Three Things You Should Know

Esquire, April, 2000

1. In the Olden Days, I Believe They Called It Theater Didn't George Clooney learn his lesson with ER's live episode? This month, he goes without the safety net again, playing Colonel Jack Grady in an adaptation of the 1962 best-selling novel and 1964 feature film Fail-Safe. The cold-war drama revolves around a mistaken order given to a U. S. bomber to drop a nuclear warhead on Moscow; even more compelling will be whether Clooney and company remember their lines under the pressure of live TV. Tune in to CBS on April 9 at 9:00 P.M. and find out if there's a simple reason why there hasn't been a live broadcast this ambitious since 1960.

2. Award-Winning Fight Flick Comes to TV In the documentary/On the Ropes, the 1999 Sundance Special Jury Prize winner, directors Nanette...

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