NBC bets on highbrow longform dramatic pushes
NBC shifts away from familiar TV movies toward ambitious miniseries and dramas. Warren Littlefield and Lindy DeKoven defend the move as a response to weary audiences and Dateline NBC's rising pull. Cast includes Ben Kingsley in Crime and Punishment and Peter Fonda in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
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Television schedule roundup with mixed reruns and features
A TV listing brief covers several repeats and premieres across channels. Highlights include Ross playing rugby to win Emily’s affection in Friends, Seinfeld with Jerry seeking his father’s use of an electronic organizer, a World Fashion Premiere from Paris with Versace Chanel and Dior, and Mystery encores plus ER winter scenes at a bustling Heathrow terminal.
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TV Q&A: Applegate return and classic film debates
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Milt Hinton Celebrates 88th Birthday With Seven-Bass Salute
Jazz legend Milt Hinton marked his 88th birthday during New York’s Jazz in July with a seven-bass salute. The performance featured Jack Lesburg on bowed solo and Phil Flanigan on slap bass while revisiting Hinton’s 1933 recordings Nagasaki and Old Man Harlem. Film clips and reminiscences with Dizzy Gillespie framed the event.
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Speed Demon Tim Allen to race in West Michigan Grand Prix
Tim Allen will drive a Saleen Ford Mustang in the World Challenge Championship Touring 1 division at the West Michigan Grand Prix weekend. About 33,000 tickets sold with attendance possibly rising 25 percent. Allen, known as Tim Taylor from Home Improvement, is a four-year pro in World Championship T1 and co-owner of the Saleen Allen RRR Speedlab team.
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