UPN and WB are combining into one broadcast network. Presumably this means a smaller market for pilots. I have no idea what the buying style of UPNWB is.
Mighty fine shindig.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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.
Betsy HP - Jan 24, 2006 6:43:47 am PST #7719 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
tommyrot - Jan 24, 2006 6:45:29 am PST #7720 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
What? How? What?
Betsy HP - Jan 24, 2006 6:46:27 am PST #7721 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
tommyrot - Jan 24, 2006 6:48:18 am PST #7722 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So... half as many shows (in total)?
Tom Scola - Jan 24, 2006 6:48:58 am PST #7723 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
It looks like the Fox-owned TV stations (such as WWOR in NY) are getting cut out of the deal.
That probably means less of a market for Fox-produced shows, and more for WB and Viacom.
Sophia Brooks - Jan 24, 2006 6:50:46 am PST #7724 of 10001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I wonder what will happen in my area, where UPN is a broadcast station, but the WB is only available on cable.
Betsy HP - Jan 24, 2006 6:55:55 am PST #7725 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
half as many shows (in total)?
That's my assumption. I'm sure Veronica Mars is safe because it's a critical and I think commercial success. It's the only WB/UPN show I care about at the moment -- are you Smallville peeps worried?
sumi - Jan 24, 2006 7:00:21 am PST #7726 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Hmmm, it's up against Everybody Hates Chris right now -- so I guess we should be worried -- but I think it's also in it's last season.
Does this take effect immediately?
tommyrot - Jan 24, 2006 7:02:02 am PST #7727 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I think in the fall.
Strega - Jan 24, 2006 7:04:39 am PST #7728 of 10001
Wow.
I think anything that gets mentioned in the press release is probably safe. The Futon Critic has the whole thing, but:
As the top creative executive, Ostroff will have available a line-up of some of the most popular programming that appeals to young adults in the media business. These programming assets range from hit reality series such as "America's Next Top Model" and The WB's "Beauty and the Geek," to hit dramas like The WB's "Smallville," "Gilmore Girls," "Supernatural," and UPN's "Veronica Mars" as well as UPN's hit comedies "Everybody Hates Chris" and "Girlfriends" and The WB's hit comedy "Reba." In addition the WWE's "Smackdown," which has been a mainstay at UPN, is expected to play a role in the schedule.