Word: nbc
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...unions involved, the networks refuse to say what they would do if the season is delayed. But it does not take a Fred Silverman to surmise that they would depend heavily on old movies, news, game shows, sports events and, of course, reruns- lots and lots of reruns. NBC has an advantage, if it can be called that, in having more unacted shows than the other two networks: Real People, Speak Up America and Games People Play. It also has TV rights to the World Series, which opens in early October...
...good choice for chopping. As Young Turks rising to the status of Hollywood pashas, they upset many of the old rules-including the precept that a finished film really is finished. Coppola sutured his two Godfather films, along with an hour of outtakes, into a four-night NBC extravaganza, and last year he previewed several versions of Apocalypse Now before deciding which one he wanted-for now. Lucas rereleased American Graffiti with additional footage. Still, Coppola and Lucas are hardly the only directors to have joined the emerging slice-and-splice school: Stanley Kubrick cut 19 minutes from...
...believe we sat through this and Chip Carter isn't going to come." --An NBC reporter...
...next month is crucial for Anderson. He must demonstrate that he is a viable candidate or he will begin to fade as independents have in the past. The latest Associated Press-NBC News poll shows that he has slipped to 15% of the vote from 18% the week before the G.O.P. Convention. So far Anderson has met the filing requirements in 24 states, though he suffered his first setback when he was ruled off the ballot in North Carolina last week, a decision he plans to appeal...
...curious amnesia about the 1980 games. Not only were the U.S. athletes at home, but television coverage was patchy as well. There were snippets on the evening news and slightly longer reports on the morning talk shows, but, altogether, coverage was only a fraction of the 150 hours NBC had planned before it withdrew from its contract to televise the games as part of the U.S. protest...