ABC Faces Rebuilding Year With New Shows and Hopes
Brandon Stoddard, ABC Entertainment president, charts a turnaround after a weak fall. New fall projects include series from Family creator and Jay Tarses, Dabney Coleman, John Ritter, and Mike Nichols, with fewer network interferences and a focus on attracting talent. Moonlighting runs over budget and behind schedule, risking fewer than 22 episodes.
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Stoddard Talks Moonlighting Strain and Amerika Controversy
Stoddard notes Moonlighting needs 19 new episodes, cites heavy dialogue and writer reliance as factors. He discusses ABC pressure over the Amerika mini series and compares its reception to The Day After, saying the controversy affected him personally but not fatal to the project.
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CBS reshapes Sunday lineup with two hour drama block
CBS dumps its Sunday movie format for two hours of series starting Feb 1 with Designing Women and Hard Copy. February 8 brings Together We Stand after Designing Women, minus Elliott Gould, challenging NBC and ABC February sweeps.
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PBS documentary The Conservatives profiles movement from 1940s anti communism to Reagan era
The 90 minute PBS documentary traces the conservative rise from postwar anti communism to Goldwater and the New Right, featuring Buckley Rusher White and Reagan. It portrays a sympathetic history with rare archival footage and interviews.
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The Man With Two Brains and Conservative History Special
Review notes 1983 comedy The Man With Two Brains stars Steve Martin Kathleen Turner and David Warner with Carl Reiner. Also mentions a 90 minute special tracing American conservatism from the Hiss Chambers case, linked to Concealed Enemies.
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ACE AWARDS Hosts Garry Shandling Bernadette Peters
The cable industry honors excellence in a live ceremony hosted by Garry Shandling and Bernadette Peters. The telecast aired in prime time and highlighted top performers from the cable sector.
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Is The Cosby Show Based On Bill Cosby Life
The Cosby TV family mirrors his real life with five children and Camille at home. Many incidents come from the Cosby household and his experiences with his daughter’s boyfriends. Write to the cast in care of NBC TV at 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York NY 10112.
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