Olympics TripleCast a costly gamble for NBC viewers
The article reports NBC's Olympic TripleCast struggle as it targets hardcore fans with 24 hour commercial free coverage on three channels for 125 dollars, while free broadcasts excuse limited interest. NBC faces potential losses and heavy marketing costs as subscriber uptake remains uncertain despite a massive awareness push.
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Disney Stars Host 4th of July Television Specials
John Ritter hosts Disney's All-Star 4th of July Spectacular from Walt Disney World and Disneyland with guests Celine Dion Shanice and Billy Ray Cyrus. A Capitol Fourth 1982 airs from Washington with EG Marshall James Galway and Patti LuPone. The Naked...
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Critic's Choices: Gun 2 1/2 The Smell of Fear
The 1991 sequel inspired by TV's Police Squad! opens with Frank Drebin bungling a White House dinner. Leslie Nielsen leads a roguish spoof with Priscilla Presley returning. Angie Dickinson shows a rare comedy appearance as Harry's new girlfriend in a September episode.
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Deep Thoughts author Jack Handey lands book of laughs
AP reports SNL writer Jack Handey brings Deep Thoughts to a $6.95 trade paperback. The book collects his now famous quips from SNL sketches and prints some of Handey s backstory including his New Mexico and San Antonio writing career and how Toonces the Driving Cat grew from a sketch idea.
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Horoscope reading for many signs with dates and fortunes
A long charted forecast mixes monthly guidance for signs including AMES, TAURUS, GERM, CANTER, LIBRA, SCORPIO, SAGITTARIUS, AGUARIUS, and MISSES with focus on money, romance, travel, family, and career. It urges prudent spending, invites scholarship asks, and notes upcoming promotions and inheritances despite chaotic planetary alignments.
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