us live. there were a lot of names bandied about in terms of permanent hosts. that s one of those tv rules you mustn t break, until you do. then you realize, why don t you have a different host every week? but it was the cast that finally won people s hearts. come on, who is this? andy-gram. you re that guy? you cut your own steaks, we give you the sauce! i m barbara wawa. thank you, thank you very much. you re beautiful. you re beautiful. thank you. you were drawn to the tv set, because you knew something insane might happen. live, live. live from new york! partly because it was live. partly because you knew television was now in the hands of the television generation. peacock and these were kids in quotes who just might do anything. yes, having sex with women, the president within these very
the character that i got to portray in roots, kunta kintae, the adult, was a dream role. it was really genius to cast all of america s favorite television dads in the roles of the white slave owners and the villains. i ll be by to fetch ya in the morning, captain. sleep well. it is difficult to explain in today s culture how unprecedented roots was. no one had ever seen the story of slavery before told from the point of view of the africans. it may be the first time that television allowed an embracing of black pride. them is free. is free, honey. one of the reasons that roots was so incredibly popular is not because abc had so much faith in it, but because abc didn t. earlier miniseries were broadcast in weekly installments. and the abc executives
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and i hated it. i think i made up some pretty good time on billy crystal. networks would loan out their tv stars to compete in a series of quasi olympic-type events. she is leaning so far over she seems to be wobbling a little bit. erin gray. with that spry, supple body. she s got a great set of legs, what the heck? i think we have a lot to apologize for with the worst of television. my only defense was it was the 70s. did i jiggle much? live and learn. the rent-a-car industry is the definition of boring. and the reason can be found in the name itself. rent - a - car. you don t want a friend. you want the friend. you don t want a job. you want the job. the is always over a. that s why we don t offer a car. we offer the car. sixt. rent the car.