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Show 2D DESERET NEWS, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1973 ' Lorne Greene wants ACTiviiy I want to be acHOLLYWOOD comtive m some way m television. mented Lome Greene recently in an interview here, when asked why he was getting back In television following completion of his highly successful bonanza "series. . , O theiBonanza actor noted. Greene will appear in" a new, detective senes this fall, "Gnff, on ABC-TIt will be the story of a retired police captain who takes over his sons pnvate detective agency following the sons assassination " When reminded the plot was to that of Barnaby Jones, similar starring Buddy Ebsen Greene replied' "The background of a show doesnt mean that much. v "Barnaby' Jones is a good show, it is the actors who give the show and personality. Shakespeare's plays still being repeated today and they but life are are the same. "It's what happens now that is important. I read the "Griff script before Jones started production, Barnaby Greene continued 9 a of detective "Actors give the shows tjieir life and personality," explains veteran television personality, Lome Greene during his return to a regular television series. V:&1 " v Just Jazz 7 Price 11 of Child- hood NBC News Love Thv Neigh-- , bor Charlie vies with Ferguson for the new boss' attention 5 Bornabv Jones 4 ? Methods used for rehabilitation of the blind by the Utah Blind Center also are featured along with eye care protection programs of the Utah Society for the Prevention of Blindness 2 4 30 ery. 5 Eyewitness a.m. From the Cathe dral. 9:30 a.m. Bible Answers Moke a Wish Mormon Taber 11 2 10:15 2 Scene Tonight 2 10.40 The Adventurer. 4 Search (rerun) 2 11.00 News 4 Nights-ide- , followed bv ABC Weekend News. 4 Univer- sity of Utah musical program 5 10 2 4 5 4.00 2 4 5 7 11 2 The Protectors Lawrei ce Welk UFO The Session Electric 4 5 Compa- 2 ny. 2 7 AJ 4:30 Police Surgeon Summer Drama (rerun). "Charles Dickens " PBS 11 2 4 5 4 5 2 Emergency (rerun). Partridge Familv (rerun). Mary Tyler Jack Burns Sesame Street 7.30 Paul Lvnde " "Sight Savers 8.00 NBC Movie (rerun), That Mon From Rio,' 5 Robber," stor ring Kim Novak ond Clint Walker. 4 . Paul Belmondo and Froncoise Dorleoc BURNS I - 5 Mission- 7 ble (rerun) PBS Special of the Week 4 8:30 Church News Worldwide. 0:00 Oral Roberts Special cele brates Independence Dav, from Knott s Berry ring Rov Rogers and Dole Evans, ond octor William Daniels Dan August (rejLun) Jack Poor guests ore Julie and David Eisenhower, Joe Garogiolo. and Atlanta Braves executive Donoid Movie "30." with Jack Weob and Wllliom Conrad SUNDAY VIEWING 7 5 2 Farm, guest stor 5 Speakout (rerun) Face the Nation 11 a.m. Medical Hotline Insight. 11:30 a.m. Movie, Torzan s 5 Issues ond Answers will have the three Skvlab astronauts os guests. Untamed World 4 Noon Movie, "Attack the Robots," starring Eddie Constontire of 5 Wild Wild West 12:45 2 Movie "Untamed Frontier.' stor. ring JoseDh Cot 4 5 a.m. Lamo Unto My Feet 7.30 a m Science In Agri culture Foith 'or Todov Look Up and Live 5 I 4 Curiositv Shop Rex Humbor4( 2 5 4- SpoMs Challenge 4 Fomi'y Theater, ' Carry On 3 5 - 5.00 Star Trek. Oral Roberts Soecial cele brotes Independence Dov. with auests Rov Rog-ir- s and Dale Evans, ond actor William Daniels S'30 Room 222 I 30 4 00 7 Masterpiece Theater (rerun), Pere Goriot " 10:00 Scene Tonight. News 4 Nlghtslde, followed bv ABC Weekend News 2 4 News. Firing Line "Freedom of the Press," 2 Take 2. Wild Kingdom 4 Wait Till Your 4 tury. Petticoat Junc- 5 2 "! have been trying to find out as much as possible about pol.ee work. I have been talking with police officers of ' What would experiences and saying: you do if this or that type of situation would develop And then listen carefully to lic to accept In the new role "I really want to work on the pretation of the role, h is a man vvhd is a rebel. He believes in law and order, but has a much mare open mind about many things. In other words, he could ' be a cops cop "There may be some of thePa Cartwright character in the new Aeries, but I like to beiieve that I brought some of t their answers "1 have also been working closely with the International Footpnnters Asso- inter-- , ciation a group composed of lawmen and those interested in the profession. he concluded "Gnff will appear nationally at 10 p m against Carol Burnett, but it is unknown at what time it will be shown in , Utah , cial is a segment of a cataract operation being performed by Dr. Richard Sonntag, recognized as a leading ophthalmolalso ogist. Film segments work of show git icoma lazy screening clinics and eye disease clinics. Besides featuring Dr. Snnnt-athe program spotlights Dr. Joseph Hatch and Dr. Homer E. Smith, other leading Utah eye specialists The program will be narrated by Jackie Nokes. hostess of s Midday show . It has been produced by Dmms Ber-reand Gene Halford. KSL-TV- tt The series on driving practices already has started, It will be presentedft 7:30 p.m. Fridays tin Ch 7. light of pollution and rationing 2 2 (rerun). Port "The Mvstery Dracuia s Castle," starring Oral Roberts aker 4 Johnny Whit- FBI (reruh) 5 Sonny ond Cher Movie, "Corry on Teacher." 4 (rerun) guest stars Merv Griffin and Lairv An All 7 Bob Newhart 11:00 2 Movie, "The Money Jungle." 5 starring John Ericson ond 30 Lola Albright 11.10 CBS Lote Movie, in the Cool of the Dav. starring Jane Fonda and Peter Finch Americon Showcase, ' A Birthday Sory," ot a 5 Independence Dav events, hosted bv chil- dren. ' 8 00 2 Hec Ramsey 4 ABC Movie (rerun) (rerun), "Who's Minding the MONDAY VIEWING Mint" starring Jim Hutton, Dorothy Provine, Milton Berle, Joev Bishoo, Bob 5 Denver, Walter Brennan, Victor Buoso ond Jock Gil lord All in the Fomi tv 7 (rerun) "Eagle " the music of John 7 tinues The New Mbtch Gome S lam Phillio Sousza S o.:o (rerun) The Great Joker s Wild 8 30 a m. 5 SH 7' am. Today Show 5 Captain Kangaroo 7:25 TV News 7 30 a m 2 Todov Show con2 The 5)0 000 Pvr amid , 2 10:55 a.m. Carolyn Dunn Show. 2 Battle 4 5 All My Children. 2 Three o.io 1 ot of 7 Jeooordv, Password 11 7.00 Wonderfjl World of Disney Stored Zoom Bewitched Love of Life, fol lowed bv CBS News 10:00 a m. orrow. Parent Come 4 5 programs, but with the main thrust directed at safety. Trooper Olsen says the a.m. Midday 11:30 Match Let's Make a Deal. As the World Turns. Noon 2 Days of Our Lives. 4 Newlyweds Gome 5 Guiding Light 12:30 The Doctors 4 The Dating Gome. 5 Edge of Night (00 Another World 4 General Hospital. 5 Price Is Right. 1:31 2 Return to Pevton 2 , Place. One Life to Live. 5 Secret Storm 4 2 Somerset 4 5 Mike Douglas Show. Big Money Movie 2.30 2 Dmohs Place 3 00 My Line 1:30 2 Merv Griffin 4 Bugs Bunny 3 55 5 -- Spotlight Ke se- nes will consist of interviews, discussions and film segments showing actual bad and good dnving situations on Utah highways Discover the REAL Utah with For the emoorary OCNTOfO pi e 0 sco Tirorf tat on due to unaccus to'ned use lack o ad jstmenf unt yru can see vour dentist Quichtywarvoan fever Of .'SIP'S inkers coWsonK n use 30 years ad r rector - nature tours AIR otf CONDITIONED BUS TRAINED NATURE GUIDES I DAY TOURS DEUTOiD Phone or TOURS WriteM. available at pharmacies everywhere Raymond Ragws Utah Nature Teen 1S47 law 12400 South Oreper , Utah ISOM ' J7i.(6 1 bid sNioram --I 1 ILJ independence Day celebration ACNE Sauares 5 Lloyd D. Olsen of Trooper the Utah Highway Patrol, who was narrator and producer for a previous senes on driving, says the current programs will be directed toward improving summer driving m the HOUR SPECIAL Direct from Southern Californias Knotts Berry Farm The Young and the Restless. 10:30 a.m. 2 Who, Whot or Where Gome. 4 Split Seconu. 5 Search for Tom- 4 7 tion, or It s Your Bet Romper Room 9:30 a.m. Hollywood 5 Father Gets 2 2 In the House. 9 a.m. Sale of the Cen- 4 Home. Hee Haw 4:30 Se rets of the Wilderness 5 55 g.m. There's a Doctor 10.30 400 2 8 a.m. Morning 4 4 7 45 News. Eyewitness 5 (rerun) Venus CBS Sports Illus- Let s Travel Bonanza Dick Von Dyke trated 2 5 rerun) 5 00 5 900 ture Winters 100 CBS Sports Spectaculor, the Pan Pacific track and field games 1:30 4 Movie, "Italian Brigands," starring Ernest Borgmne 2:00 2 Western Open Golf. 2.30 5 CBS Tennis Clos sic lam. 5 chael Tilson Thomas 4.30 Americon Adven- 2 ten ond Shellev HRS 2 Impossi- (rerun). II Gospel Ftres.de 11 10:30 o m Meet the Press Desert Mystery." starring Johnny Weismuller and Noncv Davison SCHREIBER COMEDY HOUR DEBUT 11:10 Movie. "The Great Bonk Tchaikovsky!" featuring Mi- 8 Botso Furnace," a tolk music special hosted by Oscar Bread New Vork Phil harmonic Young People s Concert, "I Love 5 World of Am mals Oral Roberts For Your Information. vate detective operations Something Good is Going to happen to you Cheryl Miller, appearing on episode of "Emergency", is relieved to find her baby is uninjured after accident. a m. Kelly. starring Jean 4 2 4 Moore 11 5 Xv' Zoom 7.00 15 In an effort to make it a successful show Greene said that he h?d been doing his home work on police and pri- referred again to his new "Griff "I really want the pub- A node Choir 45 10 (rerun) Extended 7' Suite," o 7: . 5 Adam t2 (rerun) Odd Couole 5 SeeOKOut News Homewood Among highlights of the spe Builwinkle Do of Discov- 4 (rerun). 5 2 a.m. Sacred Heart in as "Bonanza sion. Greene part ' I 9 4 10:00 2 The Answer. 0:45 VIEWING in scope special Locally produced programs on sight research and driving habits are scheduled on Utah television during the next few days The show on sight research is one special titled "Sight Savers. which wdl be presented on Ch. 5 at 7:30 tonight: It features a look at surgical techniques used in cataracts and corneal transplants and devotes attention to treatment methods for glaucoma. i Mi in a icrun of Part 1 of Johnny Whitaker is the Disney movie, "Secret of Dracula s Castle (Ch 2, 7 pm Sundav) Current events programs of note include Meet Cne Press (Ch 2, 10 30 a m SurdRv), with Hubert Humphrey, the Skylab astronauts on Issues and Answers (Ch 4. 11 50 am Sunday); and Firing Line (Ch 7. 10 pm Sunday), with a discussion of .Freedom of the Press . Julie and David Eisenhower are among guests of Jack Paar (Ch 4. 11'30 a m ) However, the guest list is often fluid on this program, therefore their visit is not a a.m. Gnff j'ould run as Greene replied, "No. I hope not I think the other senes was on the air too long, and because of that too many creative people will never see the light of day Five years is long enough "True we have an option beyond thfc 12 weeks, but I think five years for any series is long enough. ABC and 1 are just testing the water right now. but we want to make it the best show on televiWhen asked if long When asked what his secret was for Greene keeping in such good conditio replied f "About five years ago I was fat. overweight at 225 pounds. I decided to do something about it. I spent some time at Duke University where I took off about 40 pounds Now I push myself away from the table and do a lot of brisk walking . . . about one to two hours a day I also play tennis when possible and have a nee and fruit diet. t .Although the interview was scheduled to publicize his new series Griff on ABC, the conversation continually drifted back to the "Bonanaza era. Non-ieru- n 8 '30 Gnff will work from an office in the area Ben Murphy will appear as Greenes younger partner and is also a former police officer. Los Angeles Utah stations produce specials on television tonight and Sunday An Oral Roberts Special, from Knotts Berry Farm, will be presented on Channel 4 tonight at 9 p in . and Sunday at 5 p m on Channel 5 Guest-- , include dliam costar of the movie, 1776, and Rov Rogers and Dale Evans Thiee Channel 7 PBS specials Sunday include A Birth-dnStory. 7 30 p m , a childrens art inter pretation of the mencan Revolution "The Music of John Phillip Sousa. 8 p m . and The Great Batso Furnace. H UO p m , a singing tour of the restored Revolutionary village, hosted by Oscar Brand netwoik senes programs include Love Thy Neighbor (Ch 4 5 pm todav), and Burns and Schreiber Comedy Hour (Ch 4, 8 p m ) New Yoik Philharmonic Young Peoples Concert (Ch 5, 4 p in Sunday), features music by TchaiKovskv 2 . "I would love to do a good play. offered the new ABC star. "I'm working on a Hemingway property that I would first like to do as a playv then as a movie. , tele-lo- g 0 30 d size, because I don't want to work too Jiard, he contmued. He also observed that NBC had asked him to come up, with a new series before "Bonanza was cancelled, but it never worked out Four patriotic programs are scheduled SATURDAY white-haire- .and ' Weekend '.he t may be a limited series noted that he was-great stories when asked Greene reader senes. How mueh violence will the new show have, he was asked "We will have violence only when We necessary." Greene answered. wont build a show around violence, but hope to have a high-levstory line, although there will be a couple of times my life is in danger and then Hi react " In changing hs western. Tathenv image Greene explained, he was pleased that the cowboy cycle was nearly completed. Too muon of one kind of show is not good for television, but then chang' comes about slowly. The talented Canadian actor" had originally signed for only eight shows, but this was later changed to 12 firm shows with the normal options to continue the series if itjprov successful. . f "Detective shows are merely a mise to do a show ui w hich there is conflict" W'f solved a great many crimes on , the character qualities to that portrayal "I m sure Gnff will believe in taking his own m.nd in his own way as long as it doesn't hurt anyone For a show that ran 14 years Greene noted with a slight inflection in his voice. "We were burned up with the Way they canceled us. They only gave us a day and a half notice. They just told us on Monday that on Wednesday they would be- through shooting the series. That was In about his collegues. talking Greene said that Michael Landon was working on a couple of movie projects and d mg some wntmg and generally keeping busy. Of Dan Blockers familv he reported that they had spent some time m Hawaii and had now put it all together and were moving back to Los Angeles this summer. if the 35 detective shows that will be on the three netw corks this fa'l will be good for America By Jay Livlngood Editor Weekend Section |
