Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 8, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Reynolds reels in the stars by Hal Boedeker Knight Ridder newspapers los Angeles piped in by gazing Down from a huge screen in the Century Plaza Burt Reynolds looked every bit the Southern dressed in a red and White striped he was dashing and every bit the big screen Small screen but this was Burt aspiring Star of the Small screen most other lbs performers appeared in person Here to discuss upcoming series with 125 television Why did Reynolds prefer to be beamed in from his Home in on sunday because i look taller this he drawing the critics laugh then a More substantial reason i love it Down Here in and in trying to get the last minute of the state that i can get before i have to go Back to hell be having to go Back soon to Start work on a new lbs eve Ning the shows Pilot has not even been filmed and the first script was finished Only a week evening which debuts already sounds like one of the most promising of the new fall Small Hometown its creator is Linda Bloodworth Tho the Brilliant Force behind designing the sensational supporting cast quite a emmy and Tony winners among them includes Hal Elizabeth Charles Duming and probably Marilu Henner taxi As Reynolds the premise Wood Newton Reyn a former pro football re turns to his Small Hometown of eve Ning with his younger wife and their three for three or four Ive wanted to do a Small town show that showed a Bloodworth Thomason told the i wanted to mix the senti the Southern sentiment that exists in Small with the kind of Quirky humor that we have on designing Reynolds new show sounds like one of the most Reynolds knew his Palm Beac based detective was doomed last season after Abc moved it from mondays to the writing was on the Wall As far As Abc was the actor so he announced he wanted to do a and Hollywood inundated him with half hour i wanted to play a Man with a because that kind of the Way i am Reynolds lindas idea was right Down the line with that other offers were More with movie deals but i went with my heart and that was Bloodworth Thomason Hopes the sit com brings a lot of sexuality to the family show her Brand win be a really male female Southern relationship within a evening Shade will be Strong As Well in the colourful character depart Ashley will play an alcoholic who has a room at the state Hospital named after Duming will portray a doctor who an Archie Bunke Type red shining Beacon Reynolds presence was the lure that reeled in the powerhouse who Calls Reynolds by his Florida state football Days name told of my buddy is this shining Beacon in a sea of jackasses out the show will need All of Reynolds pull with the because its scheduled at 7 cd Bloodworth Thomason wanted the Oclock Slot and didst mind the we would like to live or die by our own and not have a she Shade is being filmed in not Reynolds beloved Flor so Bloodworth Thomason can oversee both it and designing she win write the new shows first six or 12 ;