Posts with tag tv networks
Posted Nov 7th 2007 2:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, WGA Strike
There are so many articles and blogs about the writers strike that it's really hard to keep track of them all. But I'm really enjoying the first person accounts from writers and other industry people on what's going on at the picket lines in Los Angeles and New York City.
One of the funniest parts of the strike (and there are funny parts) is what the people on the picket lines are saying. If you're on a picket line, you have to also say something. You can't just walk around the whole day carrying a sign, completely silent. So the writers have come up with several chants they've been saying. After the jump, a few of my favorites. Many of them are about Desperate Housewives.
Continue reading Great chants heard on the picket lines
Posted Oct 23rd 2007 3:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, WGA Strike
This is getting serious.
Both sides are still far from agreement on a new deal, and a strike by the Writers Guild of America could start in a couple of weeks (the last offer was rejected by writers). That means that scripted shows (Lost and House, for example) and late night talk shows would suffer the most. Some shows have a schedule that means they won't be affected that much, like The Simpsons, but most other scripted shows will be hurt in some way. As for daytime, Martha Stewart wouldn't be affected at all, but The View uses union writers so that should could be hit. (The View uses writers? So that means a writer actually puts those words into Elisabeth Hasselbeck's mouth?)
Continue reading Here's an update on the writers strike
Posted Oct 11th 2007 7:06PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office
No, this isn't some programming move to get rid of reality shows (though I think it's worth exploring). It's actually a strategy in case there's a strike in Hollywood.
And that strike is looking more and more like it might become a reality. It sounds like hyperbole, I know, but the two sides are really far apart, and we're closer to a strike than we've ever been. Writers want more money for DVD sales and other forms of media. At one point they were going to work under their old deal until the end of this season, but now things have changed. The networks have been stockpiling on scripts and orders for reality shows just in case.
Continue reading NBC might show reruns of UK Office and Curb Your Enthusiasm
Posted May 29th 2007 8:40AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, Web, Celebrities
Studio 60!
I'm kidding. Readers just love it when I mention that show.
I'm talking about the shows created by The TV Show Pitch Generator. Just click on the "Pitch It" button and it will randomly create a new show for you. Most of them are better than the stuff that's been announced for this fall. It's too bad they don't have an option where you can actually create the cast/plot yourself, but it's pretty fun. My favorites are after the jump.
Continue reading Here are some shows you won't see this fall (unfortunately)
Posted May 17th 2007 11:03AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, OpEd, Cancellations, Pickups and Renewals, Ratings

Of course, I should say not
all network execs because some of them, some place, somewhere, actually do love television and understand you have to give shows time to develop. This is for the other 93% of them.
The
network upfronts this week are showing that network executives are the ultimate politicians, tossing around both praise and excuses and bullshit like they were running for Congress. Sure, the networks want to make money, and "spin" is a part of any business. But take a look at some of the comments we've heard this week:
Continue reading Things I Hate About TV: Network execs
Posted Apr 19th 2007 2:58PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Web, Cancellations, Pickups and Renewals
Just in time for the May upfronts (that time of year when all of the networks - ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, and The CW - unveil their lineups for the fall), The Futon Critic has a complete guide to what shows have been renewed and what shows have been canceled for the 2007-08 season.
Most of the news isn't that surprising. We already know that shows like The Black Donnellys and Six Degrees and King of Queens are ending, and that shows like Lost, Bones, and 30 Rock have been renewed. However, I wasn't aware that Men in Trees had already been renewed, and isn't it a little odd to put 60 Minutes in the "Fate To Be Determined" category? I would assume it's definitely renewed.
There's also a very handy guide to all of the pilots that are currently in development (at the top), so you can see what shows just might replace your favorites.
Posted Jan 25th 2006 9:24AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming
1. NFC Championship (FOX)
2. American Idol
- Tues (FOX)
3. American Idol - Weds (FOX)
4. CSI (CBS)
5. Desperate
Housewives (ABC)
6. NFC Championship - GUN (FOX)
7. Without A Trace (CBS)
8. Gray's Anatomy (ABC)
9. Golden Globe Awards (NBC)
10. Dancing With The
Stars (ABC)
11. Lost (ABC)
12. Skating With Celebrities (FOX)
13.
NCIS (CBS)
14. Law and Order: SVU (NBC)
15. CSI: NY (CBS)
16.
Dancing With The Stars - Results (ABC)
17. NFC Championship - Post Game (FOX)
18. CSI - Special (CBS)
19. CSI: Miami - Special (CBS)
20.
24 (FOX)