so incredibly popular is not because abc had so much faith in it, but because abc didn t. early wimini series were in monthly installments. it was high risk, high reward. if it didn t work, you were out a lot of tv time and not lot of people watching. there s something about it that seems to touch all human beings. it transcends age and race. if there s a legacy of television in the 70s. while there s a lot going on in the world, television was a reminder of how much little