Show I p ' ' t ' - : B4 rr ' V ' ' V1- ! —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday March 8 2002 SHERMANS LAGOON f ' ' i mpiPNrvKfjotn ffSLOffJM BACK 4S! By Gail Pennington St Louis Post-Diapat- yV ch I? Karen Sammler isn’t the only one who feds as if she’s been run over by a truck So do ft FIRST TWO FOUNDS ARE LOST MtECTIV FROM THE PCRSMMLITN THE (n I MEM TWO POUNDS THINNER?? hr 1 k iyy "V V iff-'- “Once and Again" fans Karen played by Susannah Thompson actually was ran over m die most recent episode of the show way back in January Following that pivotal (and drawing) plot twist ABC dealt fads an equally crashing blow by pulling “Once and Again” off the schedule During the hiatus which ended Monday (March 4) the fans responded by doing what" followers of endangered shows always ao:-- y They campaigned in every way they could think of to persuade the network that quality vf-counts more than ratings and that viewers’ passion should outweigh their sheer numbers Used to be a “save our show” effort was ' pretty much limited to letters — letters mailed in envelopes Fans managed to save “Cagney & Lacey” with pen and paper and stamps and a similar verbal viewer outcry rescued Scrippa Howard News Photo “Designing Women” from cancellation and fans have 21st century “Once Again” The cast of "Once and Again" (dockwisa from left): resources They’ve used the Internet to gather Marin HinWe Steven Weber Shane West Jeffrey viewers and keep them informed Nording Seta Ward Bifly Campbell Jula Whelan i about current campaign strategies They’ve Ever Carradne Susanna Thompson Evan Bechet bombarded ABC and die nation’s news media Wood and Meredith Deane with They’ve created an online petition build on its core following Unless a miracle and voted at a Web site dedicated to saving run occurs during a promised shows: endangered TV cancellation seems almost certain the fans rather than Ironically empowering Pessimism won’t stop fens from trying howinformation superhighway has effectively And although “Once and Again” is prime ever thrown up a roadblock to their efforts time’s most endangered series other shows and so It's so easy to send (or forward) their followers also have reason to worry and effortless to click s box on a Web site that ' to lobby the networks votes cany comparatively little weight In danger of cancellation: “That’s Life” Networks ask themselves many questions in “The Agency” “The Education of Max Bickcancel whether or a renew series to deciding ford” and “The Ellen Show’' (CBS) “UC: Ratings are important but even more crucial is Undercover (NBC) “Philly” (ABC) how a show performs in its time period in rela“Pasadena” “Undeclared” and “24” (Fox) tion to competing programs Is viewership “Maybe It's Me” and “Raising Dad (WB) Are from audiences week? to week growing The networks announce their schedules for who tuned in for the preceding show bailing 2002 in early May and decide on many fall out on this one? Are viewers young (18-4- 9 is renewals up to the last minute ’ mandatory) and upscale? Does the network What can you do if a show you love is on the own put or preferably all of the show? What list? Join in the lobbying efforts by endangered advertising rates can it command? Fan loyalty an Internet fan group which you can easily while nice is'just icing find by plugging the show’s title into a search It’s a given that “Once and Again” is one of ' engine (try googlecom) or clicking on “TV” TV’s best dramas The writing is intelligent and then “TV Show Database” at yahoocom the characters are rich and complex and the Visit the “Save That Show” Web site lines realistic are The story deeply acting (wwwsavethatshQwcom) and vote for your especially from the teenage members of die favorites (Note that not all the shows listed on ensemble is often astonishing the site are endangered “According to Jim” 3 ABC knows this The network’s chief profor example has been renewed by ABC) Entertainment Susan ABC president grammer Or best of all' lobby the wjqg Lyne says she loves die show But in- three sea a lettcr’ with P“ Writc sons “Once and Again” has never been able to fj CATHY WL ' i mptncKirow YmoneR mm so riOHW?? ' H Fans mobilize to try to save ‘Once and Again’ J otnnwftt buspm ' 0 f Mix nlnT A fa BEETLE BAILEY r£ like-mind- ed ail seven-episo- de ail H AGAR THE HORRIBLE Vvie in etJeLMP teem - j ed - Boxing: Fisher out Jories in NEW YORX (AP) — One of the first fighters in Fox TV’s new “Celebrity Boxing” was KO'd by her parole board Amy Fisher had been scheduled to take on figure skater Tonya Harding but die state Parole Board decided the appearance “would not be conducive to her continued parole supervision and would send an inappropriate message to victims of violent crime” spokesman Tom Grant said Tuesday Fisher needed permission to travel to California for the taping of her planned bout with Harding She made headlines as die teen-ag- e “Long Island Lolita” in 1992 when she had an affair with auto mechanic Joey Buttafooco and shot and wounded his wife Fisher served nearly seven years in prison and has been rat parole for more than three years Fisher’s lawyer Brace Basket called the parole board's decision “arbitrary arid baseless” and said his client plans toi file a lawsuit “They said she can’t do any paid media she can't be paid for her appearance at all” Barket MOTHER GOOSE AND GRIMM I THE SKETCH ARMSTRONG ex&vise PROGRAM WAS CANCELS? 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'? nine because that would sabo- suit Tben East exits widisay j yf rf 'jS'i aifiamond tage the defense if West has a jA UJ 3-- Ate "sp ANYMOPff 7M 0TH6P DAY SOPte KID 'CALLD MPOPS i coulDnt Fie him! co-st-ar By PhWlp Alder PLANMJJTU OkbWAKY PGOPUF BUT euOKST OF ALL NOBODY CALLS and figure-skatin- 3-- ROCHESTER NY(AP) —Aredia Franklin will be the headliner at the first Rochester International Jazz Festival Franklin will be thefinal IFlmNTTO JT fratu-nate- ly Names in the nows Aretha Franklin to headline jazz test REAL UFE ADVENTURES 1 said “I don’t think the parole board should tell her how she can earn her money” In Fisher's place Fox has subbed in Paula ‘ Jones for the show scheduled for 8 pm on 4 March 13 “Yeah it was rather disappointing but we’d been talking to Paula so she Was already on deck” Fox spokesman Joe Earley A r said Handing gained notoriety in January 1994 $ g when the champ was involved in a bungled plot to disable rival Nancy Kerrigan Jones gained notice after filing a lawsuit against former President Bill Clinton claiming he made an unwelcome sexual advance 1991 A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit “Celebrity Boxing” also will feature Danny i Bonaiduce who played Danny Partridge on “The Partridge Family” against Barry Williams Greg Brady from ‘The Brady Bunch” Rounding out the card will be rapper Vanilla Ice squaring off against “DifFrent Strokire” Todd Bridges ' ' fj i' v::-rath'- r f i j two-wa- ' 1 andvr cMe-no-tru- 't r I 'IL f : : 'J 3IY Jil J two-no-tnu- np f - A-- J---4 It - 'i-V- - T- - ThoFormeirCEOSupportQroupL 'VeBWenlghliy ituaLHaTsprecttcing flEtUnga—s I on dm eupway1 !- - ‘a s i i i ik b ' ' wmm “w ¥ 'A ' ' ' StS V ' - A-- |