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I was watching Charlie Rose and they had the head of programming from NBC. He was a young guy and used all the buzz words about new media and this and that.
When asked about choosing shows to air, he made this really eloquent speech about trying to always pick the smartest shows, the ones that push the barriers. He mentioned his mentor, the late Brandon Tartakoff and how he always taught him to have respect for the intelligence of the audience and always pick smart shows.
Then Charlie said, "lets take a look at some clips for shows that you helped bring to NBC"
The clips were
1) The biggest loser - a show where fat people lose weight.
2) Knight Rider - the new version
3) American Gladiators - the new version
and a few others.
When they cut back you could tell he was almost embarrassed. I couldn't stop laughing at what a clown he looked like.
They should fire those executives and just hire some TV junkies for $50k a year.
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