And as much as he can try to take credit for "Idol," it's still understood that Darnell turned it down the first time and only took it because Rupert himself demanded that they take it (under advisement from daughter Elisabeth, who as long as 21st Century Fox owns a piece of Shine makes her the likely successor if they keep it in the family).
And personally, Fox's unscripted lately hasn't had much of the Darnell flair--I would say that only the new "Does Someone Have to Go?" (original title--"Toxic Office") and last year's dating show mock of "The Voice" "The Choice" are the only entries that scream Darnell. Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor spotligh...@gmail.com On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 5:54 AM, Michael <mikethekn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> A few years back, I was at a barbecue in L.A. that he also attended, >> and he was fairly congenial. In fact, when he was told by our mutual >> friend that I was a writer and critic, he introduced himself by >> saying, "Hi, I'm the Devil." >> > > I think Darnell became obsolete at Fox. Unscripted TV on cable pushes the > envelope far more than anything he can try to get away with at Fox. So he > can open a production company and sell tawdry shows to cable channels or he > could stay at Fox and try to catch up with both arms tied behind his back. > > -- > -- > 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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- -- 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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
