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Television www.lsj.com Lansing State Journal Wednesday, July 28, 20P4 5D 6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 P.M. Reality, 'Rescue' equally tempting TONIGHTS MUST-SEE (TV): "Amish in the City" debut, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., Channel 18 (UPN). For all of its slick contrivances, this reality show (see story, Page ID) has a decent, human core. Five young Amish adults share a spectacular Los Angeles mansion with six party- hardy non-Amish.

Some of these people are only borderline interesting. Randy, who's Amish, has a chiseled torso and a blank look; Meagan, who's not, screams a lot. Others are intriguing, especially two of the Amish people. Mose is a gifted inventor with a droll sense of humor. Ruth never had a chance to go beyond eighth grade, but she has a passion for life; it's a pleasure to see the joy on her face when she first sees an ocean beach.

Mike Hughes Television mhugheslsj.com 377-1156 TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE (cable): "Rescue Me," 10 p.m., FX. After last week's terrific opener, this hour is deeper and darker and even better. Last week, we met a firefighter (Denis Leary) whose marriage has crumbled. Tonight, he wants to sabotage his wife's new lover. Also, his chief begins raging about a news story saying there are gay firemen.

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John Edwards gives his ac- ceptance speech as the vice-presidential candidate; Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm gives one of the introductory speeches. "Next Action Star," 8 p.m., Channel 10. Here's the finale, picking the people who will then star in an NBC movie. "My Wife and Kids," 8 p.m., Channel 53.

This hourlong rerun has Michael and Jay approaching their anniversary while she wonders if he cares. "The Drew Carey Show," 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., Channel 53. In the first episode, Drew is in the middle of an argument between gay lovers; in the second, he tries to motivate Mimi's lazy boyfriend. "Law Order," 9 p.m., Channel 10.

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'Amish': Series mixes rural, city types llwA fif 1 Fox outside of the Amish. I got scared; I gave up on the non-Amish life." He was baptized, which was supposed to mean no more ventures into the outside world. Still, he left at least twice more; then he became a teacher in two different communities. "From about 16 to 20, 1 would have been considered a very rebellious teen, a bad influence," he said. "When I began teaching school, I became more of a role model." Now he may be what he calls "the unrole model." He's part of a TV show, living alongside (among others) a waitress who refuses any meat or dairy products and a club promoter who talks of a metrosexu-al lifestyle.

For now, UPN isn't saying whether any of the five were tempted away from their Amish beliefs. Their rumspringa may simply be continuing as they sort out life's extremes. During their time before the TV cameras, however, they met a rich mixture of people. One example is Kevan, 22, a sales representative and swim teacher with Persian roots. "Like a family, we did fight," Kevan said.

"We did love each other at times and hate each other at times. In the end, we came out of there without too many bruises." Contact Mike Hughes at 377-1156 or mhugheslsj.com. Continued From ID emotional." i They were joined by three other Amish people Jonas, 18, Miriam, 21, and Randy, 24 in a show that's a contrivance based on a truth of the Amish life. i This way of life must be en-" tered into by choice, Mose said. No one is baptized until adult-l hood.

Prior to baptism, young people can try "rumspringa," a period of sampling the outside world. i Most of the Amish males (70 I to 80 percent) and some of the females take advantage of that, I Mose said. When they're young usually between ages 16 and 24 they begin rumspringa. Eventually (with no time limit), i more than 90 percent return to 'the old ways. jj Many don't take full advan-i tage of rumspringa, said Daniel I Laikind, who is one of the show's producers.

"They're stay- ing within a mile of home, in trailer parks, getting drunk." 1 Now he's crafted an extreme version. The five people, who had already begun rumspringa, 1 are whisked to a Hollywood kind of life. The idea has drawn attacks. 1 The impressionable young Amish people, critics said, could be lured, tempted, mocked or misled, critics said. And in the early minutes of tonight's premiere, they are def- initely treated rudely by their UPN Getting to know you: Miriam (from left), Kevan, Meagan and Whitney relax in one of the bedrooms of the house where they all stay on the new series "Amish in the City." It debuts at 8 p.m.

today on Channel 18 (UPN). Mose had also been eyeing the outside world. A natural inventor, he created an elaborate, wind-up toy tractor when he was in fourth grade. He's come up with several inventions for work or play, including a parlor trick that baffled his new roommates. His mind has remained restless, he said.

"I left for a period of time when I was 16. 1 had no friends rippled torso, suitable for any beach. Beyond those exteriors, they remained outsiders. "I've still got Amish in me," Ruth said. Even before the show, she had thought about the world she didn't know.

"You go to school until eighth grade, and then you are automatically graduated," Ruth said. "I kind of wanted to go on to college and be somebody." non-Amish housemates. "I will be slightly embarrassed about how judgmental I was at first," said Ariel, 19, a waitress. "I've always been taught not to judge people by what they look like." She did judge the Amish. When the clothes changed, however, the country kids looked like they belonged in California.

Ruth and Miriam looked splendid in bikinis; Randy had a Runner-up: "American Idol" Diana DeGarmo doesn't mind being in second place. "Clay Aiken is my role model," she says. 'Idol': Tour makes stop in Detroit Continued From ID forward to becoming a high school senior at Shiloh High School in Snellville, Ga. She isn't losing sleep over what detractors might say. "The outcome didn't have anything to do with race," DeGarmo says during a call from Los Angeles.

"It's about singing and talent and style." Besides, second place suits DeGarmo just fine. "Clay Aiken is my role model," she says with a nearly faded Southern accent "When people like what they hear, it doesn't matter what place you come in. You're still a winner." Consider DeGarmo a winner who aspires for stardom as well as the simple life of a teenager. "I'm having a blast on tour, don't get me wrong," DeGarmo says. "But I look forward to going back to school and just being Diana.

You only get one senior year. "I'm going to prom. The whole nine." "In terms of what happened to me, I would hate to think it was because of racism," London says. "I've put it behind me, and now we're touring and having a great time. All we have is one another." You can reach Mekeisha Madden at (313) 222-2501 or mmaddendetnews.com.

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I'm not saying that's Reality-romance pp tJ Latino. And, until "The Player" came along, their would-be wives What: "The Player" When: 9 p.m. Tuesday Where: Channel 18 (UPN) the truth, I'm saying that's the assumption. The networks are very old-school in their thinking, very conservative." UPN is taking a chance, said Don Weiner, executive producer of "The Player." "There was one moment on the first day of fuming that I turned to the person next to me and said, 'I don't know if America is ready for Weiner said. "I'd like to think that times have changed.

We tried to find a cast that reflected the world as it exists today. People 21 to 30 don't think about the color lines the way past generations did." Until now. Starting Tuesday, UPN will present "The Player," the first reality dating show with a cast of many colors. Set in Miami, the weekly show focuses on a white bachelorette and her two advice-giving girlfriends selecting a squeeze from a field of 13 men, eight of whom are either black or Latino. While the UPN show is groundbreaking in its ethnic array of eligible lovers, it is following what has become a whites-only tradition in the casting of its star.

So far, no bachelor or bachelor series goes beyond token minorities By Tanya Barrientos KRT News Service When it comes to "romance reality" television, you may think I you've seen everything. There are ersatz millionaires h-' ing about their worth, grown chil-; dren choosing mates for their fathers, and parents strapping their kids' suitors to lie detectors. But there's one thing America I still hasn't witnessed an inter- and husbands were still, for the most part, also white. "Occasionally there's a black face in the field of contestants, but they're always eliminated in the first or second round," said Amanda Hall, a doctoral student in communications at the University of Georgia who is writing a thesis on gender roles perpetuated by reality television. Todd Boyd, a professor at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema and Television, says: "The American public is accustomed to seeing Afri- can Americans be successful in sports or entertainment, so on American Idol' you aren't doing anything out of the ordinary." "But when there is some connection to love or sexual attraction, the assumption is that mainstream America might not feel comfortable," he said.

"If there was a potential of a black male being linked up with a white woman, you're going up against a long history of Ameri.