Originally posted by TV-aholic: So you would lump the New classics like "Old School", "Anchor Man", "Elf", "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" in with the crap like Cone Heads, Stuart Smiley Saves his Family, PAT, Neighbors, Wiseguys, Click, and Superstar?
He may have a clunker or two (Bewitched), but is no where close to the league of a David Spade, Chris Kattan, or a Jimmy Fallon. I would put him up there With Murphy, Murry and Belushi.
I would say the two Simpsons episodes last night made a case that the show can still be funny and relevant. By the way, was #400 the season finale?
SNL, to quote Krusty the Klown, is a real garbage heap.
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Originally posted by pisher: As I've said in the past, in spite of my affection for The Simpsons, and admiration for its longevity, I often end up missing first-run episodes. But I wasn't going to miss #399 and #400--WOOHOO!!!
Was either a particularly strong effort, compared to classic eps of the past? No.
Are those POV shots of characters running past other characters in various strange situations getting old? Yes.
Can we afford to lose a primetime show that so bitingly mocks FOX News, the FOX network, and the sheer idiocy that is Jack Bauer (and Kiefer knows it) in front of an audience of around 10 million people?
NO.
Keep it on until people stop watching, or the voice actors die, whichever comes first.
This isn't a damn show, people.
It's an institution.
However, I'll all for killing Saturday Night Live, because that show sucks.
A question for Marc, or Travis, or anyone else who might be up on their Tv sports info:
I've heard it said several times that FOX is reducing the amount of hours it broadcasts Major League Baseball Playoff games during prime time, so it won't be as much of a disruption to FOX's prime-time scheduling. How much less, exactly? How is the scheduling going to be less intrusive? Is it the amount of hours, or specific nights? How exactly will it affect the FOX prime-time schedule?
Ok...I have a question for anyone who wants to answer it and it pretains to on-line viewing. Do the networks count on-line viewing? Or do they not take it into account at all? Thanks.
DH last night was certainly (if not close to) a season best! It was great to see Bree back and the symbolism around her fake pregnancy was hysterical! For a second, I wondered whether they really had decided to make her pregnant after coming back from maternity leave - but didn't make sense.
Originally posted by Paul LeBel: A question for Marc, or Travis, or anyone else who might be up on their Tv sports info:
I've heard it said several times that FOX is reducing the amount of hours it broadcasts Major League Baseball Playoff games during prime time, so it won't be as much of a disruption to FOX's prime-time scheduling. How much less, exactly? How is the scheduling going to be less intrusive? Is it the amount of hours, or specific nights? How exactly will it affect the FOX prime-time schedule?
Paul, I'm not sure exactly, but one of the former Turner stations (TNT, I think) bought almost 1/2 the playoffs. Which means Fox will have around half of the first round playoff games in primetime it had in previous years. In addition, Fox will only have one of the Championship Series (alternating between National and American league by year). Fox will continue to carry the World Series.
I'm not sure how many early games they will carry, but clearly it will be less (around 1/2). That should leave Fox with the ability to launch their fall schedule and still get the benifit of the decent demo numbers that the Series can deliver.
As to the effect on Fox, I'll leave that to Marc or Travis - that's why they get those huge year end bonuses.
Edited to add: Granted this is from wikipedia , but here goes
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On July 11, 2006, rumors on the future of Major League Baseball on FOX were put to rest when it was announced that the network had signed a new seven-year contract, which will guarantee that the World Series will appear on FOX through the 2013 season. FOX had widely been expected to renew the deal, but it was unclear what they would be willing to air beyond the All-Star Game and World Series.
The package was officially announced on October 17, with the news that TBS will air all Division Series games through 2013 and alternate League Championship Series with FOX during the contract. Additionally, FOX's coverage of the Saturday Game of the Week was expanded to start in April and last during the entire season.
So, it was TBS. And no primetime division round games?
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The networks have a count of how many people watch episodes online, but that has nothing to do with the Nielsen estimates that are published here. However, when it comes to programming strategies, networks will take online viewing numbers into consideration - sometimes as proof that some people really do watch a particular series, just not in primetime. And if online hits are big enough, they can charge a pretty penny for advertisement during the online showings. So income can come in different ways.
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Originally posted by wenart25: Ok...I have a question for anyone who wants to answer it and it pretains to on-line viewing. Do the networks count on-line viewing? Or do they not take it into account at all? Thanks.
Thank you very much. I just did not know if the networks counted on-line viewing when it came down to renewing a series for another season or not.
Peace!!
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Originally posted by mrpotato531: The networks have a count of how many people watch episodes online, but that has nothing to do with the Nielsen estimates that are published here. However, when it comes to programming strategies, networks will take online viewing numbers into consideration - sometimes as proof that some people really do watch a particular series, just not in primetime. And if online hits are big enough, they can charge a pretty penny for advertisement during the online showings. So income can come in different ways.
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Originally posted by wenart25: Ok...I have a question for anyone who wants to answer it and it pretains to on-line viewing. Do the networks count on-line viewing? Or do they not take it into account at all? Thanks.
