No less an anti-mob crusader than Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani clears his schedule to watch "The Sopranos".
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and musicians Diana Krall, Alan Parsons and Gloria Estefan were also scheduled to watch Altlantis go up for the final time.
Mr. Obama, who had been scheduled to watch the launching with his wife, Michelle, and daughters, was touring tornado damage in Alabama when the postponement was announced.
They got so involved in the discussion that they ended up skipping the film they were scheduled to watch, Ingmar Bergman's "Persona".
Parents who grew up riding their bicycles to after-school sports now say they juggle their schedules to watch over soccer practice.
"When the leader of the free world takes a little time out of his schedule to watch the show, that's humbling," said Willimon.
It's why we get out of bed early in the morning, or replan our schedules to watch the action in Rio.
She declined, because she and three friends are scheduled to watch it at another girl's house this Friday, on Disney Channel, followed by a slumber party.
Barack Obama and the first family are also scheduled to watch the launch, but it is unclear whether they will do so with Giffords.
The baby sitter, Toni Bell, 17, had been scheduled to watch him Friday night through Saturday morning, but asked his mother for an extra day to bring the baby to church, the police said.
Eastern teams are like crabs in a bucket This weekend, fans of the seven (give or take) clubs in the Eastern Conference battling for their playoff futures may want to clear their weekend schedules to watch a few other games.
