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...committee of scientists objected to the way the networks played up and glorified pseudo science in shows like NBC's Bermuda Triangle special, a network spokesman explained that it was put on by its entertainment division and had not been labeled an NBC News special! Was the viewer supposed to note the omission...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NEWSWATCH by Thomas Griffith: Playing with the Facts | 9/19/1977 | See Source »

...like sun lamps, around the bed of a sick friend. In the National Gallery, in the sublime, undulating leaf patterns in green, blue and yellow that Matisse designed for the stained-glass windows of the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence, this radiation is almost enough to give the viewer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: The Sultan and the Scissors | 9/19/1977 | See Source »

...Viewer protection, for example, explains the shape of San Francisco's Embarcadero Fountain, designed by Canadian Sculptor Armand Vaillancourt. Its writhing concrete contours have been described as "Stonehenge unhinged with plumbing troubles," but the fountain splashes no passerby. It is, however, laced with "lily pad" walks that offer a spray-drenched way, daring visitors to walk beneath its eccentric geometry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Architecture: Shaping Water into Art | 9/12/1977 | See Source »

...soap operas, will always be remembered as the show that broke the TV sex barrier by spilling uninhibited promiscuity into the allegedly sacrosanct hours of prime time. Other prime-time shows trade in sex, of course, but Soap is the first to flaunt its carnal knowledge directly for the viewer. Even without the enfilade fire that has preceded its arrival, this series would still be the one sure hit of the new TV season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Viewpoint: Soap, Betty & Rafferty | 9/12/1977 | See Source »

...fueled by religious groups, whose strenuous letter-writing campaigns have now driven 15 ABC affiliates (out of 195) and some sponsors to drop the series. Soap's detractors seem to feel the show will sully the innocent minds of children in the TV audience, but a young TV viewer's mind really does not stay unclouded for long. Any child who regularly watches leering sitcoms like Three's Company, action series like Charlie's Angels or even daytime soap operas has already been exposed to more sex than can possibly be packed into a half-hour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Viewpoint: Soap, Betty & Rafferty | 9/12/1977 | See Source »

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