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1 CHARLES NEID1CH Tl Playing Mozart I on the clarinet hwiifj Page 2D Comics 6D Crossword 2D Television 4-5D JVING TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1991 Ernes 6 cared Steroid 9 This time around he builds a treehouse and meets a troll gets I JilW rj 1 Sandy Smith I 1 I v. By RICHARD SCHWEID Staff Writer The fourth Ernest movie starring Jim Varney, Ernest Scared Stupid, will begin shooting here on May 22 aiming at an Oct 1 1 relese, in time for a Halloween distribution. Like its three predecessors, Ernest Goes To Camp, Ernest Saves Christmas and Ernest Goes To Jail, this one will be made for Disney Productions by the locally-owned Emshell Productions, using mostly Nashville cast and crew. "They'll keep doing them based on what happens with the last one," said John Cherry, president of Emshell, as well as the local advertising agency Carden and Cherry. "The last one Ernest Goes To Jail did about $28 million at the box office." Not bad for a film that cost about $9 million to make, and on top of that the film did $10 million wholesale last Dec.

3, when it came out as a videotape. With numbers like that, it's no surprise Disney was ready to okay another $9.6 million budget and give their approval to the script for Ernest Scared Stupid, written by Cherry, Coke Sams and Dan Butler. The script goes like this, according to Cherry: There's this little town called Briar-ville where they buried a troll alive 200 years ago and planted a tree on top to hold the troll in. Then, two centuries later, along comes this not-so-bright fellow and builds a tree-house in that very tree, letting loose the troll in the process. The treehouse-dweller is, of course, Ernest.

"It becomes Ernest and the Terminator," Cherry said. The film will be shot at the same warehouse location in East Nashville as the last one, and Emshell will use 90 local cast and crew, according to Cherry. "The crew will be mostly the same people we used for the last film, and the cast will come to us through agents," Cherry said. "If we didn't use agents we'd have people coming to us from all over." Ernest will, of course, be played by Jim Varney and while the rest of the film is still being cast, there are some notable local faces we can count on seeing, according to Cherry, including Gailard Sartain and Bill Byrge. Jim Varney as Ernest Expecting another box-office bonanza Build your body along with a home gym Weights, machines pump up i.

quick, easy workout programs 7 111 It fr -A I COMMENTARY ABC gives 'Gabriel' a new day Sometimes I think network programmers want to see a show fail. Take Gabriel's Fire, a wonderful show starring James Earl Jones as an ex-convict When ABC introduced the series last fall, they scheduled it opposite Cheers, which is the top-rated network series. But Fire performed well there. Now, ABC is moving it to Wednesdays at 9 p.m., starting April 10. While it's a good timeslot, there's been little fanfare about its move.

After Twin Peaks took over Fire's 8 p.m. Thursday timeslot, a lot of viewers (including me) thought Fire was out for the season. The same thing happened with The Trials of Rosie O'Neill. CBS yanked it from Mondays. After a month-long absence, it will be returning to Wednesdays.

Baby Talk also is on the move to Tuesdays after a few weeks on Friday. Within the next month, there probably will be a lot more moving. Programmers think that viewers will be able to find their favorite program if they really want to watch it. But a lot of viewers are probably like me. When it comes to TV viewing, I'm don't want to work too hard.

Channel 5's Talk of the Town host Debbie Alan was the victim of an elaborate practical joke yesterday. Alan was told by director Craig Pulley that Talk was rescheduled to 9 a.m. from its normal 12:30 p.m. timeslot. Alan and the rest of the crew (who were all in on the joke) showed up bright and early.

A few minutes into the "live" show, Alan was let in on the joke. If she starts planning now, she may be able to come up with something to get everyone back next April Fool's Day. So you wanna be in pictures? The Los Angeles-based, RoseMelli-ni Productions will be in town tomorrow and Thursday to cast for upcoming TV commercials. They are looking for: a male chef with a French accent; a Japanese businessman (English speaking with Japanese accent); a boy toddler who likes chicken; Midwesterners (male and female) aged 50-60; and a California type male aged 30. The auditions will be at the Maxwell House Hotel, 2025 Metro-Center.

Call Joan at 259-7216 for an appointment. i. -i i s- There are other, less expensive options for aerobic work. One of the most popular now is a stair-climber, like a treadmill in that it calls for an activity people normally perform anyway. A good one of those can be had for Freeman says.

"And those things do work." Other examples of aerobic machines include stationary bicycles, rowing machines and ski machines. They all work, too, Freeman says, the drawback being that the activities they call for are not as common to everyday life and may be harder to perform "How many people do you know who row a boat regularly?" A ski machine is particularly difficult, Oysler says, and takes at least two weeks of practice to feel comfortable on. "Then when you learn it takes a grueling commitment to do something that is absolutely, utterly boring for 30 minutes." If you want more muscular toning you can get good results with a few sets of different weight dumbbells and a bench for exercising at a cost of or around $500, Freeman says. If the so-called free weights work best for you, you could add a barbell and plates with as many pounds as you like. Or you might want a weight machine, which offers a more limited range of motion during exercises but makes it easier to change weights and move from one exercise to another.

A good set starts at about $700, Oysler says. Higher costs usually come with an increase in the number of stations and stacks of weights that makes it possible for more than one person to work out at a time. Keep in mind, machines generally are for toning. If heavy-duty body building is your aim, you'll probably want the free weights. In any event, the secret to any purchase is to get something you'll be sure to use.

Toward that end, it helps to be able to see it "Stay away from any equipment that folds up and goes in a closet," Oysler says. "It's amazing how difficult it is to get it back together." "What we tell folks is in order to begin exercising you need to find something you typically enjoy doing," Freeman says. "The truth of the matter is people don't like to exercise because it's work." But home exercising at least has the advantage of being convenient, he says. And once the initial inertia is overcome, it can turn into a habit for life. "Hang tight for 8 to 12 weeks," Freeman says, to start seeing the physical and psychological results.

"Your body will take over for you and won't let you stop." 1 By JOE ROGERS Staff Writer i A couple of months ago Kelly realized her fitness wasn't working out for her. spa was just really a waste of money," she says. As a flight attend- ant she could get in sessions at many of the hotels she stayed at on the road. But when she was home, going out to exercise what with dressing up and dressing down, travel and all required a three-, hour commitment. Plus, her husband Daryl who once owned a spa wasn't crazy about doing his workout in a group Situation.

So to save time, cash and privacy they decided to turn their extra bedroom into a home gym. They bought a weight machine and stair-, climber and use them whenever they're home, she says. "You tend to get a guilty feeling when you walk by it if you haven't Tused it that day," she says. "You think, 'Well, what's 15 "What it is, it's a lifestyle," says jiod Freeman, president of Fitness Systems Inc. of Brentwood.

"People are becoming more educated to and exercise, more aware of jWhat they can do and should do." i jj. As a result, home gyms are going in places where ping-pong or pool tables might have gone before. All of which begs the question: is a home gym? 1 For some, the term calls to mind a multi-purpose weight-training machine designed to work various muscle groups, says Rupert Oysler, anowner of Exercise Essentials in Nashville. the other hand, a home gym could just be a room in the house with a couple of machines to exercise on," he says. "You might not even do any weight training." In fact, though a gym of any kind often calls to mind some sort of 'a work with weights, Oysler says it's usually better to start with a piece irf aerobic equipment one that Elevates the heart rate and 3' strengthens the cardio-vascular system.

And of those type machines, one in particular stands out: 'A treadmill seems to be the '4most used piece of equipment once a purchase is made," he says. Freeman agrees, and adds that a gobd treadmill will hold its value 3'ahd last a lifetime. The problem, he says, is the sticker price. 1 come in, and it scares the living daylights out of them." That's because a good home mod-puelcan easily cost $1,500 to $2,000. Compared to $5,000 for a spa model "'V for one at a doctor's off- 'ice; it's cheap, Freeman says, but Still a bit of a shock for someone "wwhb hoped to get by for a few hun- dollars.

no 1 MikeDuBoseStafi Fitness authorities recommend that a home gym start with a piece of aerobic equipment like the stair-climber Kelly Holdren-Pillow uses. The weight machine husband Daryl works out on is used to add muscle tone and fitness. Some tips from the experts Can you believe WKRN-Chan-nel 2 is pre-empting Twin Peaks Thursday for Ronald McDonald Housewarming Special? Before you race to the phone to complain, it seems half of Nashville has beaten you to it. In a very wise move, the station will air Twin Peaks at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, pre-empting MASH.

Joan "Can we talk?" Rivers has been silenced by Channel 2. The station pulled the daytime gabfest and added Live with Regis and Ka-thie Lee at 9 a.m. weekdays. It's a homecoming of sorts for Ka-thie Lee Gifford. Years back, when she was Kathie Lee Johnson she was one of the Hee Haw Honeys, a series that taped at wTVF-Channel 5.

Sandy Smith covers television for The Tennessean. A weight belt is a good idea, even if you don't plan to be lifting that much. A strained back can put you out of commission for a while. Consider a heart monitor. The cost is about $150 and up, but paying attention to your heart can increase the effectiveness of what you're doing and save you from overworking, and burnout.

Make sure you set aside a specific part of your living space for the gym, rather than a basement or garage. "Out of sight, out of mind" applies. If you decide on a weight machine, you'll usually have more success with one that actually uses weights, rather than stretchable bands or cylinders. If free weights (dumbbells, barbells and such) are your choice, you'll get more service out of cast iron. Concrete, sand or other weights tend to have shorter lives.

Try the equipment out before you buy. Get a feel for the motions involved, and the degree of difficulty of the exercises. Shopping for exercise equipment can be a daunting experience, what with all the different types from which to choose. But the process can be more successful and cost-efficient if you follow a few tips, experts say. For example: Make sure what you buy lets you do something you enjoy doing.

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