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...upfront presentation Monday, at Radio City Music Hall, it was a Christmas where the network did a bit of - to borrow a term from Seinfeld - "regifting." The network announced one drama, set in the early 1960s, that will make liberal use of old footage from "American Bandstand" and NBC News reports. It announced "The Rerun Show," to air perhaps later this summer, in which a troupe of actors will perform scripts from old sitcoms. It announced a few new sitcoms and dramas, several of which bore considerable resemblence to old NBC sitcoms and dramas...
...from Bob Hope, dating back to when he entertained the troops during the War of 1812. There's a TV Guide special on ABC naming TV's 50 best shows, an L.A. Law movie and a tribute to game shows, as well as love letters to The Honeymooners, American Bandstand and--from the didn't-realize-we-missed-it department--That's Incredible! Fox is reuniting M*A*S*H, a show that not only ran on CBS but also left the air before the 15-year-old Fox network existed...
Although several signs hung near the bandstand criticized Summers’ administration—on issues ranging from Harvard’s use of sweatshops to rumors of his initial reluctance to feature a hip-hop act at Springfest—on the whole, Summers’ presence and his office’s financial contribution were well received...
Nowhere to go from there but mellow, they decelerated into “Slow Ride” (the title cut from the new album) which Frankie played with a personal and meditative air, descending from the bandstand and playing among the tables, each time with a slightly different nuance. After shaking everyone’s hand with a hardy and humble “Nice to meet you, I’m Frankie V,” he retook center stage and the band gelled with their keystone back in place, listening to the tune one last time...
...Sony Music, and is searching out Saturday-morning teen shows and music specials to produce for NBC. In 1998 Daly, tagged as the Dick Clark of his generation, called Clark and asked for a meeting to pick his brain. Clark, who turned his teen-show-host days at American Bandstand into a 45-year career and an entertainment empire, generously gave the younger man some tips and ideas. "New Year's Eve," Daly says, "would be the type of thing I'd like to develop." Of course, Clark isn't exactly ready to be replaced. Daly already does New Year...