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...crime. No one forgets really. It's getting her to trust what you're doing, knowing that remembering can convict her assailant. And the conviction rate is very high. I take pleasure in being able to tell people about that high conviction rate because that's not what made-for-TV movies present...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Trials of Convicting Rapists: LINDA FAIRSTEIN | 10/14/1991 | See Source »

...Daly had to offer was power, he would be a curiosity in made-for-TV long-ball contests. But the burly, unassuming 25-year-old with the swing-for- the-fences style is something more: a genuine athletic phenomenon. The man who stunned the best golfers in the world during the P.G.A. Championship at Crooked Stick combined impossibly long tee shots with soft irons, and dead-on putts that left no openings for his rivals. During the final four holes, a stretch when even veteran players get the willies and lose major tournaments, Daly dealt with his mounting nervousness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Long John Daly Hits It Big | 8/26/1991 | See Source »

...Wylie made a made-for-TV movie with a fellow Harvard classmate called "Breaking the Ice" that dealt with adolescent isolation. The program focused on a figure skater-- played by Wylie--who wanted to switch allegiances to hockey in order to gain popularity and friends...

Author: By Gary R. Shenk, | Title: Twirling Between Harvard and Olympic Skating | 6/6/1991 | See Source »

...Eagles are returning to Conte for the firsttime in two weeks. B.C. dispensed with Marylandand former coach Gary Williams Monday at theRichmond Coliseum, 100-85. The win opened the doorfor a Big East domination of the Atlantic CoastConference in the best made-for-TV drama since TheThornbirds--the Big East/ACC Challenge...

Author: By Josie Karp, | Title: Can Cagers Prevent A B.C. Blowout? | 12/8/1990 | See Source »

...blonds are dangerous, the detectives are disillusioned, and the action is steamy: made-for-TV film-noir thrillers are heating up the home screen and grabbing the ratings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page: July 23 , 1990 | 7/23/1990 | See Source »

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