Word: serials
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...chest as a target. All Eve can do is mutter "Men" and run off. Robert Morley as the deranged businessman Bentik also keeps the movie from taking itself too seriously, camping up his malice and insulting his manservant. And the 12-year-old in all of us giggles at serial stunts and big battles from which the heroes emerge safely. The viewer's grin on leaving is partly habit--you're supposed to like movies like this. If you absolutely loved Raiders of the Lost Ark, see High Road to China. On second thought, see Raiders again. Seth A. Tucker
...tube than a theater screen, may wring a reasonable amount of fun from Bring 'Em Back Alive (CBS, Tuesdays, 8 p.m. E.S.T.), which appropriates the dashing slogan, cut-to-measure mythos and even the name of the 1930s animal hunter Frank Buck. Mounted like an old Republic serial, the slap-happy adventure show boasts a congenial leading man in Bruce Boxleitner. He is required to trap all manner of jungle animals without doing them physical harm and, not incidentally, battle Nazis, Asian warlords and assorted jetsam that floats past Malaya...
Most of the men in the bowling alley could tell you the year, the model and maybe the serial number of every car there. They probably built most of them. That is why they came to Detroit from the rural South and kept on coming for three decades. Appalachian roots still show in the way the men stand. Pride straightens the spine like nothing else. The Southern community, they are called, or "country people," or - very carefully and at some risk if it comes from an outsider's at some risk if it comes from an outsider...
...defense, Anderson is concerned about protecting against Crimson quarterback Don Allard's serial deliveries--and with good reason. Although senior Bruin defensive back Jeff Gradinger has five interceptions to his credit this fall, opposing quarterbacks have averaged 205 yards passing per game against Brown...
...work in the summer--but the computer terminal inside is still humming and the file cabinets are full. Considering the rest of the building, it is no surprise that these cabinets were issued by the U.S. Army no one knows how many years ago, and that they have U.S. serial numbers stamped...