Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!wjr From: wjr@utcs.UUCP (William Rucklidge) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: American Playhouse (PBS) Message-ID: <407@utcs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 31-Jan-85 13:32:12 EST Article-I.D.: utcs.407 Posted: Thu Jan 31 13:32:12 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 31-Jan-85 13:38:36 EST References: <440@topaz.ARPA> Reply-To: wjr@utcs.UUCP (William Rucklidge) Organization: University of Toronto - General Purpose UNIX Lines: 30 Summary: > From: William Daul - Augmentation Systems - McDnD > > The general announcement here is that The American Playhouse (PBS) is showing a > sci-fi play this week. It is called Overdrawn At The Memory Bank. I thought I > had once heard it was good. Most material that the American Playhouse performs > is excellent (a personal value judgement on my part). > > The specific message is for SF Bay Area folks. It will be shown on KTEH > channel 54 on tuesday, february 5th at 9:00 pm. I believe there is some other > computer-related show that follows it...something on privacy(?) > > --Bi\\ I saw this show a few months back when it was aired by TV Ontario. It was filmed in Toronto, I believe. However, the plot was hacked, mangled and slaughtered by whoever adapted the original story (by John Varley). They added a villain, a conspiracy and a romantic interest, none of which the story needed. Also, when the hero is trapped inside the computer, he falls into a recreation of ... Rick's Cafe Americain. That's right, the one from Casablanca, complete with Bogart and Lorre clones. This was the touch that soured the whole thing for me. I don't know about the rest of the American Playhouse productions, but this one is barely worth watching. -- William Rucklidge University of Toronto Computing Services {decvax,ihnp4,utcsrgv,{allegra,linus}!utzoo}!utcs!wjr GISO - Garbage In, Serendipity Out. This message brought to you with the aid of the Poslfit Committee.