`I'LL FLY AWAY' MAY END UP ON PBS

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, March 6, 1993                   TAG: 9303060306
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Knight-Ridder/Tribune
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`I'LL FLY AWAY' MAY END UP ON PBS
Although it's a long shot, NBC's struggling "I'll Fly Away" may wing its way to PBS next season, says John Falsey.
Falsey, co-producer with partner Joshua Brand, confirmed Thursday that PBS had contacted producer Lorimar about continuing the acclaimed Sam Waterston-Regina Taylor drama in new episodes if NBC doesn't renew it for the fall. "Fly" ended its second season Feb. 5. NBC will announce its fall lineup in May.
"We're very flattered by PBS's interest," Falsey says of the possible deal, which would mark the first time PBS carried new episodes of a series from a commercial network. "It would be terrific to continue with the show. My only concern is money."
NBC pays Lorimar a licensing fee of almost $1 million per episode. Without heavy underwriting, PBS couldn't even approach that figure.
Falsey concedes that "Fly" is a long shot to make NBC's fall cut, too. The network didn't help the show, bumping it around the lineup like a pinball.

by Archana Subramaniam by CNB