Theodore J. Flicker

"In the late fifties and sixties, iconoclastic young rebels in Chicago opened two tiny theaters--The Compass and The Second City--where they satirized politics, religion, and sex. Building scenes by improvising based on audience suggestions turned out to be a fine way to develop great actors, directors, and writers. Alumni went on to create such groundbreaking works as The Graduate, Groundhog Day, and Don't Look Up. Many of them also became stars...

"New York's finest include the cool and collected Captain Barney Miller and his squad of detectives featuring the dryly miserable, intestinally-challenged Fish, the burly and boyish Wojo, the dapper and hip Harris, the coffee-killer Yemana, the fiery Chano and the encyclopedic, deadpan Dietrich"--Container.

Captain Barney Miller is the kind of cop who is always sensible. He maintains order over the 12th precinct police station. His detectives like to gamble for a hobby, get hit on by anything in a skirt, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing. Nearly all of the action takes place in the squad room where the citizens and criminals are brought in to complicate the mix.

Captain Barney Miller is the kind of cop everyone would like to meet. He somehow manages to maintain order over a group of inner-city detectives who gamble for a hobby, get hit on by anything in skirts, go to renaissance philosophy conventions for fun, and would really prefer to be writing.

Spinout: Elvis plays a singer-race car driver who has a single-minded desire to remain single. Pursuing him is a trio of lovelies with an itch to get hitched, but they have a lot more than each other as rivals. They have to compete with the sleek curves and shiny good looks of a high-powered Cobra 427. Speedway: Elvis plays a singer who discovers two intriguing beauties are tailing him during his European tour. But they aren't the only people following...