THE SCREEN.Here we go, another school show. The list goes on and on. Shows such as ``Mr. Rhodes Mr. Rhodes was an American television situation comedy which was aired by NBC as part of its 1996-97 lineup. Mr. Rhodes starred comedian Tom Rhodes as an eponymous character who taught at a small-town preparatory school after having failed as a novelist. ,'' ``The Steve Harvey
Now, make room for one more, ``Social Studies,'' set in a New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. prep school. It is the lightest-weight and raunchiest of the bunch. SOCIAL STUDIES 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays (KCOP, Channel 13) Premieres: 8:30 tonight Starring: Julia Duffy (Frances Harmon), Bonnie McFarlane (Katherine ``Kit'' Weaver), Adam Ferrara (Dan Rossini), Lisa Wilhoit (Madison Lewis), Vanessa Evigan (Sara Valentine), Corbin Allred (Chip Wigley), Monica McSwain (Carla Stone), Rashaan Nall (Jared Moore). Network pitch: A half-hour situation comedy set in Woodbridge, a once upper-crust Manhattan girls academy now transformed into a coeducational co·ed·u·ca·tion n. The system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes. co·ed boarding school with a racially and financially diverse student body. Translation: A really bad sitcom. Alternate title: ``The Fiction of Life.'' Pros: Basically, not funny. ... Very racy rac·y adj. rac·i·er, rac·i·est 1. Having a distinctive and characteristic quality or taste. 2. Strong and sharp in flavor or odor; piquant or pungent. 3. Risqué; ribald. 4. for a kids' show with many, many sex jokes. ... A freshman in high school smoking equals a joke. ... Every stereotype you could ever imagine: a brain, a nerd, a loose girl, a conniver CONNIVER - Artificial intelligence language for automatic theorem proving. An outgrowth of PLANNER, based on coroutines rather than backtracking. Allowed multiple database contexts with hypothetical assertions. ["The CONNIVER Reference Manual", D. McDermott & G.J. , a fast-talker. Cons: Evigan has star potential. ... The kids are good actors. ... Ferrara is a Tony Danza type. Soundbite: Sara: ``Matt, you're never gonna guess what I have.'' Matt: ``Does it itch?'' Sara: ``You're lucky you're cute.'' Prognosis: New networks don't have that many options for replacements, so it has a better chance for survival than it deserves. Grade: D+ CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: ``Newhart'' alumna Julia Duffy stars in UPN's ``Social Studies.'' |
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