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Show Monday. December 24, 1979. THE HERALD,Provo, Utah—TV5 wy Promotional Campaign ‘Buck Rogers’ Has Hectic Schedule It has been a momentous fall for Gil Gerard. First, his new series, “Buck Rogers in the Twenty-Fifth Century” premiered on NBC. Then he got married on October 28 in Reno to actress Connie Selleca After the ceremony, he wentbackto the studio to finish off an episode of the series. He spent what would normally be the honeymoon, working. The following Friday night, he took the red-eye flight from Los Angeles to New York, accompanied by his new wife. Ostensibly. he was coming East to meethis wife’s family in upper NewYork State of Gerard But Gerard has been on Gerard is a former a promotional campaign industrial chemist who to help boost “Buck once served as consultant Rogers and each to the governor (the late weekend since the fall Winthrop Rockefeller) in launching. he the heexplained has Arkansas. before turning for amazing resemblance to viewing interest in the series. Its audience has macho-looking. since the travelled to various parts to acting. He bears an of therelease of “Hooch” to see how the series would come out we could determine our promotional campaign. country The jury is sull out on publicity purposes. He's Lee Majors, tall, blond shown slight increases goneto Atlantic City (for a Miss America Pageant He has aspirations of becoming television appearance), to Baltimore, New Orleans and to New York on Thanksgiving Day to sit atop a float in the Macy's an important producer of Parade. Fred picture about an irrascible moonshiner, Silverman president of NBC, insists that Gil Gerard will be a big star. and that “Buck Rogers” will be a successful series because which, he says. is awaiting release, pending audience reception of Buck Rogers.” “1 wanted to hold back 8:00 CHRISTMAS AT Wi CATHEDRAL Reverend Canon Charles A Per iy celebrates a Christmas Day service live from the nation (1944) Cary Grant, Janet Blair A producer, a boy, and his dancing Caterpillar go into business logether STRAUSS accepted on the adviceof has not charmed encountered competition from ABC's It has tough fall very visible “Laverne and Shirle’ (although this has dipped considerably in its rankings since the switch from Tuesdays to Thursdays), and the long- ‘THE MISADVENTURES OF STATE LOBO Members of the Penn StateGlee A bank robber and a mean Clubandthe Brass Choralecap tempered upset Lobo's ture the spirit of Yuletide in an plans to conshark thousands of dollars outdoor concert of holiday from a capa of unsuspecting music 1:30 DAYTIME 11:00 @ CHRISTMASTIME MISTER ROGERS fishermen. (R) o Richie lands his first newspaper job loading docks at the Milwaukee Journal (R) THE WHITE Christmas comes to Carver in the form of a swinging party, a Santa everyone can look upto and an impending birth @ MACNEIL / LEHRER REPORT @ HEIs BORN @ JACK VAN IMPE CHRISTMAS Fred F gers combines music dance and fantasy in this family special celebrating both the © ANGE Christian holiday season and Ange discovers that alshe ges Hanukkah. (R) for her trouble 1s trouBle when she convinces Brad to. fix her friend Didi up with one of his bachelor friends (R) PAST FORWARD ‘The Technology Of Music down the chimney. (8) DAYTIME SPOR 10:30 The advances made in the electronic world which have invaded our everyday lives are covered 8:00 NBC MOVIE BLUE-GRAY BOWL “Suddenly, Love (1978) Live coverageof the annual vol Cindy2 Wilhams. Paul Shenar lege semor all-star game, fron young woman fromthe gh Montgomery, Alabarna falls in love with a socially YTIME MOVIE, prominent lawyer (R. COMP: Mees Once Upon A Time HAWAII FIVE-O Set in Quebec in the 1880s. a young girl who works with her grandmother as a lacemaker puts out a bow! for the baby Jesus at Christmas only tohay Up The Sond(197 Barbra Stre @ THE JOY OF BACH fuss. A a “ Performances in five countries au al Ker by famous artists and musical avec: to break groups highlight this salute to sterotype as a wife and home maker Johann Sebastian Bach and his influence on the music of two 10:40 centuries MOVIE kee Gay Puree iD Animated. Voices of ju Garland, Robert Goulet A nee of farm cats has animated adventures in Paris 8:30 @ TAXI Tony. ecstatic when an aging champ challenges him to a bout changes moods when the oppost tion reveals his secret weapon 9:00 @ STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO 11:00 @ DICK CAVETT Guest: Paul Moore Jr, Bishopof New York and controversial spokesman for the Episcopal “hureh @ SPECIAL The Christmas Songs” Host Mel Torme with Les Brown andhis Band of Renown join other celebrities for a unique and diverse evening of holiday musical entertainment, ‘ @ HART TO HART Right after extending her hospi 11:30 tality to a starving young author, LACE Jennifer suddenly suffers a in Quebec in the 10805, series of near-fatal accidents (R) young girl who works with her PARIS as a lacemaker A lawyer and his wile are grandmother puts out a bowl for the stunned when the natural mother Jesus at Christmas only to baby of their adopted child arrives in it stolen by a thief Narratedhave by town demanding money Genevieve Bujold (R) oe etting Elected In Papua, New Guinea” Western-style politics are played out in a Third World setting (R) Railroad buffs and @ MASTERPIECE THEATRE Guests: The Duchess Of Duke Street I” authors Oliver Jensen and EM. Louisa discovers that the love Frimbo. (R) his agent who denied that it had the cartoon approach Gerard feared it might I thought they would make it a Batman and Robin biff. boof. bam type of series. I said ‘no way, and refused Gerard recalled. “Then 1 read the script on my agent's advice and | saw reasonably well at the space Now box office (it grossed incorporating his Buck had a human quality. with wit. warmth and vulnerability The series has had a strange procession to a $35.000,000 on a ideas into the show $12,000,000 investment) “Hits are innovative “Thefilm didn't make concepts.” he contends me the big star we “There is no specific thought it would.” Gerard formula, consequently weekly schedule. It started as a two-hour movie pilot for NBC. Then Universal, which observed. “But Universal didn’t push it Hesays NBC is behind theseries, which explains GIL GERARD, star of “Buck Rogers iin the 25th Century,” keeps a busy schedule as he travels to promote the series in which hestars. produced the film, figured it could make his weekly sojourns can be a top showif we around the country are willing to take more money as a theatrical release then Gerard is not entirely chances and not try to satisfied with its early play cops and robbers. It they dramatic set television. theaters it loose on So it played and did episodes. costs $1,000,000 per hour “which felt like it was ybody wants to ‘Starsky and Hutch’ in Fiesta Bowl Scheduled The Pittsburgh Panthers, winners of The 10-1 Panthers, whose only loss the LambertTrophyas thebest college cameatthe handsof North Carolina in football team in the East, will collide the second week of the season, will with the Wildcats of Arizona in the haveplenty of momentum ontheirside ninth annual Fiesta Bowl, which will be when they get to Tempe. Oftheir nine colorcast live exclusively by NBC on Christmas Dayat 1:30 p.m. on Channel 2. The gamewil! be from Tempe,Ariz. Charlie Jones and Len Dawson will sharethe duties in the NBC broadcast booth and Mike Haffner will provide commentary fromm the sidelines. straight triumphs, none was moreimportantthan thelast, a convincing 29-14 thrashing of arch rival PennState. It was the Panthers’ first win at Penn State since 1955 and only their second win over the Lions in their last 14 meetings. oems she has been receiving (Part 2 of16) 10:00 ea @ SOUNDSTAGE “Emmylou Harris" (R) @ MACNEIL / DICK VAN DYKE A romantic British film star arouses Rob's ire by his atten- Guests. The Lennon Sisters, Bet ty White, ABC MOVIE we! “The Young Pioneers Christmas” (1977) Linda Purl the 1800stry topreparea pleas: antholidayfor themselves. (R) GOODWILL TV Prompt Service Shop or Home Discount to Senior Citizens 225-7550 798 Sta Orem he's own you can think of doing something totally different. 1 see great potential here, and we from an Oxford professor are really the work of pranksters. The Brigham Young University tions to Laura Brass Ensemble joins the Mor Tabernacle Choir in a pres @ TONIGHT10:30 Philadelphia Téers at Washing monation of songs of the season Guest host’ John Davidson ton Bullets 1:00 @ CHRISTMAS LACE Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in the music of the Strauss famyly (R) Canal both the FAMILY FEUD Christian holiday season and @ TICTAC DOUGH Hanukkah. (R) or EASY Guest: Esther Peterson, Presi 12:00 dent Carter's Special Assistant @ CHRISTMAS EVE ON for ConsumerAffairs NAVIDAD The spirit of the Christmas sea ‘son comesover SesameStreet as Big Bird attempts to uncover the Goober blackballs County Clerk Howard when he applies for secret of how Santa Claus gets membership in the Mayberry down the chimney. (R) men’s lodge 1:00 7:00 @ CHRISTMAS AT PENN averaged a 15 rating and share points Willi Boskovsky conducts the EVENING capital @ THE CHRISTMAS SONGS Host Mel Torme with Les Brown and his Band of Renown join other celebrities for a unique and diverse evening of holiday musi: cal entertainment MeGarrett and company try to solve the kidnapping of wealthy socialite, whose husband resentstheir intrusion a CELEBRATION night. when an hour special episode (guest starring Gary Coleman) ard says he intially spurned the Buck Rogers’ offer. then TUESDAY—— DAYTIME SPECIALS solid drama The Waltons’ on CBS but i had its best showing ANksgiving, start, but the averages in September films as well as an acting reached the star. He already has circle of 30. completed one film Hooch,” a low-budget running FULL SERVICE FLORIST 440 So. State, Orem ¢ 225-4510 (Between Murray First Phrift and the Wood House) Open 10 am to 6 pm ¢ Monday thru Saturday |