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DON'T TOUCH THAT DIAL.(Desperate Networks)(Book review)
The past dozen years have been the most convulsive in television history. The four major networks' share of the viewing audience has fallen from seventy-two per cent to forty-six. As the HBO hits "The Sopranos" and "Deadwood" made even the best network shows look strangely antique, basic-cable offerings like "South Park" (on Comedy Central) and "The Shield" (on FX) fattened their channels' purses through subscription fees as well as through ads. Even Univision's telenovela "Alborada" began to outdraw some network shows. Scrambling to keep up, the networks began premiering shows throughout the year, rather than just in the fall; running them for "short arcs" of only ten or ...
- `Desperate Networks' author goes behind the screens of eventful TV season.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) May 17, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Ed Bark ``Desperate Networks'' by Bill Carter; Doubleday...His latest power trip, ``Desperate Networks,'' takes readers deep...learned and savored from Desperate Networks, a solidly entertaining...
- 'DESPERATE NETWORKS': AN EYE-OPENER.(TV Currents)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: TelevisionWeek June 5, 2006 700+ words
...the many telling accounts from "Desperate Networks,'' a just-published book from...producers. That's what a lot of "Desperate Networks'' is about. But for me, the real...have to admit the dust jacket for "Desperate Networks'' turned me off. It reads like...
- Tome buzz nettles biz.(Bill Carter's new book "Desperate Networks")
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Adalian, Josef March 24, 2006 700+ words
...making their way around the biz. "Desperate Networks," by New York Times TV reporter...Bob Iger, the producers of "Lost" recruited ousted ABC boss Lloyd...There are plenty more. Because "Desperate Networks" is being aimed at a wide audience...
- Desperate Networks.(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Daily Variety Lowry, Brian May 2, 2006 700+ words
...conceit that the year of "Desperate House wives" and "Lost" somehow transformed television, as opposed to being part...Carter's thorough reporting, the vague concept behind "Desperate Networks" ultimately defeats him, resulting in little more than...
- Crime Scene Investigation: L.A.(Desperate Networks)(Book review)
- Magazine article from: Columbia Journalism Review May 1, 2006 700+ words
...of stupidity while attending, of all things, a Jewish charity event. When he got back to the table, Moonves told the CBS group: "We were fucked by Arafat again." from DESPERATE NETWORKS by Bill Carter Doubleday, 416 pp. $26.95
- Carter Dishes on 'Zippy,' 'Purple Steve'.(Bill Carter's Desperate Networks )
- Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable Topcik, Joel March 27, 2006 700+ words
...Braun to lead the toasts. Carter's Desperate Networks isn't due out until May, but the uncorrected...over a pet project he had left behind: Lost . Fearing that the new regime would scrap...if he would deliver a rough cut of the Lost pilot to NBC Entertainment President...
- Desperate networks: They're finally firing back with edgy dramas.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Perkins, Ken Parish September 11, 2004 700+ words
...shows of the new season are on ABC: "Lost," "Life as We Know It" and the aptly...proof again that NBC talks tough but has lost its mystique. As for NBC's newbies...Know It," the teen lust drama, and "Lost," about 48 survivors of a plane crash...
- Desperate networks ABC, NBC both look to disasters for sweeps-month...
- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Cox, Ted May 19, 2006 700+ words
Byline: Ted Cox Daily Herald TV/Radio Columnist Your Friendly Neighborhood TV Critic has to admit, I'm usually averse to titles with possessives, like "Bram Stoker's Dracula" or "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein." If the work is good enough, the author should let it speak for itself - and the same goes
