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Answers: 1. That's Life (CBS) 2. Deadline (NBC) 7. Don't Ask (Fox) 11. Nikki (WB) 15. Grosse Pointe (WB...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Happened to Boy Meets Girl? | 6/5/2000 | See Source »

...Legit-to-Quit himself. (Actually, I was under the impression he had reinstated the M.C., but I guess I was wrong.) Unfortunately, while the other listings showed names of musicians featured on Leno, Letterman, Conan or on VH-1, Hammer was listed as about to perform on WB's "For Your Love" (tonight!). Performing on a WB Friday night show? Oh dear. I'm not sure this is a step up from being a delivery boy, or whatever he had become...

Author: By Daryl Sng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: In the Mix | 5/5/2000 | See Source »

...network has felt the teen fallout more than the youth-heavy WB, home of both Felicity and Roswell; it has fallen to sixth place, behind UPN this season. CEO Jamie Kellner defends the network's focus: "You have to be able to define yourself, like any good brand, so when you see the logo, you can taste it." But clearly the network has felt pressure; the teen-alien drama Roswell has upped its focus on science fiction to stand out. "One thing the WB wanted us to do less of," says creator Jason Katims, "was scenes in the school, because...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Save This Show! | 5/1/2000 | See Source »

...trio see the fall, they can thank a young fan base with little better to do than badger TV execs, abetted by websites, the fanatic's best friend. Roswellians sent the WB thousands of bottles of Tabasco sauce, a favorite condiment of the aliens. (WB flacks reshipped bottles to TV critics nationwide.) Felicityphiles have sent in cassettes like the ones Felicity mails to her friend Sally--and, creepily, locks of their own hair--and crashed WB servers with e-mail. Meanwhile, Freaks freaks are sending peanuts to networks that may buy the show (a favorite character on the show...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Save This Show! | 5/1/2000 | See Source »

...cable television extends to Internet provision capabilities, their critics fear that interactive technology, which would enable viewers to participate in game shows and purchase items seen on various programs, could be withheld from people who choose to watch, say, NBC instead of Time Warner networks like CNN and WB. So Disney, with an eye on the future, is said to want assurances from Time Warner that no such favoritism is on the horizon. Time Warner, according to the New York Times, deems such a demand unacceptable, especially because it is unclear what direction the still-emerging interactive television technology will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Disney-Time Warner Tiff Heralds Broadband Age | 5/1/2000 | See Source »

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