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J Nighttime soaj By J.F. Hudson In the usual style of the televisior ratings system, one of the most in Iieuigeiu anu enienaining snows ol tn< past year is also one of the most con tinually low rated shows around. "The Yellow Rose" is mature, in volving, creative, well plotted and ex citing. Unfortunately, it is also under watched, which may soon mean th< series will be cancelled. "The Yellow Rose" is a soap open 1 series centering on tne struggles ot i modern day cattle ranch. The stop lines deal with the love lives of th< main characters, the financial pro blems faced by the ranch and the pro blems of dealing with large herds o cattle. But even the show's soap opers qualities have failed to win it a stronj audience. THE PLOTS center mainly on th< Iaescenaents 01 wade Champion owner of the Yellow Rose and fathe of one of the largest casts 01 television. The family is headed by Champion' widow, (Cybill Sheperd), who appear to be the same age as her oldest ste| Champion's chief heir Roy (Davi< Soul) runs the ranch. M A a! - x. fiMbxi lime, xi If (%j^utUcJDk I RESTAURANT A f$?:5 H TAKING APPLIC j|f 400 ASSEMBL" II 2009 Greene Sti ; Thursday 1O.OC MfiNlf . Friday & Saturda urn m m n n m The ItlLLbK w I THURSDAY Nl I STUDENT N $ 1.00 Admission wi Sill 1 V^THURSDAY^Nli r-* BEER SPECI/ I \ A M * 1 ~ ^ p ^ Miller 6 ivi 1 / 35" 8l ' _ K! , IV/. . Is coming i\exi weei I Th? RflGE of ) opera bubbles v\ The rest of the familv ranees from ? characters only mentioned in passing as legitimate children to illegitimate j descendents such as Chance McKenzie (Sam Elliot), who, drifted onto the ranch and into the arms of his father's widow in the first episode. THE ACTORS give a great deal of i credibility to their roles. Chance is the epitome of the modern day i cowboy/drifter. Soul works well as the \ final word on the run of the ranch. / Shepard occasionally seems overly 'i refined for her sometimes gritty role, but she's always worth watching. Noah Beery and Ken Curtis are f wonderful as a pair of worn out old i cowboys. I But the best thing about "The Yellow Rose" is the writing. Each show is written with believable t characters living realistic lives. The , show holds the enthralling power of a r soap opera while surpassing the usual i writing of soaps. Characters are allowed to break away from the leading s story lines for scenes that build on the s characters dramatically. 3 Like everything else, the show does have its faults. But most of the faults i of the program come from the medium it is seen on. The usual television r\ i nrli ^ ly auvci libitly hi ^^11 Eca ND BAR I I I ATIONS | I V ST. Urgently i I Mononucli Research, i ?-| the past ? ?qualify foi hours of 1 for more ii ? Serolog reet I Quit-p 1 E.J W 9 WW to | I iCS | y USC 1 (Ufil E( Col Ml" ? ??*> Eigl IGHT IS REGISTF ith USC I.D. MARCH : GRAM TTrpM n n x xjiviTi* VJ v jA 19 AND I V^0f , 1984. RE? 3HT'S / HELD lis uc / BUSINES ' ** I? o r ac| (Jit iller LiteC 777 2062 >m-1 upm p 1 ! cc ' * SPRING BADM ?291.851 BADM E352.851 I BADM E366.851 K: BADM E376.851 fe?BADM E443.851 fcCJRUPfc I EC0N E222.851 nth excitement jffof tendencv tn unppH nn pvpnts whilp I *? ?# ,, - ^affP dropping most everyday events along the way is seen here. Also, the television concept of heroes and heroines is present. Here, the entire Champion family, facing unending battles with a chief villian (Chuck Conners) and his henchmen, ' ' who increasingly seem to be members of the local police department. Still, ^ the show stands as one of the best ': series available on television. i??8 changes, IN THIS age of nighttime soap opera successes, it seems strange that , > the best nighttime soap is facing difficulties reaching an audience. One possible explanation for this situation is that it is too good to survive the ratings. Cesbron "The Yellow Rose" takes the time to develop and work with its plots and characters. It highlights characters who are realistic, not simply mindless cttoreogl r; ui_ -i_ ?uSrn nguic:> unuuic iu uo aiiyinmg more believable than climb in and out of bed choreogi and plot against each other. Michi It also hits miles closer to real life Six" as than a lot of television series today. In <4a hilar nearly every way, "The Yellow Rose" lection < resembles "Hill Street Blues" much serenade more than "Dallas" or "Dynasty." 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