Straight Forward #CurrentTV
The NewYork Times' Brian Stelter is reporting that Al Gore's opinion news network Current TV is being purchased by Al Jazeera and programming will be dissolved. It could be a new channel called "Al Jazeera America" and not it's Al Jazeera English news. This comes after International News Channels like BBC World News and RT have been spreading and gaining in popularity in the past few years into the United States.
Read the Full story from the Newyork TImes here
Update (7:29PMET) Forbes has more information here
Wednesday, January 02, 2013
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
CBS This Morning , 11 months later
Straight Forward Reviews CBS Morning Shows
By Skyler
It's about a year since CBS changed to their new morning show , "CBS This Morning " , I gave a review the first day it aired, in which I gave it a high marking. Now it's 11 months later, the almost 1 year mark, what are my thoughts as the show has settled in. I still think that it's a good quality program for morning television , the formatting and content has not really changed since , there was a host change with Norah O' Donnell taking Erica Hill's spot. As compared to "Good Morning America" and "Today Show" ,the CBS approach has been more news and discussion and less on why Lindsey Lohan keeps getting arrested or how to make a cake. They still have your local weather person doing your local weather instead of a national weather person being wacky and using a low scale map , then toss over to your local station.
Over all CBS has done a good job , fixing the problem the Early Show from 1999-2011 had trying out soften the other two national network shows, and built upon Early Show of 2011-2012 with more news. Giving viewers a different choice , which was needed. CBS has always struggled in the Morning show world but I think this show gives them proper footing The show hasn't got alot or press it's first year , probably because the "Today Show" story is so juicy not to cover ,but that maybe a good thing as long as CBS doesn't have exceptions of getting first in 3 years ( It look GMA 16 years) , they will be good to go.
In the morning the content on "This Morning" is much for rich and the news doesn't stop because the clock says 7:30AM. and it's interviews are pretty good. The hosts click very well together each bring a style and personality to the program, Norah O Donnell with her news background, Charlie Rose with his interview style, and Gayle King with her energetic and good interview style. It also shows the best of CBS' journalism.
The ratings still have it in 3rd place but anything can happen , if "Good Morning America" now beats "The Today Show" then CBS could move on up a few years time.
"CBS This Morning" airs on CBS Mondays-Saturdays 7-9AM ET ,taped-delayed to other time zones.
website : http://cbsnews.com/thismorning
By Skyler
It's about a year since CBS changed to their new morning show , "CBS This Morning " , I gave a review the first day it aired, in which I gave it a high marking. Now it's 11 months later, the almost 1 year mark, what are my thoughts as the show has settled in. I still think that it's a good quality program for morning television , the formatting and content has not really changed since , there was a host change with Norah O' Donnell taking Erica Hill's spot. As compared to "Good Morning America" and "Today Show" ,the CBS approach has been more news and discussion and less on why Lindsey Lohan keeps getting arrested or how to make a cake. They still have your local weather person doing your local weather instead of a national weather person being wacky and using a low scale map , then toss over to your local station.Over all CBS has done a good job , fixing the problem the Early Show from 1999-2011 had trying out soften the other two national network shows, and built upon Early Show of 2011-2012 with more news. Giving viewers a different choice , which was needed. CBS has always struggled in the Morning show world but I think this show gives them proper footing The show hasn't got alot or press it's first year , probably because the "Today Show" story is so juicy not to cover ,but that maybe a good thing as long as CBS doesn't have exceptions of getting first in 3 years ( It look GMA 16 years) , they will be good to go.
In the morning the content on "This Morning" is much for rich and the news doesn't stop because the clock says 7:30AM. and it's interviews are pretty good. The hosts click very well together each bring a style and personality to the program, Norah O Donnell with her news background, Charlie Rose with his interview style, and Gayle King with her energetic and good interview style. It also shows the best of CBS' journalism.
The ratings still have it in 3rd place but anything can happen , if "Good Morning America" now beats "The Today Show" then CBS could move on up a few years time.
"CBS This Morning" airs on CBS Mondays-Saturdays 7-9AM ET ,taped-delayed to other time zones.
website : http://cbsnews.com/thismorning
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
CBS 2013 Mid season schedule
Straight Forward CBS
CBS has announced their mid-season line up.
Monday Nights starting February 4th : to fill the gap of "Partners" being canceled CBS adds season 7 premiere of "Rules of Engagement" Mondays starting February 4th at 8:30/7:30c.
Survivor returns February 12th at 8/7c airing Wednesdays at 8/7c
"Golden Boy" a New CBS drama is set to premiere Friday March 8th at 9/8c , there will previews of the series February 26th at 10/9c and March 5th at 10/9c.
"The Amazing Race" returns Sunday February 17th at 8/7c, airing Sundays at 8/7c
"CSI:Newyork" is to have it's season finale on Friday February 22nd.
CBS has announced their mid-season line up.
Monday Nights starting February 4th : to fill the gap of "Partners" being canceled CBS adds season 7 premiere of "Rules of Engagement" Mondays starting February 4th at 8:30/7:30c.
Survivor returns February 12th at 8/7c airing Wednesdays at 8/7c
"Golden Boy" a New CBS drama is set to premiere Friday March 8th at 9/8c , there will previews of the series February 26th at 10/9c and March 5th at 10/9c.
"The Amazing Race" returns Sunday February 17th at 8/7c, airing Sundays at 8/7c
"CSI:Newyork" is to have it's season finale on Friday February 22nd.
Monday, December 10, 2012
CNN morning change ?
Straight Forward
Written By Skyler
The New York Post 's page six has a report that CNN may be making changes in the morning slot.
With Erin Burnett , who just started her show "OUTFRONT" last year and CNN currently has two morning shows . "Early Start" and "Starting Point" both programs started Earlier this year. Page Six says that incoming president Jeff Zucker may end up moving Burnett to the mornings.
I wouldn't that's a good idea, both these programs are young and still need a chance to grow, plus over hauling things on day one is not a good idea. It's also not right to Soledad O' Brien , who currently hosts from 8-10AMET (Starting Point). To make a good morning show , you need to build an audience to view , you can't build that in a year it takes time for people to get used to a new morning habit . Erin Burnett has not had the best ratings but her show is a good fit in the evenings between the serious Wolf Blitzer and whatever Anderson Cooper is doing.
It would also make me wonder what the president of CNN (the channel) would feel about his programming decisions being subverted?
Written By Skyler
The New York Post 's page six has a report that CNN may be making changes in the morning slot.
With Erin Burnett , who just started her show "OUTFRONT" last year and CNN currently has two morning shows . "Early Start" and "Starting Point" both programs started Earlier this year. Page Six says that incoming president Jeff Zucker may end up moving Burnett to the mornings.
I wouldn't that's a good idea, both these programs are young and still need a chance to grow, plus over hauling things on day one is not a good idea. It's also not right to Soledad O' Brien , who currently hosts from 8-10AMET (Starting Point). To make a good morning show , you need to build an audience to view , you can't build that in a year it takes time for people to get used to a new morning habit . Erin Burnett has not had the best ratings but her show is a good fit in the evenings between the serious Wolf Blitzer and whatever Anderson Cooper is doing.
It would also make me wonder what the president of CNN (the channel) would feel about his programming decisions being subverted?
Sunday, December 09, 2012
[Opinion] 5 things I think CNN needs to do
Straight Forward
written by Skyler
Former NBC Universal Chief and Current EP for "Katie" , Jeff Zuker, has been announced as the new president of CNN-WorldWide. CNN has not had the best of ratings in the past couple years , it slipped from being 2nd place to 3rd place behind MSNBC. That very much concerns the network, and it wants to at least get back to 2nd behind the 10 year high rated Fox News Channel. To point , MSNBC moved up to 2nd by changing it's core. and instead of being an unbaised news channel it moved to being a home for liberal talk and Joe Scarborough , with a few news programs squished inside at odd places , while Fox News Channel targets a more right leaning audience, usally between 6-9AMET, 4-6PMET,8-11PMET, on weekdays. I don't think it would be good for CNN to try to "out-liberal" MSNBC or "Out Conservative" Fox News and so far they been trying to be the channel that focuses on news unbiased. During the elections they plainly said they were the only news channel to not pick a side. I also don't think they should go the route of their sister news channel HLN, which lives it's own paralleled universe.
1. There is more than politics. CNN , during the election season covered it like there was nothing else as much as they could. CNN seems to have a love for political stories , that's probably why Wolf Blitzer is on for 3 hours (sometimes 2 hours or 4 hours depending on the year). But there is a whole bunch of other news out there. Maybe CNN should have a show focused on the west coast , that's a large segment of the country that usually gets jipped. Or get more news updates for the west coast use that live across the whole country thing to an advantage. There's more than what D.C is doing. We also don't need to see every stump speech or rally, that's not news.
2. Give me the world . CNN has a great channel , for rest of the world called CNN International , it focuses well... on the world. CNN has started , the 12PMET/9AMPT hour of CNN NEWSROOM , does that , I would love to hear more international stories not just about the middle-east but the world the good , not just the bad. Give Americans something more to understand the world. CNN I has shows about international business, travel, food, and issues, and I think that would a good thing to give the American audience, something the networks don't care about as much and use those CNN I resources they have.
3.Don't Lean Forward. Like I said before ,CNN shouldn't go the routes of the other 2 channels, because it would not help it. Be a News Channel that a democrat, Republican, anyone else can trust and sometimes be offended by. Be an honest channel , try to get the facts and if they aren't facts don't use them . Better to be last on a story and correct, than first and wrong and it's better that you don't have a horse in the race in politics and other stories you are covering.
4. Balance the News. Make sure there is a good mixture of Hard news topics and softer news topics we don't need tons of time devoted to whatever celebrity says or does, just as much as we don't need to hear the same political nothingness for time on end. Nothing can be "Breaking News" all day , that's not breaking any news if it's all day,it defeats the purpose. Seeing that yellow banner all day for the same story or everything you go back to that story has no sense. 15-16 live hours of news a day means you have time do stories that other's don't do for an assortment of reasons.
5.Somethings are working ok. CNN is not bad set up right now, they have many good programs and hosts, my favorite being Erin Burnett and her program. I also think that it's good they don't cover car-chases , that's a policy that should stay and other channels should pick up that idea car chases are important to a national news. If someone lives in Dallas, why the heck would they need to know about a car-chase in LA? That's not going to affect their trip home, there are some local news stories that don't belong national. So it's good that CNN doesn't cover car-chases.
I don't work in TV, or claim to be, I am person who watches the cable news and always has questions and think about what could be different.
written by Skyler
Former NBC Universal Chief and Current EP for "Katie" , Jeff Zuker, has been announced as the new president of CNN-WorldWide. CNN has not had the best of ratings in the past couple years , it slipped from being 2nd place to 3rd place behind MSNBC. That very much concerns the network, and it wants to at least get back to 2nd behind the 10 year high rated Fox News Channel. To point , MSNBC moved up to 2nd by changing it's core. and instead of being an unbaised news channel it moved to being a home for liberal talk and Joe Scarborough , with a few news programs squished inside at odd places , while Fox News Channel targets a more right leaning audience, usally between 6-9AMET, 4-6PMET,8-11PMET, on weekdays. I don't think it would be good for CNN to try to "out-liberal" MSNBC or "Out Conservative" Fox News and so far they been trying to be the channel that focuses on news unbiased. During the elections they plainly said they were the only news channel to not pick a side. I also don't think they should go the route of their sister news channel HLN, which lives it's own paralleled universe.
1. There is more than politics. CNN , during the election season covered it like there was nothing else as much as they could. CNN seems to have a love for political stories , that's probably why Wolf Blitzer is on for 3 hours (sometimes 2 hours or 4 hours depending on the year). But there is a whole bunch of other news out there. Maybe CNN should have a show focused on the west coast , that's a large segment of the country that usually gets jipped. Or get more news updates for the west coast use that live across the whole country thing to an advantage. There's more than what D.C is doing. We also don't need to see every stump speech or rally, that's not news.
2. Give me the world . CNN has a great channel , for rest of the world called CNN International , it focuses well... on the world. CNN has started , the 12PMET/9AMPT hour of CNN NEWSROOM , does that , I would love to hear more international stories not just about the middle-east but the world the good , not just the bad. Give Americans something more to understand the world. CNN I has shows about international business, travel, food, and issues, and I think that would a good thing to give the American audience, something the networks don't care about as much and use those CNN I resources they have.
3.Don't Lean Forward. Like I said before ,CNN shouldn't go the routes of the other 2 channels, because it would not help it. Be a News Channel that a democrat, Republican, anyone else can trust and sometimes be offended by. Be an honest channel , try to get the facts and if they aren't facts don't use them . Better to be last on a story and correct, than first and wrong and it's better that you don't have a horse in the race in politics and other stories you are covering.
4. Balance the News. Make sure there is a good mixture of Hard news topics and softer news topics we don't need tons of time devoted to whatever celebrity says or does, just as much as we don't need to hear the same political nothingness for time on end. Nothing can be "Breaking News" all day , that's not breaking any news if it's all day,it defeats the purpose. Seeing that yellow banner all day for the same story or everything you go back to that story has no sense. 15-16 live hours of news a day means you have time do stories that other's don't do for an assortment of reasons.
5.Somethings are working ok. CNN is not bad set up right now, they have many good programs and hosts, my favorite being Erin Burnett and her program. I also think that it's good they don't cover car-chases , that's a policy that should stay and other channels should pick up that idea car chases are important to a national news. If someone lives in Dallas, why the heck would they need to know about a car-chase in LA? That's not going to affect their trip home, there are some local news stories that don't belong national. So it's good that CNN doesn't cover car-chases.
I don't work in TV, or claim to be, I am person who watches the cable news and always has questions and think about what could be different.
Wednesday, December 05, 2012
ABC Mid season arrangements
ABC , Midseason 2012-13
ABC has announced their mid-season plans, "Suburgatory" is moving back to it's 8:30/7:30c Wednesday slot on April 3rd after the finale of "The Neighbors" the week before. The New comedy "How to live with your parents (for the rest of your life)" premieres April 3rd at 9:30/8:30c. "Happy Endings " and "Don't Trust the B... in apartment 23" end seasons in March , replaced by "Dancing with the stars :results".
"Private Pactice" which has been canceled gets replaced by a new season of "Body of Proof" Tuesdays at 10/9c. Starting February 5th
"Last Resort" ,another canceled show gets replaced by a new show "Zero Hour" Thursdays at 8/7c Starting February 14tth.
"The Taste" , a new show starts Tuesday January 22nd from 8/7c to 10/9c then returns the next at it's normal 8/7c hour slot.
"Red Widow" starts March 3rd at 9/8c to 11/10c, it's replacing the canceled "666 Park Avenue" will settle into the 10/9c slot the next week
"Dancing with the Stars" returns March 18th from 8/7c to 10/9c ,with results show on Tuesdays starting the next Tuesdays.
"Celebrity Diving " starts March 19th at 8/7c
"Family Tools" starts May 1st at 8:30/7:30c.
For anymore updates we will have them here.
ABC has announced their mid-season plans, "Suburgatory" is moving back to it's 8:30/7:30c Wednesday slot on April 3rd after the finale of "The Neighbors" the week before. The New comedy "How to live with your parents (for the rest of your life)" premieres April 3rd at 9:30/8:30c. "Happy Endings " and "Don't Trust the B... in apartment 23" end seasons in March , replaced by "Dancing with the stars :results".
"Private Pactice" which has been canceled gets replaced by a new season of "Body of Proof" Tuesdays at 10/9c. Starting February 5th
"Last Resort" ,another canceled show gets replaced by a new show "Zero Hour" Thursdays at 8/7c Starting February 14tth.
"The Taste" , a new show starts Tuesday January 22nd from 8/7c to 10/9c then returns the next at it's normal 8/7c hour slot.
"Red Widow" starts March 3rd at 9/8c to 11/10c, it's replacing the canceled "666 Park Avenue" will settle into the 10/9c slot the next week
"Dancing with the Stars" returns March 18th from 8/7c to 10/9c ,with results show on Tuesdays starting the next Tuesdays.
"Celebrity Diving " starts March 19th at 8/7c
"Family Tools" starts May 1st at 8:30/7:30c.
For anymore updates we will have them here.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Our Favorite Top 10 Christmas/Holiday specials
Christmas
By Sarah F Aa nd Skyler M for mychiller
Finally, it's Christmas time so we can take a look at our top 10 favorite movies/ and tv specials for Christmas. First, off there are so many that could go in our list it was a hard process but we went with our collective favorites as you will see. These are also in no special order.
1. The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold
This one may not be remembered by many off hand unless they see it, it was made back in 1981 it's classic Rankin and Bass stop motion. It's about a sailor who digs up a tree and an old sea hag (that's the term people!) who is evil comes to life again , She wants the leprechaun's gold before Christmas. It has aired on TV repeating alot , though it has been cut back on , but we say it's a really good special , it's also one where there's not really Santa.
2. A charlie Brown Christmas
To be more correct , all of them , all counts as a favorite, first "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is where Charlie Brown was tired of the commercialization of Christmas , this is in the 60's mind you. He gets a skimpy tree instead of a flashy one ,and Linus tell us the what meaning of Christmas is. "I want a Dog for Christmas Charlie Brown" Has Linus and Lucy's little brother Rerun, really wants a dog and Snoopy's brother, Spike comes over from the dessert he a very skinny dog with a cactus friend.
from Youtube
3. A year without a Santa Claus
What would happen if Santa Claus took a year off? Santa Claus wasn't feeling well so he decides to take a year off since nobody cares about Christmas anymore. This is the specail with the heat miser and the cold miser songs. Which are just great.
from youtube
more after the jump
By Sarah F Aa nd Skyler M for mychiller
Finally, it's Christmas time so we can take a look at our top 10 favorite movies/ and tv specials for Christmas. First, off there are so many that could go in our list it was a hard process but we went with our collective favorites as you will see. These are also in no special order.
1. The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold
This one may not be remembered by many off hand unless they see it, it was made back in 1981 it's classic Rankin and Bass stop motion. It's about a sailor who digs up a tree and an old sea hag (that's the term people!) who is evil comes to life again , She wants the leprechaun's gold before Christmas. It has aired on TV repeating alot , though it has been cut back on , but we say it's a really good special , it's also one where there's not really Santa.2. A charlie Brown Christmas
To be more correct , all of them , all counts as a favorite, first "A Charlie Brown Christmas" is where Charlie Brown was tired of the commercialization of Christmas , this is in the 60's mind you. He gets a skimpy tree instead of a flashy one ,and Linus tell us the what meaning of Christmas is. "I want a Dog for Christmas Charlie Brown" Has Linus and Lucy's little brother Rerun, really wants a dog and Snoopy's brother, Spike comes over from the dessert he a very skinny dog with a cactus friend.
from Youtube
3. A year without a Santa Claus
What would happen if Santa Claus took a year off? Santa Claus wasn't feeling well so he decides to take a year off since nobody cares about Christmas anymore. This is the specail with the heat miser and the cold miser songs. Which are just great.
from youtube
more after the jump
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Top 5 Halloween all the time shows
TV HOTLISTS Halloween
By Skyler
It's Halloween season , and there are so many different Halloween movies and specials out there. Then there are those shows that take what we like in Halloween and are fun at any time .here our my top 5.
1. The Munsters (Ran on CBS from 1964-1966)
Of course, The Munsters had to be on the list. The Munsters are the average American family well ,atleast in their eyes.
2. The Addams Family (Ran on ABC from 1964-1966)
We had to have The Addams Family , to the list , unlike the Munsters , their strangeness didn't show up until you met them. And how could not love the hand named Thing ,and "Kitty-Cat" , a lion .
3. Sabrina , The Teenage Witch (Ran on ABC from 1996-2000, and The WB 2000-2003)
A girl who finds out that she's half witch, while at the same time she is a teenager who is now living with her Two aunts and a talking cat? What possibility?
4. Alfred Hitchcock Presents (Ran on CBS from 1955-1960,1962-1964, NBC 1960-1962, 1964-1965 )
5. Charmed (Ran from 1998-2006 on the WB)
What is your favorite ? or what do you think should be on this list? tell me in comments.
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