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Show he star of Aspen prefers being selective I An actor who limits his roles to those discouraging , but 1 know what 1 want in the business. He said that being east in just anything the studio wanted to put him in when he was under contract to 20th Century-Fo- x resulted in one of his best roles being cut to shreds. I was in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' for my first movie, he said. "I was listed as Card Man No. 2 at the bottom of the credits. All my dialogue was cut and if you blinked you missed me. I determined that would not happen again. Now I want to be sure Im seen. he wants to do and thereby has to give up a lot of money has been cast in what could be one of the top rating getters of the year. The man is Sam Elliott, who portrays a flamboyant lawyer in Aspen, a mini-serischeduled Nov. 5, 6 and 7 on Ch. 2. six-ho- es Elliott in the was movie, which has heen showing "Lifeguard, area up on double bills in the Salt in recent weeks. This film resulted in his choice for the role in Aspen. Last year, Elliott played a general m the NBC production, Once An Eagle. Tve been selective about what 1 do, he declared. "I took myself out of episodic television five years ago. You get burned out early by doing too much television or by being under contract to a studio that throws you into just anything. I want to be around a long time, but being selective has cost me a lot of money and not working has been Aspen is being made from two novels, Aspen, by Bert Hirschfeld, and The Adversary by Bart Spicer. Only the title of Aspen has been used, said Elliott during a telephone deals with interview. "The mini-seria sensational murder trial at the resort. This, of course, is not the plot of the novel, Aspen, which deals with development of the resort and with bnsiness machinations. Most of the es DESERET NEWS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER WEDNESDAY A VIEWING 26, 1977 is taken from story for the mini-serithe Spicer book. I believe this could become a regular series and if it does, most of the stories will come from the Spicer novel Elliott wasnt the first actor cast for the role of the lawyer in Aspen. The television series was written with Richard Jordan in mind for the part, Elliott said. I was second choice, but its my best role to date. Appearing with him will be an cast, and if the mini-serigoes to a full series, Elliott will appear with John Mclntire, John Houseman, Joseph Gotten, Perry King, Michelle Phillips, Anthony Frau-ciosGene Barry and Bo Hopkins. this rising an hour after midnight stuff I'm tired. ' j RADIO 6PECIAL: II. E. D. Redford, drama instructor and director at the University of Utah, will be a guest on 9 (90.1 on the dial) tonight at KUER-F7 30 p.m. Redford will talk on ' Theater in Western Culture" for an hour, and he knows this subject like a book. At p.m.. listeners are invited to call Dr. Redford and Dr. Aden K. Ross, a playwright and teacher at Westminster all-st- ar College. a, CHANGES JOB: Hughes Rudd, who has been on CBS Morning News since July, 1973, is giving up that job to become a sort of at large correspondent for the network. Richard Thirlkeld will take over the anchor job beginning Monday. "Ive been rising at 1 a.m. and reporting for work at 2 :30 a m. for the past four years, Rudd said during a telephone interview. 1 am just terminally fatigued. 1 want to live as other persons lie. I dont want any more of left television in after two years and 78 episodes. The new event will be a program featuring a reunion of that ' , -- is In 'Aspen,' Sam is a 4 Elliott flamboyant lawyer. Special emphasis on the call-i- n segment will be placed on problems of theater in Utah. Listeners may dial 5 after 8:30 p.m. to make comments or ask questions. The program will be moderated by Dr. Patricia Aikins of Westminster College. REUNION: John Astin, who has been starring in Operation Petticoat and directing some new shows this season, will appear in an unusual role Sunday at 7 p.m. on Ch. 2. Its really not a different role, but it is since he has been trying to go respectable on TY. Astin was one of the original cast of Addams Family, which original cast. Astin joins Carolyn Jones. Ted Cassidy and Jackie Ceogss in the program. Only the late Blossom Rock will be missing from the original cast This will be the first time for the cast to get together in 11 years, according to Coogan. OSMONDS SCORE: Donny and Marie wound up close to the first 20 in the latest Nielsen ratings. Their weekly show finished in 21st place and thejr special about Mane's II Studio See. 5:30 2 MARY TYLER MOORE MAKES WEEKNIGHTS MORE FUN! My Three Sons. CBS News. 7 Electric Company. 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Nova (rerun Nova (rerun 2 Roland. 3:23 a.m. 5 Farm and Ranch. 3:30 a.m. Concentration. 7 Target: Utah's System of Higher Education. r II Report. 5 Match Game 3 Big Money Movie, "The Racers," starring Kirk Douglas and Gilbert VIEWING 5 STARS 3 4 THURSDAY Wits. -- 3:00 4:30 Severson. Hospital. 1:30 Rozelle. 11:40 a.m. News Final. 5 THE 2 EXTRA MAGAZINE SHOW WITH LUCKY SEVERSON IS" sS? HAVE A ON NEWSWATCH 5 birthday was The latest ratings, ending Oct. 23, were not typical because the final game of the World Series was included. Also, several special events were on the schedules. The 6th game of the Series was No. . followed by 79 Park Aveaoe for 2nd and 3rd. After that came Charlie's Angels, Little Big World Series Man movie. Little House on the Prairie, Alice, All in the Family, Barney Miller and Hawaii Five-0- . The Disney program finished in 24th, which represents another good rating. The final five, in descending order, were Rafferty, Chico and the Man and Richard Pryor (tied) and Gabe Kaplan presents the Small Event, LOn Grant and Resctti and Ryan. Jimmie (J.J.) Walker stars in his first athlete dramatic role, as a teen-ag- e stricken by leukemia, on The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened, (Ch. 5, 8 p.m.) a CBS Movie. Ted Knight is featured as boss of an escort service on the Ted Knight Show, (Ch. 5, 7:30) pilot for a new comedy series. Subjects on Extra! (Ch. 2, 6:30 p.m.) with Lucky Severson, include Paul Jacobs, a researcher who is looking into the nuclear situation in Southern Utah; and the Soldiers Summit speed-tra- p controversy. A Bugs Bunny Halloween special is featured at 7 p.m. on Channel 5. Among education station features are a rerun of Nova on Channels 7 and 11 at 8 p.m.; and the opera, Cavalleria Rusticana on Channel 7 at 9 p.m. d list' Photographs and large ings in TV schedule are paid S:00 2 NBC Nightly News. 4 Brady Bunch. 5 Hollywood Squares 18th 28th out of 65 programs rated. teg. 13S M m&p 0 d CpJ shades m bietck S . bw j I! cm 9 J |