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## HEADING: VIRUS ## LEFT COLUMN 6698. ROBIN COOK'S: VIRUS. ROBIN COOK'S 'VIRUS' 5/8/95 In 1987, physician-author Robin Cook (Coma) wrote Outbreak, a bestseller about Americans stricken by Africa's mysterious Ebola virus. Cook gave Warner Bros. permission to use his title for their current theatrical release (which has a simi- lar plot), but this 1995 TV-movie is based on his original story. It revolves around a medical researcher.(Nicollette Sheridan) from Atlanta whose search for the cause of the Ebola out- break leads to some shocking discoveries. Dr. Harbuck: William Devane. Tad: Stephen Caffrey. Dr. Holloway: William Atherton. Dr. Clayman: Barry Corbin. Dr. Dubcheck: Dakin Matthews. Dr. Williams: Kurt Fuller. (2:00) Nicollette Sheridan JERICHO FEVER. (1993) w/Stephanie Zimbalist, Perry King & Bascombe Richmond. OUTBREAK. (1995) w/Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman & Donald Sutherland. 6699. ROBIN COOK'S Mortal FEAR w/Joanna Kerns, Gregory Harrison, Robt. England & Max Gail. 11/20/94 ON THE BRIDGE. (1993) Filmmaker Frank Perry's visual diary of his struggle w/prostrate cancer. THE FOUR DIAMONDS. (1995) Fact based tale of a 13-year old who relates his battle with cancer to that of a young Squire in King Arthur's time. ROBIN COOK'S TERMINAL (1966) A medical melodrama that trades credibility for con- voluted twists, action and intrigue. The central char- acter of this 1996 TV-movie is a cancer researcher named Sean O'Grady (Doug Savant), who is hired by a Phoenix clinic. There, O'Grady rekindles a relationship with Janet Reardon (Nia Peeples), an old flame now employed as a nurse. Together, they expose a coverup and a murderous conspir- acy involving a drug that can purportedly cure malignant brain tumors. Rombauer: Michael Iron- side. Margaret: Jenny O'Hara. Brian: Gregg Henry. Dr. Levy: Khandi Alexander. (2:00) ## RIGHT COLUMN 6700. PANDORA'S CLOCK. PANDORA'S CLOCK (Sun. & Mon., NBC) 11/10/96 For all its hot buttons—epidemics, ter- & rorism, air crashes—this two-part TV- 11/11/96 movie is a nifty throwback to '70s disas- ter films. (I kept looking for Helen Hayes in tourist class.) Richard Dean Anderson pilots a 747; his passengers, many of whom star on NBC series, are exposed to a deadly virus. The dia- logue's even deadlier, but you'll watch Clock for thrills, not talk. My score: 8 W/Richard Dean Anderson, Jane Leeves, Tim Grimm, Robt. Loggia, Robert Guillaume, Edward Herrmann and Daphne Zuniga. MEDUSA'S CHILD 11/16/97 11/20/97 By: John J. Nance (Pandora's Clock) w/Lori Loughlin, Vincent Spano, Gail O'Grady, John Glover, Kevin Dillon & Martin Sheen. 6701. ROBIN LUDLUM'S THE APOCALYPSE. w/Patrick Bergin, John Shea and Virginia Madsen. 3/2/97 & 3/3/97 DIAGNOSIS MURDER: MURDER CAN BE CONTAGEOUS, w/Dick Van Dyke, Ken Howard & Wayne Pere. THE COMING PLAGUE. 4/21/97 4-Hours (Incl.) A look at infec- diseases, based on the book: "We a global Village". Incl. March o. Dimes clip w/Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland. 4/27/97 6702. ROBIN COOK'S: INVASION. 5/4/97