ABC ANNOUNCES THE PREMIERE OF THE SIXTH AND FINAL SEASON OF "LOST," WITH A SPECIAL ALL-NIGHT EVENT ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 - http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news...
Anna Lynn, if you want to learn more about "Very Special Episodes" go to your local library (shoosh, star flies by) The More You Know
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"Over on ABC, the third episode of "V" (9.3 million, 3.1) fell another 18%. And on CBS, the network's entire drama lineup hit across-the-board season lows." ---> Shame, because it was a pretty good episode
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"But we're also getting a never-ending onslaught of body de-hancements. I really can think of no better word for the folks like Ralph Lauren who are Photoshopping their models into sick, skeletal bodies. Adding to the pack is W Magazine, as BoingBoing shares. They scored an interview with Demi Moore and threw her up on the cover. While she may have discussed her dislike of being called a cougar, methinks she'd have more of an issue with what they did to her body."
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@bentoboxx i'm not sure what i just watched, but it frightened me.
"Now Fox Television Studios, after years of plying in the back channels of cable, wants to expand into the bigger waters of the broadcast networks using its bargain-basement methods. To do that, Calemzuk is testing a new financial model for making shows at a time when the major networks are looking to reduce their programming costs. Under the current, decades-old system, a producer...
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"Fox Television Studio's strategy, on the other hand, is to co-produce shows with international partners willing to commit to a series right from the start -- bypassing the expensive and uncertain pilot process -- and sell the completed shows to a U.S. network. A similar model has been used to finance production of independent films before they find a distributor. Last summer, for...
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"Saving money on production isn't Calemzuk's only goal. Besides moving off the Fox lot, one of the other things he did when he came aboard was slash the staff by 40%. "It's a guerrilla type of operation," he said. The job cuts and recent successes have boosted profit: The studio, which is a tiny operation at News Corp., is expected to earn around $20 million this year."
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@bentoboxx i know you didn't tell me there was a woot off for my own protection.