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Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: BrandonFG on January 25, 2006, 01:02:33 AM
My wrists hurt from having to type this link. :-P (http://\"http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001884357\")
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: aaron sica on January 25, 2006, 07:20:22 AM
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 01:02 AM\']My wrists hurt from having to type this link. :-P (http://\"http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001884357\")
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Ooh! Ooh!!! That means MORE GAME SHOWS!!!!!!!!!11111111

You should really think about taking that new copy and paste class taught by Professor Brian Henke - he'll teach you to copy and paste in ways you never thought possible!

I hear it doesn't cost any money, just a copy of a previous Powerball Instant Millionaire show, but it needs to be typed out manually. :)
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: BrandonFG on January 25, 2006, 07:53:13 AM
[quote name=\'aaron sica\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 07:20 AM\']I hear it doesn't cost any money, just a copy of a previous Powerball Instant Millionaire show, but it needs to be typed out manually. :)
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I need more NASCAR questions....how's that? :-P
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: Jimmy Owen on January 25, 2006, 08:28:32 AM
The only guys who would speak on the record that it would be good for their syndication companies happen to be the guy from King World and a guy from Warner Bros-Telepictures, both sister companies of the folks who will run CW.  Syndicated movie packages will be what most of the outcast stations will pick up for those two hours of primetime.
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: Matt Ottinger on January 25, 2006, 08:55:55 AM
The wild, rampant speculation is bad enough in our own forum, but watching the professionals do it is just this side of bizarre.  I saw one article that said it would "make sense" now for 7th Heaven to be un-retired and for Everybody Hates Chris to end up on the CBS lineup.

There are a lot of people directly affected by this merger, and no doubt they've got some long, frantic days ahead.  The rest of us armchair critics ought to just step back and let the dust settle before we start speculating about a Tom Welling guest spot on Smackdown. ("But he's Superman, he could beat anybody!")
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: Jimmy Owen on January 25, 2006, 09:03:13 AM
It won't really affect the Sag-BC-Flint market.  We don't have an over-the-air UPN or WB.  Heck, we don't even have an affiliate of i.
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: catnap1972 on January 25, 2006, 09:43:57 AM
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 08:28 AM\']Syndicated movie packages will be what most of the outcast stations will pick up for those two hours of primetime.
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That's my guess.  I can't see why people are so eager for this "Fox 2" to come to fruitition when it was obvious that the previous #5 and #6 networks couldn't cut it
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: musicman on January 25, 2006, 04:22:53 PM
What exactly do the letters "C" and "W" stand for?
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: tvrandywest on January 25, 2006, 04:38:25 PM
[quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 01:22 PM\']What exactly do the letters "C" and "W" stand for?
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"C W"hat's already been written on the board!

Randy
tvrandywest.com
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: GS Warehouse on January 25, 2006, 04:38:41 PM
[quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 04:22 PM\']What exactly do the letters "C" and "W" stand for?
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They stand for the parent companies of the merging networks:
C = CBS Corporation
W = Warner Bros. Entertainent

EDIT: I knew that question had been answered elsewhere.  Blankin' short-term memory...
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: clemon79 on January 25, 2006, 04:40:21 PM
[quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 01:22 PM\']What exactly do the letters "C" and "W" stand for?
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Google is your friend.

Yahoo is your friend.

PRETTY MUCH ANY NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ABOUT THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS YOUR FRIEND.

As stated in just about every single story about this but this one, the "C" is for "CBS", and the "W" is for "Warner Brothers."

There is nothing wrong with asking honest questions.

There is something VERY wrong with asking honest questions that very clearly demonstrate you didn't make Effort One to locate the answer yourself. And there is NO way you couldn't have found this answer with absolute minimal effort.
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: dzinkin on January 25, 2006, 04:41:19 PM
[quote name=\'tvrandywest\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 04:38 PM\'][quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 01:22 PM\']What exactly do the letters "C" and "W" stand for?
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"C W"hat's already been written on the board!
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In fact, just the third post down (http://\"http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=9796&view=findpost&p=108481\") in the main CW thread.

Memo to musicman: do you remember when you were accused of not paying attention, and you claimed that you didn't understand what was meant by that?  This is another example.
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: BrandonFG on January 25, 2006, 05:50:15 PM
[quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 04:41 PM\']Memo to musicman: do you remember when you were accused of not paying attention, and you claimed that you didn't understand what was meant by that?  This is another example.
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(chains himself to a pole)
But, I don't understand where you're coming from! Please explain it, pleeeeeeeeassse!!!
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: musicman on January 25, 2006, 07:10:52 PM
[quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 04:41 PM\']In fact, just the third post down (http://\"http://gameshow.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=9796&view=findpost&p=108481\") in the main CW thread.

Memo to musicman: do you remember when you were accused of not paying attention, and you claimed that you didn't understand what was meant by that?  This is another example.
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I thought THIS was the "main" CW thread.

BTW, I just wanted to be sure what the letters meant.  If it makes any of you feel better, I came to the exact same conclusion about the letters without any media assistance. ;)
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: Dbacksfan12 on January 25, 2006, 07:13:27 PM
[quote name=\'Mr. Tambourine Man\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 07:10 PM\']I thought THIS was the "main" CW thread. [/quote]
Last time I checked, 49>13, slick. But maybe they teach math differently where you live. (as well as a few other...things)
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: sshuffield70 on January 25, 2006, 08:24:35 PM
[quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 07:10 PM\']BTW, I just wanted to be sure what the letters meant.  If it makes any of you feel better, I came to the exact same conclusion about the letters without any media assistance. ;)
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I thought a moron would have an easy time to figure it out without having a group of people who (the rumbling gets closer) have seen the article and could easily make the connection between the C and the W.

Oh yeah, one more thing.....


HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK!!!!

Bye!!
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: Strikerz04 on January 25, 2006, 09:09:37 PM
[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 08:24 PM\'][quote name=\'musicman\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 07:10 PM\']BTW, I just wanted to be sure what the letters meant.  If it makes any of you feel better, I came to the exact same conclusion about the letters without any media assistance. ;)
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(hears some rumbling close by)

I thought a moron would have an easy time to figure it out without having a group of people who (the rumbling gets closer) have seen the article and could easily make the connection between the C and the W.

Oh yeah, one more thing.....


HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONK!!!!

Bye!!
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*gets hit by truck for a few seconds*

I, honestly for one, took me a few seconds to figure it out. Shoot me for my loss of sensibility.
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: dzinkin on January 25, 2006, 09:16:37 PM
[quote name=\'Strikerz04\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 09:09 PM\']I, honestly for one, took me a few seconds to figure it out. Shoot me for my loss of sensibility.
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No shots necessary.  There is a world of difference between "taking a few seconds to figure it out" and "not even bothering to do the most basic research, then ignoring a post in which it was already explained." :-)
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: Jimmy Owen on January 25, 2006, 09:35:03 PM
CW has also been shorthand in the trades for Carsey-Werner of the YBYL and IGAS revival attempts. Wonder if Variety will mull a diff moniker for the distrib vs. the weblet.
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: sshuffield70 on January 25, 2006, 11:00:05 PM
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 09:35 PM\']CW has also been shorthand in the trades for Carsey-Werner of the YBYL and IGAS revival attempts. Wonder if Variety will mull a diff moniker for the distrib vs. the weblet.
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Is it possible to delineate with C-W vs. CW?  Just a thought.....
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: clemon79 on January 25, 2006, 11:17:37 PM
[quote name=\'sshuffield70\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 08:00 PM\']Is it possible to delineate with C-W vs. CW?  Just a thought.....
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However Variety decides to do it, you can be sure the decision will be peppered and salted with all kinds of goofy antiquated buzzwords designed to make the reader feel like they're in some kind of idiotic secret club.
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: Strikerz04 on January 26, 2006, 01:07:08 AM
How about we call it "C-dub", make it sound "hip" and such...
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: Johnissoevil on January 26, 2006, 04:09:56 AM
[quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 09:16 PM\']No shots necessary.  There is a world of difference between "taking a few seconds to figure it out" and "not even bothering to do the most basic research, then ignoring a post in which it was already explained." :-)
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So, what DOES the "d" in "dzinkin" stand for? :-)

(Hush, Zach!)
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: ilb4ever2000 on January 26, 2006, 06:36:36 AM
[quote name=\'Jimmy Owen\' date=\'Jan 25 2006, 09:03 AM\']Heck, we don't even have an affiliate of i.
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Not a big loss, but the Flint area has it on cable. *shudder* (Why is the picture so fuzzy?)
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: Matt Ottinger on January 26, 2006, 11:11:44 AM
[quote name=\'Strikerz04\' date=\'Jan 26 2006, 02:07 AM\']How about we call it "C-dub", make it sound "hip" and such...[/quote]
That is not the worst idea I've heard today.  As I said before, I find "The CW" to have very little going for it.
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: Jay Temple on January 26, 2006, 11:40:53 AM
Even plain "CW" doesn't work for me.  It sounds like a film director being addressed by his flunkie.
Title: The CW and syndication
Post by: uncamark on January 26, 2006, 03:01:22 PM
And since Carsey-Werner will be, effective with the last episode of "That 70s Show," defunct as a television production company, maybe it doesn't really matter at all.