Word: slickers
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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Next, I called my oldest sister, who spent years in college studying cattle and holds a degree in dairy science. She laughed and told me that one of her male co-workers, a city-slicker, had attempted to impress everyone with his bravado by describing how he used to go cow-tipping. She humiliated him by pointing out the physical impossibility of the task...
Distinctive voices are hard to hear this fall amid the din of the assembly line. Much of the new programming is slicker than ever. NBC's The Fanelli Boys, for example, about a quartet of Italian-American brothers who move back to their mother's house in Brooklyn, is cleverly written and brightly acted. But that doesn't compensate for its rancid rehashing of every Italian stereotype known to Hollywood. (One brother is a playboy; another a wheeler- dealer with a hint of Mob connections; a third almost gives Mom a heart attack when he brings home a Jewish girl...
...programs resemble each other only superficially. Each is fronted by a young team of male and female co-anchors. Each provides a quick recap of headlines along with a few lengthier reports. But Channel One is slicker, faster-paced and more customized for its young audience. Last week's stories, for example, included a look at what military-budget cuts could mean for teenagers who want to enlist, a report on the outcry against satanic rock lyrics, and interviews with young West Berliners. The show's approach seems geared mainly for younger teens; the ads, however, hawk Gillette razors along...