Word: touche
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...nonetheless takes a moment to explain. "There is no 'Nightline' logo on my pool," he says. "There is a white tile outline of a city scope and some fiber optics that give it a starlight effect. It was the contractor's idea and was meant as a whimsical touch for the family...
Others say that on occasion "Nightline" has an additional problem as well. "Sometimes they touch too many bases," Royko says. "They shouldn't beat a dull story to death." And Dershowitz adds, "there's not a major event every day that warrants coverage on 'Nightline...
...immediate, and the immediate isn't always important," Koppel says. He also admits that a few shows have been less than intellectually stimulating. "We did one from the base of Mt. Everest Technologically, it was miraculous. But there wasn't a whole lot to say, especially after we lost touch with the climbing team." "The program was kind of nothing," he continues. "Every once in a while the shows are, quite frankly, boring We did a totally sweet and forgettable show on the Cabbage Patch dolls...
...talk of "responsibility without comensurate authority" and administrative impotence, the presidents agreed that they retain a degree of influence over the university. "What you can do [as a college president]." Graves said, "is keep the institution in touch with itself." Two weeks into his administration. Graves called a "convocation" to set his goals for the college and to try to establish that elusive consensus. "Like campaign promises," he said, "you hope they soon forget...
What has happened? For one thing, most of the formative creative figures from the 1970s have either left the field or lost their touch. Norman Lear, who revitalized the sitcom in 1971 with All in the Family, flopped with his comeback series earlier this year, a.k.a. Pablo. Alan Alda's The Four Seasons, his first effort since M*A*S*H (which he helped shape as a sometime writer and director), also failed to catch on, and has been canceled...