Paris in the 18th century Picpus. Among those executed in the last great surge of the reign of terror were the eminent chemist Lavoisier (8 May 1794) and the poet Andre Chenier, executed 25 July 1794, just two days before the end of the Terror. On June 8, 1793, at the debut of the new wave of terror, Robespierre presided over the Festival of the Supreme Being in the huge amphitheater on the Champs de Mars which had been constructed in 1790 for the first anniversary of the Revolution; the ceremony was designed by the painter David, and featured a ten-hour parade, bonfires a statue
Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) is the fifth episode broadcast (but actually the third episode produced) of the short-lived TV series "Police Squad!". The episode was directed by Reza Badiyi and written by Nancy Steen and Neil Thompson. As usual, the episode was produced by Robert K. Weiss. The episode refers to "Mommie Dearest" (released by Paramount Pictures, whose television division produced "Police Squad!"), a Joan Crawford lookalike pays off the mob at the "Mommie Dearest Day Care Center". Dutch Genderson is a clear spoof on the "James Bond"