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-r (rfwiuHiil okii1 ii'Oir'bU'tjij jmmuiiTi'iic on1 Encore 8 The Sacramento Bee Sunday September 8 1996 '5 Catherine Hicks and Stephen Collins are the adults in the family drama Mondays on Channel 31 Annie Potts Is an ex-Marine turned teacher and Greg Serano a student on Mondays on Channel 10 Lance Henriksen plays an FBI veteran with unique crime-solving abilities on Fridays on Channel 40 Guide watching Perry Mason what: Crass unimaginative and unfunny Other than that terrible what: Lori Petty would be funny if there were actual jokes instead of lines like is for people who get A remade pilot showed minor improvements so by mid-season this should be Continued from page 7 artist (Hemsley) sentenced to parole at the home of his son who is a college professor (Wilson) what: This should be better than it is but not bad The pilot script had its moments and the cast is solid The pilot is both too stiff and too cartoon-ish which takes some work But potential here TUESDAY edge on Thursdays on Channel 13 Lush Life (Fox) because from the same producer what: hard to tell just where this will go because the pilot mixes casts with by an but you can figure that if you like like this Promised Land (CBS) When: 7 pm on Channel 13 Premieres Sept 1 7 (The characters will be introduced on by an Angel" next Sunday at 8 pm) What: This upbeat show is about a man (Gerald McRaney) who loses his job and takes his family on the road to look for work Yes upbeat Along their earnest way they drop wisdom and character on everyone they meet If it soundstPlot tlkd by an (Earthbound) Sparks (UPN) When: 9:30 pm on Channel 58 Premiered Aug 26 What: Father and sons law firm that has every lawyersitcom stereotype including but not limited to the cool brother (Miguel A Nunez Jr) the uptight brother (Terrence Howard) the short-skirted partner (Robin Givens) the goofy gofer the grumpy secretary and a dad Avery) who gets tips from 10 Premieres Sept 17 What: Mother of two (stand-up comic Lisa Ann Walter) whose spouse is a basketball coach juggles her family and job as an assistant attorney while still finding time to crack jokes what: ABC and the producers have been working on the pilot for a very long time That is not a good sign O'lVJTr i Rickster scale: Not reviewed When: 9:30 pm on Channel 40 Premieres Monday What: Two more partying women this time in Los Angeles -whose definition of the good i lifeiapparently consists of wine and whining Life's Work 'yV A I I When: 8:30 pm on Channel.