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...returning-show news, The West Wing will be back, but creator Aaron Sorkin is to be replaced by E.R.'s John Wells. Fox's 24 is planning one more lousy day for Jack Bauer, and ABC's The Practice narrowly avoided being disbarred. And the networks aren't totally disavowing reality shows, just those with bad ratings. Fox will bring back Joe Millionaire, even though its original the-prince-is-a-pauper surprise is well known; the network claims to have a "secret plan" for a new twist. Survivor will be back with a tournament-of-champions edition...
...Miss Match, Alicia Silverstone is a divorce lawyer and matchmaker. UPN's The Mullets--about a pair of hard-rockin' idiot brothers with the eponymous short-in-front-long-in-back haircuts--got the biggest laughs of the upfronts for the title alone. And Fox had, hands down, the most intriguing series ideas: Skin, a Romeo-and-Juliet romance between the daughter of a porn czar and the son of a D.A.; The Ortegas, a sitcom about a family that produces a talk show--recorded live on tape with real celebrities--in its home; Still Life, a family drama narrated...
...Fox's shows may turn out to be awful, but at least they're attempting more original premises than those of the other major networks. And perhaps it's not a coincidence that the network with the most provocative scripted series ideas is the network that gave us Man vs. Beast. The cheesiest reality shows and the most ambitious sitcoms and dramas have one thing in common: they try to startle us with something we haven't seen before. But startling people doesn't always sell detergent. In the TV business, that's the only reality that matters...
...PERSONALITY Monica is host of Fox's reality dating show, featuring masked men vying for one woman. As the confidant, Monica finally gets a turn at playing Linda Tripp (until the grand finale this week...
...David Fox, who was an assistant coach during the 2001-2002 season and is currently a proctor in Wigglesworth, did not return to the team last fall. Fox could not be reached for comment last night...