This gets into the old FOX vs. 20th C. question.
Right, but they're not going to get angry over the family getting a little time. It's not like Tim put "Joan of Arcadia" on the marquee.
Doesn't matter that we took him off that boat, Shepherd, it's the place he's going to live from now on.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
The Minearverse 4: Support Group for Clumsy People
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Topic!Cindy - Jun 29, 2005 5:37:16 am PDT #295 of 10001
What is even happening?
lisah - Jun 29, 2005 5:59:18 am PDT #296 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
At this point, I kinda doubt they can be domesticated. Mike's going to have a tough time finding anyone willing to put up with them.
He should contact a rescue organization. They probably can be rehabilitated but they will need a professional to do it.
About the Inside...my housemate saw the 1st and 3rd eps and after each she shuddered and said she thought it was too creepy for her to watch. And today she's all THE INSIDE TONIGHT!! THE INSIDE!!!! WOOO!
Scrappy - Jun 29, 2005 7:45:53 am PDT #297 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
We caption a lot of NBC shows and for each episode we have to split bill--half to NBC Universal in LA and half to NBC-NY. Same company, but for some weird bookkeeping reason, that's how they do it.
Tamara - Jun 29, 2005 7:56:47 am PDT #298 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
We caption a lot of NBC shows and for each episode we have to split bill--half to NBC Universal in LA and half to NBC-NY. Same company, but for some weird bookkeeping reason, that's how they do it.
It makes it easier for management accounting, forecasting and reporting within the separate units. Not that I would know anything about that.
-t - Jun 29, 2005 7:57:18 am PDT #299 of 10001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
It's important to allocate your costs between your subsidiaries correctly so you can tell which ones are giving you a good return and which ones are costing you more than outsourcing and so forth. Shell messed that up pretty bad back when they were all vertically integrated - the refineries bought crude at a fair market price but sold it to (wholly owned subsidiary) retailers at an artificially low price. Mgmt looked at the numbers and thought that refining wasn't making anymoney, so didn't build more plants. Which is one reason gas prices are high today - regardless of the suppky of oil, the refining process is a bottleneck reducing the supply of gasoline to consumers.
I'm sure there are similar decision making processes at work in film/tv production.
And that's the most I've used my MBA in a year. Sad, really.
(Heh, an all-Tamara x-post)
joe boucher - Jun 29, 2005 8:07:56 am PDT #300 of 10001
I knew that topless lady had something up her sleeve. - John Prine
Who's got financial control?
Uncle Rupe
bon bon - Jun 29, 2005 8:18:14 am PDT #301 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I'm all for divisional accounting, but making your vendors split the bill seems kind of shitty. Why do you have to pick up the cost for their structure? I hope you charge them for that.
I also know that GE's weird accounting is why it took forever for NBC to merge with another entertainment company, unlike ABC/Cap Cities/Disney, etc.
Tamara - Jun 29, 2005 8:28:19 am PDT #302 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
bon bon, it depends on who has the power. If the customer has more power then the bill will be split up. If the supplier has more power, the bill will be split up and allocated by the customer's accounting group.
edited to be topicy.
I can't wait for Jane's ep tonight.
Kiba Rika - Jun 29, 2005 8:39:21 am PDT #303 of 10001
I may have to seize the cat.
I can't wait for Jane's ep tonight.
I'm very excited. She's my hero.
Jessica - Jun 29, 2005 8:42:28 am PDT #304 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Ooh, Jane's writing tonight? Yay!