THE LEFT LANE
ABC show survives CBS lawsuit challenge
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| "Survivor: Thailand" castaway Tanya Vance shows her disgust at what she has to eat to survive.
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A judge ruled Monday that ABC can broadcast its new celebrity-based reality show — even though CBS claimed it was a blatant ripoff of its "Survivor" megahit.
Manhattan Federal Court Judge Loretta Preska ruled "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here" was substantially different from "Survivor" and that ABC had not infringed on the CBS show's copyright.
Preska's decision gives ABC the go-ahead to begin airing "I'm a Celebrity" on Feb. 19. The show takes B-list stars to the Australian rain forest to engage in "Survivor"-like challenges such as eating bugs and maggots.
In her ruling, Preska said evidence showed that "I'm a Celebrity" had been created independently in 1998, before "Survivor" hit the airwaves.
Selleck stars as 'Monte Walsh'
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In short, it's tough to be a cowboy in the late 1800s.
Tom Selleck stars in the title role of "Monte Walsh," a big, lusty yarn about the Old West giving in to modern ways, premiering on TNT today at 6 and 8:30 p.m.
Palace galleries tour, screening free today
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The palace is also offering free screenings of "A King's Noble Vision" continuously from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Video Theater in the Barracks. There will be no grand tours of the palace today. Tours and other regular offerings resume tomorrow. For more information, call 522-0832.
Java jive
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