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Top 5 TVR Clips of the Week: 'The Talk' Reacts Live to Anthony Verdict, Regis and Larry David Get Awkward & More (VIDEO)
by Alex Moaba, posted Jul 9th 2011 12:50PM
What a week it was. We emerged from our barbeque and beer induced long-weekend slumber on Tuesday just in time for the most shocking court verdict since the O.J. Simpson trial. The ladies of 'The Talk' gave Nancy Grace a run for her money, reacting live to the verdict with tears, confusion and bewilderment.But other fun things happened too. Betty White played the drums. Bristol Palin and Barbara Walters treated us to one of the most uncomfortable sex discussions ever. Regis Philbin and Larry David had their long-awaited sit-down, and it was as awkward as we hoped. Kathie Lee and Hoda tackled the modern scourge of people talking on their cell phones while sitting on the toilet.
Onto the videos! Check out our Top 5 clips of the week and vote for your favorite in our weekly poll.
CBS is sticking with winners, looking for new ones
by Allison Waldman, posted Oct 27th 2008 2:38PM
For CBS, tradition and consistency are the keystones for success. So while CBS Corp. president and CEO Leslie Moonves talked about a few new projects in an interview with TV Week, he also shared the news that the network will be booking more Survivor and The Amazing Race editions in the seasons to come.To this I say, hooray! Especially for The Amazing Race. There's a reason this show has won the Emmy so many times. The current race has been terrific. Survivor seems to be having a bounce back season, as well.
I was turned off to the last couple of seasons -- China was a drag -- but I'm enjoying the current contest. Anytime an antagonist like Ace emerges, that's good TV to me.
CBS to allow Slingbox users to e-mail clips of shows
by Joel Keller, posted Jan 10th 2007 5:02PM
It seems like CBS is really trying to get on board with this whole Internet thing. In a keynote address to the Consumer Electronics Show, President and CEO Leslie Moonves told the crowd that old and new media are pretty much the same thing now, and that networks and other content producers should embrace the newer forms of media rather than fight them, like the music industry did.To that end, Moonves and Sling Media CEO Blake Krikorian introduced a new product, called the Clip + Sling, which will get loaded into Slingboxes starting in the second quarter. What the software will allow users to do is grab clips from CBS shows and then e-mail them to friends. You may eventually be able to "mash" clips together for your friend's amusement, though I'm not sure what purpose that serves. Anyway, it seems like Moonves really likes these new-fangled video thingies -- he brought one of the YouTube guys on stage during the speech -- but I just have one question: why the hell doesn't inntertube ever freakin' work right?
CBS considers dabbling in movies
by Anna Johns, posted Jun 22nd 2006 10:54AM
Leslie Moonves, the head of CBS and favorite telephone guest of David Letterman, says the network is considering financing some movies. He says they don't plan on doing anything big like Superman, but that he'd like to see the network finance a handful of smaller-budget movies each year. Smaller budget, by the way, means $20-$30 million a flick. CBS lost its connection to movies when when it split with Viacom last year. Viacom retained Paramount Pictures.Aquaman recast
by Adam Finley, posted Feb 22nd 2006 11:39AM
Aquaman, as Anna reported, is still moving
forward despite the merger of UPN and the WB into the new CW. However, there has been a change in
casting, and Will Toale will no longer be
playing the moist super hero who likes to converse with all the little fishies. Instead, the role is being given to
Justin Hartley. Apparently the producers have a thing for actors who were in soap operas. Toale was on Guiding
Light and Hartley was seen most recently on Passions. The decision to recast was the result of the merger
between the two networks, and Leslie Moonves, CEO of CBS (which owns UPN) made the recommendation to give the role to
Hartley.
Thanks to Toby for the tip.
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