTO Photo SPELLING |
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