As seen on tonight's "Veronica Mars," which like UPN, CBS, and for all I know, half of Mrs. Leslie Moonves's wardrobe is the property of Viacom.
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However, "Veronica" is produced by Warner Bros. But I still get the point.
(Which reminds me of a rumor I heard not long ago from an entirely disreputable source: With WB's ratings in the toilet, and the current management looking no more clued in than the former management, one scenario has Time Warner unloading its majority share on Viacom and WB merging with UPN. Moonves was, of course, the head of Warner Bros. TV before coming to CBS.--AB)
Just a minute of your time and you'll learn why TVB is the one media site you'll want to bookmark. Watch the video.
What's working for me this week
Waiting for NBC to be sold. Preferably to someone who knows how to run a network.
The audacity to remake. Over three nights beginning Sunday, AMC is airing a new take on the 1960s boggler “The Prisoner,” a task not for timid cable channels. See my review in Sunday's A&E.
"Andy Barker, P.I." on DVD. With the release earlier this year of “Andy Richter Controls the Universe,” our collection of the funniest sitcoms nobody watched is now complete.
... AND WHAT'S NOT
Writing ill of the dead. Richard Schickel gratuitously roasted the new Robert Altman biography (author Mitchell Zuckoff is at the Plaza Branch on Monday), calling the director an angry, drug-addled auteur of "historical curiosities."
Rupert Murdoch's war on fair use. The Fox chieftain doesn't believe anyone should be allowed to quote or mashup his content without paying for it. Sadly for him, recent court rulings have all gone the opposite direction.
Waiting nine months for "Mad Men" season four to start.
However, "Veronica" is produced by Warner Bros. But I still get the point.
(Which reminds me of a rumor I heard not long ago from an entirely disreputable source: With WB's ratings in the toilet, and the current management looking no more clued in than the former management, one scenario has Time Warner unloading its majority share on Viacom and WB merging with UPN. Moonves was, of course, the head of Warner Bros. TV before coming to CBS.--AB)
Posted by: Mark Jeffries | September 29, 2005 at 09:11 AM
I hope you've seen the Julie Chen "But First..." compilation -- it's hilarious!
Here's the link:
http://www.tvgasm.com/archives/big_brother/001211.php
Someday Julie Chen will shed her "robotic" image and show the world her wonderful, bubbly, spontaneous personality. But first... :-)
Posted by: Louis | September 29, 2005 at 02:08 PM
Which begs the question--is she any better on "The Early Show?" (Yes, I don't watch it, but that doesn't stop me from mocking her.)
Posted by: Mark Jeffries | September 30, 2005 at 09:02 AM