If you hate musical high school shows like Glee, then tune into this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!NBC cut a performance by the cast of Fox's Glee for the upcoming Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The network pulled the performance because they thought the size and scope of the performance was too much promotion for a show on a rival network.
It gets worse. To make even more room for a Jay Leno float in the parade, NBC also bumped an appearance by the cast of Southland.
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10-15-2009 @ 9:01AM
Dan said...
Very cynical on NBCs part--"no a Glee float is too promotional, but a giant floating Leno head is just promotional enough."
But then if Fox wants to push their own shows, they can host their own parade. I'm sure it would be more interesting than the NBC/Macy parade.
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10-15-2009 @ 9:04AM
rick cokely said...
I'm pretty sure the Jay Leno float was just a joke made by Ryan Murphy in his press release. He said “I completely understand NBC’s position, and look forward to seeing a Jay Leno float."
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10-15-2009 @ 9:10AM
wulfn1 said...
ok , wait... is glee out of the PARADE? or just out of the broadcast on NBC? Because the parade is broadcast on other stations as well as NBC.
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10-15-2009 @ 9:24AM
GigG said...
Pity there isn't a GE or NBC NASCAR. FOX could block it out during race coverage.
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10-15-2009 @ 9:41AM
sweetdog said...
How about a POTUS float? After all, the parade is on the National Barack Channel. Do those teleprompters come on wheels?
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10-15-2009 @ 10:58AM
David S said...
I got some tin foil to sell you. They make great hats.
10-15-2009 @ 11:14AM
Owloo said...
F.U., nbc
the only nbc show I watch anyways is Heroes other than that your network is CRAP !
GLEE - GLEE - GLEE - GLEE - GLEE - GLEE
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10-15-2009 @ 11:16AM
Owloo said...
OH YA F.U., too jay leno !
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10-15-2009 @ 11:25AM
MJL said...
Hm, saw this three days ago on Nikki Finke. Way to get the scoop.
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10-15-2009 @ 11:41AM
Joel Keller said...
The post is more a reaction to BWE's funny picture than the news itself. But why pass up a chance to complain about us, right, MJL?
10-15-2009 @ 11:51AM
MJL said...
Precisely!
10-16-2009 @ 11:14AM
RobynM said...
Boy, NBC just keeps on making brilliant decisions, don't they? If anything, they've single-handedly provided more promotion for Glee than it would have gotten if the parade performance had gone on.
Honestly, the only decent thing I've heard about NBC recently is that they -might- bring back Chuck early.
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