The Television Critics Association Press Tour is going to be crawling with TVWeek staffers. Check this space for observations from the presentations, hallway chatter and the dope on who was misbehaving at the parties. TVWeek’s Jon Lafayette, Josef Adalian, Andrew Krukowski, Sergio Ibarra and Vlada Gelman all will post as they scour the scene for news.
January 13, 2009 9:45 AM
Fox Entertainment President Kevin Reilly kicked off the Fox portion of TCA with what just might be the line of the day.
"NBC for me is like the crazy ex-wife I can't get away from," he told reporters.
He tried out the line on a TVWeek reporter just before the session.
—Josef Adalian
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Comments (2)
Best thing that ever happened to Kevin was his dismissal. He hit the "tv lottery".
Why NBC would fire the only employee with a clue, especially in a company otherwise chalk-full of dolts, is an all-timer.
Mindblowing stupidity..but then again, they're NBC.
Posted by B. Real | January 13, 2009 8:39 PM
Reilly put some really great shows on NBC (way better than the crap we got from them this fall), but he had no clue and still has no clue how to program. He put a teeny bopper family drama on Fridays when the kids are out chasing each other at football games (Friday Night Lights). He put Studio 60 after Heroes. After Heroes. He tried to kill Law and Order with a move to Friday where all it really needed was a half way decent show at 9 for a lead in with decent demos.
He still hasn't figured out how to program. He's aired House in I believe now 4 time slots in 2 years, after it had aired in at least 3 before that time. Ditto for Bones. Kitchen Nightmares was laid out to die on Thursdays this fall.
Great judge at what's good and what's bad. Horrible scheduler.
Posted by Jason | January 18, 2009 4:19 PM