Wednesday, august 19, 1981 page 40 daily ncbraskan 'Coalition for Worse Television has new idea One of the biggest entertainment news items of the summer has been the attempt by the Coalition for Better Television to influence programming on the three major networks by threatening to boycott the products of advertisers who sponsor shows which they disapprove. difficult thing to favor. Corner top execu tives from NBC, ABC and CBS and you probably would not have to torture them to get them to admit that they are for better television, too. It is an easy thing to demand, but a difficult one to define. For .. . . A me, oetter television ocgins ine momeni is that boycotting the advertisers on shows to which they object will not remove the demand for those shows. Time's Company stays on not because ABC wants to undermine the nuclear familv and corrupt the youth of America, but because it gets ratings. And as long as it f IPG darix Florence Henderson goes off the air. For gets ratings, as long as advertisers know the Coalition for Better Television, better that there are millions of vidiots out mere television begins when Three i Company willing to put up with a message from the This seems like a lot of trouble to go to in the name of better television. I mean, better television does not sound like a very goes off the air. Ultimately, everyone de fines "better television as iht shows I want to watch" which is why the boycott threat is as misguided as it will be ineffec tive. The problem with the plan that the Coalition for Better Television has in mind "Bud "Night Wednesday, August 1 9th 35$ draws $1 .60 . pitchers Bud and Natural cans 55$ makers of Brand X in return for 23 min utes of Joyce DeWitt, they will bankroll trashy television with or without the bless ing of the Coalition for Better Television. And that's the way it should be. With that in mind, let me take this opportunity to announce the formation of the Coalition for Worse Television. The very small but loyal membership of this organization believes firmly that most tele vision seems to have been designed for the IQ of an after-dinner mint, but will defend without hesitation your right to watch it. We work from the sneaking suspicion that what the Coalition for Better Television has in mind is hour upon hour of the kind of television shows that everybody hopes somebody else will watch. The Coalition for Worse Television will make no effort, however, to flush pro gramming of which we don't approve off the air, because with the growing interest and investment in cable systems and home videodiscs, there is room for everybody on the airwaves. Why worry about influencing program ming on the three "free networks" when there could be fitly in a decade An organ ization as large as the National Federation for Decency (of which the Coalition for Better Television is a part) and as well financed as it seems to be could put to gether its own network via cable. Then, if I they wanted to air 24 hours worth of! nonstop Florence Henderson, they could; do so. BRA RAIL 1436 "0" St. ilia emLfef9" ill THE GRADY !! '01 1 y Mane kill I,. 1 m. . HUM fci "IIM NAIIIII THEjEWry. GUIDE V4 Iff MEET YOUR FRIENDS AT I Duffy's J Q o0 MJttsoln, 6 InbcJI petes game room 476-9476 NOW 2 LOCATIONS with over 20 video games and pinball machines also pool tables BRING THIS flD IN AND; Buy 1 sandwich at full price and get 2nd one free! : -Try one of our 30 different sandwiches -also- RLL PINDHLL mRCHlNES SET fiT 5 BULLS PER QUARTER ALL VIDEO GflfTlES SET FOR mORE PWYING TimE Offer good thru Sept15. 1981 Specials August 19 throui 22, 7 pm to 1 am $135 pitchers 35C draws 75 bar drinks $110 call drinks 25c pitcher crfbeer or pop with any large pizza from Duffy's Pizza (bring receipt) Try a Delicious DUFFY'S PIZZA 112 N. 14 435-8370 Free Delivery to Campus ($5.00 minimim) Cheese & 1 item Deluxe SMALL MED. LARGE $4.75 $650 $7.75 $525 $750 $950 K l? - vegi $525 $750 $950 r07 W Taco $550 $7.75 $9.75 J Pizza by the slice, tacos & burritos fcnachos chips with cheese dipJ V, 'Bring your receipt, for any large Duffy's pizza, to Duffy's Tavern for Jj W 25c PITCHER OF BEER OR POP A