Newsgasm: Emmys Go Live, Other People Die

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By B-Side | Wednesday, August 10, 2005 | 11:55 am | 3 Comments

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  • The Academy rethinks its stance on pre-taped acceptance speeches at The Emmys. Unfortunately, the nominations are still the same. [Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo]
  • Actress Barbara Bel Geddes (Dallas, Vertigo) dies at 82. And of course Dallas fanatic Marc Berman has an obit. He does not, however, quietly endorse Yes, Dear as usual. [Mediaweek]
  • This house is not a home. A look at the real stories behind reality houses. [USA Today via Yahoo]
  • CBS picks up Love Monkey to be a midseason replacement. Back in the day, my boss and I peddled this book around to the studios (with a major actor attached to boot), but no one “got it.” That’s okay. I didn’t want to be a producer anyway. [Variety]
  • Well, this makes no sense. Videogame channel G4 buys the rights to failed Fox action show, Fastlane. Mmmmm… muddled brand… [Hollywood Reporter]
  • Yesterday, we noted that The Rolling Stones would be shilling for ABC. Today, CBS busts out its own blockbuster promoter: WILLIAMS SONOMA. Oh, it’s already been broughten! [Hollywood Reporter]
  • ABC plans to air a Peter Jennings special tonight at 8 PM. Just warning you, it’ll probably make you sad. [AP]
  • Guess what? Now the New York Times jumps on the bandwagon and bashes Brat Camp too! [New York Times]

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3 Comments

  1. 1
    Ashes
    Posted August 10, 2005 at 12:13 pm

    So all of a sudden everyone in the media is anti-Brat Camp. But I believe that you guys were pointing out long ago that the show is actually sticking cameras into what is essentially group therapy for troubled kids and using their problems and emotions for entertainment. It’s about time everyone else started agreeing with you!

  2. 2
    British
    Posted August 10, 2005 at 1:43 pm

    What is the tv channel G4 about again? With Fastlane and shows about drifting in cars on a track, I’m not quite sure what it is.

    It can’t be the channel about videogames. C’mon everyone knows Spike TV is for the video game awards.

    I can’t believe FastLane is still in existance. It’s like seeing She-Spies on one of the local stations. Too new to be a classic syndicated show, too recently-canceled for any network to care about it.

  3. 3
    EdHill
    Posted August 11, 2005 at 6:21 am

    ABC even disses the Brat Camp by preempting it for a 2 hour Jennings retrospective.

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