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‘Foster’s’ Right at Home on Cartoon Network
The residents of “Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends” needed a place to stay well before series creator Craig McCracken drew the blueprint for the new Cartoon Network hit. Mr. McCracken had doodled the show’s oddball characters while brainstorming for a…
‘L Word’ Fields a Provocative Nine
Showtime’s “L Word” is really about the H-word, as in “hit.” Showtime executives don’t like to discuss actual ratings for “The L Word,” a drama that follows the lives of nine lesbian women in Los Angeles. “I don’t really know…
‘Atlantis’ Satisfies Sci-Fi Fans’ Demands
By Jennifer PendletonSpecial to TelevisionWeek Science-fiction fans are some of television’s most dedicated viewers, which is why launching a spinoff of Sci Fi Channel’s highly popular “Stargate SG-1” was a risky proposition. Woe to the television network that pumps out…
Baseball’s Out of the Park
Expecting High Viewer Interest, Fox Bullish on World Series Ads
Baseball’s Out of the Park: After a Huge Playoff Audience, Fox Takes Targeted Approach
Fox Broadcasting hit a home run last week with baseball playoffs that were more competitive and went longer than expected. This week, the network is looking to once again shake up the competitive landscape with a World Series expected to…
‘Deadwood’ Breathes Life into The Western
When “Deadwood” debuted March 25 on HBO, the show did more than improve ratings in one network’s time slot. It resuscitated an entire genre. Despite many critics’ misgivings about the show’s heavy profanity, others lavished praise on its gritty sense…
The Deal That Made ABC: 50 Years of ‘The Wonderful World of Disney’
OK, let’s get this out of the way first thing. If you are a baby boomer, I need you to sing the following. It doesn’t matter if you are at your office desk or at home or reading this on…
You’ve Made a Plan-Now Execute It
Smart Teams Don’t Take Chances With Final Results-They Put a Strategy in Place to Make Sure Plan Happens
Dressing Taye Diggs
The Insider asked Barbara Somerville, the Toronto-based costume designer for the UPN series that shoots in that Canadian city, how one who wasn’t born looking like star Taye Diggs gets his eye-catching “Kevin Hill” look, especially the wowie-zowie shirt-and-tie combinations…