Comments on: NBC in talks to replace programming chief http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/nbc-in-talks-to-replace-programming-chief/ Where TV Finds the Future Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:49:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: discreet_chaos http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/nbc-in-talks-to-replace-programming-chief/#comment-333664 discreet_chaos Tue, 29 May 2007 10:55:49 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/nbc-in-talks-to-replace-programming-chief/#comment-333664 "The Office" was a proven hit in the UK and on BBC America. Silverman just brought it over, with a lot of the original team intact. The same "mining" has gone into reality programming. So, though NBC has faltered and has made some big mistakes, I don't really see this change being good for "quality" and I even suspect that if you have BBC America, you may be previewing NBC's midseason replacements. “The Office” was a proven hit in the UK and on BBC America. Silverman just brought it over, with a lot of the original team intact. The same “mining” has gone into reality programming. So, though NBC has faltered and has made some big mistakes, I don’t really see this change being good for “quality” and I even suspect that if you have BBC America, you may be previewing NBC’s midseason replacements.

]]> By: Jeromey Gaudreau http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/nbc-in-talks-to-replace-programming-chief/#comment-333322 Jeromey Gaudreau Tue, 29 May 2007 03:31:57 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/nbc-in-talks-to-replace-programming-chief/#comment-333322 I also cringe to think about the reality show guy replacing a "quality" show guy (although the Office is the best comedy on television today), firing this guy might not be such a bad thing. Is this the guy that's responsible for taking the prime-time schedule on vacation from February to April and randomly gave shows the night off - ruining any pattern of watching shows? Is this guy responsible for screwing with the programming times with the "super-sized episodes" and having shows go until 9:02 - becoming the bane of every DVR-owner's existence? If that's the case, this guy needs to go. I also cringe to think about the reality show guy replacing a “quality” show guy (although the Office is the best comedy on television today), firing this guy might not be such a bad thing.

Is this the guy that’s responsible for taking the prime-time schedule on vacation from February to April and randomly gave shows the night off - ruining any pattern of watching shows? Is this guy responsible for screwing with the programming times with the “super-sized episodes” and having shows go until 9:02 - becoming the bane of every DVR-owner’s existence? If that’s the case, this guy needs to go.

]]> By: Lurker http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/nbc-in-talks-to-replace-programming-chief/#comment-332843 Lurker Mon, 28 May 2007 20:25:20 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/05/28/nbc-in-talks-to-replace-programming-chief/#comment-332843 When I first heard this was happening, I couldn't but think that it sounds like a possible plotline from "Studio 60"; The reality show guy is set to replace the dude who is into quality. When I first heard this was happening, I couldn’t but think that it sounds like a possible plotline from “Studio 60″;
The reality show guy is set to replace the dude who is into quality.

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