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Show The Salt Lake Tribune TELEVISION c7 Tuesday, June13, 2000 Cliché-Infested Drama ‘Young Americans’ Likely Won’t Live to See Old Age; SLC Part ofPBS Experiment The WB has advertised “Young Americans”as a coming-of-age drama where blue blood clashes with the bluecollar. And straddling the borderline between the twofactions is Will Krudski (Rodney Scott), a local ——boyonseholarshipAcademy, an ivy-covered school ina small New England town. Krudski (a blue-collar nameif ever there was one) is outofhis element. His motheris sympathetic, but Krudski’s hard-bitten father is sure the son will fail. What Krudskiseeks is to be more like his roomie, the charming Scout Calhoun (Mark Famiglietti). Bella Banks (Kate Bosworth) is the lovely local girl who was broughtup by her overprotective father. He knows Rawley guys are only after one thing, something to dowith social sciences. “Young Americans,” which premieres today at 8 p.m. on Ch. 30 (KUWB), would be worth taking an hour of one’stelevision viewThe showis so cliché-ridden it’s laughable, and secondly, the leads are so uninteresting that they cannot overcomethe clichés. “Young Americans”is billed as the second part ofThe WB summerstrategy (which showsall the promise ofCuster’s Little Big Horn battle plans). The network’s attempt for a younger audiences was the short-lived “D.C,” which lasted long enough to air four of its scheduled eightepisodes. 7:00 7:30 day nights? Goodness gracious, the series thatbrings classicliterature to life has been in the same timeslotfor an entire generation. lifeifitweren’t for twothings: _ TONIGH T'S Channel MARTIN RENZHOFER : ComeOctober,fans of “Masterpiece Theater” and “The Ameri- Sunday. listi their showtimes.Salt LakeCCity, with Ch. 7 (KUED),is one of seven which we hope will draw more public television markets across the country (Orlando,Fla., Pittsburgh,Philadelphia, Atlanta, TELEVISION “Young Americans”also has eight showsin the can. Odds are, that is where they mightend up. a Market Experiment “Masterpiece Theater” on Mon- Cleveland and San Diego) engaged in the programming experiment, “The PBSPilot Schedule Project.” PBSis movingproperties that havespentyears in the same time slot. “Masterpiece Theater” has spent that past25 years in Sunday primetime. “Nature” moves to PRIME TIME VIEWING 8:00 8:30 9:00 Friday and “Mystery!”slinks to Tuesday. Also, expect more history,science and adventure specials for 9:30 “Our goal is to create a more logical schedule for our viewers, ~~peopieto PBS stations; increase- audience flow from program to program and extendthe time viewers spend watching out pro- grams,” said John Wilson, senior vice-president of programmingat PBS, headquartered in Alexandria, Va. PBSis aimingfor a prime-time audience that can comeclose to its | which more than holdsits own against networktelevision. Typi- Roancni iateu amen aie RUCeResatMr a Met Bon Jovi (N) | KBYU-11 | Tonight Show (N) (Part 2 of 4) TV-G’ ters more than a million viewers. Eachofthe seventeststations will broadcast the pilot schedule from October through early March of2001. The PBS researchers willevaluatethis experimen— tal schedule, whichtakes into consideration local programming commitments. “This pilot schedule, developed after extensive research andstation collaboration,” said Wilson, “will makeit easier for viewers to find their favorite programs and discover new ones.” Martin Renzhofer welcomes comments at martyr(@sltrib.com. ANN LANDERS ‘TV. ‘TV-14' 10787 36905 D> 87677 (N) ksTu-13> Kuzz-14 television audience barely regis- 11:00 10:00 KSL-5 > KUED-7 > scheduled prime-timepublic- morningchildren’s programming, KUTV-2> | cally, the most popular regularly- (CC) 70619 “Pio! > Ty- > Father Needs Protection — From ‘Friends’ Dear Ann: Mysister and I need your help. Our 68-year-old alcoholic father has not been doing well since Mom died four years ago. Neitherofuslives near him, but we try to keep in touch.In the pastfour years, Dad hasbefriended somereal lowlifes, and weare starting to get concerned. Thefirst man was a paying boarder.In the six months he lived with Dad, he turned the DISCOVERY eos D> houseinto a drug haven. To get rid ofthe guy, Dadhadto call the > » police. The second man never paid took » » ld > > > > » > > > > > 7835955 ‘TVPG’(C ) 4427619 791329 ‘TV-PG' 124226 rent. He passed out on the sofa one day, and Dadlet him stay. A few weeks later, a new “friend”talked Dadinto lending him $7,500. He left town the next day, and we never heard from the guy again. The current roommateis “Clyde,” a 42-year-old man who has beenliving with Dadrent-free for almosta year. Clyde claimsto have hurt his back andsays he cannot work. Meanwhile, Clyde has filled Dad’s garage and shed with his beat-up welding equip- mentthatno oneeveruses. Dad's car is parked outside,since there’s no room in the garage. Last month,Dadsuffered a heart attack, and mysister and I flew in to be with him. We found out that Clyde told the doctors he was Dad's stepson so he would be allowed into his room as visitor. The rule was“family members only.” Clyde brought Dad’s checkbookto the hospital and asked him to write a check for spending money.I was appalled. Thedoctors tell us Dad's heart is failing and thathe has prostate cancer. Meanwhile, Clydeis still living in Dad’s house, running up his grocery bill andusing thetelephoneto make long-distance calls. Dadrefuses to sign a powerofat- » > > > > > > » torney, so mysister and I have no authority to throw Clyde out. Dad insists heis in his right mind and eat no onecan tell him whatto Weare convinced Clydeis a con man andare worried sick.Is there anything we can do about this galling situation? — Daughters in Turmoil Dear Daughters: Your father needs help,andit’s up to you to see that he gets it. Report his bizarre behaviorto his doctor and documentClyde's exploitative shenanigans. This con man needs to be reined in, and you two are the only ones whocan see thatit's done. Move swiftly. Your dad needs help now. » > > > > > > » ON THIS DATE ‘humbers are matched with the VCR Plus+ TheWiews(4) 11am — Sinaad Comey, Springer: (30) 12 pm — segment; online auctions _ pect st nant (v9 41050, Sistor cheats featsbroker"Tv Tete? Locum (14) 12 pen — Drunken mothorwho killed daughter. TWPGY ‘Jones: (13) 1 pm — Help for overwoight babies, (N) TV-PG" (4) 9 am — Vanossa ‘Williarns, (N) eee () "TV-14" 56400 Harriott: (8) 10 am — Oksana Balul, Cokto Roberts, "TV ‘Show: 10:35 — Actress ren huboy and Peo Pemnash Mouth(N)T¥18° a 16941 eae '1:37 pm — Patricia Heaton, Vorne Troyer. (N) TV-PG’ 3066611 Springer: (90) 12 am — Lovers admit to cheating. "TW-14" 2 Incorrect: (4) 12:08 am — Laura Ingraham. (N) eneme (TV. Today is Tuesday, June 13, the 165th day of 2000. There are 201 days left in the year. Onthis date: In 1888, Congress created the DepartmentofLabor. In 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh was honored with a tickertape parade in New York City. In 1944, Germany began launching flying-doa attacks against Britain during World War i. In 1966, the Supreme Court issued its landmark “Miranda” decision. In 1967, President Johnson nominated Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall as the first _ aessoseick on the U.S. Supreme ar‘971, The New York Times began publishing the Pentagon Papers, a secret study of Amerita’s involvementin Vietnam. Monte! Williama: (4) 10 am — ‘Toons, sox and STDs. ‘TVPG’ Rick! Lake: (14) 10 am — Pregnant women contront exes. "TVPG" Donny & Merle: (19) 11 am — Donnie Franz, Jos Mantegna. “TV- Rosle leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was recaptured following his escape three days earlier from a ‘Tennessee prison. i — | \ |
