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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Tube Notes

By Mike Hughes
Gannett News Service

"The West Wing," 8 p.m., NBC. A suspicious substance has been found in the White House. People stay in small rooms together, and that brings confrontations. Toby accuses Will of back-stabbing. C.J. has strong advice for Donna. And Josh is really upset that Kate (the new deputy security adviser played by Mary McCormack) took his joke out of a speech.

"Moguls: The '60s," 3 and 6 p.m., TV Land. The real world was quaking in the 1960s, but TV didn't budge. It made traditional shows, often solid dramas and awful comedies. That's indicated by the four producers this documentary chose to represent the decade. Quinn Martin made strong dramas, peaking with "The Fugitive"; Jack Webb did a workmanlike job with "Dragnet." The comedy producers, however, are Sherwood Schwartz and Paul Henning, whose work took small ideas and replayed them endlessly.