Cosell to Scale Back TV Presence After Olympics
The veteran sportscaster Howard Cosell, 66, signals a partial retirement after the Los Angeles Olympics. He aims to stop football and baseball telecasts, keep a weekend Sports Beat program, and may appear part-time if ABC requests continued involvement. His tension with Roone Arledge and ties to Leonard Goldenson color the forecast.
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PBS explores The Brain in new eight part series
PBS announces The Brain eight 60 minute documentaries beginning Oct 10. Series uses computer animation time-lapse microphotography and modeling to explain brain structure function and its influence on behavior. Produced with WNET and partners in France Japan and Quebec.
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Heritage: Civilization and the Jews TV series plan
A nine hour PBS style series titled Heritage: Civilization and the Jews will cost $12 million, shot in 18 countries. Abba Eban says the program is not for Jews but for Western educated non Jews, exploring how Jewish history shaped Western civilization and vice versa, including the Holocaust and beyond. Production has taken six years with aims to be the definitive record.
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Embassy eyeing relaunch for Pablo and Double Trouble
Norman Lear's Embassy Communications says its 1984 sitcoms aka. Pablo and Double Trouble are in active redevelopment after being dropped by ABC and NBC. Pablo will be revamped and pitched to ABC, while Double Trouble is being considered with four rewritten scripts moving the twin sisters from Iowa to New York to pursue dance and college.
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Winds of War miniseries planned for ABC
AP reports 20 hour Winds of War follow up based on Herman Wouk novel will extend the Pug Henry tale with Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin and Franklin D Roosevelt appearing The new miniseries will begin a few days after Pearl Harbor and may retain none of the prior cast Aired after The Winds of War drew more than 140 million viewers across seven nights last year
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