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I prefer the British version; but I was surprised that I actually laughed at the US version. It's funny, and I've only seen around two eps of the US one (because I keep missing the damn thing) but I still prefer the Brentmeister General.

Keith reminds me of my IT teacher. Exactly. Keith is god.

The best part was when all the characters from the game fought Bahamut in Midgar; mainly because I wanted some of the main characters to bigger roles in the plot (like Cid, Barrett and Red XIII).

And I personally thought they watered down Rude and Reno into the FFVII version of Team Rocket.

HOLY CRAP.

I never heard about this...

I loved The Dead Zone...

The song is about trying to say 'let's have sex' but not bothering to make euphemisms about it.

"If i get you in the loop when I make a point to be straight with you then

In lieu of the innuendo in the end know my intent though

I brazillian wax poetic so pathetically

I don't wanna beat around the bush"

I'm kind of like Han Solo, always stroking my own wookie. I'm the root of all that's evil, but you can call me cookie.

I'd never thought I'd like Micky.

I never liked the original series (I was more a Blake's 7 fan) but I'm really looking forward to this to be honest.

Hey, British Genre TV.

An American Remake staying as close to the original?

Please.

Um...Rhino?

Or not.

The OC's FOX? I thought it was WB.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - In a stunning executive shake-up that affects both a major network and a top movie studio, Fox Broadcasting Co. entertainment president Gail Berman is leaving the network to take a top creative post at Paramount Pictures under newly appointed chairman and CEO Brad Grey.

 

Although her destination is clear, the specific details of Berman's new job at Paramount were not immediately available Tuesday.

In a statement, the studio would only confirm: "Paramount Pictures is in discussions with Gail Berman for a senior creative role at the studio. We hope to conclude the discussions shortly."

In an e-mail to studio employees, Grey reiterated: "I wanted to address what many of you are hearing or reading on the Internet. As reported, we are in discussions with Gail Berman to come to the studio in a senior role. While I don't have anything official to report yet, I hope the discussions with Gail will conclude very soon."

Representatives for Berman, Fox, Grey, Paramount and Viacom all declined further comment.

While some studio insiders initially were told that the negotiations could conclude this week, others predicted that they could take as long as two weeks.

The news of the Berman discussions caught even the most senior executives at Paramount by surprise Tuesday morning.

There is speculation that she'll take on an overarching post, overseeing creative aspects of film development for Paramount as well as its sister Viacom labels, MTV Films and Nickelodeon Movies.

Berman's role is expected to have the most direct impact on Paramount vice chairman Donald De Line, who reports to Grey. De Line, who was in London on Tuesday, first heard of the Berman discussions via calls from reporters and had no comment. Later in the morning, Grey reached him and, according to studio sources, reassured him that his future was secure.

But most observers anticipate that De Line's status will eventually change, and that in turn will affect producer Scott Rudin's relationship with the studio. Rudin has been a major supplier and something of a power behind the scenes. Before taking his current job, De Line produced "The Stepford Wives" with Rudin.

Observed one studio source: "De Line wants to stay. He's not the problem. He's done quite well given the parameters. When you aren't given the money, it's hard to make money. And Rudin is currently on cloud nine because his Broadway production of Edward Albee's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' has opened to stellar reviews. Grey and company are trying very hard to keep him on the lot."

At the same time, many others are betting that De Line eventually will find a new home at Sony Pictures, where he has a long-standing relationship with Motion Picture Group chairman Amy Pascal. A Sony spokesman, however, denied any deal is in the works.

Insiders expect Berman to take on a role akin to that held by Sherry Lansing, who for the past 12 years oversaw the studio's creative side, while Grey would focus on the big picture and oversee business development as Jonathan Dolgen did in his role as chairman of the Viacom Entertainment Group before he resigned that post in June.

However, carving out a role for Berman in the current Paramount executive hierarchy, where title inflation runs rampant, could prove a tricky task.

When, in a surprise move, Viacom co-president and co-chief operating officer Tom Freston tapped Grey to take over Paramount Pictures in January, he gave him Lansing's old title -- chairman of the Paramount Pictures Motion Picture Group.

But to reflect Grey's added business responsibilities, he augmented the title by adding a CEO designation, making him chairman and CEO of the motion picture group.

In making Berman his creative No. 2, Grey, who began his new job March 1, could conceivably name Berman either president or vice chairman of the motion picture group. But there he faces an obstacle in that Lansing earlier awarded the vice chairman titles to De Line and Rob Friedman.

 

As head of production, De Line, who was appointed in early 2004, was given the titles of vice chairman of the Motion Picture Group and co-president of Paramount Pictures. Friedman, who oversees marketing and distribution as well as home video and the classics division, has been vice chairman of the motion picture group since 1996, and acquired the title of chief operating officer of Paramount Pictures in 2002.

There is widespread speculation throughout the industry that Berman's arrival will trigger a major housecleaning at Paramount. If anything, the Paramount hierarchy is only getting more complex at the moment.

The studio has entered discussions with Dimension Films co-president Brad Weston. Although Weston remains under contract to the Walt Disney Co. subsidiary, the inside line is that he eventually will join Paramount as a co-president of production along with Allison Brecker Shearmur, who is an exec vp production.

That could mean that the studio's president of production Karen Rosenfelt, as well as Tom Jacobson, who shares the title of co-president of Paramount Pictures with De Line, will soon exit. But a studio spokesman insisted no such changes are in the immediate future.

In any event, insiders are anticipating a rough transition.

"I don't think they understand the depth of chaos that this creates," one producer said. "They were keeping it going under De Line, but I don't think they know the implications of all this until they've been through it."

Some of the producers on the lot were stunned that Grey, in his determination to shake up Paramount's culture, reached out to an exec with so little direct film experience.

"We are surprised that she has such little movie experience," said one producer, who declined to be identified. "But you have to understand that a lot of these jobs get circulated among the same people, so if you are going to think outside the box, you have to appoint outside the box."

For her part, Berman has had a hand in such TV series as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Malcolm in the Middle" and "24" that appeal to the younger demographic that Freston also wants to reach.

In the process, she also has begun to develop relations with filmmakers. "Buffy" creator Joss Whedon, for example, is developing a "Wonder Woman" film at Warner Bros. Pictures. Imagine Entertainment partner Brian Grazer is particularly close to Berman, who developed the Grazer-produced "24" and "Arrested Development" as two of Fox's signature series.

Grazer, who held a party recently to introduce Grey to his fellow moguls, is believed to have had a hand in talking up Berman's qualifications to Grey. Grazer was not available for comment.

Paramount does have a history of reaching out to TV execs -- with mixed results. Barry Diller, vp prime-time TV at ABC, joined Paramount Pictures as its president and chairman in 1974, and along with his fellow ABC alumnus Michael Eisner, oversaw one of the studio's most successful decades.

However, when Brandon Tartikoff, who served as chairman of the NBC Entertainment Group until 1991, took over as chairman of Paramount Pictures from 1991-92, he endured a troubled tenure.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Ahh, that explains it.

*Points and laughs at American Network Executives*

I've never watched any Law and Order shows, while I really can't tell the different CSI shows apart. How are the spin-offs different besides being in different cities? Same format...same one dimensional characters. Just...boring.

I don't know...I still think the most looking-like Father/Son in showbusiness is Donald and Keifer Sutherland.

But can someone explain why Emilio and Charlie have different surnames? Do they have different mothers?

Where the feck was quotes from BASEketball?

I don't think Spike can carry a series on his own. His best role is pissing off the main character.

Buffy Season Four and Angel Season Five.

I doubt we'll ever see Boreanaz play the character ever again unless Whedon makes a Buffy or Angel theatrical movie.  I'm pessimistic though just cause I don't want to get my hopes up.  Whedon's gonna be busy with Serenity promotion and Wonder Woman in the next couple months/years, so who knows what the future holds.

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The only Rocky film I saw was V. And I liked it.

The way American TV works makes me laugh sometimes...

...and they didn't have Mary Whitehouse...

Quantum Leap

Ducktales

Bucky O Hare

Ghostbusters

Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles

So what did Dre write, out of interest?

Heh, there's one where I live, and someone has written 'BORN IN WALSALL' on his white TV Shirt.

I thought it was funny...

I heard rumors about a Dawn spinoff which would be alot worse than anything they have pitched.