Article: Lucas Primes Young Indiana Jones For More Adventures on Television

LOS ANGELES George Lucas has shepherded Indiana Jones through Nazi cabals, murderous cults and killer special effects. Now the filmmaker is hoping his hero can survive television - the temple of doom for excellence.

Lucas' series, "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles," returns to WLS-Channel 7 at 7 tomorrow night. The two-hour episode includes an appearance by moviedom's Indy, Harrison Ford.

"I'm walking across the burial ground of great artistic adventures. It's worth doing and I'm enjoying doing it," Lucas said. "But the `Brooklyn Bridges' and `I'll Fly Aways' - their bones are all around me."

"Each one of us tries to push (television) a little further, and gets a little more time on ...

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