Word: succession
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...control panel during a near-disaster at the plant. Fonda and Lemmon are well-known supporters of liberal causes and are both outspoken opponents of nuclear power. Douglas, however, is not a political activist and as producer of the film, has a considerable financial stake in its box-office success...
Roots: The Next Generations did not quite repeat the astonishing success of Roots I, but the seven episodes nonetheless knocked out everything that CBS and NBC ran against them. On Night 1, the show got a 41% share, beating American Graffiti (33%) and Marathon Man (28%). On Night 3, it pulled its biggest audience, 50% of all viewers, against two more movies. In the next three segments it slipped a couple of points, but still dominated the numbers...
...retread of such tired sitcoms as My Favorite Martian and Bewitched. It tells the story of Mork (Williams), an alien eggplanted, so to speak, from the planet Ork, who settles in Boulder, Colo., with a winsome ingenue, Mindy (Pam Dawber). The secret of the program's runaway success is Williams. He is not only an inspired clown but also a perfect entertainer for TV's mass audience. Mork has the innocence and enthusiasm of a toddler discovering the world. But he is one toddler who can talk. Artless, gullible, endearing, he lets the audience in on every transparent...
...shows that encourage people to sit down and watch with their kids and have a dialogue. Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley really reinforce certain things within a family as they watch together. One of the most pleasing things is that not only is Mork & Mindy an enormous success, but that the social comment and the moral point made at the end of that show every week are just overwhelming. It is a message about our society. The last time I happened to watch it, it was about Mork's own emotions coming out and how he felt freed...
...take one trend that has gone faster than anything else in the past ten years or so, it's the emphasis on reality, and I think that came about because of the success of All in the Family. We put that show on with great reservations. We thought we'd be in deep trouble, not only because of objections to that kind of show but because [we feared] it just wouldn't develop a large audience. We were wrong on both counts, thank...