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 No one is enterily sure why old shows -specially those that had been
hits- fail after a few seasons. Some have exhausted their dramatic or
comic promise. Some shows or stars -notably Mary Tyler Moore a couple of
seasons ago- simply quit while the quitting is good. The genre itself
-cowboy shows or police dramas- may wear out its welcome. producers
rejuggle casts and lose the show's chemestry. The plot grow weary, so do
the actors, and soon to follow in this trilogy of tiredness is the
audience: presto -last year's hit is this year's flop. At the
bottom of the following pages we nominate some established shows that
will probably flop this season. |
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| WONDER
WOMAN, CBS, FRIDAY |
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| In its brief embattled career, "Wonder
Woman" was dropped by one network, picked up by another, then
updated from 1940s fantasy to 1970s foolishness. Can bullet-stopping
bracelets or a thruth-inducing lasso save "Wonder Woman?". It's
doubtful. Lynda Carter is a strikingly attractive woman, but this glitzy
vehicle for showing off her charms appears to have run out of gas.
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