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The CW was the last broadcast network to announce its fall 2010 slate today, and while Melrose Place is no longer for this world, the news was more about additions: for the first time the network will air originals every night (of the five nights it programs), rather than using “encores” of shows like America’s Next Top Model. One Tree …
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Spoilers for last night’s utterly shocking, unless it wasn’t, elimination on American Idol coming up after the jump:
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CBS began its upfront presentation making the vigorous case to advertisers that there is nothing wrong with broadcast TV, with the broadcast TV model, or with the advertisers that support it. CBS chief exec Les Moonves told the assembled admen and -women that he felt “bullish” on the economy. CBS’s sales chief Jo Ann Ross said that, no …
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At this week’s upfronts, the major broadcast networks introduced a lot of police and other crimefighting series for next season. I know. In other news, water announced that it will continue to be wet.
Regular readers know that I am not a huge fan of cop shows, except, of course, for the ones that I like. That is to say, I don’t hate …
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From the perspective of Turner Networks executives, the reason to be at their upfront presentation this morning (which previewed the schedules of TBS and TNT), was “reach.” Even though this is traditionally the week that the big broadcast networks present their schedules, they argued, their cable networks reached enough viewers …
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This is the last of three parts of my interview with Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof on April 19. Here’s part one and here’s part two of the interview.
* As a result of [the growth of media platforms], you have a very involved fan base. Is there there a point at which you kind of need to plug your ears and not pay attention to all the …
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This morning CBS announced a new schedule that was probably more interesting strategically than creatively. It has three new dramas (including a Hawaii 5-0 remake), all in some way having to do with law or crime, because this is the Crime Broadcasting System. There’s a new Chuck Lorre sitcom, because this is the Chuck Broadcasting …
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I’ve had my issues with Glee since it returned from hiatus, but last night, Glee was back—it was not just good compared with recent episodes, but entertaining, arresting and moving in an unqualified sense. “Dream On” would have gotten a lot of attention regardless for its reunion of director Joss Whedon and guest star Neil Patrick …
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In their last American Idol performance before the final, the contestants each call their own tune — and sing tunes chosen by the judges. Who will go home with the bronze medal, and who will advance to the final showdown? Click the images below to find out.
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SPOILER ALERT: Before you read this post, grab yourself a nice, cool refreshing cup of water—NOW YOU’RE LIKE ME—and watch last night’s Lost.
There’s been a lot of discussion lately about how much of Lost its creators planned out long ago, and how much they’ve made up as they went along. Of course, it’s impossible to know the …
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At the network upfronts, you get a little glimpse of each network’s self-perception, its narrative about its identity. ABC sees itself as the Love Network. There are a lot of things that make up ABC, of course, but the the roll of clips the network played to introduce its upfront were heavy on the love: doctors in love on Grey’s …
If you film there, they will come. TIME looks at the some of the most famous real-life locations in cinema history.
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This is part two of my interview with Lost producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof on April 19. See here for part one.
* To shift up a little bit: You stab at a lot of big ideas in the show, free will versus destiny, predetermination, and so on. And you have over the course of the show worked in a lot of allusions to writers and …
