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Ft/oninn T\/ h. vtpiignij I v By Margarita Pats There was a time many years ago when nij consisted of sitcoms, cops and robbers show grams, with a sprinkling of specials from J; Bob Hope, National GeoaraDhic and the lik Then prime-time television took a differe the nighttime soap opera. At least one soap on any given night. When J.R. was shoi, the nation ? maybe i went berserk. Breaths were baited as the wo was revealed. It is estimated that people exch dollars as they won and lost bets laid at variou: Shot J.R.?" EVEN A show as realistically refined as 44 has been losing in the ratings in recent 1 Landing." The nighttime soaps rely on adultery, go various other less-than-prideful human cond a sieaay viewersnip. Well move over soap operas! The latest b work executives is the made-for-TV novel. It all started innocently enough with th "Roots." Alex Haley wrote the story of his country was never the same. THE NUMBER of people searching for th? Entertaining di ( /^orrGA&tDtrm v. /^vxJTfrAfrE t>errn /?to<cTGA&e.. oemii ^ A a Stressful meditation The national bestseller 'The Dieter's Stress Guide that stressful situations can aid in losing weight. Lush harmonie n lYl kollir&U li/l-W CIIIUCIII5II IVIUV By Robert O'Connor Unbelievably, Christine McVie feels insecure about her music. Because of a wariness over failure, the Fleetwood Mac vocalist has not stretched her solo album with lush harmonies and unavoidable romanticism, despite her modesty. "Christine McVie" follows the solo successes of fellow band members Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. The solo venture strings together simple and sometimes cliched lyrics with elegant music. Mc VIE, WHO is responsible for seven of the 13 Mac singles (including "Don't Stop" and "Love In Store"), does not stray far from her basic but irresistible formula. 'Tint A HnlH On Mo" />i.rront i?\ WW. .. . W.I ITIW VUIV VUII^Ill ) and "Who's Dreaming This Dream" could have easily been recorded within the confines of Fleetwood Mac. It seems that although McVie Jias nothing particularly new to reveal, her ideas are still exciting. "Love Will Show Us How" ushers in the solo McVie sound with Todd Sharp's vigorous guitar playing and McVie's fragile persuasion. Nome of the tunes are profound or stereotypically sultry, but McVie's SMVUIIJIII WJ1I|/V1I ? Guest contributions by Fleetwood, Buckingham and Eric Clapton are noteworthy,but it is Steve Winwood who fuses with McVie ' ) Enter tf turns to soa| been phenomenal since Kun ghttime television sitivity and injustice portray s and variety pro- stop and take another look a acques Cousteau, of prejudice. ;e. Then came the sophist nt approach with "Shogun." A documentary opera is televised "Shogun" not only exemp] Richard Chamberlain, but even the world ? night. What better way to uld-be murderess night than to spread one anged millions of period. > odds over "Who In 1983 there was "Wind long mini-series. The comrr were more exciting than the ! Hill Street Blues" of War" should go down weeks to "K disappointing ever. "Chiefs" excited many Sc ssip, scandal ana citizens became overnight itions to maintain State House was very satisfy how nice a capitol they have rainstorm of net- very strange and disgruntled radine, who was sodomizing e award-winning titious town of Delano, Ga. ancestry, and the crv nn a m/ -.1 jtA /II * rkiMMi 1LI is ir the recent made-for-televisic eir own roots has of the same. ieter's guide ex| CT" /? liA/V> / * ?r- a .mr sr. CHOCOLATE. EOjMfcS J jT .C^toCOcATE ECCAtRS.. cN-?? JS <? - / i: How to Worry Yourself Skinny' explores the theory s, romanticism ie solo release for two of the album's finest tracks. Winwood shares vocals on the pleading "One In A Million" and supplies his hypnotic synthesizer to the oensive "Ask AnvhnHv " J ~ ? ? J J which he co-wrote: He's a devil and an angel Ooh, the combination's driving me wild He's a saint and a sinner Somehow he acts like a beginner McVIE'S BAND includes Sharp on guitar, George Hawkins on bass and Steve Ferrone on drums. All but one of thp 10 songs are group collaborations. The angry "I'm The One" and "Keeping Secrets" are without a complete McVie influence and lag behind the other tracks. The chemistry that exists is naturally not as strong as Fleetwood Mac's, but it works. "The Challenge" and "The Smile I Live For" exemplify McVie's passion for magnificent melodies. The former layers harmonize with an optimism. "Now every corner I turn seems so unkind/and you're the challenge on my mind." The latter is a ballad to McVie's current boyfriend. ^o nxcueci" teatures Clapton on lead guitar and shows that McVie has not forgotten the "blues flavor" missing from her recent material. The tune has become McVie's theme song because it describes her enthusiasm. "Christine McVie" was certainly worth the 15-year wait. 3 operas for h ta Kinte's saga was told. The sen- "Celebrity," ed in "Roots" made many people potence, homos it the suffering caused in the name Boasting the "Celebrity" wa ication of such mini-series as "Master of t of Japan and its ancient customs, was about a far ified the superb acting ability of The movie for t it kept the viewer tuned in every much. It was s maintain high ratings night after Henreid in whi show over a two to four night the window as "Master of th r ~r ur?. >' ? : cc ui. 1. . . ?. 5 ui tvai, an nisuiiciauic wcck- oook. i ne man lercials previewing the mini-series Dyan Cannon show itself. The ending of "Winds Kruger-Brett co in the history books as the most ing that she is c >uth Carolinians as Chester and its THE MOST sensations. Brief footage of the which aired Sun ing as South Carolinians saw just has been referr t. The storyline revolved around a movie points to [character, played by Keith Car- sex. So the netv and killing young boys in the fic- Television ha pie have becon missive about w! le name of the game for most of petites and dem in novels. And 1984 seems more The mini-seri< for television, a plores the realm By Chris Handal Move over Richard Simmons, Jane Fonda and Victoria Principal, a real dieter has written a useful guide. Richard Smith, author of the national bestseller "The Dieter's Guide to Weight Loss During Sex" and the popular, though not as satisfying, "Dieter's Guide to Weight Loss After Sex," now tells would-be dieters the benefits of stress in losing weight. "The Dieter's Stress Guide: How to Worry Vniircplf Qlrinnif'' ic vuiovn umiiu; 10 ua^u uii mc mcuiy mai stressful activities can actually help a person lose weight. ACCORDING TO the introduction, "Until recently, the fact that stress actually burns f off calories has been largely ignored. Yet, it is during periods of emotional upheaval that many of us tend, often with minimal effort, to shed pounds, unaware of the link between stress and weight loss. "A single woman involved with a married man loses up to a pound during any tearful phone call in which he promises, for the fifth time, to divorce his wife, or at least to stop sleeping with her." The book proper is a series of charts listing stressful activities, situations or sex partners and often how many ounces are lost bv the stress they cause. For instance, Smith reveals that "Feeling I V'"~~ 'Christine McVie' McVie's first solo release is filled with group collabo Fleetwood, Lindsay Buckingham and Eric Clapton. igher ratings which spanned three nights, had rape, imiexuality and your basic generic bed-hopping, most surprising and unexpected ending, 5, as usual, not as good as the book, he Game," based on Sidney Sheldon's book, nily obsessed with revenge, money and power. elevision hinted at a lot of sex, but didn't show imilar to a movie with Bette Davis and Paul ch they kissed and then the camera moved to the curtains swayed in the wind. le Game" was very accurate with respect to the 1 criticism would have to be in the selection of as Kate Blackwell. The matriarch of the nglomerate is much prettier and younger looklepicted in the book. recent of the TV novels this year was "Lace," iday and Monday nights. This five-hour movie ed to as the trashiest of the trash Rut thi? the fact that people like to watch shows about vorks keep putting them in the line-ups. s changed drastically since its inception. Peole more receptive to change and more perhat's in good taste and what isn't. People's apands have changed as well. ss and TV novels are apparently the new style nd are here to stay. of stress Used" causes stress. If a woman discovers a man is dating her for her body she loses seven ounces. If he dates her for her mind, she loses 15 ounces and if he dates her for her electric power drill, she loses 21 ounces. SMITH ALSO has a section entitled "The Seven Deadly Sins, attributes of high-stress partners." These are being demanding, judgmental, witholding, rigid, needy, destructive and possessive. Smith has other bizarre categories such as "The Problem Derriere." Stress results when ii 1a iuu nai, 100 rai or 11 aoesn't resemble Jane Fonda's, even with makeup. This book even has advice for the college student interviewing for a job. Four stressful responses to the question "why should we hire you" are: "I'll need the severance pay;" "I'm a swell person;" "I'm a spy for a rival company;" and "you shouldn't." Whilp fhic hr>nlr mo?i nr># op ~~ ?"' * ? v v/VK/n II1UJ 1IV/1 LTV ad UI l^lHUl CI funny as "The Dieter's Guide to Weight Loss During Sex," it has more hits than misses and the hits cause chuckles and the urge to tell friends how to diet stressfully. AS SPOOF books go, "The Dieter's Stress Guide" is a winner. It is diversion, and it's entertaining. ) ^ 4 rations by McVie and such artists as Mick