Barbara Eden reflects on I Dream of Jeannie years
Barbara Eden says her Jeannie was a puff of smoke not a real person and notes the genie could have run longer if writers had accepted the character. She recalls flirting with Larry Hagman and the show’s risqué potential in the 1960s and its lasting syndication years later.
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Eden Embraces Work After Jeannie Despite a Slow TV Shift
Eden remains a working actress with steady TV movie roles and stage work. She met little Jeannie typecasting until 1985’s I Dream of Jeannie 15 Years Later. She also formed a production outlet and teases an exciting upcoming project as she continues live performance and film roles.
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As the Strike Turns Behind the Soap Opera Pulse
Inside the writer strike drama soaps keep producing with scabs and non union writers. Randy, a strike writer, discovers friend Jack scripts non union while Leslie pushes new segments. Heather fuels rumors as relationships strain and Roechi Chatfield explains why soaps stay on air during the 18 week walkout.
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Soaps face strike turmoil and evolving production
The Writers Guild fights scandal and labor charges while soaps push on with new stories and heavy backstory use. Producers dodge list requests and rely on nonunion writers as industry tensions rise and on air quality declines.
The Ratings Game and His Mistress on WGN and NEWHART tease
A WGN schedule lists The Ratings Game starring Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman as a sharp satire of TV industry culture. Also airing His Mistress, a 1984 TV movie, with Dick and a humorous, imaginative twist involving a legendary deer sighting. NEWHART features a comic misadventure as a deer is struck by a character’s car.
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Critic’s Choices: American Graffiti shines in nostalgia
Julianne Phillips appears as Bruce Springsteen’s estranged wife while Robert Urich stars in this review of George Lucas 1973 comedy. The piece praises the film’s nostalgic look at 1962 and its breakout performances by Richard Dreyfuss Ron Howard and Harrison Ford.
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Grand Slam Made In Seven Spades By North South
North opens two clubs with a balanced 23 24 point hand two spades response from South leads to seven spades. Declarer wins hearts ruffs diamonds and clubs to drop Wests queen and clinch the grand slam. WAT5 HRKI43 Vulnerable. North-South Dealer North
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