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...Viacom International and now a senior fellow at the Gannett Center for Media Studies. "They didn't fully comprehend the extent of technological changes." Norman Lear, creator of All in the Family and now the owner of six independent TV stations, sees the networks' distress as retribution for their copycat programming. "If these guys were standing in a circle with razors at each other's throats," he asserts, "they could not be committing suicide more energetically...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: The Big Boys' Blues | 10/17/1988 | See Source »

...Chairman and his board of embezzlers made crucial mistakes, but they exposed many of the flaws in the banks' security systems. If those flaws are not fixed, copycat crooks may try new, improved versions of the scheme. Warns First Chicago Spokesman Anthony Zehnder: "There are a lot of people out there taking notes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Chairman and His Board | 5/30/1988 | See Source »

When IBM introduced its new PS/2 line of personal computers last spring, dozens of companies began racing to be the first to design clones -- copycat machines that sell for a fraction of the price. Last week the distinction was claimed by an upstart, Dell Computer of Austin, which will begin selling PS/2 clones by the end of the year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PERSONAL COMPUTERS: The New Kid Is a Clone | 5/2/1988 | See Source »

...police know what chemical is being used to coat the checks, they are not saying, probably for fear of inspiring copycat check cashers. Says Chicago Police Captain James Zurawski, who is investigating the case: "It's like something out of a James Bond movie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BANKS: Now You See It . . . | 4/4/1988 | See Source »

WITH TV's yen for nostalgia, no pair of two female friends on sitcoms will ever be able to escape comparison with Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance. Their camaraderie in the 50's and 60's paved the way for copycat duos in the 70s and 80s. But Ball's shows have endured for much longer than the characters. Many of the plot devices used on I Love Lucy have become staples for the sitcomes of today...

Author: By Jeffrey P. Meier, | Title: Having A Ball | 2/16/1988 | See Source »

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