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February 5, 1998
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New 'Love Boat' on horizon

Gavin MacLeod (L) played Capt. Merrill Stubing on the original "Love Boat" series that aired 1977-86

HOLLYWOOD (Reuters) -- With "Titanic" sailing on and on, is it any surprise that "The Love Boat" is setting out to sea again? No, not the feature that was scheduled at Disney: That picture is now in dry dock. But there is a new "Love Boat" TV series. UPN has ordered six episodes sans pilot and the Princess line is already piping Aaron Spelling aboard -- with an all-new cast, from skipper to a shipload of guest stars. The original "Love Boat" series gave a major push to the now-enormous cruise ship business. This is the first series venture for Spelling with UPN, whose Viacom parent owns 80 percent of Spelling Entertainment. Spelling has two series on Fox -- Melrose Place and Beverly Hills 90210 -- with 7th Heaven at WB and Sunset Beach on NBC.

Copyright 1998 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

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Berenger donates Civil War flag

COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) -- Tom Berenger gave South Carolina an 1861 Confederate flag believed to have been flying in Charleston when the first shots of the Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter. Berenger, the "Platoon" actor and Civil War buff, presented the flag to state House Speaker David Wilkins during Wednesday's legislative session. Wilson thanked him, saying he was "proud to call (Berenger) a South Carolinian." The actor, who has lived in Beaufort County since filming "The Big Chill" there in 1982, didn't speak and was ushered from the chamber by a cadre of House members. The flag likely will be given to the State Museum or the state Confederate Relic Room and Museum for display. Louise Majors, spokeswoman for the state Budget and Control Board that oversees the relic room, said museum officials had not yet authenticated the banner. Wilkins, a lawyer who represented the actor during his divorce last year, would not say how much Berenger paid for the flag, except that it was "a sizable amount."

Copyright 1998   The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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Diana movie being shot for TV

PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) -- The shooting of a TV movie about Princess Diana's last year began Wednesday on this Mediterranean island. "The People's Princess -- A Tribute" ends with the Mercedes carrying Diana and boyfriend Dodi Fayed entering the Paris underpass where the couple died in a crash last August. "The focus will be the romance between Diana and Dodi as well as her anti-mine campaigns in Bosnia and Angola and her relationship with her boys," said Ruth Settle, spokeswoman for Mirror Television, which is financing the project. British actress Amy Seccombe takes on her first major film role in the part of Diana. George Jackos plays Fayed. "I'm not about to start a career as a Diana lookalike" said Seccombe, a graduate of the London Academy of Performing Arts. "I'm an actress and this is a fantastic role."

Copyright 1998   The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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Phish repeats summer festival one year later

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Phish fans, mark your calendars: The band will reprise its summer festival at the former Air Force bomber base that was the site of last year's concert. The rock band from Burlington, Vermont, will perform at Loring Commerce Center in Limestone on August 14-16, exactly a year after the "Great Went" gathering drew tens of thousands of fans to northern Maine and pumped about $25 million into the area economy. About 70,000 tickets were sold or given out last year, turning the base briefly into Maine's largest city. Dave Werlin, president of Phish concert promoter Great North Productions of Massachusetts, said Wednesday that ticket information won't be available until spring.

Copyright 1998   The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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