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Show Sex on TV on Decline "It's a good year for family viewers," declares TV critic Stephen Krensky in the March issue of families. "The networks have often used sex as a teaser to gamer good ratings but this year it seems to be on the decline." Krensky looks at a number of shows, some new, others tried nd true. But all offer the best of this season's offerings a season that "can best be described as mild nothing too sharp or daring." "Strike Force," "McClaln's Law," and 'Today's FBI"; star rough, no-nonsense types like Robert Stack, James Arness and Mike Connors, fighting crime with a fervor to make National Rifle Association members proud. "The Fall Guy" stars Lee Majors as a Hollywood stuntman and modern day bounty hunter, a combination that does in an awful lot of cars. However, the action-adventure plots have an engaging light touch, and the pratfalls aren't bad for a guy who used to be clonic. "The Two of Us" stars Peter Cook as a butler in the New York townhouse of talk show hostess Mlml Kennedy, She is also a divorced mother, blessed with one of those precocious children all TV parents have. When the irresistible force of modern woman meets the immovable object of a traditional English butler, the sparks fly. "Little House On the Prairie" has Michael Landon, who ably shepherds liis television family as actor and producer, with frequent directing and writing stints. The picture he has shaped is a deft mingling of past and present concerns. "Taxi" gives us ensemble acting that reaches classic moments, and comic interactions that are a pleasuure to watch. "The Love Boat" is not always smooth sailing, but t) likeable crew plays well off one another, and the onboard entanglements can be fun, even while they poke fun at the foibles about which we are sensitive. "Mork andMindy" is the zaniest of all the shows cited here. Mork from Ork is a space traveler sent to observe life here on earth. The show pits Mork against the vagaries of everyday life, a contest in which everyday life is at a sad disadvantage. I |