THE BEST TELEVISION OF 1993
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9 60 Minutes . . . 25 Years (CBS) The anniversaries keep piling up, but this time Mike, Morley and the rest of the gang did more than the obligatory clip job. They gave us a piquant peek at the show's foibles as well as its triumphs. They reminded us too that for all ^ their many imitators, the old codgers still do it best.
10 Hard Copy (SYNDICATED) But the new kids are changing the rules. Less tacky than A Current Affair, more fun than Inside Edition, this compulsively watchable tabloid show strikes a nice balance between sensationalism and enterprising journalism. When Michael Jackson or River Phoenix is in the news, everyone else seems a day behind.
...And the Worst
Cloning David Letterman White guys sitting around talking, wisecracking, introducing nutty comedy bits: Doesn't anybody have any new ideas for a late-night show? Chevy, Conan, Jay and soon Greg Kinnear (from E!'s Talk Soup) are all trying vainly to duplicate Dave. Come back, Joan Rivers, all is forgiven.
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