Tag Archives: Television

I was wondering whether it was just my perception that there were even more (piss-poor) political commercials on TV this time around. There were: Candidates, parties and their special interest supporters spent a record $1 billion on television ads in the 2002 election cycle – double the amount spent in …

Yes, but how many have both? - "Record 'Washington Week In Review' for me, Zeke, while I mosey out back and cop a squat."

Country Music puts its best boot forward tonight: Icons, legends, international superstars, divas, newcomers and stalwarts will perform and appear during “The 36th Annual CMA Awards,” broadcast live Wednesday, Nov. 6 (8:00-11:00 PM/EST) on the CBS Television Network from the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tenn. In 2001, more …

Check out Classic TV Ads for just that. Set in a very slick and smooth-running simulated vintage TV set, see about thirty ads from the ’50s through the ’70s under hte headings of “Eat” (the 5th Dimension for Jell-o!) “Drink” “Smoke” (dig that crazy little dancing Alpine people Tareyton ad) …

Jon Stewart’s Daily Show will make it up as they go along in “Indecision 02” special: To ready himself for election night coverage, CBS News anchor Dan Rather has been studying the issues for weeks. To prepare for his completely made-up election-night coverage, comedian Jon Stewart jokes that he starts …

Letterman to simulcast on radio: Starting Nov. 11, the “Late Show with David Letterman” will be simulcast each weeknight on 15 major-market radio stations owned by the Infinity Broadcasting network, a corporate sibling of CBS, marking a new avenue of cross-promotion for Letterman. Both CBS and Infinity are owned by …

In conjunction with the forthcoming Bond flick Die Another Day, AMC is going Bond-girl crazy: From Dr. No’s Ursula Andress to Halle Berry in the new movie Die Another Day, Bond Girls were once portrayed as angels with broken wings, yet now emerge as strong, sexy and intelligent women who …

NBC Inc. … will buy Cablevision Systems Corp.’s Bravo cable television network in a deal valued at $1.25 billion, giving NBC an important entertainment outlet on cable. Under terms of the deal, NBC, which is owned by General Electric Co., would swap its 16 percent stake in Cablevision and an …

New documentary on the big smelly guy on Discovery in January: For decades, a small but loyal legion of Bigfoot hunters has spent countless weekends prowling forests in nearly every state, piling up evidence such as alleged footprints and hair samples that now has a handful of animal experts willing …

The production players are the same: Fox, Simon Fuller’s 19 Entertainment, the Idol format; but this time I may actually have some interest in actually seeing the performers, who already have some cultural heft to throw around: Fox Broadcasting Co. and Simon Fuller’s 19 Entertainment are working on a variation …