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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 2, 1976)
10 thursfcy, September 2, 107G daily ncbre'cen oap opera vare Ecesping popularSly By Connie Gaseri . "And now foHcs, we return ta today's true-to-life episode of The Merry-Go-Rotmd of life. "Today, Csren Crass married Dick Dull. That is, she maried him after she divorced her third husband, Ken Kold, who was having an afliar with Lucy, his secretary. "Lucy was pregnant, with twins, no less, and Ken was going to many her until he found out that Lucy's father, Nick Zapitd, had a contract out on him. Tune in tomorrow and see if Caien really loves Dick, if Lucy's Siamese twins really are joined at the earlobe, and if Ken dies a slow death from eating poisoned pasta." The above paragraphs are, of course, fictional. Eat happenings similar to those described are depicted dairy on national television in the form of sozp operas. Number of viewers growing More and more viewers have been tuning in to watch and bemoan the fates of the characters which their favorite actors and actresses portray on the screen. Quite often, people watching "soapers" forget the characters are fictional and talk about them as if they were real. Only housewives used to be accused of parking in front of the television and watching show after show. Now, men watch the shows.and, perhaps, the largest following comes from college students. Students at UNL are no exception. Senior Shelley Bauer said she used to laugh at the soap operas. "At first they were funny," Bauer said. "Then I guess I got addicted to them. It's like therapy to laugh at other people's problems. You know that someone has more problems than you do. "I watch The Young and the Restless because there -are such neat people playing the parts," said sophomore Julie Whiteside. f fv , I fLArrv o. invent P V .1 ?UQ 09. Ht' , r-i S. Tpkc 6mAnx-- t- ' ' V' ' ' ,:v:W:W::W:-'- i ' v , ( Several of the soap operas seem to be favorites among the. college crowd. Included in these are The Young and the Restless, Ryan's Hope. Search for Tomorrow, and General Hospital A new evening serial which pokes fun at commercials and soap operas, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, also is a favorite. "To me, Zzy Hsrtman is funny because it's amusing to see everyone messing agound with everyone else," said sophomore Tim Vierregger. "The show comes off comically because it is so ridiculous." Sophomore John Way said every now and then he sees the show The Youxgand the Restless. "As first, the show seemed like it could be for real," . said Way. "Then, each time I see it, it becomes more ridiculous" Local 'Trekkies' plan enterprise A regional Star Trek -science fiction-comics group meeting is scheduled for Sept. 11, in the Neb radca Union Centennial Room. Richard Heini, organizer of the dry-long event, saii he expects 250 people. Admission is free and the pro gram is open to the public. The Centennial Room" ws3 be partitioned into three smslled rooms, he sail. One w21 be for dealers selrg Star Trek mementos and skence fiction and comic material. FZms including First lien In the Moon, Voyqp to the Bottom of the Sen. Dsrtson F'm and the Star Trek blooper reel wO be shown in the second room. A third wO contain games such as a Star Trek photo caption contest Heini said a contestant may write a caption to a photo and judges will decide the best caption and award the photo to the winner. Heim said the regional meeting should bring together fans from Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas. The UNL Star Trek Association is one of the meeting's sponsors. . Models of the Starch jp Enterprise and slides of the Star Trek episodes will be on sale. Heim said many slides are duplicates of the originals. The most popular slides show special effects used on the show. Slides sell for up to $1.00 each. Heim said an origin al slide will sell for more. Comic books also will be sold. I 5 5 5 '-5 1 5 5 ft n o O r fcAawrf ""duft j, O n 'DO ','. c Thec3 prices will bs gocd ons tima only untitl Sept 3r0. VVs fee! ths Quclity end Prices sre combined to bring you ths Best Va!u3 an cs!cubtors on the market today, riovus ccn fill oy cclcubtcrs need. Step in snd compare end tskp sdvsnte3 of this cn&-tirn2 introductory offer end sr3 a bundla on yct:r calculator needs for this k n IIM--ay n (T r . . J tit ? : - si r"n s r wj,,""j L LI Xff r - I' I f r h r- hi. ) y'i M .1111,. SS fX1 barber chop f.!en's Hc:rstyl;n3 Superb Ce!I for eppcintment or 477-5221 Lcjer fcvel Dol"s III Theetre b!dx 2C3 f J. IS'Ji il,W.t,JJlMMlpMMil'mimiWt UIIL.n,.jll,lUI.A'M '.l."'JJl'JMi,.l n fir) n.n -1 P iW P WG fl PH Ron S3i:a.yG3D iiclxo a m , mm - ' n.xw una pctc4? lWrii' np"5ri n-7 "It. ' 'Iff' I VavJ'LwJ 'a V lj " Y ths we-t of Sept. 13 rxW tCKedE-:; pcr.tiet Desty SiTen. C fleer. De.vnte. i.-. far furt.er ir.ferrnetien. H;er.3 37421. 1 DOWNTOWN & GATEWAY