The Rush Of 'Traffic': Remakes aren't all bad. Meet a series with a past.

Publication: Newsweek

Publication Date: 26-JAN-04

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Byline: Marc Peyser

Isn't it time that someone arrested a TV executive or two on charges of grand larceny? Half the shows on television are either ripped off from another country ("Survivor," "Trading Spaces"), spun off from the original (coming soon: "Law & Order 4" and "C.S.I. 3") or are imitations of other shows ("The Apprentice" and every new sitcom on ABC). No wonder CBS thought "My Big Fat Greek Life"...

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