'BURKE'S LAW' SERIES MAKES SWITCH TO SUPER SPY SHOW

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000700330011-0
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 27, 2004
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: June 10, 1965
• Content Type: NSPR

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I'+'iiul'ke:S LaW' Series Makes V' l' M into his private 727 Jetliner.
and riles to 30,000 feet to.
AARON SPELLING radio headquarters. This Is
I.-switch to. Super. Spy Show. so their talk can't be.
bugged. An ordinary 1 b I
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is wild, far out escapism, and that's what we'll rive tvhv? the.'' witch' frnni gentle' girl-chasin
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,. of wild, far out shows. - , rut, spelling says. "We werc.running out of Ideas, gust.
stars and steam The ratings were holding up well.,.
"And then next year we'll be back to'reallty" ,1I ? enough but we wanted a chance to expand the stories'',
added. "But for right 'now. audiences seem. to.-want to .?and give some personal threats.
to Burke, I have their imagination challenged
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"BY the Way, ,did you know that they're showing;-
? Spelling points to the new look in'his B-1-1- La
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.:'Tries as an example. The show has been completely re.
vIsed . for next year with only the star, dens, Barry,. and.
his Rolls Royce remaining.. s`. 'here's what happens," Aaron explained.- "Burke, the
Police captain, is called to Washington to serve%n an em.
l'. emergency basis with an outfit ,much like the 'CIA. !
Spelling didn't say it, but the intimation is that the suave,,
t:'aophisticnted flatfoot would be a super spy for, something.:
.,',like UNCLE.
"His first assignment 19 to break up h plot by a bunch'
Of Algerians who plan to aksasslnate Be Gaulle. Yes:
F'we're going to use real names and real places but In fie
tiohal, could-happen circumstances.
+ "in another case, Burke has to go overseas to Inyesti?';
.date the story that Chinese agents have ~?kidnnppcd
Rbrushchey and are using the truth serum to get socrcts '.
from him. Another tihlc, Burke has to go after some nut,
who hbs painted the underground defense o
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', ` ? ,The writers for the new burke's Law show are having'.
e ball thinking up new ways for Burke tb? get into big trouble, Aaron says; "They. keep coming tip 'with fanta'stto
gimmicks, like' the explosive paint 'thing
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f; ?", "Our' advisor for the show is a formetr b!A 'tt1An. Vie`,
uat'laughii at home of'the ~adaeta';tite rn'lte4'e tlrham up`