Political Bedfellows

Meanwhile, Sohmer is busy writing a “Favorite Son” spinoff pilot for NBC called “Mancuso FBI”--the role played in the mini by Robert Loggia.

Mancuso’s first name in the novel was Joe, but the bureau asked Sohmer to change it for the miniseries for unspecified security reasons.

Sohmer chose “Nick”--unaware of actor Nick Mancuso. This, even though Sohmer was head of NBC’s ad/promotion department and did the trailers for the network’s “Stingray” series . . . when Mancuso was starring in it!

Sohmer said his Mancuso will have a partner in the series and suggested he might ask the other Mancuso to play him--perhaps with the fictional name, Robert Loggia.

But the real Mancuso’s not amused: “I’ll sue ‘em. They can’t use my name without permission!”