Tv Times

Thanks for the Carson trivia (TV Times, May 17). However, the "Can You Play Carnac?" didn't include by favorite: Answer: Once in a Blue Moon. Question: Have you ever seen a naked Smurf? Bill Sackett, Pasadena

Linda Hope is mistaken in your cover story "The Road to Ninety" (TV Times, May 9). NBC's peacock only goes back to the '50s, when the network went into color broadcasting. No, the only NBC symbol that's been around longer than Bob Hope is the chimes. Thomas D. Bratter, Los Angeles

Re Tom Shales' commentary "Slamming the Door on 'Today' " (TV Times, July 3). Absolutely right on! "The Today Show's" "window on the world" seems as though Paddy Chayefsky's "Network" has been reincarnated as a television series. Larry Paulson, Sherman Oaks

We thank you for writing about our production, "The Panama Deception" (TV Times, Jan. 4). However, we are now headquartered in Chapel Hill, N.C., not Santa Monica. BARBARA TRENT Empowerment Project Chapel Hill, N.C.

The Richard A. Perkins letter (TV Times, May 12) trashing Bill Moyers has inspired me to write a letter of praise to my favorite TV hero since Edward R. Morrow. Nobody on the air today is as conscientious, sincere and prolific as Bill Moyers. I especially express my gratitude for his intellectual prowess to KCET. Marjorie A. Gross, Laguna Hills

Tom Shales--shame on you! Sure, Dennis Miller is a little rough around the "talk show" edges. But no one is funnier, faster or fresher for late-night television. He's certainly not worthy of your hatchet job (TV Times, Feb. 23). If we lose him, I will hold you personally responsible. Carol Manduke, Beverly Hills