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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1975
Page
10
NBC has presented four hour versions of The Blue Knight in one hour segments. ABC aired a six hour QB VII adaptation over two nights. Executives say longer, book based projects will appear more often in coming years with networks pursuing film length adaptations.
ABC entertainment chief Martin Starger says the adaptation of Rich Man Poor Man will be the longest single production ever announced for television at 12 hours. It will not air in one evening as ABC waits to see how the film turns out before planning division. Another project is Roots by Alex Haley tracing his family history.
Industry figures note a shift toward adapting novels for television, with six hour miniseries promising generational sagas beyond weekly series. Studios cite fewer blockbuster films and stronger audience potential for TV, while authors weigh higher TV bids against movie money and creative honesty in adaptations.
AP Books Editor Phil Thomas reviews The Virtues of Hell a tale of international heroin trafficking. Butler a marginal addict becomes a pusher for a major ring using legitimate businesses as cover and eventually helps manufacture and smuggle five tons of heroin to the United States.
Miami University artist in residence and professor David Bean is featured in Roy Hemming's new book Discovering Music. Bean's musical thoughts on building a classical collection appear in the opening recommendations section, and he is listed in the concluding who’s who.
A lengthy catalog of paperback titles ranges from political thrillers and biographies to cookbooks and psychology works. Notable names include Bernstein and Woodward, Orwellian titles, and fiction by Craven and MacLean among others.
The latest hardcover best sellers feature Centennial by Michener holding the No 1 spot last Sunday while other titles include Heller Something Happened and The Seven Per Cent Solution by Meyer in the top five.
Miami University resident poet James Reiss on leave in New York has new publications. His poem On Hot Days is reprinted in CODA, selected by William Cole. Three other Reiss poems appear in the 700 page Jewish American Literature anthology edited by Abraham Chapman, published by Mentor Books New American Library.
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