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...interrogation by her murderer recalls Christian persecutions throughout history. But for youngsters the most important thing, explained Teen Mania attendee Heather Miller, 18, is that "a lot of martyrs have been older, and you don't hear about teens." (An exception, Joan of Arc, drew a nice audience for CBS last week...
This fall, network television will reflect one man's vision in a way it hasn't since the heyday of CBS founder William Paley. Not only is Kelley taking back the writing duties for the opening episodes of CBS's faltering Chicago Hope (the one show he had ceded to a team of writers) and creating two new shows (Ally for Fox and Snoops, a P.I. series for ABC), but nearly every network is copying him--having just about abandoned the sitcom, they're trying out his surrealism-specked, hour-long dramedy format. Basically, if you don't like Kelley...
...that dawned on BRYANT GUMBEL'S career at CBS last week looked a lot like the old days, only with a few more clouds. The network announced that Gumbel, who in 1997 pulled up anchor at NBC's top-rated Today show, would return to morning television as host of ratings bottom dweller CBS This Morning. This is despite the fact that CBS president Leslie Moonves said last year that Gumbel would "rather be shot in the head than move back to mornings." Gumbel, who has a $5 million contract with CBS, has been relatively dormant since his prime-time...
...capture audiences, networks are turning out lavish historical spectacles. The problem with history is that what really happened doesn't always make good TV. We asked a few experts to appraise the historical integrity of Noah's Ark, which appeared last week on NBC, Joan of Arc (CBS, May 16, 18) and Cleopatra...
...While horseback riding in the Hollywood Hills in 1943, Calhoun, then a laborer named Francis Durgin, was approached by Alan Ladd, who suggested a career in show business. Calhoun was best known for his roles in westerns and as Big Bill Longley, a good guy on the late '50s cbs drama The Texan...