Your sarcasm meter is working correctly. On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > I sense sarcasm, but still: Like Bravo and TLC and MTV? > > And it should be pointed out that the move a decade ago from commercial-free > old movies to advertiser-supported more recent films was an attempt to knock > down their subscriber fee, which back then was reaching ESPN levels (they > also claimed that the studios were jacking up the license fees and that they > couldn't compete with TCM and the bulk of their active library bought and > paid for a long time ago). > > Actually, AMC has dabbled in reality programming (and documentaries) before, > to no particular success. Also, sorry WSJ, but I don't consider a talk show > like "Talking Dead" a reality show--I consider it a talk show. Just like > Guber and Bart's old "Sunday Morning Shootout" on AMC or that ill-gotten > attempt to remake the Siskel-and-Ebert formula "Movie Club" (if you have not > read Nathan Rabin's autobiography, you should just for his blow-by-blows of > how that show was developed and the ego of producer John Davies, who Rabin > does not refer to by name in the book, I assume to avoid getting sued). > On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> They have four reality TV shows in the hopper, and we all know how >> successful cable channels are when they embrace reality TV. >> >> WSJ (via Google Cache): http://goo.gl/uYXmR >> >> -- >> 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 > > > -- > 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
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