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January 4, 1982VIDEOBEST OF '81
Dallas (CBS). Will Brave Bobby and Barren Pamela adopt the love
child of J.R. and his dead mistress Kristin? Enter the Ewing
labyrinth and be hooked or be damned.
Early Days (CBS Cable). David Storey's memorable song at
twilight, adapted by Director Anthony Page from Lindsay
Anderson's National Theater production in London. Storey wrote
this meditation on age and regret especially for Ralph
Richardson, who gives one of his greatest performances.
The Golden Age of Television (PBS). A selection of golden
oldies from the '50s, including Marty and The Days of Wine and
Roses, demonstrated that, yes, they really did do things better
back then.
Hill Street Blues (NBC). Probing the soul of the inner-city
cop with compassion and flipped-out wit. Hill Street won
critical raves, eight Emmys and--finally!--enough viewers to
make it a hit.
The Patricia Neal Story (CBS). Prime time offered enough
triumph-over-a-bizarre-disease TV movies to choke a hospital,
but Dirk Bogarde and the redoubtable Glenda Jackson made this
particular version wrenching and true.
The Phil Donahue Show: "Missing Kids" (Syndicated). A
heartfelt and harrowing episode from what is consistently the
best national talk show.
SCTV (NBC). The funniest nights on television, with TV itself
the target of repeated maulings by a company of six comic
assassins. Their "Sammy Maudlin Show," an excursion into
late-night chat and sleaze, has a kind of purgatorial hilarity,
like a Friars' roast written by Sartre.
The Shock of the New (PBS). A spirited tour, in an eight-part
series, by TIME Art Critic Robert Hughes through the art and
architecture of that most difficult of all centuries, the 20th.
Steve Martin's Best Show Ever (NBC). A well-turned hour of
live, zoned-out comedy, which featured everything from Belushi
to Bartok and raised the question, "Did dinosaurs build
Stonehenge?"
Taxi (ABC). A fourth season of high-quality laughs from the
Sunshine Cab Co. Taxi, WKRP in Cincinnati (CBS) and Bosom
Buddies (ABC) are the win, place and show-off of current
sitcoms.