By Mike Hughes In 1719, Daniel Defoe came up with a fresh genre. He plunked a modern guy -- educated and city-bred -- onto an island. "Robinson Crusoe" was born. Its themes have persisted for three centuries. "Everyone thinks about it," says Philip Winchester, star of NBC's new "Crusoe" series.

By David Inman Question: What's the name of the World War II movie where Gregory Peck is a Catholic priest hiding escaped prisoners from the Nazis? Answer: That's "The Scarlet and the Black," a 1983 TV miniseries that also stars Christopher Plummer and John Gielgud. It's on video and DVD.

Gilligan's Island star Dawn Wells' legal woes have prompted the Girl Scouts of America to cancel her Florida speaking engagement.

GRIFFIN ORDAINED, ADMINISTERS VOWS She has been a sitcom character, a sometime talk show host and the centerpiece of her own reality show. Now Kathy Griffin has appeared in an unlikely new role - minister.

Sherwood Schwartz, who created the TV comedy classics "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Brunch," gleefully thanked the leading ladies of those shows Friday when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.