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...called My Friend Tony (NBC). He may have undone himself in attempting to reduce the violence. The hero is a stodgy professor of criminology (James Whitmore); his inevitable sidekick, Tony (Enzo Cerusico), is a cross between Kookie of 77 Sunset Strip and Chester of Gunsmoke. He doesn't limp like Chester; he just trips a lot over his Italian accent. The remaining replacement series are game shows. The Generation Gap from David Susskind's Talent Associates, pits a team of three teen-agers against a trio of adults. The kids, it turned out, could not identify Eddie Cantor...
...soundproofing were erratic. Though some of the finished public rooms were beautifully furnished in suede and velvet, many rooms showed misguided efforts to cater to an unhappy estimate of American tastes. Decor ran from motel modern to floating Howard Johnson's. One Cunard official tried to explain the limp bill of fare: "What we are trying for is decent middle-class food. We are not pretending to be the equal of big, first-class London or New York restaurants." By contrast, ships of the French Line, the Italian Line and others have some of the world's finest...
Henry, who co-authored The Gradaute with Calder Willingham, reveals his true limp creative hand this time around. There are so few laughs in Candy that one must conclude that anything funny in Henry's earlier film came from either Willingham or director Mike Nichols. Likewise, the often funny television series of a few years back, Get Smart, which was co-authored by Henry and Mel Brooks, apparently owed its humor to Brooks...
...Things are still well made," insists Keith Sonnier, "but the artists are sneakier about it." Sometimes indeed they are so sneaky that their craftsmanship eludes the viewer altogether. Bruce Nauman, 26, at Manhattan's Leo Castelli Gallery last February, showed off crude fiber glass forms, limp latex-and-cloth sculptures, and a stuttering neon sign that proclaimed "The true artist helps the world by revealing mystic truths." Minimalist Morris blossomed forth at a Castelli spring show with billowing grey strips of industrial felt...
Pete Bogovich, who left the game with a slight limp in the final period, and Solomon Gomez did threaten to score in the final period. Bogovich dribbled by four defenders into scoring range, but his shot was wide of the goal. Gomez's scoring threat was stopped by the referee's whistle for pushing in front...