ENTERTAINMENT
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2005
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN SA
Andrew Hadle/KANSAN
HOROSCOPES
The Stars Show the Kind of Day You'll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for
Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2005: You naturally manifest what you went this year. Sometimes your fortitude will be tested, and you might wonder if the end result is worth the effort. You might be surprised by how you feel once you get what you want. You will eliminate friends who are no longer in sync with you. As a result, another type of person walks into your life. At the same time, you are evaluating your life goals. If you are single and you want a romance, you will get just that. Friendship needs to be a strong part of this bond. If you are attached, the two of you need to work together to accomplish a life goal. Closeness grows through this joint effort. LEO is a loyal friend.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
★★★★ You really don't need any more sparkle and energy, but the planets seem to bathe you in high energy and ultimate creativity. How you focus it is up to you. A child or loved one wants some attention.
Tonight: Enjoy the moment.
all the difference in what happens right now. You might opt to head home early or to work from home. You have so much energy that you can do more than your fair share. Tonight: At home.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
★★★ You are more verbal than you have been in a long time. You might feel a lot better once you clear the air. You might be amazed by your level of diplomacy. You can express dissatisfaction and be heard. Tonight: Lichten up.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
★★★ Take a hard look at how much you are spending right now, especially on a personal level. Some might want to spruce up the house. Be aware of your budget. There is a tomorrow -- promise. Tonight: Pay bills.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
★★★★★ Of all signs, today you can muster up whatever is needed to get where you want to be. The Moon in your sign energizes you. You also have a magnetic effect on those around you -- just reach out and see. Tonight: Your wish is another's command.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sent. 22)
★★★ Knowing when to pull out can make
★★★ If you feel lucky with money, take a moderate risk. Others might not be up for heading in your chosen direction. Be OK with walking alone. The end results will become obvious to everyone else. Actions and results speak. Tonight: Play ostrich.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
★★★★★ Don't slough over anything. Keep your goals high, and you are likely to achieve the results you desire. Groups and meetings help you gain needed support. You might feel as if you have a cheerleading squad behind you. Tonight: Be your gregarious self.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19)
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
***** Others follow your lead more easily right now. Speak and take the first step, and others will join in. Don't forget a commitment to an older friend or relative. You make a difference in this person's life. Tonight: Don't even think about making it an early night.
★★★★★ A partner shares some critical information that might impact your approach in your professional or community life. You sense that this person is right-on, and he is. Let him pitch in. Tonight Dinner and a chat.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
★★★★★ Your ability to see beyond the immediate and understand the ramifications
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
★★★★★ Others tap on your shoulder for feedback and information. You might not be comfortable with these sudden requests. You, like Sagittarius, can see beyond the obvious. Law, travel or education remains key. Tonight: The choice is yours.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
★★★ You are determined to clear your desk or mind of a project. You might need an associate's assistance, whether you want it or not. This person has a lot of insight and helps shorten the path you are taking. Why not make your life easier? Tonight: Relax in your favorite chair.
TELEVISION
Spy actor was more than smart
BY BOB THOMAS
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LOS ANGELES — Don Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV spoof of James Bond movies, "Get Smart," has died. He was 82.
As the inept Agent 86 of the super-secret federal agency CONTROL, Adams captured TV viewers with his antics in combatting the evil agents of KAOS. When his explanations failed to convince the villains or his boss, he tried another tack:
"Would you believe ... ?"
Adams died of a lung infection late Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his friend and former agent Bruce Tufeld said yesterday, adding that the actor broke his hip a year ago and had been in ill health since.
It became a national catchphrase.
Smart was also prone to spilling things on the desk or person of his boss — the Chief (actor Edward Platt). Smart's apologetic "Sorry about that, chief" also entered the American lexicon.
The spy gadgets, which aped those of the Bond movies, were a popular feature, especially the precellphone telephone in a shoe.
"He had this prodigious energy, so as an actor working with him it was like being plugged into an electric current," Feldon said from New York. "He would start and a scene would just take off and you were there for the ride. It was great fun acting with him."
Smart's beautiful partner, Agent 99, played by Barbara Feldon, was as brainy as he was dense, and a plot romance led to marriage and the birth of twins later in the series.
Adams was very intelligent, she said, a quality that suited the satiric show that had comedy geniuses Mel Brooks and Buck Henry behind it.
... He had that other side to it. through Maxwell Smart," she said. "Don person was anything but bumbling."
person was anything but bullying. Adams had an "amazing memory" that allowed him to take an unusual approach to filming, Feldon said.
Instead of learning his lines ahead of time he would have a script assistant read his part to him just once or twice. He invariably got it right but that didn't stop people from placing bets on it, she recounted.
Adams, who had been under contract to NBC, was lukewarm about doing a spy spool. When he learned that Brooks and Henry had written the pilot script, he accepted immediately. "Get Smart" debuted on NBC in September 1965 and scored No. 12 among the season's most-watched series and No. 22 in its second season.
"Get Smart" twice won the Emmy for best comedy series with three Emmys for Adams as comedy actor.
After four seasons on NBC, CBS picked up the show but the ratings fell off as the jokes became repetitive and it was canceled in 1970 after just one year. The show lived on in syndication and a cartoon series. In 1995, the Fox network revived the series with Smart as chief and 99 as a congresswoman. It lasted seven episodes.
"It was a special show that became a cult classic of sorts, and I made a lot of money for it," he remarked of "Get Smart" in a 1995 interview. "But it also hindered me career-wise because I was typed. The character was so strong, particularly because of that distinctive voice, that nobody could picture me in any other type of role."
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GET YOUR ART ON.
David Rees is best known for Get Your War On, a comic strip that now appears in Rolling Stone. Rees combines "found" clip art of generic office-cubicle workers with satirical dialogue to address an array of cultural, social and political issues.
www.mnftiu.com Offered in conjunction with the exhibition, Lee Friedlander At Work.
SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
1301 Mississippi Street, Lawrence
785.864.4710 www.spencerart.ku.edu
David Rees
on "Laughing at Work"
Thursday, September 29, 7PM
SMA AUDITORIUM, FREE ADMISSION
Reception & book-signing to follow
in the Central Court, hosted by the
Spencer Student Advisory Board.
ALSO: Meet the artist, 4PM in the Spencer's Kress Gallery
Paid for by KU.
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