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...more theorem from Fermat...
...Theorem No. 1: Any dramatic series the producers want us to take seriously as a representation of contemporary reality cannot be taken seriously as a representation of anything-except a show to be ignored by anyone capable of sitting upright in a chair and chewing gum simultaneously...
Proofs of theorem: MOBILE ONE (ABC, Friday, 8 p.m. E.D.T.). Tedious research has established this as the worst new program on the tube. Viewers are asked to believe that a glum Jackie Cooper, who can scarcely work up the energy to articulate his lines, is an aggressive TV newsman. In the first hour he 1) rescued a child trapped on a cliff, 2) salvaged a broken-down silent-screen star, 3) rehabilitated a suicidal paraplegic ex-rodeo performer, 4) went to jail in defense of the newsman's right to protect his sources and 5) persuaded one of them...
...Theorem No. 2: The only programs a grownup can possibly stand are those intended for children. Or, more properly, those that cater to those preadolescent fantasies that most have never truly abandoned. The Six Million Dollar Man is a well-established example of this innocent merriment. While the children get off on their superman fantasies, Mom and Pop may mull the sexual problems and possibilities inherent in a creature who is half man, half Timex...
...nine chapters of the book not dealing directly with the strict Speed Handicapping theorem. Beyer strings together an entertaining series of short stories about his experiences at the track. That's not so unusual--all horse players love to tell stories of close finishes and amazing upsets. What makes Beyer's yarns different is that they each contain a moral, an underlying piece of horseracing truth. The sum of these truths provides even the novice with a sound basis for winning at the races...