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The solution: Right click the file and Save As. Then, make sure the file ending is PDF.

The download doesn't work. I'm only getting a .php download.

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What browser are you using?

You've got a good point but you may have missed mine. For every American Idol and The Swan that comes along, 40 other crappier ones come. The only other networks with crappy reality shows is NBC and The WB (For Love or Money, Average Joe, Race To The Altar, etc.). The only one I like is Fear Factor, of course. ABC has done some crap too but they've stopped it. CBS has steered clear except for that crappy Cupid show and at least their reality shows have been good (Survivor, Big Brother, The Amazing Race). How about we just ban new reality shows from happening ever again?

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Because the networks' roles are to make money and they can do that by doing Reality TV (which people are eating up en masse). I'll be honest, I despise all reality TV not called The Osbournes or Survivor, but I'm not going to slight the networks for giving the majority what they want. They'd be insane not to.

Just thought I'd repost this on the offchance someone else wanted to use it for reference. I've converted all four parts into a pdf file now, and what is good is that in the months since I've done the list, many trailers have popped online, and with the constant reshuffling of movie schedules, this is the most up to date version of the list. I've also added my ratings to the films on the list that I've seen so far. Enjoy, I guess.

Right click, Save As, and make sure the file extension is .pdf.

Bitch about how stupid some of my choices were in retrospect here.

Well, what about BET? I don't think they've made a reality show. (unless, of course, you count the talent competitions and 106 & Park as reality shows)

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They're not a network. They're a cable channel. Come to think of it so is QVC.

The trailer is finally here.

Simple, QVC.

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Actually, when you think of it, all of QVC is reality TV.

Yes, she would be the perfect embodiment of a CEO if she'd stopped making those stupid reality shows.

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Name one network that isn't guilty of jumping on the reality bandwagon too much. FOX, on the other hand, also has the most successful reality show on television.

What a bunch of bullshit. FOX saw they could make money off Family Guy, and brought it back. There are plenty of great television shows that have been cancelled because they haven't found an audience (Grosse Pointe!), and it has nothing about them being made way ahead of it's time.

If FOX (or any other tv network) could find a way of screening a test pattern with ads every 8 minutes and have it rate, i'd imagine we would be seeing it in prime time.

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What the hell are you complaining about? So Gail Berman, the President of FOX Entertainment, isn't allowed to make decisions based on what will make her company the most money? Now, for one, she seems to have more of an interest in her programming than any of the network executives, taking vested interests in 24, The OC, Arrested Development and Family Guy. She was a big part of Family Guy's success in the first run, and once she became President of the network (last summer, well after Family Guy was cancelled) she ordered both a new series from Seth McFarlane and new episodes of the show. People should be thanking her, not just for her commitment to her network's programming, but because she was involved in developing most of the network's really good shows (24, Family Guy).

Super Size Me - 9/10

I can't remember another documentary that combines entertainment value with impactfulness so well. From director Morgan Spurlock, Super Size Me chronicles a 30 day period over which Spurlock eats a complete 3 meal McDiet. Interspliced with this odd adventure is Spurlock's manifesto, railing against both the fast food chains themselves as well as those who have allowed themselves to become completely dependant on them. The most unique part of this documentary is it's unbiased presentation. Mr. Spurlock is openly a fan of fast food. In fact, he has a discussion with his girlfriend in which he rails her for suggesting he drop meat entirely. He also doesn't pull many punches towards the group who tried to sue McDonald's, implying that their intentions were entirely monotary based. On the other hand, he does attack the irresponsible manner in which fast food companies have presented themselves as the easy alternative to all 3 meals of the day. I won't say too much more about the movie so as to let you watch it fresh, but I can't stress enough how much I recommend this documentary. With so much focus on the upcoming Fahrenheit 9/11, allow me to suggest that this film is perhaps more important in its content. While Michael Moore's upcoming film presents a moral dilemna in deciding who shall govern the United States for the next 4 years, Spurlock presents an eternal reality; that America is growing increasingly obese, and it could lead to morbid consequences for its citizens. Thumbs WAY up.

I would agree with you there, Zero. Conan has improved since Andy left. How he has improved, well, let's just say a puppet dog help him.

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You mean the concept Conan's writing staff stole from Ed the Sock two weeks after they rejected bringing Ed himself on? That puppet dog?

Don't you dare send five dollars to have my Gwen attacked! =P

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I thought Lindsay Lohan was "yours". Are you even remotely capable of monogamy?

I sent Gwen five dollars if she takes out Blink with an axe,

Hopefully she does and we can all rejoice

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Funny, I did the same thing, other than that I sent Mark Hoppus 5 dollars to take out Gwen for No Doubt's pillaging of all that is ska.

One question, were Blink their usual selves (immature, cursing and sex jokes) or have they cleaned up their act along with their music?

Wasn't there a contraversy over that show being racist? I thought that had something to do with it being cancelled.

Can anyone give me a reason why "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" was cancelled?

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Because FOX didn't know how to promote it and it never got an audience. Fear not, as Andy Richter has another show called "Quintuplets" premiering this month on the very same network.

Lion's Gate seems to be the Weinstein Brothers' go to company whenever they get into trouble with a movie. Of course, after having solid success with box office and DVD from Dogma, why not continue to bail Miramax out? Good to see the film fell into the right hands, and Independent Film Channel already rules for releasing Waking Life in theatres.

I'd like to know Beatnik's thoughts on Angel/Buffy.

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To be honest, I never got into either. It's not that I dislike either, guess I just became interested in it too late to the game and didn't feel like taking the effort to get caught up. I do like both Smallville and Roswell, so perhaps some time I'll rent some of the season DVDs.

I can easily tell you when TV was better, the early 90s.  We had FOX which was completely kicking ass with hilarious and original shows like the Simpsons (before it was a parody of itself), Married With Children, The Critic, and stuff they may not have been great but it was outside of your standard sitcom, my best example of that would be Herman's Head.  Reality TV and the Simpsons downfall killed FOX

Meanwhile, on ABC we had great sitcoms like Roseanne, Dinosaurs and later Drew Carey.  Also had the groundbreaking drama NYPD Blue.  Dharma & Greg of course killed ABC.

NBC had Law & Order before it became the show that just took whatever was going on in the news and fictionalizing it.  Not to mention arguably the greatest show of all time, Seinfeld.

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Are you certain that those shows were any better, or does time make it seem better. I can't honestly watch a show like Roseanne or Drew Carey anymore due to how mercilessly cliched sitcoms have become. I know that the error of it's descendants shouldn't take anything away from what was, but Roseanne and Drew Carey both became nearly unwatchable towards the end of the shows runs. Some of todays sitcoms (most of this can be credited to FOX), don't rely on a laugh track to tell the audience when they are supposed to laugh. Unfortunately, some networks don't seem to be taking the hint and continue to develop sitcoms in search of the next Friends or Frasier, and in turn fail miserably. Why else do you think Reality TV is having such success?

I'll concede that Law & Order and NYPD were both great advancements in television drama, but I'll also argue that shows like CSI and 24 are advancements on those earlier prototypes. 24's real time style has made every moment of every

episode seem like must see TV. A show like CSI takes the shock value of network television to a new level. All the while, both shows are superbly acted.

Now, your feelings about Reality TV aside, the show that spawned countless imitations, Survivor, has made for some of TV's most memorable moments. I'd agree with you that the show's success has led to some dilluted shows (The Littlest Groom, Joe Millionaire and The Bachelor come to mind) making it to air, but Survivor I think stands untouched as one of the better shows of the 21st Century to date. I can think of nothing (The Real World included) that combined real situations with intense TV any better from the 90's.

I guess preference is what this comes down to. If you prefer a sharp traditional sitcom to the more experamentative (and definitely imperfect) dramadies of this most recent decade, then the 90's (and probably the 80's as well) are probably what you'd prefer. However, I'd tend to think that through the natural course of television, shows have been constantly evolving, and that what we have now is the natural next step in the evolution of TV. Sure, there is plenty of shit on the networks' schedules. Then again, there was plenty of shitty TV throughout the 90's (thirtysomething, Mad About You, Home Improvement, Wings and Murphy Brown all come to mind). Like I said, it all comes down to choice.

P.S. The appeal of Scrubs is it's ability to do virtually any genre with ease, coupled with phenomenal acting performances and a never ending childlike innocence.

if by large following you mean people who don't go out on a Friday night, then I'm with you.

Friends had a large following, doesn't mean it was a good show.

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Friends also had the NBC marketing machine behind it. "Joan" didn't. And they didn't simply draw on the normal Friday television audience; they expanded on it. People stayed in to watch the show. No network had a Friday presence until CBS grabbed it with Joan of Arcadia. It wasn't out of marketing genius, but the show being really, really good.

Hehe.

That show sucks ass.

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Hmm... seems funny that a show with mediocre marketing and a terrible timeslot would attract such a large following if it sucked ass.

TV is dead.

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If you say that while shows like Scrubs, 24, Joan of Arcadia and Family Guy are on the air (I'll leave out The O.C. for argument's sake), what period exactly was TV alive? Before 2001 or so, comedies and dramas were completely cookie cut. Comedies went with the canned laughter while dramas went with the traditional triangular plot concept. With shows like Scrubs and Family Guy, sitcoms began to diversify, bringing the humour to the viewer instead of forced hilarity. Adding shows like 24 and Joan of Arcadia (and a ton of other shows that while I'm not a fan of are very original) gave way to original and creative concepts, most noteable obviously being the real time concept of 24. Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel represents the dying breed of sci-fi teen dramas; the only one I can think of still around is Smallville. It was a concept that took off with those three shows (Roswell also included) and is now dying down. It's a trend, and one that in the greater scheme of things didn't last very long. Let it die. It seems to me that you're more resentful of The WB and UPN's treatment of your beloved two as opposed to real concern over the state of television. I challenge you, name another period in television where greater creativity and originality existed. In my opinion, there's more quality programming available now than ever, you just have to know where to look for it.

Kimmel Rails ABC during Upfront Presentation

Thought I'd post this here instead of starting a new topic. Good to see someone at ABC has a sense of humour, because I'm not laughing at any of their comedies.

You've got to just take the URL and plug it into the IMG thing on the board. I had the same problem.

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No, the actual picture from the site is missing.

You are MICHAEL AMADOR. You are slick, suave, ruthless and professional, if a little austere. Your main focus is on the next big payout and screwing over as many people as possible for your own personal amusement in the process. Your downfall will be your staggering arrogance. You want your money!

Stupid picture doesn't work.