Word: pleasantly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Christopher Ogden: "None of the warmth or festiveness was lost in the cavernous, 45-ft.-high tent, which somehow, perhaps because of the informal table hopping, seemed almost cozy. The candelabra on the tent poles created a romantic mood, almost like that of a college prom. It was comfortable, pleasant and fun, but not ostentatious...
...containment vessel. Then the reactor itself sinks through the plant's floor, into the ground and, in theory, "all the way to China." In reality, it hits ground water first, and sends clouds of radioactive steam shooting into the atmosphere, killing or contaminating everything for miles around. Not a pleasant thought, but one that supplies the film's essential tension...
Harris finds this a pleasant sign of changing times. "People are loosening up," Harris says. "They want to say hello on the elevator. They want to be friendly. If people hugged one or two times a day, they would feel relief from tension and anxiety. But many don't know...
There is enough honesty of a similar quality throughout the picture to keep any not too critical adult going through any matinee. Combine that with the pleasant lyricism of its skating scenes and you have the movie equivalent of a Judy Blume novel for teenagers: something you need not be ashamed to offer a kid and that you may find yourself more interested in than you would have suspected as you glance over her shoulder. - Richard Schickel
WKRP in Cincinnati, also on CBS, was the pleasant surprise of the night. The idiosyncratic crew of a fledgling radio station in the Midwest struggle to prosper in the competitive and loony radio business. Well-paced and actually funny at times, WKRP benefits enormously from an engaging small cast. But like all situation comedies, the show's writing will provide the true test of whether it can survive. Howard Hesseman, the Martin Mull look-alike who plays D.J. Dr. Johnny Fever, radiates good-natured egomania and could become a real star...