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You'll 'sit' for this Jack London classic.(Features)(Arts & Leisure)(Television)

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From: The Christian Science Monitor
Date: 20000331
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If for no other reason than to see the most remarkable dog on TV, "Call of the Wild" is worth watching. Half malamute and half timber wolf, star Kavic is four-footed proof of the old show-biz axiom that an adult actor should never try to compete with children or animals.

That said, the 13-part dramatic series, which kicks off tonight with a two-hour special (Animal Planet, 8-10 p.m.), is a worthy exercise in expanding a franchise into new territory.

Based on the Jack London classic, the series builds on the book's dramatic setting to investigate America's heady history ...

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