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Show But Hhud T Q By JAY BOBBIN, Question & Answer Is Nikki now a regular on Q the show "Norm"? Cox : Tribune Media Services Billy Crystal returns Sunday as host of the Oscars on ABC if more than 4000 So what lost in the mail? A : At least for this season. She a commitment to do another series for The WB (following her long tenure on that network's "Unhappily Ever After"), and that show is reportedly being planned for the upcoming season. Since that program was well in the future at the time, ABC made a deal with Cox to reprise her role from the "Norm" pilot as a "special guest star" for the current TV year. Q: alcohol syndrome. The film was directed by Ken Olin Chirtysome-thing,- " "LA Doctors"). Delaney also had a guest role on "LA Law" during Smits' tenure on that show, but her story involved her mostly with Corbin Bernsen's character. Still, that Steven series' executive producer. Bochco was responsible for their later teaming on "NYPD Blue." some time, and we were wondering if Caroline ever married Richard. first-tim- A : Probably not Though an official cancellation notice still hadn't been issued as of press time, ABC has basically abandoned the It wasn't really a ratings performer for the network, despite its pedigree (it was created by the original writers of the hit movie There's Something About Mary"), and its former slot is now occupied by the new series 'Making the Band." However; ABC could decide to play off the episodes of "Odd Man Out? after the regular TV season ends in "V I would like to know if V "Moonlighting," with Bruce WiiUs and Cybill Shepherd, will ever be shown in reruns. I haven't seen it since it went off the air in the 1980s. A : Take a look at Bravo any May. week-Xlda- Did Beatrice Arthur, of "Maude," ever appear on an episode of "All in the Family"? I w say she did, but my says he doesn't remember ber being on that show. son-in-la- r A : Actually, Arthur made a of "All in the Family" appearnumi-xbe- " produc-ersfichar- d ctioned pre-sho- .creator-producer- y morning or evening, since that cable channel has been repeating the show since January. The original "Moonlighting" pilot was recently on videotape, and it's also available on DVD now. The current version contains Willis' original screen test for the part of David Addison, and given what happened to his career afterward, it's a curio well worth seeing Q: e Academy-san- Well never know. In the final me of what turned out to be the last episode of the series, Caroline (Lea Thompson) was about to take her marriage vows with a former flame who had her Hfe. She turned away from the altar and saw Richard (Malcolm Gets), who had just arrived at the church. That set up a cliffhanger that would have been resolved the following season, had there been one, but NBC gave the show a pink slip instead. soon? ances, since "Maude" was a direct spinoff of that show. Maude Findlay was the cousin of Edith Bunker (Jean Stapleton), and she often clashed with Edith's equally opinionated husband, Archie (Carroll O'Connor). "Maude" begat its own spinoff since "Good Times" was built around the family of Florida Evans (Esther Rolle), Maude's maid. , WeVe been watching reruns Q: ballots . Q:of "Caroline in the City" for I used to watch "Odd Man Our on ABC, but it hasn't been on in a while. Will it return The Verdict" The son of legendary The show must go on, especially if it's the Academy Awards. ,. If the movie industry's biggest ceremony was threatened by the mass disappearance of votes, it didn't take long for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to straighten things out. Fresh ballots were sent to members, and the Academy's accounting firm has been earning its pay by doing a ' tabulation. The results will be announced Sunday, as ABC televises the 72nd annual Oscar ceremony live from Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium (8:30 p.m.ET). After taking a year off Billy Crystal will do his seventh stint as host, workOscar-shoing with D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck. ABC will also offer an preview show (8 p.m. ET) featuring celebrity arrivals and nominee interviews, while E! will again have its live with Joan and Melissa Rivers (6 p.m. ET). Warren Beatty will receive the Irving G. Thalberg Award for his efforts as a film producer, and at press time, one of the big Oscar mysteries was whether his wife would attend the event Annette Bening, a Best Actress contender for "American Beauty," was due to have the couple's fourth child at virtually the same time. Another point of interest involves a Best Song nominee. "Blame Canada," from the animated "South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut" contains certain words that still can't be said on network television. Trey Parker, one of the s of the movie (and its parent TV program), was refusing to alter the lyrics for Academy Award purposes. If that situation sticks, itU be interesting to see how the ceremony's producers try to get around it. The husband-and-wif- e Zanucks know what Oscar nominees face: They earned the coveted honor for producing the 1989 Best Picture winner, "Driving Miss Daisy." A year later, former 20th Century Fox chief Richard Zanuck received the Thalberg Award along with former partner David Brown in xhas TV-mov- part for such other films as "Jaws" and By Jay Bobbin, Tribune Media Services . I thought I saw Kim Delaney in something with Jimmy smits before they worked together on "NYPD Blue." Am I right? A : You are. She played his roman-xti- c interest in The Broken Cord," about 1992 a a man whose adopted son had fetal d Q (PLEASEOTE: Because of the volume of mail received, personal replies are not possible. Please do not send stamped envelopes.) Send questions to: Jay Bobbin, P.O. Box 900, Glens Falls, M. Y. 12801-90- 0 , HH llis prapm appropriate is designed to be fa dchtten Fox mogul Darryl F. Zanuck recalls, "I had been asked to (produce the Oscar show) a couple of times in the '70s, but I was busy making movies and couldn't This time, I was attracted by the chance to do the job with my wife." Still, he admits, "It becomes an almost overwhelming assignment There's a lot of stuff involved, more than I expected, even though Fve been attending these things for years." At least the timing was right since Zanuck had just completed his latest film (the military-tria- l drama "Rules of Engagement" which opens Friday). His first Academy Award mission was to get Crystal back on board as host That's the most important decision the producer has to make," Zanuck maintains. The host is the rudder that guides the show, so you have to be sure that's in good hands. Every previous Oscar show Billy had done was produced by Gilbert Cates, and as soon as it was announced we were doing this one, everyone we knew told us, You've gotta get Billy.' We shared that view, but many weeks went by before we got his answer. Dec. 13 was my birthday, and I went over to see him and said, 'Give me a big present Please say youH do the show.' He finally said, 'OK'" Another early Oscar decision by Zanuck was to ban gratuitous dance sequences. He hastens to add, though, that some production numbers may remain: "One of the first people we hired was Kenny Ortega, a great choreographer, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's for a dance number. Also, we have Burt Bacharach doing a medley segment. There just won't be what had become a traditional thing. That didn't fit our concept" Here are the nominees in selected categories in the 72nd annual Academy Awards: . . "Best Picture: "American Beauty"; The Cider House Rules"; The Green Mile"; The Insider"; "The Sixth Sense." . dancing-to-film-cli- Best Acton Russell Crowe, 'The Insider''; Richard Famsworth, The Straight Story"; Sean Penn, "Sweet and Low-down-"; Kevin Spacey, "American Beauty"; Denzel Washington, The Hurricane" Best Actress: Annette Bening, "American Beauty"; Janet McTeer, Tumble- - 14 oarents would find this program able (or all ages Mod weeds"; Julianne Moore, The End of the Aflair"; Meryl Streep, "Music of the Heaif; Hilary Swank, "Boys Don't Cry" Best Supporting Acton Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules"; Tom Cruise, "Magnolia"; Michael Clarke Duncan, The Green Mile"; Jude Law, The Talented Mr. Ripley"; Haley Joel Osment, The Sixth Sense." Best Supporting Actress: Tom The Sixth Sense"; Angelina Jolie, "Girt Interrupted"; Catherine Keener, "Being John Malkovich"; Samantha Morton, "Sweet and Lowdown"; Chloe Sevigny, "Boys Don't Cry." Best Director Lasse Hallstrom, 'The Cider House Rules"; Spike Jonze, "Being John Malkovich"; Michael ' Mann, The Insider"; Sam Mendes, "American Beauty"; M. Night The Sixth Sense." . Col-lett- Shya-mala- Index ' Rating Guide Cover Bio .........,..... ..2 .4 This program is designed for children age 7ondoU M4 This contains material fat US rnDyyyrBAiiforchiU ,5-1- 0 Weekday Daytime Prograrmiig .1 .... . Monday Programming .15-1- 6 17 Tuesday Highlights .1 8-- 1 9 Tuesday Programming 1.......20 Wednesday Highlights Wednesday Programming , . , .21-2- 2 23 Thursday Highlights Thursday Programming Friday Highlights ,..,.24-2- . .'. . . , .26 27-2- 8 tenfamntig..i9-3- Saturday Highlights . .fl ,. . Saturday Programming , . . , ". 0 .31 . .32-3- 6 Movies IfiH 5 . ....... 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