In days of yore, when a new dynasty was established in China and a new emperor was enthroned, it was known as dashi, “The Big Enterprise,” and it usually involved mass social upheaval and civil war. The latter-day version of changing leaders now takes place at Party Congresses which, except during times of turmoil like the Cultural Revolution, are supposed to occur every
in history. a huge development, rupert murdoch having disrupted the newspaper business in australia, the television business in britain. i don t see why there should only be three broadcast networks. he says i m going to make another broadcast network. this was a big, bold bet. meantime, he will have to become an american citizen if he is to own tv stations here. something murdoch says he is willing to do. there are some people that are saying it will take you 20 years to get your fox network on a par with the big three. are you prepared to wait that long? sure, i intend to live that long, but i don t believe in the 20 years. the reaction to murdoch s idea for a fourth network was similar to the reaction of ted turner starting cnn. it s ridiculous. what does he know about television? we don t think of ourselves as abc, nbc, cbs. we don t have to reach everyone. there s no question we have an inferior lineup of stations to our counterparts. it means we have to work harder to
after five golden years, lorne decided to leave and so did those close to him, including me, al frank. so, nbc had to pick a new producer. now, most knowledgeable people, as you might imagine, hoped it would be me, al franken. well, there was a real question whether saturday night live would continue at all. whether it would just die. the press hasn t been overly kind. yeah, i read that stuff. saturday night live is saturday night dead. oh, come on. my favorite, though, is vile from new york. it s funny. it s funny. they were having a hard time. and then, came the man that saved the show. eddie murphy. there was buzz about him, so you tuned in. and there was this kind of explosion of talent in front of your eyes.
about entertainment and celebrities. robert redford plays the good guy in the movies but don t tell that to his neighbors in utah. they are still bitter and redford is the target of their ire. the audience grew and grew and that was showing us that the appetite for celebrity news was big. it was big. get ready for lifestyles of the rich and famous. television s most dazzling hour of excitement. hi, i m robin leach in monaco. the glittering gem of the riviera. and you have got a vip ticket to private party. your sunday newspaper is still delivered with the comics around the news. and that was what i always thought lifestyles was. we were the comic around the news. except, we did it as seriously as they did news. finally, in the driving seat of his own career, he burned rubber in a new direction. david hasselhoff, rock idol. it was a time where pushing