Word: cbs
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...pitched by Dreamtime Holdings, a Silicon Valley media company that had already signed an agreement with NASA to fly high-definition TV equipment aboard the space station and then market the images that were produced. With NASA apparently behind Dreamtime's new idea, no fewer than three major networks--CBS, ABC and Fox--were said to be interested...
William Kennard is ticked off. In a scathing op-ed showcased in Tuesday's New York Times, the Federal Communications Commission chair rails against Fox and NBC's decision not to broadcast the first presidential debates. While CBS and ABC will show the 90-minute Bush-Gore slugfest in all its (potentially tedious) glory, the naughtier networks have bowed to the allure of ratings, offering a premiere of James Cameron's slinky "Dark Angel" and the debut game of the baseball playoffs...
...that choice implies a serious lack of maturity and responsibility: Tonight, we're offered two choices in equal parts: A handful of cavity-causing marshmallows from Fox and NBC or a fistful of vitamin-rich carrot sticks from CBS and ABC. Everyone knows the carrots are better for us, but since the marshmallows happen to be there...
...prepare for Survivor. Although some may consider a two-hour grace period between when my eyes were first glued to the television and when the opening credits for the show began to run to be a little excessive, I assure you the time was well-spent writing letters to CBS concerning how much Big Brother sucked...
...omnipresent cameras and mikes, something that the NBA flirted with briefly this past year, is a dumb idea. The XFL's decision makers seem to think that the problem with pro sports all this time has been that it doesn't bear a close enough resemblance to CBS' Big Brother...