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Show L JlijLE(ii By Steve K Walz EAK PREVIEW Meredith Baxter-Birney is return-to return-to TV in "Family Ties." an offbeat CBS pilot. No, it's s-i extension or sequel of the old ABC "Family" K. "act, U:ss Baxter-Birney's role is quite a departure "ire one she had on "Family." In this project, she'll toy a hip married woman who gets caught up in the "5 that shaped the 1960s. Miss Baxter-Birney's son k Played by Michael J. Fox. who was featured in r'sCBS "Palmerstown USA" series. Gary Gold-1 Gold-1 ho served as the producer of the failed "Last jl" series for CBS will be in charge of "Family "mSH FAVES According to the latest ratings England, "Hart to Hart," "Dallas" and "The Dukes '"aaard" are the three most-watched American .."s on British TV. 5' f ANTUM LEAP Yet another comic strip charac-B charac-B making a jump to the small screen. Jim Davis' feline, "Garfield," which is seen in more than '"ewspapers via United Feature Syndicate, will star upcoming animated CBS prime-time special, ' becomes Garfield." The special is a United Media Z"''0ns Presentation in association with Lee Men-an3 Men-an3 Bill Melendez. Jay Poynor of United Media JViu''nS is the show's executive producer. nOR MILL There's talk that Heather Locklear seen as John Forsythe's daughter-in-law on "Dynasty" may be axed. Insiders say her charac-aumy charac-aumy Jo Carrington, hasn't drawn the viewer inter-J" inter-J" producers thought she would. MIND THE SCENES "The stories have to be -'amatic for next year and that doesn't necessarily sex. The characters have to be involved in situa-, situa-, are more life and death," says John Pleshette, Jsas Richard Avery on CBS's "Knots Landing." Je'te. who also contributes to the adult drama as ,'ef. recently wrote a moving episode that's tenta-'or tenta-'or airing this week. 'e my own nervous breakdown. Now how many rJel ,0 d0 ,ha,?" asks Pleshette. the show goes on hiatus in the late spring, I J, Wl" be working on a proposed pilot. "The 17," IOC durin0 ,he la,e 1920s and early 1930s, about 1 5'rls who live in an all-women's hotel. |
