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Article: `CLEOPATRA' SURVIVES SNAKEBIT SCRIPT.(TV)(Review)

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May 23, 1999
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Byline: Dusty Saunders News Broadcasting Critic

It's been a historical May sweeps on television. Or perhaps hysterical is more appropriate.

First up was NBC's widely-watched Noah's Ark, which played in part like a series of skits on Saturday Night Live - when SNL was worth watching.

Next came CBS' Joan of Arc, a four-hour series with a million-dollar look and a two-bit script.

Now we have Cleopatra, (8-10 tonight and Monday, KMGH-Channel 7), ABC's take on the life of the famed queen of Egypt, which offers the same financial equation as Joan of Arc.

However, for most viewers, Cleopatra will probably prove much more ...

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