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Parker's Jazz Classics in Digital Stereo series, produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC) and now widely available in U.S. record stores for the first time, is a miracle of sound restoration. Starting with mint- condition 78s (his collection numbers more than 20,000), Parker applies a variety of noise-suppression, equalization and enhancement techniques to produce a digital stereo re-creation...
...duds you know are better than the duds you don't. The biggest surprise on the fall schedules is the number of shows that weren't canceled. Steven Bochco's drama Civil Wars, ABC's post-World War II soap opera Homefront, CBS's nostalgic sitcom Brooklyn Bridge, and NBC's family drama I'll Fly Away were all marginal performers in the ratings. But all will be back in the fall. They are upscale, critic-friendly shows that, the networks hope, could catch on with a little patience...
...existing show than to start from scratch with a new one. Despite their unfashionable demographics, most of the oldies cast aside by NBC were picked up by other networks: Golden Girls (redubbed The Golden Palace) and In the Heat of the Night by CBS, and Matlock by ABC. "The main thing that guides the network schedules nowadays is the bottom line," says Joel Segal, an executive vice president of McAnn-Erickson advertising. "They're trying to save money, either by cutting the cost of programming or by reducing risk...
...make a deal. Another way of reducing risk is to depend on proven hitmakers. CBS and ABC in particular have signed a number of top creators to ! exclusive long-term deals. These favored producers not only are virtually assured of getting their shows on the air; they seem to have a lock on the best time periods as well. Diane English's new CBS comedy Love and War, for example, will have the all-but-foolproof spot following English's current hit, Murphy Brown. Hearts Afire, the new series from Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, will also get an enviable time period...
...behooves the networks to keep their valuable producers happy. But more and more, the shows picked for the schedule are the product of a complex web of commitments, promises and old-fashioned horse trading. Lorimar, the biggest supplier of programming to the three networks, loses a spot on ABC's Friday schedule (Perfect Strangers, shelved until midseason), but gains one (Hangin' with Mr. Cooper) on Tuesdays. Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner, the highly regarded producers of Roseanne and The Cosby Show, have their only CBS show canceled (Davis Rules), but get a new one (The Little Woman) as compensation...