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Oct-2007

AMERICANLIFE TV NETWORK PREMIERES THREE NEW PROGRAMS IN OCTOBER
Mission: Impossible Debuts October 1;
Batman and Green Hornet Premiere October 5

WASHINGTON -- AmericanLife TV NetworkSM (www.americanlifetv.com), the cable network devoted to the Baby Boomer generation, debuts three new action and adventure programs this October on its primetime program schedule. Mission: Impossible premieres on Monday, October 1, and Batman and Green Hornet follow on Friday, October 5.

  • Mission: Impossible (Mondays at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT) premiered in 1966 and aired for seven years. The series stars Greg Morris, Peter Lupus, Peter Graves, Martin Landau, Barbara Bain and Bob Johnson, who was the voice on the tape that intoned, Your mission, should you decide to accept it. Mission: Impossible chronicles the adventures of a secret government agency tasked with conducting covert missions, including freeing hostages, releasing war weapons and solving international mysteries. The series won numerous awards, including three Golden Globe Awards, three Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award for Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show.
  • Batman (Fridays at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT), based on the comic book series, follows Batman and his sidekick Robin as they fight Gotham Citys villains. Starring Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin, the series also attracted A-list Hollywood talent to play the roles of the villains: Frank Gorshin and John Astin as The Riddler, Burgess Meredith as The Penguin, Cesar Romero as The Joker, Victor Buono as King Tut, Vincent Price as Egghead and Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt as Catwoman. Batman premiered in 1966 and aired four years.
  • Green Hornet (Fridays at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT) stars Van Williams as Britt Reid, a newspaper publisher who becomes the masked hero to fight criminals. He is assisted by his secretary, Lenore Casey Case (Wende Wagner), and Asian valet and martial arts expert Kato (Bruce Lee). Only airing for one season in 1966, this series marked Lees debut on American television.
    • Other highlights for October include a Halloween-themed special and classic television series featuring guest star appearances by several television and film celebrities.





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