Charlie Gibson to replace Hartman on Good Morning America
Charles Gibson, known as Charlie Tuna, rises from substitute and Nightline backup to GMA cohost potential replacement after Hartman’s departure. He admits surprise at the bid, noting years as congressional correspondent and GMA pinch hits. NBC’s Steve Friedman labeled him an unlikely choice in a news conference.
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Gibson to Replace Hartman on GMA in February
ABC's George Gibson discusses replacing David Hartman on Good Morning America with a major star or a high profile show business figure. Hartman leaves Feb. 20, Gibson takes over Feb. 23 with Joan Linden, origin in Miami, set renovation planned by March 2.
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It's Garry Shandling's Show a hip funny Get Showtime
Showtime's Garry Shandling's Show is praised as hip and funny with self aware humor. Garry Shandling, a Tonight Show guest and standup, plays a bemused neighbor navigating daily life with a smug smile and wry quips.
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Convicted A Mother's Story TV Movie Review
A TV movie starring Ann Jillian as a single mother jailed for embezzlement and facing custody loss, with Gloria Loring co starring. The program contrasts with Tonight's the Night, a drama about three men with differing life views led by Max Gail Ed Marinaro and Robert Rusler.
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The Wide Net adaptation and Cagney & Lacey TV plots
The Wide Net adapts Eudora Welty’s Mississippi tale about a town under strain seen through Barry Tubb and Kyra Sedgwick. Cagney & Lacey presents a groundbreaking mockumentary style episode with Garry Shandling and Alan Zweibel, centering on a deportation crisis and a chaotic wedding sequence.
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TVQ&A and TV trivia mix in sharp week wrap
A TV Q and A recalls Jack Wagner’s brief 1982 “General Hospital” stint and clarifies Gladys Cooper’s cast in “The Rogues” with Gig Young. It also notes Byington on “December Bride” and “Laramie,” cites The Day After rights, and reports Ann Marcus as GH head writer and Pee-wee’s Playhouse renewed for a second CBS season.
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