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From: rck1@ellis.uchicago.edu (roberta chi-woon kwong)
Subject: QL: "Promised Land": observations
Reply-To: rck1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 07:16:15 GMT

*SPOILERS* for "Promised Land" below.


Well, here's another episode to add to my favorites.

It went a bit slow it times, it seemed, and for much of the way
through I had no real idea of where the plot was going. According
to Ziggy, it should have been a quick leap, and the repeated
stating of this fact combined with the minimal action in the first
half made it rather slow. But still, it was interesting enough to
keep me focused on the screen even then. And the ending itself was
great.

Some observations:

Sam's expression and tone of voice when he first realized that "my
Dad is still alive" was almost identical to the way he said it in
"The Leap Home." It was like a flashback, but *much* more subtle.

It was nice to hear, for a fact, that Tom did come home. I mean, we
knew Sam had saved him on April 8, 1970, but was it ever stated
explicitly that Tom survived the rest of the war? Too bad Sam
still hasn't had a chance to see Tom post-Vietnam...Oh well,
perhaps an upcoming episode, maybe...?

I loved the way the pregnant woman went into "labor." All too often
it seems that when someone is asked to "act like you're <such and
such>," they suddenly exhibit an amazing acting ability (for the
average person-on-the-street in a spur-of-the-moment situation).
Nice realistic touch.

The almost-high-five between Sam and Al was a wonderful little
moment. It was a real quick, blink-and-you'll-miss-it bit, but it
was great.

Another not-quite-perfect ending for a leap; sad, yes, but I guess
it's bound to happen at least some of the times...I really felt
sorry for the older brother (can't remember his name). I mean, he
really did seem like a nice guy; he'd worked so hard for the farm,
and truly cared about his family. When he was sitting in the corner
after the cop car pulled away, I fully expected Sam to turn to him
and give him some final words of wisdom (...perhaps Sam would have,
if he hadn't happened to look across the street at that moment...)

And Sam gets to say "Merry Christmas" to his Dad. Now, this I
wasn't expecting at all (after all, they had mere minutes left)--
but I'm not complaining! I didn't mind at all that they've been
bringing up the subject of Sam's father so often lately, or that
Sam still hasn't seemed to have gotten over his guilt (would you?).
What a lovely ending.

...Oh, and of course, I applaud Scott's directing once again. Some
very nice camera angles in this one.

The Oldsmobile commercial: Marvelous! Apparently Olds has enough
faith in QL to go ahead and spend money for a "personalized" ad.
Very nice.

Next week: "The Leap Back" again?! Never mind that I don't
personally like it, but they've shown this one twice already. This
explains why USA skipped over it, but why are they showing so many
of these episodes three times--when other eps were never rerun?


Robin C. Kwong ("er)
					quantum leaping (n.) def.--
					 Literally, a *flash*back.
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From: ps70awg@rs1.tcs.tulane.edu (mel rupinski)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv,rec.arts.sf.tv
Subject: similarities - QL & MST3K
Date: 16 Dec 92 21:48:19 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
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Hi all,   
	Well, I was just sitting in my office, decompressing from finals
when a friend came up to me, out of the blue, asking about the MST3K
theme song.  After writing down for him I thought there was an interesting
similarity with QL:

From the MST3K theme:  

	"if you're wondering how he eats and breathes and other science
	facts, then repeat to yourself 'its just a show, I should really
	just relax. . ."

From Donald P. Bellisario:

 	"Don't investigate this too closely!"


HA!  Just a little thought from my exam-warped brain 8^)


p.s. I feel the need to go out in the rain and scream. . . 


mtr 
--
|Mel Rupinski               |"There are sores which slowly erode the mind| 
|Dept. of Psych. (Tulane U.)|like a kind of canker." - Sadegh Hedayat    |
|ps70awg@rs1.tcs.tulane.edu |                                            |
|ps70awg@vm.tcs.tulane.edu  |Do you think finals are affecting me??????  |
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From: winter@rainbow.ecn.purdue.edu (Nancy M. Winter)
Subject: Re: SNL Review/12-12-92
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:26:59 GMT

In article <1992Dec15.010601.23744@nntpd.lkg.dec.com> jfc@grouse.dsg.dec.com (John F Carr) writes:
>In article <1gi86jINNh9a@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
>	cb366@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mark B. Bendiksen) writes:
>
>>"Where you headed?" sketch:
>>Definitely one of the funnier bits in the show, although
>>I'm still not sure why. Phil Hartman was especially hilarious
>>as the slow-talking, annoyingly calm contestant.
>
>I'm not sure why I liked it either, but probably because it is about the area
>where I live (I spent some time trying to find this DEC site where I work on
>the map behind the host, but I think it was off the edge).  Maybe because one
>trip started in New Milford, CT, and that's the closest I'll ever come to
>seeing the town where I grew up mentioned on national TV (Bridgewater, CT,
>which is adjacent to New Milford).
>

but the african tribesman with the innate sense of direction said to
take I-95 north, etc.  he should have known you can't take 95 from new
milford. you have to take 7 south to 95 (which takes you through
Norwalk!!!) or 25 south (which connects you with 95 in bridgeport).

i think the other guy has to be allowed to come back and play again :)


nancy (native of norwalk stuck in indiana)
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Nancy M. Winter                       slammer (slam'er), n. 1. a person
School of Industrial Engineering       or thing that slams. 2. Usually,
Purdue University                      the slammer. Also called the slam.
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From: bernstei@next3.corp.mot.com(Andrew Bernstein)
Subject: Re: LOVE AND WAR
Organization: MOTOROLA 
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 07:55:45 GMT

In article <z+l2h+j@rpi.edu> monitn@rs6414.ecs.rpi.edu (Nicholas Monitto) writes:
> v075q5fr@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Scott J Gorcey) writes:
> 
> 
> >     Anyone else decided this is the best sitcom since... MURPHY BROWN?
> 
> Ding! Right here! :)  MB and Love and War make a great hour of Monday night
> viewing. And followed up by Northern Exposure...amazing. 

I hate it...I much prefer Mad About You.......Susan Dey should be shot......
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From: colten@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (marc.colten)
Subject: Re: VALUABLE LESSONS LEARNED FROM TELEVISION
Summary: Fistfights
Organization: AT&T
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 00:28:15 GMT

In article <00964EFA.DAD54980@vms.csd.mu.edu>, 9073hammesm@vms.csd.mu.edu writes:
> >>> This sounds like an interesting topic ... anyone else have any others?
> >>> What valuable lessons do we learn from watching TV?
> >>> 
> >>
> 
> No one on TV ever has to look up a phone number.

Or has to wait for someone to answer the phone - they
always answer just as you push the last number.

> 
> When two guys are fighting, the woman is somehow rooted to her spot
> and can never pick up anything to help the good guy.
> 

That's because of another rule I learned on tv.  Good guys are
always better at fighting than bad guys.  They never get their
ass kicked (unless the bad guy cheats and then gets his later).

marc colten
From: BrianT@cup.portal.com (Brian Stuart Thorn)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Cheers/Frazier
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 92 17:39:49 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  <Bz3zJ6.IrM@inews.Intel.COM> <1992Dec12.151412.13615@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>

>Damn right! :->   Nobody could have done better "stepping in" like that.

    I liked the first two or three years of Kirstie Alley, but somewhere
    around '89 it started to lose steam. I'm glad CHEERS is finally calling
    it a day, it just is not very funny any more. For instance, I was
    appalled by the Frazier/Lility breakup episodes. There is NOTHING
    funny about watching a man contemplate suicide. (Sorry is this is
    a spoiler, but that WAS a month ago...) I was a very big fan of CHEERS
    and never missed an episode of the first seven or eight years. But
    lately, I think CHEERS and LA LAW have come to represent the decline
    of NBC more than anything else. Both shows are terrible this year.
 
    Oh, and Kirstie Alley deserved the accolades for stepping into a hit
    show liek Cheers. She is in an exclusive club with Harry Morgan and
    Mike Farrell of M*A*S*H, another show which waited too long before
    calling it quits.
    
    -Brian
From: joe.siegler@satalink.com (Joe Siegler) 
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Married with Children
Date: 14 Dec 92 13:33:00 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: Datamax/Satalink Connection * Ivyland, PA (215) 443-9434
Reply-To: joe.siegler@satalink.com (Joe Siegler) 

To: dnadams@nyx.cs.du.edu

Speaking of MWC, what did you think of this Sunday's episode?   This 
was the first one this season that I got major painful laughs from.
I *REALLY* *REALLY* enjoyed this episode.

And this was the first time that Seven's actually SHOWN UP in for some 
time.   I was wondering if he was gone, until I saw this week's TV 
Guide about 4 or 5 days ago.  :)
---
 . 1st 1.02b #1051s . Christina Applegate Fan Club -- Go Kelly Bundy!
From: fate@eskimo.com (Craig Stykel)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Blood on the Badge
Date: 20 Dec 92 03:50:59 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: -> ESKIMO NORTH (206) For-Ever <-

bmr@gonzo.b15.ingr.com (Bruce Reagan) writes:
> 
>  I was browsing through the video store yesterday and saw a movie
called
> "Blood on the Badge".  Isn't that the name of the book Det. Harris
wrote on
> Barney Miller?  I know they referred to the book as BOB from time to
time.  I'm
> glad he finally got the movie deal...
> -- 
> Bruce Reagan
> reagan@fedsrus.b15.ingr.com
> bmr@gonzo.b15.ingr.com
Yes as a matter of fact it was the name of the book, being 
written by  Harris.. Odd...
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From: kgscharf@napier.uwaterloo.ca (Kevin Scharf)
Subject: Re: Energizer Bunny's resume
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 03:01:59 GMT

In article <Bz4zrr.Jsx@ddsw1.mcs.com>, dattier@ddsw1.mcs.com (DWT) writes:

> I can scarcely add "a grocery store chain that somebody can't remember the
> name of" to the list.  I never saw the article Coates is posting, so I don't
> even know who (perhaps Scharf?) can't remember the name of the grocery store
> chain.  I haven't seen that commercial myself.
> 

I did post that one, and I have seen that commercial since and unfortunately, the store is never named in it.  The ad starts "Come back to the store where quality is always in style" or something like that.  The bunny comes peddling across the deli counter as an elderly couple examine a roast held up by the butcher.

> As for the video game, I'd like to add it, and I will, but I don't know to
> whom to credit it.  Coates had no citation character after the first line of
> that paragraph.  I'll take a guess and credit Scharf.
> 

Yes, this was also mine.

A new commercial for Canadian Tire also has the Bunny in it.  A toy soldier playing a tuba is marching back and forth under a Christmas tree, when the announcer says "Don't forget to stock up on Energizer batteries." and then he proceeds to give the sale price.  The Bunny comes through knocking the soldier out of his way.

Kevin Scharf
U of Waterloo

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From: ses52823@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Marius)
Subject: Re: REPOST - Highlander flashbacks
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 10:40:16 GMT

Connor was born in 1518.
He became immortal in 1536.
(Yes I KNOW he can't possibly be 18 yrs old for the rest of his life...
Christopher Lambert's much too old... but it looks like a writing flaw.
The priest says in the beginning that the battle takes place in 1536,
"In this year of our Lord 1536, bring victory to the Clan MacLeod", and
Connor says to Brenda, "I am Connor...blah blah...I was born in 1518 in
the village of Glen Finnan... and I cannot die." <shishkebob scene cut>

We also know Duncan is two generations younger... make that about 60 yrs
if we define our generation gap as 30... (Duncan says in the pilot, "I
had heard rumors of a man, who lived in my grandfather's time, who died
but did not die...")

So put Duncan's birthdate around 1578, or 1580... I dunno.

You can piece the material together from there.

PS.  Free Fall pictures a flashback from the guest immortal, Deverraux,
     where Felicia (the bitch) drowns his wife of the time (Renaissance
     Spain, judging from the outfits... doesn't look like France with all
     the braids and corsets) and kills the wife's baby (don't ask me how
     she got pregnant unless she slept around... I know Deverraux couldn't
     have been responsible).  We see this when Deverraux is weightlifting
     to classical guitar music, and sits back reminiscing.

So go figure.

* * * * * * * * * *

Marius
ses52823@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu

* * * * * * * * * *


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From: akilgour@thinkage.on.ca (Anita Kilgour)
Subject: Re: Enough of the QL stuff
Keywords: for the love of little green men from Mars. 
Organization: /etc/organization
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 14:45:53 GMT

In article <1992Dec17.005055.17875@pages.com> bwebster@pages.com writes:
>Seriously, I would like to see a rec.arts.tv.ql or something equivalent, I have
>to wade through vast quantities of QL messages in both r.a.sf.tv and r.a.tv,  
>and, of course, all of you have to wade through the non-QL postings.  Seems as 
>though everyone would be happier with a separate newsgroup.  ..bruce..

Bruce (and the rest of the people about to jump on this particular bandwagon),

This has come up *countless* times now.  r.a.tv.ql has been suggested, voted
on and turned down several times now.  I *honestly* don't think it's going
to happen.  

People point out that Star Trek has it's own group, so why doesn't QL just
shut up and go quietly to another group?  Folks, ST has been around
for 25-odd years.  *Everyone* and their neighbours *dog* knows about 
ST.  It will find people to watch it for no better reason than I don't think
there are many people out there who don't know about it.  QL is not like
that.  Leapers (and yes, I am one) would like to think that everyone knows
about the show, but we can look at it realistically, and realize that a lot
of people don't know anything about the show.  We rejoice every time we have
a convert.  It's fun.  Like having your best friend suddenly see how wonderful
being in love is, when you've been in love with someone for the past 5 years.
It's a neat feeling.

Also, I, like the rest of you, read my news each day.  Sometimes, more than
once.  And I really don't know what ratv you are reading, but recently, the
QL postings have been on a par with everything else...Granted, shows like
RD, GTX, etc, have not gotten the same time as QL.  Funny, QL has been around
for 5 years, and has had more time to develop a following.  It will get
talked about more.  

Anyway, I'm just saying that if QL was to separate off to its own group, we
would lose the awareness for the rest of the world who has never seen a QL
and would lose another friend "finding out the wonderfulness".

As the original poster in this thread said, not a flame, just my honest
opinion.

Anita Kilgour 



-- 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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	-Liralen, December 1992
Organization: Penn State University
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 12:47:55 EST
From: <MMB3@psuvm.psu.edu>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: re:SNL 12-12-92

Did anyone else notice that Glenn Close's character Katie in the
How Do You Get There skit was a dead on imitation of Katherine
Hepburn?                         Melissa Brown
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From: jackie8@dasher.cc.bellcore.com (@`)
Subject: Re: Enough of the QL stuff
Organization: Bellcore - Piscataway, NJ
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 15:01:42 GMT

In article <BzAzGn.D7r@world.std.com> buc@world.std.com (Quantum Buc) writes:
>manaud@naz.edu (Michael A. Naud) writes:
>
>> How come everytime I look at this news group, over 90 percent 
>> of the traffic is related to Quantum Leap.  I thought that a
>> new news group was created for that, like alt.tv.quantum.leap
>> or something.  There are other television programs to watch.
>
>> Remember, the above is just MHO, and all flames will be ignored.
>
>
>You know, he's right. And when he's right...well, he's right. Let's get
>this QL stuff out'a here already.  And furthermore, I'm going to create
>alt.tv.other, where people should post about non-QL or Star Trek, or
>whatever.  There's entirely TOO MUCH Tv-related posting going on here!
>Everyone knows that TV stuff belongs only in alt groups, not in the rec
>hierarchy.  Now, let's cut that out!!!

Good answer! :-) 
>
>And this is not a flame, cause frankly my candle don't burn too bright.

This is also not a flame, just an observation.  This week, QL posts
seem to be vastly outnumbered by the threads on Lessons learned from
TV, TV Crushes, and Hunks-a-burnin-love that are being posted.
Posts like the original post made from this one only *add* to the QL
traffic here.

Flames to /dev/null.

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From: louise@pravda.cc.gatech.edu (Louise Penberthy) 
Subject: Re: VALUABLE LESSONS LEARNED FROM TELEVISION
Reply-To: louise@pravda.cc.gatech.edu (Louise Penberthy) 
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology 
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:21:55 GMT

In article <BzBrCn.D50@news.cso.uiuc.edu> tara@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Lady Johanna Constantine) writes:
>jclark@plains.NoDak.edu (The Dreaded Editor) writes:
>
>No, THIS is MacGyver's Law:
>
>Duck tape is like the Force; It has a Dark Side, and a Light Side,
>and holds the Universe together.

:-)  But that's duct tape, by the way.

-- Louise Penberthy

Louise Penberthy                |  "A lot of people think 'a capella'
Dept of CSIS, Kennesaw State    |   means 'without clothes.'"
College, Marietta GA  30061     |        
louise@pravda.cc.gatech.edu     |        -- Barry Carl, bass, Rockapella
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From: btdoerbe@mobius08.math.uwaterloo.ca (Barry Doerbecker)
Subject: Re: Remmington Steele
Organization: University of Waterloo
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 18:43:24 GMT

In article <BzEGwJ.38n@news.cso.uiuc.edu> ses52823@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Marius) writes:
>Meaningless trivia follows...
>
>
>
>You know Pierce Brosnan could have been the next James Bond
>(in lieu of Timothy Dalton) if he hadn't refused in order to
>continue on Remmington Steele?  
>
>And then the show began its spiral of death...
>
>How sad.
>
>(not that Dalton isn't a good 007... I just think Brosnan
>would have been a lot better)
>
>* * * * * * * * * *
>
>Marius
>ses52823@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu
>
>* * * * * * * * * *
>

Pierce Brosnan DID NOT refuse to be the next 007, NBC refused to
let him out of his Remington Steele contract for the final 
season (or 2).


Barry Doerbecker

btdoerbe@descartes.uwaterloo.ca
From: mlsa@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (MICHAEL LAUREN SHERMAN)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Cheers to 20/20!
Date: 19 Dec 92 13:12:13 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <2gp2kj#@rpi.edu>, kimp@rpi.edu (Phil Kim) writes:
>Cheers to 20/20 for its superb coverage of Vietnamese family reunion!
>
Is it just me or did the heading for this scare the fuck out of y'all too?  My
favorite tv show to my least favorite, what was this a list, a merger, is Norm
going to read the news or is Barbara Walters going to fill in for Sam behind
the bar when his contract is up?  Don't ever do that again PHIL KIM or I'll
send the TV police after you and they'll dunk you in hot donut grease as
punishment.

-- 
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enough and god darnit, people like me.  ob info: mlsa@lehigh.edu, mike
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From: kimi@fang.att.com (Kimiye Tipton)
Subject: Re: Flying Blind: explain something, please...
Organization: AT&T Tax Systems Development, Maitland FL
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 19:26:50 GMT

In article <1992Dec14.075158.28059@news.duc.auburn.edu> morrison@eng.auburn.edu writes:
>OK, one of the jokes flew right over my head -- can someone explain
>it? It's been bugging me for a long time!
>
>In the episode where the Hochmann Fudge Girl (sp?) was after Neil,
>Alicia made the remark "if she'd been leaning over any further, she'd
>have produced yogurt." Now what's that supposed to mean?
>
>And please be nice -- it's been a looooooooooooong quarter! :(

I'll be the first to admit it;  I didn't get it either.  It wasn't bugging
me until you brought it up again-- Thanks a lot, Morrison!  

I'm glad this show will be around for a little longer, even if it is 
a guilty pleasure.  The characters, instead of getting sillier as they
tend to do on sit-coms, seem to be developing a little.  No comments
about Tea' not needing any development, please...   

Kimiye      kimi@fang.att.com or kimi@kokomo.att.com
"Chris is in big trouble!"
From: rnlee@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Profess'nal Agitator)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: QL: Question about actress  - 12/15/92
Date: 16 Dec 92 13:15:00 GMT
Organization: MAWL - Mudd Alums Without Lives

In article <1992Dec16.050033.6513@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> mrosen@nyx.cs.du.edu (Michael Rosen) writes:
>In tonight's episode, does anyone know who the actress was who played
>the pregnant woman?  I'm thinking it's the same actress who played
>Commander Shelby on Star Trek:TNG's "Best of Both Worlds."

Elizabeth Dennehy did appear in the opening credits, but I didn't
place her with Beth immediately.  Must've been the hair style.

So, the answer to your question is:  Yes

Agitator
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From: dog@sequent.com (Paul Parenteau)
Subject: Where is Lake Edna? (KFC)
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 92 16:26:35 GMT

You know how Paul Simon says he doesn't know why but he must go to
Graceland?

Well, for some strange reason I want to visit the Lake Edna KFC that has
been featured over the past few months in KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) tv
ads.

Does anyone know if Lake Edna really exists?  Where is it?  Inquiring minds
want to know.
From: ptb2@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (PETER TALAN BERGEN)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Who Will Be King of Night?
Date: 12 Dec 92 05:43:38 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

In article <Bz34Ln.MIr@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, jeffo@uiuc.edu (J.B. Nicholson-Owens)
 writes:
>John Langbein writes
>> This makes me think? Who will be the next King of Late Night TV?
>
I think that the best host of Late Night TV was Dennis Miller, he was the most
intelligent of the group and his humor and comments reflected that.  (Although
I wish he would stop playing with his hair.)  But, since the programming
genuises saw fit to cancel his show, my vote would have to go to Letterman.
While he is not as good as Miller, not close, he is much better then Hall,
whose humor is not funny and not intellectual and Leno, who is just plain
annoying.  While I would much rather watch Lettermanm, then the other 2, but I
agree that he would have to do some improvement to his show, to make it
survive at 11:30 instead of 12:30.

Just my opinion.

                                  Peter Bergen
                                  Lehigh University