After admitting that he was running Season 1 by the seat of his pants,
film director Frank Darabount has stepped down as showrunner of AMC's
"The Walking Dead" and number 2 man (and vet TV showrunner) Frank
Mazzera ("The Shield, "HawthoRNe") has taken over:http://www.adweek.com/news/television/dead-man-walking-new-showrunner-amc-zombie-hit-133755 Mark Rosenthal, responsible for taking Current TV out of the hard-to- sell "pods" and into regular-length programming (and the hiring of Keith Olbermann and the further intended remaking into a lefty news channel), is leaving as CEO after two years--cut-rate law firm man Joel Hyatt, the less-celebrated founder of the channel (after the former Vice President and punching bag for the right), is taking over: http://www.adweek.com/news/television/current-tvs-ceo-out-133750 Al Jazeera English has finally landed placement on New York cable--by a rental of a digital side channel of suburban NY's WRNN similar to the deal with indie VA pubcaster MhZ Networks that has them on the air in Washington: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/01/business/media/new-york-cable-channel-to-carry-al-jazeera-english.html?_r=3&pagewanted=all And geeks who aren't happy that "Chuck" is entering its last season with only 13 eps will be happy with the announced guest stars: Mark "Luke Skywalker" Hamill and Carrie-Anne "Trinity from 'The Matrix'" Moss: http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/07/29/chuck-carrie-anne-moss/ And oh yes, another "Chuck" guest star will be Craig Kilbourn. By no one's demand except his. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
