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...services like Arbitron, instead surveying listeners by e-mail and phone, so Sirius can't tell advertisers how many folks are listening in a given quarter-hour, a key metric advertisers use to negotiate rates. "Our clients aren't falling over themselves to advertise on satellite radio," says Jon Mandel, chairman of the ad-buying firm MediaCom US. Karmazin says he is confident that his stars will earn their keep. "What makes the difference is content," he says in an interview at Sirius headquarters. "I don't know how you can do it on the cheap...
...seems to have all the right parts: a top-dollar cast, writing crew, and animation budget. But it regrettably squanders all of it. Its few attempts at trite comedy give a well-assembled cast no direction or boost of energy. That the writing team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (responsible for A League of Their Own and Parenthood) couldn’t give good material to Robin Williams and Mel Brooks doesn’t bode well...
...have all the right parts: a top-dollar cast, writing crew, and animation budget. But it regrettably squanders all of it. Its few attempts at trite comedy give a well-assembled cast no direction or boost of energy. The fact that the writing team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (responsible for A League of Their Own and Parenthood) couldn’t give good material to Williams and Brooks doesn’t bode well...
...popping pastels or the warm browns favored by DreamWorks in Antz and Shrek, Robots goes for a color scheme that is cool, muted, instantly aged. Director Chris Wedge wants the eye to concentrate on the gags he and his writers (including veteran comedy craftsmen Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel) have stuffed into the film, like the glancing mention of a woman whose "dream is to end world rust." This will keep adults amused while the kids focus on Robot City's highway system, which is like a theme park designed by Rube Goldberg...
...Mandel said he hopes this incentive “plants the seeds in peoples minds” to consider the option...