OCR Text |
Show Monday, slices of "American pie7 feelings and memories for American history. The city of Fayetteville is the first subject. It was once a proud and prosperous trading city on North Caroina's Cape Fear River. But the railroad passed by, starting a long and gradual decay of its downtown. Recently Fayetteville has begun to clean up its act. Smithsonian World visits Fayetteville to record the festivities that accompanied the dedication of the new main street, and to peer inside a time capsule that contains some of the everyday items that reveal the most about the town. guides Smithsonian World's trip across America to visit diverse and representative American churches. Yet another example of the THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, A lawyer accepts a large retainer to defend a drug smuggler. Is the lawyer merely a "hired gun" getting rich off "blood money," or a defender of the constitutional right of legal counsel? Explore some of the areas of conflict between lawyers and the public when PBS and Channel 11 present "Ethics on Trial," Wednesday at 8 p.m. g Fred Graham, an law correspondent for CBS News and a lawyer himself, addresses ethical issues faced by of America can be seen in the people from every corner of the country who gather to share their passions and hobbies. Smithsonian World also visits Oshkosh, Wise, where 750,000 people gather every summer to indulge their personal passions for airplanes. diversity award-winnin- The program's concluding segment looks at a figure from American history who has virn institually become a tution: George Washington. With historian Garry Willis, Smithsonian World strips away the obscuring images and discovers that Washington really stands up under scrutiny as a true hero and a remarkable man. without need of the legends that surround him. attorneys and their clients through actual case studies. Shot on location in communities throughout the U.S., the program is designed to show how the consumer of legal services is affected in actual real-lif- e legal cases. Why do people hate the legal profession, while trusting their own attorney? Is some of the one-ma- Next Roger Kennedy, director of Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, 19, 1987 - TV Page Channel 7 7 to present show on lawyer ethics Heritage special probes "American Pie," Smithsonian World's heritage special, takes viewers beyond the walls of the Smithsonian Institution to look at people, places, institutions, and ideas that are uniquely American. Smithsonian World host David McCullough promises that the program will explore "the many flavors and extraordinary diversity of ingredients, that make up the great American pie." The special Tuesday at 9 p.m. on KBYU-TV- , Channel 11, features four subjects. Each of the subjects is uniquely American and brings home a heritage of January problem the result of public ignoof our system of justice? Is the public aware of ethical codes designed to serve the interests of the legal profession at the public's expense? Other areas explored are lawyer advertising, lawyer disciplining, and lawyer confidentiality. Abraham Lincoln advertised his services, but should your attorney do it?: Should confessions to attorneys be as sacred as those to priests and psychiatrists? Are lawyers disciplined for swindling their clients and if so in what way? What guarantees does the constitution give you as a citizen? Is the right to an attorney one of them? Most attorneys say "no" to being forced to give free legal services to the poor. Should they be forced to in order to ensure equal access to justice? rance present xOtello' on 'Great Performances' KUED to Onia nf TV fnn nmrlurerQ grew up sure he was a loser By KATHRYN BAKER AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) Stephen J. Cannell is one of Hollywood's most prolific television writers and producers. Since his studio was founded in 1980, it has serproduced a dozen prime-tim- e ies including "The - "Hunter" and "Stingray." So it was a surprise when Can- nell said in a recent interview, "I was convinced by the time I was 11 or 12 years old that I was a loser." Cannell said he came from an family, went and promptto private schools ly flunked out of one after another, repeating three grades. "I remember going home at night and looking up at the ceiling and going, 'Boy, I'm in trouble here,'" he said. ss Cannell, 46, has dyslexia, a condition that causes him to transpose numbers and letters. He e said his secretary is able to decipher most of his writing, but even she sometimes has to ask him to translate. "It's nothing you can get over. I'm as bad at spelling and sequencing and all the things that gave me trouble in high school. I'm as bad at that today as I was when I was in school," Cannell said. long-tim- He was in New York to appear news on the NBC after-schoshow "Main Street" to offer encouragement to kids who have the learning disability. Before he established Stephen J. Cannell Productions, Cannell had created or produced eight prime-tim- e series for Universal Television. His company has two series in the works: "Starbuck," starring Dale Robertson, for NBC and "Jump Street Chapel" for the g Fox Broadcasting Co. The was re"The cently canceled by NBC, replaced in the schedule with another Cannell production, "Stingray." Cannell, a bearded, friendly, n Californian, went to work in his father's design company after college. Though he and wife Marcia had two young children, she encouraged him to pursue his dream of writing for a living. want to do this," "He said, and I just thought he could do it," said Mrs. Cannell, who accompanied her husband to New York. "She never had a moment's doubt," Cannell said. "I was scared to death." long-runnin- i Mrs. Cannell is now on the board of her husband's production company. Cannell said he chose television because, "I thought to myself, where is the best opportunity for somebody with no connections to break into this field? I looked at this field of television and real- ized that it was consuming hundreds and hundreds of scripts annually, and I felt, that's got to be the easiest target to hit just by virtue of the fact that there are more assignments available. "And I also like television. That's another thing. I'm not better than my audiences. I sometimes talk to people who are saying, 'Well, you know, they'll like this,' or 'They'll like that.' I always go, 'What do I like?' Then I try to write something I like, and if I'm on target it works and I'm not, it doesn't." to imagine a television 's who wouldn't envy producer track record. His first series was "The Rockford Files" in It's hard Can-nell- with "Baretta." credits his success to his collaborators. Casting, he says, is frequently the key, noting the way the simple "Rockford" 1974. He followed Cannell private detective premise matched James Garner. Failures are harder to explain. He said he sometimes knows a show isn't clicking and agrees with the network to let it end. But he thinks two of his short- lived productions, "Baa Baa Black Sheep" and "Ten Speed and Brown Shoe," should have been hits and just didn't find their audiences. "Ten Speed" was a 1981 screwball detective comedy-dram- a with Ben Vereen and Jeff Gold-bluas a con man and a fantasizing stockbroker who team up to solve cases. The show was liked by critics, and Cannell was nominated for a writing Emmy, but it didn't last a season. m "Black Sheep" starred Robert Conrad as leader of a squadron of misfit World War II fliers in the South Pacific. It bounced around the schedule off and on from 1976 to 1978. "You have to look at your failures with your eyes open," Cannell said. "You can't just take a position that you're absolutely right and the network is absolutely wrong. There's too much of that that goes on anyway where we (in the creative community) blame the networks for our failures and take all the credit for our successes." Though he runs the studio, Cannell still writes almost every day. "I always want to maintain my identity as a writer, because that's what I started out to be," he said. "When it's all over, I hope I'll still be writing." Great Performances presents "Otello," a celebration of the 100th anniversary of its premiere on KUED, channel 7. Friday at 8 p.m. '"Otello" is Giuseppe Verdi's final tragic opera based on the play by William Shakespeare. Otello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army and governor of Cyprus, returns home from a victorious campaign only to be enveloped in a web of jealousy and deceit. His conniving lieutenant Iago convinces the Moor that Desdemona, his wife, is unfaithful. Otello believes the ruse and strangles her. Iago's wife, Emilia, unmasks the treachery of her husband and Otello, comprehending his wife's innocence, takes his own life. jj YOUR FAVORITE f CHAIR 3 mi Mr. Rogers contest set , channel 11, will cone conduct a Mr. Rogers KBYU-TV- look-alik- test and dance at the Palace Jan. I A variety of prizes will be awarded. There will be an admis- fC sion charge. For additional details, contact Cindy Williams at KBYU, (FABRIC EXTRA) jCCjM ---- VJT kester's UPHOLSTERY 26. 350 M-- So. 9 9 2nd Wert SANTAQUIN .r754340r 378-355- CAMPER SHELL FACTORY KEEP WINTER OUT WITH A TRUCK SHELL Now is the time to add a quality shell to your truck so when winter rain and snow comes the bed will be protected. We can fit foreign or U.S. trucks with an aluminum, fiberglass or laminated top. lowest prices in Utah County on quality tops. Freeway location 1200 N. 1200 W., Orem, 224 - 4404 Charge Cards Welcome Factory outhoriied deoler for Cuttom Craft fiberglatt tap. Vj Ij 1J ll 7 |