Archive for July 7th, 2008Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Industry, Commercials, Reality-Free
This is predictable, if a little confusing. What exactly did the advertisers think they were sponsoring? (In the case of Dannon Yogurt, actually no - they just purchased rotating advertising on CBS and didn’t know when their ads would appear.) When they were told the show was about swapping, did they think it was recipes? And isn’t the show on at 10 PM and comes with a warning at the beginning? Proctor & Gamble won’t advertise on the show at all. Continue reading Advertisers starting to bail on Swingtown
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It was all really uncomfortable, obvious and out of place when you’re tuning in for news, politics, some pop culture and get NBCU corporate cheerleaders in full pom-pom mode. Okay, enough ranting; there’s some news to report. If the deal goes through — and it will — Today weatherman Al Roker may be relocating or he’ll be repurposed, becoming the face of The Weather Channel. Continue reading Al Roker, NBCU and the Weather Channel
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Continue reading Housewives: Mike and Susan are definitely split
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The Fox show is as-of-yet untitled and will be executive-produced by James Sunderland, an exec producer on America’s Got Talent where Sharon Osbourne is a judge. The show will be shot in Los Angeles and the plan is to start with a Christmas special. “The plan is to blend musical perfs by the Osbournes and others with comedy sketches as well as gameshow, audience participation and out-of-studio taped elements”, stated Mike Darnell, Fox’s President of Substitute Entertainment. The show may even have a segment called “The Osbournes Meet The Osbournes” in which Ozzy and family are filmed meeting other families named Osbourne. If anything, this is going to be The Brady Bunch Variety Hour on acid. It’s sort of appropriate that it’s going to Fox. Perhaps the theme can be a heavy-metal riff of The Brady Bunch theme song.
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1. The second season premiere of Burn Notice. The summer just got a tiny superior to deal with. (Thursday at 10 on USA.) 2. Hell’s Kitchen season finale. I predict Jen with try to throw boiling oil in Chef Ramsay’s face. (Tuesday at 9 on FOX.) 3. It’s Cheers Week at Television Squad. Our Retro Squad Summer continues with posts on all things Cheers (including Frasier, Wings, etc). 4. The series premiere of Flashpoint. The previews remind me of S.W.A.T. (Friday at 10 on CBS.) 5. The Television Critics Association summer press tour. Or, as Tim Goodman calls it, the Death March with Cocktails. (Starts tomorrow and runs through the 22nd.) 6. The season premiere of Large Brother. The summer just got a tiny bit worse. (Sunday at 8 on CBS.) |
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