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TELEVISIONFEATURES TUESDAY, AUG. 1, 1989 BATTLE CREEK ENQUIRER 3B Networks rethink wasted pilots crcimd the did By MIKE HUGHES Gannett News Service what's in view process," said new ABC chief Robert Iger. "(There's) an awful lot of money that's spent on pilots and doesn't end up on the air." NBC's Brandon Tartikoff agrees. He talks of focusing on fewer shows and going directly to a six-week, on-air trial run. "Maybe we should believe in 14 things, rather than 30 things, and put all 14 things on." But skipping the pilot film can be a perilous activity, like flying a plane that's had no prototype.

A six-week trial run can produce something as wonderful as the hilarious The Famous Teddy which. CBS decided to hold until the new season starts in September. Or it can be as awful as NBCs Knight and Daye. In the meantime, the pilots will keep flitting benignly around our summertime schedules. NBC NEWS, plagued by a spate of on-camera defections in the last year, is facing an off-camera defection.

Veteran director George Paul, whb oversees Today and the network's overall on-camera look, has resigned. ABC has made him an offer for a variety of positions including the soon-to-airPrimetimeLive, but NBC is reconsidering. NBC CONTENDS it was not dragging its feet last week on a story -that its parent company, General Electric, may have supplied used parts for jet engines mounted on United Flight 232. The DC-1 0 crashed July 1 9 in Sioux City, Iowa, killing 1 1 1 of 296 passengers. "I checked with the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and they said it was a non-story," NBC correspondent Robert Hager says.

On Thursday, it was revealed that no used parts were involved in the explosion of Flight 232's engine. LONGTIME ABC News executive Av VVestin has left the network environment for the less-respected world of syndicated reality TV. Joining King World Productions as senior vice president of reality-based programming, he will "assist in the guidance" of King World's Inside Edition newsmagazine, including establishing an investigative unit, and creating another first-run newsmagazine. ABC'S DURABLE Mr. Belvedere, moving to low-viewership Saturdays this season, hopes to put some juice into its season premiere by inviting some baseball legends to make cameo appearances on a team with Bob Uecker, who plays a sportscaster on the sitcom.

Henry Aaron, Mickey Mantle, Reggie Jackson, Johnny Bench, Harmon Killebrew, Ernie Banks and Willie Mays are expected at next week's taping. Compiled from Gannett News Service an emptyheaded hour about married vets at a zoo drew an astonishing 98 percent and CBS took a second look. Wilde got as far as preproduc-tion work, then was scrapped. Instead, a new show was launched from scratch; next month, Lindsay Wagner plays a zoo director in Peaceable Kingdom. ABC slipped some failed pilots at the end of its Friday comedy block; CBS has started doing the same at 10:30 p.m.

Mondays. NBC has given many of its pilots plush spots as movies or as one-week replacements. At least three of those movies have been splendidly made Shannon's Deal (which still has a good shot at midseason duty), a comedy with Trevor Eve as a rock 'n' roller tackling parenthood, and a Jackee comedy with the dark wit of Mar-. ried With Children producer Michael Moye. Still, this is a wasteful way to use money and talent.

Networks are reconsidering the idea of pilots. "We're examining the whole They flit around our schedules, like benevolent fireflies. These are the failed pilot films, and each network has a different approach. NBC boosts them, ABC hides them, CBS packages them. That last approach involves bundling the pilots under the name CBS Summer Playhouse, at 8 p.m.

Tuesdays. This week's film has hunky John Teriesky and willowy Danielle Von Zernick (La Bamba) in a story about young Kansans trying to make a horror film. If you do see it, you'll be avoiding the crowd. Ratings have been so low that CBS President Howard Stringer doesn't expect to try this again. "I think this'll probably" be the last year of Summer Playhouse," Stringer said.

"The audience has got the word that these are failed or busted pilots. (That) worked really well for a time, but now the word was out." The plan that once worked was CBS Summer Playhouse airs failed pilots at 8 p.m. Tues-- days on 3 and 6. simple: From the set of their upcoming Franks Place, Tim and Daphne Reid introduced pilots, then asked phoners to vote on whether they were good or bad. Ratings were solid, moods were good but there were a couple of quirks.

First, the show was designed to boost Frank's Place which promptly was moved. "We spent 13 weeks saying, 'Saturday nights at 8 recalls Daphne Reid. "We were NEVER shown on a Saturday at 8 o'clock." Second, the votes pointed to an essential fact: Most viewers like most TV shows. Week after week, the failed pilots received approval ratings of over 90 percent. Doctors Wilde Write to Mike Hughes, Gannett News Service, P.O.

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THE FAMILY CIRCUS By Bil Keane Poor bladder control can be helped aim landers L. Dear Little Rock: I agree it is never too late to pass on a compliment, but if you have any other kinds words for family or friends, I hope you will not wait 30 years. Queen Elizabeth visited Chicago in July, 1959. DEAR ANN LANDERS: Every now and then you print a classic comeback. Here is one that I think qualifies as a prize winner.

Ethel Barrymore invited a somewhat dim (also ill-mannered) woman to a dinner party. The woman did not show up nor did she write or phone. Several days later Miss Barrymore encountered the clod at a party. "I believe I was supposed to be at your home for dinner last week," she Ethel cut in, "Oh really? Did you come?" Los Angeles Times Syndicate 60091 (this is free); HIP (Help for Incontinent People), P.O. Box 544, Union, S.C.

29379 (enclose $1). DEAR ANN LANDERS: I have always admired Queen Elizabeth II, and I still remember when she visited Chicago. The queen wore a cutwork embroidery dress in brown on white at a downtown reception. Her outfit was described in detail by all the fashion reporters. Three North Side women wrote to you and said they were "surprised, because no well-dressed lady wears lace in the Loop." You said, "Cutwork embroidery is not lace and whatever the queen wears is OK since she's a guest and we shouldn't criticize." I really liked your reply, Ann.

This morning I was thinking about it and decided to let you know, even though this happened a while ago. I believe it is never too late to pass along a compliment. L.C.A. in Little Rock DEAR ANN LANDERS: I doubt that you can publish my letter and I can't give you an address because my mother might open the mail. Please try to put this in language you can print.

My mother is in her late 70s and has lost some of her bladder control. The darling woman doesn't realize that she is very unpleasant to be near. Please check with your experts and tell me if anything can be done about it. No Name in Tulsa Dear Tulsa: According to Dr. Neil Resnick of the Harvard Continence Center, the problem you describe is not uncommon.

The major causes are inflammation of the urinary tract and the failure of the "signal system" caused by sleeping pills, tranquilizers and a variety of medications. Alcohol can compound the problem. Diabetics are especially vulnerable. Several things can be done. If the bladder's supporting muscles and ligaments are weak, your doctor can recommend exercises.

If they are ineffective, surgery is a viable alternative. For those who cannot control the bladder at all, an array of helpful products can be found in most drugstores. For an information packet, you can write to either of the following organizations. Be sure to inquire about helpful resources in your area. Send a long, business-size, -No.

10 self-addressed stamped envelope to: The Simon Foundation, P.O. Box 835L, Wilmette, 111. "I've got sand in my shoes!" Write to Ann Landers, Los Angeles Times. Syndicate, Times-Mirror Square Los Angeles, Calif. 90053 THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME by Henri Arnold and Bob Lea -Bathrobe coat will look sensational in cashmere Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

clothesline SARBS CREYM I I ID Donner Designs, Box 7217, Reno, Nev. 89510, offers two patterns for down-filled vests. Patterns 123 and 116 are priced at about $5 each, and are available in sizes extra small through extra large. While these vests also are available in kit form, with fabric included, the fabrics are active sportswear types geared for warmth and water-repellency. has done a snow job on the new down-filled vests, making them totally unfit for the slopes.

LvA. Times Syndicate STINCH 1 I A A I I IF A MAX MARRIEP A WOMAN WITH A TITLE OF NOBILITY WHAT WOULP HE BE CALLEP? ankle length. If you want to put a 1989 spin on your cape, attach a colorful hood. I heard somewhere that it's possible to buy designer fabrics used by such firms as Liz Claiborne at discount prices. If this is true, please tell me the source.

-T- S.C., Ashland, "Neb. 'A: Miriam Olson, who writes the Making Connections column for Sew News magazine, reports that discounted assortments of fabrics from the lines of Claiborne, Evan-Picone, Ship 'n Shore and Health-Tex can be ordered from Fabric Mart, 511 Penn Sinking Spring, 19608. Send $5 for a swatch catalog. You wrote recently that down-filled vests are in fashion for fall. Does anyone make patterns for them? D.T., Her-mansville, Mich.

QUESTION: I wear a size 20, and because it is difficult to find quality clothes in my size, I took sewing lessons. So far, I've made wonderful blouses and pants, and now I'm ready to tackle a coat. I know you believe that women my size look best in capes. But don't want a cape. Can you recommend another coat style? I bought some beautiful beige cashmere on sale, so please keep this fabric in mind Despite my size, I am well-proportioned, with no unusual ins and outs.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Answer: Fashion has showered its blessings on -the bathrobe coat for fall, and this style is ideal for someone your size. It will look sensational in cashmere. While I could not find a pattern for a bathrobe coat, I did find a pattern for a bathrobe. It's Vogue 7054, and it's available in sizes up to 24.

I have a beautiful old cape that's been hibernating in 'my closet ever since capes were last popular sometime dur-. ing the '70s, as I recall; It's a camel color. In fact, it's a camel's hair and; it's full length; Would such a cape be fashionable to wear this fall? Should I shorten it? R.F. Suitland, Md. If you can wear your cape without getting your feet caught in the hem, leave it as is.

Capes, cloaks, tuanas, ponchos all are back importantly for fall. Most are ii LUPHED "i ri Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon. Answer here: A A A A A A Write to Mary Lou Luther, LA. Times Syndicate, Times-Mirror Square, Los Angeles, Calif. 90053 (Answers tomorrow) BEHIND OUTING Jumbles: LITHE ARBOR Yesterday's Answer Where are some of those yuppies running? INTO DEBT.