These are those four outlines submitted by Universal for an hour series. You needn't bother to read them; I'll tell them to you. The first one is set at a large Eastern law school, presumably Harvard. The series is irresistibly entitled The New Lawyers. The running characters are a crusty-but-benign ex-Supreme Court justice, presumably Oliver Wendell Holmes by way of Dr. Zorba; there's a beautiful girl graduate student; and the local district attorney who is brilliant and sometimes cuts corners. The second one is called The Amazon Squad. The running characters include a crusty-but-benign police lieutenant who's always getting heat from the commissioner; a hard-nosed, hard-drinking detective who thinks women belong in the kitchen; and the brilliant and beautiful young girl cop who's fighting the feminist battle on the force. Up next is another one of those investigative reporter shows. A crusty-but-benign managing editor who's always gett...
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Narrator This was the story of Howard Beale: The first known instance of a man who was killed because of lousy ratings.
Diana Christensen Hi. I'm Diana Christensen, a racist lackey of the imperialist ruling circles.
Laureen Hobbs I'm Laureen Hobbs, a badass commie ****.
Diana Christensen Sounds like the basis of a firm friendship.
Diana Christensen The time has come to re-evaluate our relationship, Max.
Max Schumacher So I see.
Diana Christensen I don't like the way this script of ours has turned out. It's turning into a seedy little drama.
Max Schumacher You're going to cancel the show?
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