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Show HERALD, Provo, Utah, 14-- THE Page Friday, April 2, 1976 Korea Not Another 'It's Enough to Make You Sick' Vietnam; Attitudes Can Be Dangerous Dumping Out the Television Trash Can By Dick Kleiner J HOLLYWOOD show the fruits of their experience, and be more inventive, more imaginative, less copycat? The answer seems to be a resounding NO! - (NEA) -Iof television history, whenever anybody writes such a study, the : season of will probably be called The Yea.-- The Bottom Dropped Out. The TV season we've all just lived through was a dis- ' aster, a debacle, a dog. More than a dozen of the new en- tries were cancelled and even those that made it were mostly hanging on by the skin of their ratings. Hits were rarer than pits in seedless grapes. The big question is: did the networks learn anything from n the annals i networks haven't learned a thing," says Columbia Pictures' talent coordinator, Renee Valente. "They're doing the same old thing. Looking at the pilots, it's enough to make you sick." "The '75-7- 6 She says that we can expect to be pretty much the same sort of season we've just barely survived. The plans, apparently, are for the identical mix of cops and lawyers, doctors and situation comedies. Nothing has changed. "The pilots in the works," '76-'7- 7 last season's expensive tragedy? Will next season they were last year." "I doubt TV will learn anything from he debacle of this past season," The question then arises -why don't the networks change and try to improvt their product? The answei seems to be that they can't They're locked in to the current format by tradition by habit, by unimaginative programmers. "The logistics of TV have become so complex," says Banner, "that it is hard to imagine any drastic changes." He says that TV is still governed by what he calls "the aspirin policy" "they figure that if one aspirin makes a headache feel better, 100 aspirins will make it feel 100 times better. And, in fact, 100 aspirins can kill you. But they figure if one show is a hit, make 100 just like it." There may, in the final analysis, be one major breakthrough credited to the season. 7: 1 5 & 9: 1 5 March 3 $! thru April 6th Return Of Tht Pink Ponthtr Get One FOIMEIIY THE CIOVI Main Phont 785-348- Street-Pleasa- nt FREE Purchase Grove 11 SO ADULTS that season could be the impact 'Rich Man, Poor Man' has," Price says. "Its potential impact on TV is enormous. Of Another And This Ad ONLY "The most significant thing Admission with the 0 Tic CHILDREN . . that And breakthrough was the version of Irwin Shaw's novel. "Rich Man, Poor Man." Frank Price, president of Universal TV, thinks that could be a milestone. NEXT WEEK ALHAMBHA THEATER '75-7- 6 . By BYUNG KI HAN I have never regarded myself an alarmist, but in thinking of South Korea's future, I do view science fiction adventure arena. There used to be a cliche in TV that a sci-f- i show will never get above a in the ratings. These says producer Bob Banner. otherwise dismal 1 "The success of The Six Miliion Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman," Price says, "makes me think there will be more investigation into the says Twentieth Century-Fox'- s TV head, Sy Salkowitz, "look to be pretty much the same as with concern what seems to be a fundamental shift in American attitudes regarding foreign affairs. The shift is toward toward what used to be called isolationism; but it has not quite reached that stage of withdrawal. The impelling motivation in this shift has been disenchantment to use a very mild term over the Vietnam War. I'd like to change all that with a magic wand. But lacking frank that, I'll try words words that are as much a South Korean characteristic as American. There are 42.000 U.S. troops in South Korea. They are a thorn in the side of North Korea, as well they might be. North Koreans are intent on agression. They tried to blow up the presdential palace in Seoul. They've dug tunnels under the DMZ. And through their fiiends, they are sowing mischief at the United Nations. The present situaiton at the UN is ludicrous. The General shows are doing much better." But, those slight changes aside, most TV people expect next season's programming to be pretty much a duplicate of this season's. A few Westerns, perhaps, and a sci-f- i show or two, but really nothing new or exciting. "TV changes by inches," says Salkowitz, "not by feet." More Time Watching TV Than in School "If it's a hit, TV can then theoretically do any kind of novel. The whole idea is un- precedented in the field of entertainment. To me, the idea of being able to tell a total story is tremendously exciting." But, "Rich Man, Poor Man" aside, there is very little brewing on the episodic TV front of great inventiveness. A few people see the gradual return of Westerns, which is hardly a brand-nebreakthrough. "They want action shows," Salkowitz says, "but less emphasis on cops. Westerns may be the answer. I see a small shift in attitude toward the Western. Last year, there were none. This year a few Western pilots have been made." "We'll undoubtedly see some action on the Western front," says Price. "Perhaps there will be one or two of them on the schedule he says. "I'm willing to bet that if our show is a hit, within six months there will be some 40 similar ideas submitted to the networks and three of those, conservatively, will be made into pilots." The "Family Hour" concept, which created such a storm when it was introduced last season, will continue. But, most experts believe, the shows placed in that hour will be a little meatier than they were last year, when bland ample. next It's WASHINGTON (UPI) The average student graduating from high school has spent 12.000 hours in the classroom compared to 15.000 in front of a television set. National Education Assocation president John Ryor said Wednesday. "Young people spend more time with the idiot box than with their parents or in schools." Ryor told a National Town Meeting audience. "This reliance on TV makes it harder to teach. Students expect to be entertained and never be bored by schooling. resolutions regarding Korea and, incredible as it may seem, they contradict each other. Both concern the dissolution of the United Nations Command in Korea. One, sponsored by the United States and other Western countries, agreed to the dissolution, provided that there is an alternate mechanism to preserve the armistice in Korea. RlCCNTCNNIAL JftCTS A n seems thinks here again attempts will be made to ropy his for At the time of the Revolution the standard battalion in the British army was composed of 10 companies. The an was ad- ministrative organization and included two or more battalions. During however, regiments consisted of only one battalion and the two terms were used synonymously. The battalion or regiment 'was commanded in the British servke by a Lt. Col The Americans, who adopted the British organization, had to create a rank of I (oYo(3 j A j cheete T toentedbun. f Dee's B I ' oil on a - i " ? 1T all-o- Col acts as a deterrant psychological to Northern one t Oj LLuamKBlhes V y& T f SdHUirlalnirifdmiian! r, I s "TWIT A fAMIlT AfFAll" 0 0 debated 0 First, the will of the Korean people is strong. They will fight. They will defend themselves. If they ask for military help from others, it is not foot soldiers or machine gunners that Ihey need. Second, 0 0 0 0 0 PGCIAL: HOT 0 ROAST BEEF 0 OR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1J4S Sowh Sto Ooilf Cofl ' v Uh Opposition groups are patriots first, politicians second. Right after the Vietnam War. more than a million people including the opposition party leaders in the National Assembly turned out in Seoul to pledge vigilance against North Korea and to support the government's call for increased preparedness. Third, corruption in South while some exists is Korea not the crippling sort that wtwld make it impossible for the government to handle a war because it had lost the confidence of the people It is relatively small scale and something is being done about it. Hundreds of civil servant were fired this past year. Punishment is meted out not just to the person taking the bribe but to his superiors as . well In continuing to support of Korea Wl(m CPlroti the through assistance and through economic loans, the US will not be leaving the door open for the kind of involvement it got into in South Vietnam. In fact. South Koreas attitude and actions are firmly bvised cm the thought that such assistance should le and can be 1'.8Q Park lias as the target ton a l 'i. for dispensing with American military support ground, air. naval or logistical if North Korea were to attack without Chinese or ' S't. Ofm. UtohIJI Pt And healthy despite political opposition to the present government in South Korea, there is no split whatsoever on the question of firm resistance to North Korea date m 0 the Vietnam during War. estimated IEDSiraimcBn0 of course, The differences, President 0 0 0 0 0 0 the are many. But three of them are issues that were much phavdout OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC thing, no. Republic at all Drive-in- the For continuation of the Republic of Korea as a free nation, tied by treaties of mutual defense to the United States, relates directly to another of America's friends, namely, Japan. If South Korea were to fall, Japan could easily wish to reconsider its relationship with the United States as some other Asian nations have been doing since the fall of Vietnam. Let's not forget that South Korea is not without assets in the East Asian power balance: a population of 35 million and industrious, intelligent patriotic citizens; a rapidly expanding economy that is already America's 12th largest trading partner; and large, and battle-testearmed forces. If these assets were ever lost to the other side, the entire balance of power in East Asia would be put in jeopardy. All that is very logical but there still remains the sticky issue of whether South Korea might become another South Vietnam. The answer is an emphatic military y&'2 H J V V x tangy Americon JL imasogpgiHffliQl Jft fSfFK JST kwJ) tender fillet of brooded fnh, lettuce, tortor louce, a tlice of A replace friendly foreign powers, is a sovereign right South Korea cannot permit to be infringed. It is a situation fraught with danger. If the United States forces pulled out of South Korea. North Korea would consider the time to be ripe once again for an invasion, as they did in 1949 On the other hand, the very present of American troops Commandant"' for battalion or regimental commanders since. The World Almanac notes, the exchange of prisoners was on the basis of actual rank I.t T resolution armistice agreement. South Korea cannot accept that condition either on grounds of sovereignty or on practical grounds. Those troops are in the Republic of Korea as the result of a bilateral treaty with the U S The right to protect its citizens through normal means of drfense. including treaties with 1775-178- G) to provision regiment FRIDAY second introduced by the Communists and some of the Third World Countries calls for the same of the United dissolution but Nations Command insists on the withdrawal of US. troops without any in no way a kiddie There may also be some small resurgence in science-fictioas yet another way of giving the audience action without having to resort to the copsand robbers format. Anything Goes, the stunt show. It to be working He two passed Assembly show." Banner himself is producing townvs.-tow- already been a copy shown one time on CBS,' ruled supreme. "The Family Hour started out to be for children," Salkowitz says. "But now inthere's a slight switch stead of putting on children's shows, they want adult shows that children can watch. We have a State Fair pilot, based on the old movie hit, designed for that time period, for ex- fall" Almost mat. "There's agressive intentions and thus should allay American fears of direct involvement. , But when you get right down to it, why should Americans care? Oir, Sdoj Porttw And Spwot PHn 7 30 Nightly A 324-333- 30 M A AduHi S.I. ISO Soviet assistance In support of this goal, the Korean Government has a plan to invest heavily to dcwlnp a defense industry The aim is to achieve five-yea- r military and economic tnd.frn'l't'rc so that the between relationship PASTRAMI o 0 THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY w Buy a $2.50 movie ticket for ST. 50 when you purchase 5 a meol tor i.uu or more ar inrernanonai Fare REstaurant. This ticket it nAArl fk Fox e THEY'RE GREAT! o PROVO OREM o 290 1230 N. 611 1. 300 S. 197 N. 500 W. 106 M. STATE 1391 S. STATE W. SPRIflGVILLE 380 S. MAIN e VJ 1 II. ST ATI KO. 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