From the Publisher of
The Adventures Continue

TAC, Jr. #47
Sunday, January 28, 2001

1) VARIETY AD
2) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PHYLLIS
3) NOEL AND JACK ON CBS
4) MICHAEL HAYDE'S DRAGNET BOOK TO BE PUBLISHED
5) MORE ON FORTY ACRES
6) MINUTIA
7) THE END -- PUBLISHED IN LITITZ, USA

1) VARIETY AD
Don't forget about the Variety ad planned for this July to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Adventures of Superman. With only $835 in the Metropolis Bank so far, we're still far short of the $4000 needed to publish our ad nationally. For more details, visit the Variety Ad page .

2) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PHYLLIS
Phyllis Coates celebrated a birthday on Monday, January 15. Born in Wichita Falls, Texas, Gypsy Ann Stell moved to California in 1941 and changed her name to Phyllis Coates.

3) NOEL AND JACK ON CBS
Noel Neill and Jack Larson will be interviewed by Bryant Gumbel this Wednesday morning, January 31, on CBS's Early Morning. The interview will be short, but it's always good to see Superman cast members recognized for the work they did.

4) MICHAEL HAYDE'S DRAGNET BOOK TO BE PUBLISHED
Longtime TAC writer Michael Hayde has written a book about another long-running TV series: Dragnet. My Name's Friday, and it's now available for pre-order from Amazon.com. The publisher, Cumberland House, has this to say:

"Hayde's narrative... follows the ebb and flow of the "Dragnet" show from radio to television, detailing every awkward moment and production feature that refined the drama throughout the 1950s. From the beginning, Webb had an idea of what the show should be, but it was an evolving idea, a refinement that My Name's Friday chronicles as the show matured from radio to television.

"Hayde goes beyond 'just the facts' to offer readers a comprehensive look at the show that defined an entire genre. Harry Morgan... offers a foreword and a tribute to the man audiences knew best as Joe Friday. Also included are program guides of the radio and television episodes, a collection of Friday's most well-known speeches, and a glossary of police terms used in the series.

"Michael Hayde is an experienced writer in the field of entertainment history whose work has appeared in such periodicals as Filmfax and Remember and the "Superman" fanzine The Adventures Continue. He has appeared on NBC's Unsolved Mysteries for the episode on the death of George Reeves, who played Superman on the original television series."

5) MORE ON FORTY ACRES
Thanks to Randy Garrett and Jerry Krumm there's more to be added to the Metropolis and Mayberry web site in the coming weeks. Both have put so much time and energy into this interesting project, but Jerry was disappointed recently when TNN dropped The Real McCoys. This from Jerry:

<< What a heartbreak. After faithfully watching The Real McCoys on TNN everyday at noon (I actually tape it and watch it at night), I come home last night and find it is no longer on TNN. I went to the web site and they dont even show TRM as one of their shows!!! The Real McCoys is a great source for rare shots of 40 acres.

TNN was into the sixth and final season (1962-63) where Kathy Nolan had left the show, and this Friday was to be the first to feature Butch Patrick as a semi-regular. I was really wanting to have it shift back to the first and second seasons (1957-1959) again so that I could scrutinize every frame and
look for a glimpse of Tara peeking out from behind the McCoys water tower. I am very sad. Does anyone know where TRM can be seen? If at anytime in the future you see it, please let me know.

Thanks
Jerry >>

6) MINUTIA
For years I thought I was the only one who watched and rewatched episodes of Superman looking for any little new detail I hadn't noticed before. Of course, after talking with so many of you, I know I'm not alone. These notes come from Dave Orbach and Paul Smart respectively. Any comments?

<< Knowing your fondness for minutia, I thought you might appreciate this. A close viewing of a scene from "Divide and Conquer" (one of my faves) has Everett Glass, "Professor Lucerne", telling Superman that, "If you do separate into two, then each of you will be only half as strong, and only half as powerful!" Well, its pretty obvious from his posture and glasses, to me at least, that Glass is reading from a script. If you listen very closely, you'll hear the rustle as a page of the script is turned! Or maybe
its my imagination? What do you think? >>

<<Late this morning (December 9, 2000) I checked my e-mail and found your message regarding TV Land. At this moment, I am watching Human Bomb, B..O..M..B. This episode has been edited quite a bit from previous runs. However, I am writing regarding an observation. The circular table adorned with round studs that Bet-a-Million Butler and his colleague are sitting around having drinks at the Metropolis Club appears to be the same table in the Planet office on which the tape recorder ("No comment until the time limit is up.") sits. It must have been easier to move the table from one room to another than get a different table. I haven't confirmed this be video tape but at first glance they appear the same. >>

7) GEORGE REEVES MOVIES ON TV
Several George Reeves movies are scheduled to air soon on television. All times are US Eastern Time.

Always A Bride, 1940
Fri, Feb 16 -- 7:45 a.m. -- TCM

Bar 20, 1943
Sun, Feb 25 -- 12:00 p.m. Encore's Westerns Channel
Wed, Feb 28 -- 12:00 p.m. Encore's Westerns Channel
Wed, Feb 28 -- 01:00 p.m. Encore's Movie Plex

Gone With The Wind, 1939
Sun, January 28 -- 6:00 p.m. TNT

Hoppy Serves a Writ, 1943
Sun, Feb 4 12:00 p.m. Encore's Westerns Channel
Wed, Feb 7 12:00 p.m Encore's Westerns Channel
Wed, Feb 7 01:00 p.m. Encore's Movie Plex
Mon, Feb 19 04:30 a.m. Encore's Westerns Channel

8) THE END -- PUBLISHED IN LITITZ, USA
All contents (c) 2001 by Jim Nolt.

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