WEEKEND TV : ENTERPRISE, ALCYONE KEEP ON TREKKIN’
The Cousteaus return to television to explore the seas off Southern California and the USS Enterprise reappears with a new crew poised to explore the outer reaches of space this weekend.
Today, Raymond Burr narrates “Cousteau: The Channel Islands,” the adventures of the flagship Alcyone as it visits the eight islands off our coast, 6 p.m. on Channel 5. In this two-hour special, Jean-Michael Cousteau and his crew encounter a variety of sea life and examine the competition between man and the local sea mammals for the area’s bounty of fish, abalone and kelp.
“Star Trek: The Next Generation,” a new series from the creators of the original, will arrive with its first weekly installment Sunday at 5 p.m. on Channel 13. Manned by a new cast of characters that includes a French captain and a blind pilot, the Enterprise will zoom peacefully into the 24th Century. The new “Star Trek” features Patrick Stewart and LeVar Burton.
four sons, 9 p.m. (2)(8). . . .
Bruce Willis, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt guest on “Dolly,” 9 p.m. (7)(3)(10)(42).
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