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<title><![CDATA[Separating Turkey Talk From Truth]]></title>
<link>http://abqjournalwatch.com/2009/10/21/separating-turkey-talk-from-truth/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Denise Tessier</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[By Denise Tessier Earlier this month, an UpFront column in the Albuquerque Journal got me so teed of]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>By Denise Tessier</p>
<p>Earlier this month, an <a href="http://www.abqjournal.com/upfront/04223454upfront10-04-09.htm" target="_blank">UpFront column </a>in the <em>Albuquerque Journal</em> got me so teed off  I ended up spreading the gist of it in conversations with friends and family. I wanted to make sure they were aware, too, of what I perceived as an injustice and new level of ludicrousness on the part of the federal government.</p>
<p>What got me going was the Oct. 4 piece (subscription required) about Embudo Valley Organics not selling local organic turkeys this year. If you read the story all the way through – and it’s a crisp, but blood-boiling read – you’re left thinking they were shut down by the feds for not having enough razor wire to prevent Osama bin Laden and anthrax-wielding terrorists from poisoning our food supply.</p>
<p>If you read it again more carefully (which I did, because it all sounded so unjust) the story did clarify about half-way through that the feds “overlooked the lack of anti-bin Laden wire” stressed so strongly in the first part of the article. However, it said, “they dinged the place” on three other problems, all of which seemed equally ludicrous and onerous for a small family farm.</p>
<p>I believed the farm was forced into suspending its turkey operation &#8212; and had no reason to think otherwise &#8212; because the story appeared well researched, and because I respect the writer, Leslie Linthicum.</p>
<p>Then I got my weekly newsletter from <a href="http://lospoblanosorganics.com/" target="_blank">Los Poblanos Organics </a>farmer Monte Skaarsgard, whom I truly hold in high regard.</p>
<p>And he wrote that the UpFront column “is simply not true.”</p>
<p>“We have been friends with the Embudo dudes for seven years now,” Skaarsgard wrote. “We get our feed for our turkeys and chickens from them.”</p>
<p>Skaarsgard went on to say that Embudo is “an amazing business” whose owner, David Rigsby, experienced the “tragic loss” of his wife in the off season.</p>
<p>From the newsletter:<em> </em></p>
<blockquote><p><em>And their assistant farm manager quit right when the season was about to get going.</em></p>
<p><em> Feeling overwhelmed, they took the year off to regroup and rebuild their strength. But the federal government did not run them out.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>I confirmed what Skaarsgard had written when I talked by phone to a manager at Embudo Valley Organics, who did not want to be quoted because he said he was feeling a little unhappy with the media at the moment (citing the UpFront column). He did say closure of the turkey operation was an “internal decision completely” and that the feds did not shut it down. In fact, I was told the farm plans to sell turkeys next year.</p>
<p>Certainly, Linthicum didn’t make this stuff up.</p>
<p>There were rumors of a federal shutdown months before the column ran, and the farm apparently has had a lot of phone calls as a result. Four months before the column, in fact, a New Mexico chicken farmer not affiliated with Embudo Valley Organics testified at a hearing that Embudo&#8217;s turkey operation was already a casualty of federal regulation and had been shut down. The comments were made at a “Listening Session” sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture officials in Albuquerque on June 16. (This pdf can be downloaded by doing a search listing “embudo, listening session, turkey”; then read pages 68 and 69.)</p>
<p>Many stories and columns result from hearsay and rumors; the writer&#8217;s job is  to check them out. The resulting UpFront column packs in a lot of information and research. It quotes Embudo’s owner, David Rigsby, about what the feds allegedly wanted, and the farm’s manager, John McMullin, is quoted as saying said the feds “put a lot of hurdles up that <em>could put</em> a small farm out of business.” (My emphasis added.) The story gives a history of how inspections used to be done by the New Mexico Livestock Board, but were handed over in 2007 to the feds, who are new at the job.</p>
<p>And deep into the story, almost at the end, Linthicum wrote:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>The farm is trying to work with the FSIS (Food Safety and Inspection Service), meet the federal standards and get back into the gobbler business next year.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Nowhere does she say the feds shut the farm down. She says the “farm opted out of raising turkeys this year while it sorts this all out.” Yet, it’s a natural conclusion to think federal regulation is why there will be no turkeys this year  -  and there’s no mention of anything else going on at the farm that might have contributed to the decision to suspend operations.</p>
<p>Looks like the headline writer got that impression, too; the jump headline was: “Turkey Farm Runs Afoul of Feds.” (The front-page headline was “Talking Turkey With Feds May Cause Migraine.”)</p>
<p>Skaarsgard, who like the Embudo farmers, has to work with federal inspectors in order to stay in business, called the column “op ed compost”. He added that it, “surprisingly, . . . ended up on the front page:&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p><em>The one page of the paper that you would hope and expect would deliver news and not someone’s poorly researched opinion. . .</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Skaarsgard’s comment about being surprised to see opinion on the front page illustrates <a href="http://abqjournalwatch.com/2009/08/10/the-journal-upfront/#more-267" target="_blank">a point ABQJournalWatch has made </a>about how readers perceive UpFront, a self-described “daily front-page opinion column.”</p>
<p>Skaarsgaard’s comments conclude with this:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Here is the thing that fries me the most: I hate scare tactics. I do not like when the government uses them. I hate it when businesses use them. And I hate it when the press uses them.</em></p>
<p><em>Look, we need regulation in the food industry. Period. We have had people die from tainted spinach, so the federal government is trying to ensure our safety. Will they make it all perfect right off the bat? Of course not.</em></p>
<p><em>But I have seen way too much fear-mongering this year in regards to food. . . .</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Journalists sometimes describe their craft as “threading the needle” &#8211; meaning they are being careful about the wording of every sentence in a multi-faceted story like this one and skillfully string those sentences together. Each sentence can be accurate. And when they are, the result is a column or story that achieves a kind of truth.  Oftentimes, that is the best one can do with a given subject. And yet, sometimes the result falls short of the whole truth.</p>
<p>Calling it opinion doesn&#8217;t change that.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 10 in Upfront UK Club Chart]]></title>
<link>http://chatterboxworldwide.com/2009/10/14/top-10-in-upfront-uk-club-chart/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chatterboxworldwide</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chatterboxworldwide.com/2009/10/14/top-10-in-upfront-uk-club-chart/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The first and most exciting news is that the new single &#8216;Shadow On The Wall&#8217; is getting ]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-101  aligncenter" style="border:0 none;" title="hannah" src="http://chatterboxworldwide.wordpress.com/files/2009/10/hannah.jpg" alt="hannah" width="500" height="375" /></p>
<p>The first and most exciting news is that the new single &#8216;Shadow On The Wall&#8217; is getting a lot of love from all the right places. I keep hearing it on the radio and screaming out loud with excitement. A big shout out to Phil Marriott from Gaydar Radio. I&#8217;ve been listening to his show every night and he&#8217;s been awesome playing out all the different remixes! Good news as well on the club chart &#8211; if #24 wasn&#8217;t great enough last week, I just found out it&#8217;s shot up to #9. I&#8217;m speechless and so happy.</p>
<p>Most of this week is being taken up with plans for the video shoot. I&#8217;ve been picking out clothes and had a rehearsal today and tomorrow we do the actual shoot. It&#8217;s all very glam so I&#8217;m excited for you to see it. Last week I took a very quick trip home to see my family and my pets and also dropped into Estonian radio stations to see what they thought of the single. They loved it too. Yay!</p>
<p>Lots of news has been popping up in the papers and online too. Yesterday&#8217;s Daily Express included the Booker&#8217;s Tip which was so heartwarming. I gotta feeling, that this year&#8217;s gonna be a good year!!!</p>
<p>Stay tuned to my <a href="http://twitter.com/hannahsongbird" target="_blank">twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/album.php?page=2&#38;aid=321853&#38;id=642930520#/pages/Hannah/5921784287?ref=ts" target="_blank">facebook</a> tomorrow and I&#8217;ll keep you all up to date from the video shoot.</p>
<p>Lots of Love</p>
<p>Hannah</p>
<p>For more information on Hannah please go to <a href="http://www.hannahsite.com" target="_blank">www.hannahsite.com</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ron Otis - Upfront]]></title>
<link>http://smoothjazzdaily.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/ron-otis-upfront/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>smoothjazzdaily</dc:creator>
<guid>http://smoothjazzdaily.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/ron-otis-upfront/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Drummer Ron Otis is one of those sidemen, which stay in the background. He performed and recorded wi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignleft" style="float:left;border:black 1px solid;margin:5px;" title="Upfront" src="http://www.smooth-jazz.de/images/2009/upfront.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" />Drummer<strong> Ron Otis </strong>is one of those sidemen, which stay in the background. He performed and recorded with Bob James (<em>Urban Flamingo</em>), Lin Roundtree <em>(Sumthin&#8217; Good</em>), Earl Klugh (<em> Spice of Life, Journey</em>), Al Turner (<em>Movin&#8217;</em>), Brian O&#8217;Neal (<em>Daisy</em>), Justin Young (<em>On The Way</em>), Dave McMurray (<em>My Brother and Me, Soul Searching, Nu Life Stories</em>), Alexander Zonjic (<em>Reach For The Sky</em>) and a lot more.</p>
<p>When you look for Ron Otis&#8217; debut album, the search is over.<em> Upfront </em>is released at <a title="CDBaby" href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ronotis/from/hbh" target="_blank">CDBaby</a>. Ron is supported by musicians he regularly performs with like Bob James, Earl Klugh, Al Turner and a lot more. Don&#8217;t miss this album.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Quel buco nero dei derivati esteri ]]></title>
<link>http://fidest.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/quel-buco-nero-dei-derivati-esteri/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fidest</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fidest.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/quel-buco-nero-dei-derivati-esteri/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In un articolo di qualche mese fa evidenziammo il problema dei derivati degli enti locali con partic]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;font-family:arial;font-size:15px;">In un articolo di qualche mese fa evidenziammo il problema dei derivati degli enti locali con particolare riferimento ai comuni di Milano, Roma e Napoli. Recentemente anche la commissione finanze del senato ha affrontato la questione in una specifica audizione della Banca d&#8217;Italia.  Daniele Franco, capo del servizio studi di struttura economica e finanziaria, nella sua relazione sulla diffusione degli strumenti di finanza derivata e delle cartolarizzazioni nelle pubbliche amministrazioni ha delineato un quadro preoccupante.  È emerso che gli enti locali (regioni, province e comuni) con un debito totale di quasi 107 miliardi di euro a fine 2008, registrano 24,5 miliardi in derivati finanziari. Questi sono quelli sottoscritti con banche operanti in Italia, cioè con le banche autorizzate nel nostro paese e le filiali italiane di banche estere. Non si conosce l&#8217;ammontare di quelli contrattati direttamente sui mercati esteri. La gran parte di questi derivati, che sono basati sull&#8217;andamento dei tassi di interesse e sul rischio sui crediti, sono Otc, cioè scambiati fuori dei mercati regolamentati e non sono registrati nei bilanci pubblici.  Del resto, in precedenza, nell&#8217;ambito della stessa audizione parlamentare, lo stesso Governatore Mario Draghi aveva detto che «l&#8217;esperienza della crisi ha confermato che i prodotti derivati, in generale strumenti innovativi per il trasferimento del rischio, sono armi a doppio taglio. Se usati in modo accorto e prudente permettono agli operatori di coprire e diversificare il rischio e possono contribuire a ridurre la fragilità del sistema; se adoperati senza adeguata considerazione dei rischi consentono una moltiplicazione senza controllo della leva finanziaria. Al tempo stesso la proliferazione di strumenti complessi ha reso la distribuzione del rischio più opaca per il mercato, per i regolatori, per gli stessi operatori».  A seguito di questa problematica situazione riteniamo che si debba essere molto più severi nella valutazione e più stringenti nelle regole, altrimenti sarebbe come parlare dell&#8217;utilizzo del fuoco nel mezzo di un incendio.  Il governo Prodi aveva emanato delle specifiche circolari in merito. Però non è sufficiente. Per cominciare, dovrebbe essere sancito l&#8217;obbligo di iscrivere in bilancio tutti i derivati stipulati. Infatti, questi pongono agli enti locali non pochi problemi. La loro complessità è tanto elevata da nascondere tutti i costi effettivi. Si registra un&#8217;opacità contabile per cui gli oneri futuri nel contratto di derivati non sono ben evidenziati nei conti degli enti. Molto spesso il ricorso ai derivati è giustificato dalla volontà di avere un&#8217;immediata provvista di liquidità.  Questo ultimo aspetto è forse quello più scottante in quanto molti derivati stipulati prevedevano il cosiddetto upfront, cioè un versamento fatto all&#8217;amministrazione locale dalla banca contraente. Per il periodo 2005-2008 la Banca d&#8217;Italia ne quantifica l&#8217;ammontare a 41,5 milioni di euro per 164 contratti. La logica del far cassa subito con i derivati può aver stimolato non solo alcuni amministratori furbi ma anche sollecitato appetiti criminosi. Da gennaio 2008 a maggio 2009 la Guardia di finanza ha attivato 24 indagini concernenti prodotti derivati sottoscritti da enti locali, di cui 16 riguardano ipotesi di truffa, appropriazione indebita e falso per un valore nozionale di 9,1 miliardi di euro, pari cioè al 37 % del totale, e 8 per eventuali responsabilità per danni erariali da parte di funzionari ed amministratori locali. Sarebbe quanto mai opportuno che le autorità competenti chiedessero l&#8217;immediata rendicontazione di tutte le operazioni in derivati finora effettuate, soprattutto per quelle fatte sui mercati esteri, compresa l&#8217;indicazione dell&#8217;upfront ottenuto. Sarebbe irresponsabile lasciare gli enti locali senza indicazioni e regole precise in balia della finanza speculativa o liberi di sperimentare operazioni finanziarie «esotiche» in cui possono essere solamente strumenti e vittime. Non si dimentichi che il federalismo trasferirà maggiori responsabilità finanziarie e fiscali alle Regioni e agli altri enti locali e ciò consentirà loro di finanziare gli investimenti con un maggior ricorso al debito che oggi è del 6,4% dell&#8217;intero debito pubblico, con il rischio non solo di pesare negativamente sul pareggio di bilancio ma anche di accentuare il ricorso ai derivati. (Mario Lettieri e Paolo Raimondi)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[New Regulation Z of The Truth in Lending Act]]></title>
<link>http://brianpearl.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/new-regulation-z-of-the-truth-in-lending-act/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Brian Pearl</dc:creator>
<guid>http://brianpearl.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/new-regulation-z-of-the-truth-in-lending-act/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Regulation Z of The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) has undergone important changes that you need to kno]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Regulation Z of The Truth in Lending Act (TILA) has undergone important changes that you need to know about when talking to your clients. These changes take effect for all new applications taken on July 30, 2009 and after, apply to ALL types of mortgage loans in ALL 50 states plus the District of Columbia, and could impact the overall timeline of the mortgage loan origination process.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Here are the four key parts of the new regulation you need to know:</p>
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<div style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Initial Disclosures</strong>. Under the new rules, initial disclosures must be provided to the borrower for all loan types within three (3) business days of when an application is taken or received. Initial disclosures include: the Good Faith Estimate (GFE), Truth in Lending Statement and state-specific disclosures.</div>
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<div style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Collection of Up-front Fees</strong>. The new regulations prohibit lenders from collecting many up-front fees prior to when the borrower receives the initial disclosures.</div>
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<div style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Re-disclosures</strong>. If there are changes to a borrower’s loan program, loan terms, and/or Annual Percentage Rate (APR), the initial disclosure package must be re-disclosed to the borrower, and it must be received by the borrower at least three (3) business days prior to closing.</div>
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<div style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Timing of Loan Closings</strong>. Prospect cannot schedule the loan closing until at least seven (7) business days after the initial disclosures are mailed to the borrower. If re-disclosures are needed because of changes to the loan program, terms or APR, the loan closing cannot be scheduled until at least six (6) business days after the re-disclosures are mailed to the borrower.</div>
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<title><![CDATA[Katie and Pat ]]></title>
<link>http://tayloredweddings.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/katie-and-pat/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tayloredweddings</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tayloredweddings.wordpress.com/2009/07/26/katie-and-pat/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[UpFront &amp; CompanyUpFront &amp; Company was the site for Katie and Pat&#8217;s ceremony and recep]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><div id="attachment_267" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><img src="http://tayloredweddings.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/102_0875.jpg?w=300" alt="UpFront &#38; Company" title="UpFront &#38; Company" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-267" /><p class="wp-caption-text">UpFront &#38; Company</p></div>UpFront &#38; Company was the site for Katie and Pat&#8217;s ceremony and reception for July 18th.  I arrived early as usual and had all of my equipment inside and set up by 12:45pm.  Katie and Pat planned on having their ceremony on the dance floor at the UpFront with the reception immediately following.  Bridal party members were dressed and milling about as they were to have rehearsal at 1pm with pictures with their photographer, Cameron Fure before the reception.  Katie&#8217;s mom kindly asked me if I would help them in directing the ceremony and I assisted with rehearsal.  The ceremony went off without a hitch thanks to their friend and officiate Mark and Katie and Patrick walked back down the aisle to 525,600 minutes from the Rent Soundtrack.  Cocktail hour was fun and then we introduced the bridal party into the room followed by Katie and Pat&#8217;s cake cutting ceremony.  <div id="attachment_268" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 235px"><img src="http://tayloredweddings.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/102_0878.jpg?w=225" alt="Katie and Pat&#39;s gorgeous Gopher&#39;s cake" title="Katie and Pat&#39;s gorgeous Gopher&#39;s cake" width="225" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-268" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Katie and Pat's gorgeous Gopher's cake</p></div>.  From there the UpFront staff did a great job with dinner served right on time.  After dinner, Katie and Pat&#8217;s Love Story was shared with their guests and then their first dance to &#8220;Someone Like You&#8221; by Van Morrison.  <div id="attachment_269" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 235px"><img src="http://tayloredweddings.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/102_0879.jpg?w=225" alt="Katie and Pat&#39;s 1st Dance" title="Katie and Pat&#39;s 1st Dance" width="225" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-269" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Katie and Pat's 1st Dance</p></div>.  Katie and her father Thomas then shared their Father Daughter dance with guests followed by Pat and his mother Laura dancing to &#8220;Child Of Mine&#8221; by Carole King. <div id="attachment_270" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><img src="http://tayloredweddings.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/102_0880.jpg?w=300" alt="Pat and Laura Mother Son Dance" title="Pat and Laura Mother Son Dance" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-270" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Pat and Laura Mother Son Dance</p></div>  A few unique requests for dancing included &#8220;You&#8217;ve Got The Love&#8221; by Candi Staton and even &#8220;Sister Christian&#8221; by Night Ranger or as the bridesmaids affectionately called it &#8220;MOTORIN&#8217;!&#8221;  What a fun group!  The night was capped off with all friends and family on the dance floor celebrating to the sounds of &#8220;Sweet Caroline&#8221; by Neil Diamond.  What a great wedding for a wonderful couple!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[James Klass]]></title>
<link>http://lifethroughourlens.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/james-klass/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mr One Hundred</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lifethroughourlens.wordpress.com/2009/07/13/james-klass/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[R.I.P James]]></description>
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<p><img src="http://lifethroughourlens.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/img_5848.jpg?w=300" alt="IMG_5848" title="IMG_5848" width="600" height="400" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-176" /></p>
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<p>R.I.P James </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Air New Zealand Flies with Landing Gear Down]]></title>
<link>http://whereisbartleby.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/air-new-zealand-flies-with-landing-gear-down/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>WhereIsBartleby</dc:creator>
<guid>http://whereisbartleby.wordpress.com/2009/07/05/air-new-zealand-flies-with-landing-gear-down/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What better way to ease your mind about picking an airline, or safety aboard a 737-300 aircraft, oth]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-406" title="Flight_crew" src="http://whereisbartleby.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/flight_crew.jpg" alt="Flight_crew" width="332" height="377" />What better way to ease your mind about picking an airline, or safety aboard a 737-300 aircraft, other than a naked flight crew?</p>
<p>That’s right, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elD38pJX7iE" target="_blank">Air New Zealand’s latest ad campaign</a> features the airline’s staff and crew wearing only body paint, shoes, and the occasional hat. What’s the message behind this &#8211; that they have nothing to hide; in other words, they give you everything…upfront.</p>
<p>So beyond the fun spirit of nudity and double entendre what else makes this ad interesting? It was shot in 1 day at 10 to 15% the cost of a regular ad. They way they did this was by using actual employees of the airline to act as talent. Even the CEO stripped for the cause, he’s one of the baggage handlers.</p>
<p>In addition to the ad, the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-Mq9HAE62Y" target="_blank">flight safety video</a>, Bare Essentials,  is created in the same way. The videos already have over 2 Million views on YouTube – and that’s the naked truth.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[CTV and "A" Release Their Fall Schedules]]></title>
<link>http://tvdonewright.com/2009/06/02/ctv-and-a-release-their-fall-schedules/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:47:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tvjunkywright</dc:creator>
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<p>This week, the Canadian networks will be releasing their fall schedules for next season. Today, CTV and &#8220;A&#8221; Channel unveiled their line-up.</p>
<p>Their schedules are filled with original Canadian programming, and some of your favorite American shows. The networks have also picked up some of the new shows coming up next season.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s how things will look.</p>
<h3>CTV</h3>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Monday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Dancing with the Stars</li>
<li>CSI: Miami</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tuesday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>So You Think You Can Dance Canada</li>
<li>Dancing With the Stars – Results</li>
<li>Law &#38; Order: SVU</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Wednesday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>So You Think You Can Dance Canada – Results</li>
<li>America’s Next Top Model</li>
<li>Criminal Minds</li>
<li>CSI: NY</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>The Vampire Diaries</li>
<li>CSI</li>
<li>Grey’s Anatomy</li>
<li>The Mentalist</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Friday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Ghost Whisperer</li>
<li>Southland</li>
<li>Flashpoint</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Saturday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>W-Five</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Sunday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Degrassi: The Next Generation</li>
<li>The Amazing Race</li>
<li>Desperate Housewives</li>
<li>Cold Case</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>“A” Channel</strong></h3>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Monday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Gossip Girl</li>
<li>Two and a Half Men</li>
<li>Big Bang Theory</li>
<li>Castle</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tuesday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>The Big Picture</li>
<li>Monk</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Wednesday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Hank</li>
<li>The Middle</li>
<li>The Beautiful Life</li>
<li>Eastwick</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Flash Forward</li>
<li>Fringe</li>
<li>Private Practice</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Friday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>Law &#38; Order</li>
<li>Medium</li>
<li>Comedy Now!</li>
<li>Comedy Inc.</li>
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<link>http://theodoreadonis.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/goodbye-the-play/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:35:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>theodoreadonis</dc:creator>
<guid>http://theodoreadonis.wordpress.com/2009/06/01/goodbye-the-play/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Canadian Networks Work On Their Schedules, Pick Up New Shows]]></title>
<link>http://tvdonewright.com/2009/05/24/canadian-networks-work-on-their-schedules-pick-up-new-shows/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 19:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tvjunkywright</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tvdonewright.com/2009/05/24/canadian-networks-work-on-their-schedules-pick-up-new-shows/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Now that the major broadcast networks have all set-up their schedules for next season, it’s time for]]></description>
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<p>Now that the major broadcast networks have all set-up their<a href="http://tvdonewright.com/2009-2010-season-schedule/" target="_blank"> schedules for next season,</a> it’s time for the Canadian networks to decide which of those shows they will be picking up for theirs.</p>
<p>CTV and Canwest Global, Canada’s two main broadcast networks, have already started to pick up new shows from the American networks.</p>
<p>Here is a rundown of what shows are going where.</p>
<p><strong>Canwest Global:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Brothers (FOX)</li>
<li> The Cleveland Show (FOX)</li>
<li> Glee (FOX)</li>
<li> Son of Tuscon (FOX)</li>
<li> Community (NBC)</li>
<li> NCIS: LA (CBS)</li>
<li> The Good Wife (CBS)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>CTV:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li> Flash Forward (ABC)</li>
<li> The Forgotten (ABC)</li>
<li> Miami Trauma (CBS)</li>
</ul>
<p>CTV, Canwest Global, and the other Canadian networks will finish setting up their schedules, and will be revealing them during their upfront events on June 2nd to June 4th.</p>
<p>UPDATE</p>
<h2><a href="http://tvdonewright.com/2009/06/02/ctv-and-a-release-their-fall-schedules/" target="_blank">CTV and &#8220;A&#8221; Channel Schedules right here</a></h2>
<h1>For the latest on the upcoming Fall season, <a href="http://tvdonewright.com/2009-2010-season-preview/" target="_blank">come check out our coverage. </a></h1>
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<title><![CDATA[Upfronts Fox 2009-2010]]></title>
<link>http://quemovida.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/upfronts-fox-2009-2010/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2009 20:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://quemovida.wordpress.com/2009/05/23/upfronts-fox-2009-2010/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Upfront Preview: The CW Moving "Smallville" To Friday?]]></title>
<link>http://tvdonewright.com/2009/05/20/upfront-preview-the-cw-moving-smallville-to-friday/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tvjunkywright</dc:creator>
<guid>http://tvdonewright.com/2009/05/20/upfront-preview-the-cw-moving-smallville-to-friday/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The CW will be the last broadcast network to release their fall schedules, but it looks like some ch]]></description>
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<p>The CW will be the last broadcast network to release their fall schedules, but it looks like some changes are in store for their network.</p>
<p>According to several reports, it looks like the network is planning on moving their hit series Smallville to Friday nights at 8 pm ET.</p>
<p>This move is to make room for a new series called Vampire Diaries. The network wants to pair it with their other sci-fi series Supernatural.</p>
<p>In other CW news, it is believed that the network will debut their re-launch of Melrose Place alongside 90210 on Tuesday nights. Melrose will star Ashlee Simpson-Wentz.</p>
<p>Here is what The CW&#8217;s schedule could look like after tomorrow:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Monday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>8 p.m. &#8220;Gossip Girl&#8221;</li>
<li>9 p.m. &#8220;One Tree Hill&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Tuesday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>8 p.m. &#8220;90210&#8243;</li>
<li>9 p.m. &#8220;Melrose Place&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Wednesday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>8 p.m. &#8220;America&#8217;s Next Top Model&#8221;</li>
<li>9 p.m. &#8220;Beautiful Life&#8221; (Starring The OC&#8217;s Mischa Barton)</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Thursday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>8 p.m. &#8220;Vampire Diaries&#8221;</li>
<li>9 p.m. &#8220;Supernatural&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<p><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Friday</span></p>
<ul>
<li>8 p.m. &#8220;Smallville&#8221;</li>
</ul>
<h1></h1>
<h1>For all the latest on the fall season,<a href="http://tvdonewright.com/2009-2010-season-preview/" target="_self"> come check our fall TV coverage</a>.</h1>
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<title><![CDATA[Upfront ABC 09-10]]></title>
<link>http://allseriesmag.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/upfront-abc-09-10/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 15:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://allseriesmag.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/upfront-abc-09-10/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[CBS: Upfront 2009]]></title>
<link>http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/cbs-upfront-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 14:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Álvaro Onieva</dc:creator>
<guid>http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/cbs-upfront-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ya se ha producido el Upfront de NBC.Y se han resuelto alguna de las dudas importentes. Tras el salt]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Ya se ha producido el Upfront de NBC.Y se han resuelto alguna de las dudas importentes.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Tras el salto, las series nuevas y un <strong>gráfico con la parrilla de otoño</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Series Renovadas:</strong></span><br />
Gary Unmarried, Las aventuras de Christine, Caso abierto, CSI, CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, Mentes Criminales, El mentalista, Numb3rs, Cómo conocí a vuestra madre, Rules of engagment, Dos hombres y medio, The Big Bang Theory y Entre Fantasmas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Probablemente la renovación que más sorprende es la de &#8216;Gary Unmarried&#8217;, pero <a href="http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/upfronts-varias-noticias-de-cbs-y-the-cw/">sabiamos de ella desde ayer</a>. Tanta renovación deja a la cadena en una situación casi de overbooking, por lo cual, algunas de sus series tendrán que esperar a la midseason como Rules of engagment, o al verano como Flashpoint, a no ser que antes surja una baja que rellenar.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Serie repescada:</strong></span><strong><br />
Medium</strong>. El culebrón sobre la situación de &#8216;Medium&#8217; ha llegado a su fin, tras la pelea entre CBS Studio y NBC, y la extraña decisión de la cadena de finiquitarla, la CBS se ha hecho con ella y la emitirá los viernes tras &#8216;Entre Fantasmas&#8217;.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Series Canceladas: </strong></span><br />
The Ex List, Worst week, The Unit, Sin rastro, La hora 11.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Tampoco hay sorpresas con respecto a la <a href="http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/upfronts-varias-noticias-de-cbs-y-the-cw/">información de ayer</a>. Según la cadena, ha sido una decisión difícil cancelar Sin rastro y The Unit. Pero es que algo había que cancelar&#8230;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Series Nuevas:</span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><!--more-->A las tres ya <a href="http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/noticias-upfronts-2009-renovaciones-cancelaciones-y-nuevas-series/">comentadas aquí</a>, &#8216;The good wife&#8217;, &#8216;Three rivers&#8217; y &#8216;NCIS: Los Angeles&#8217;, se les une &#8216;Accidentally on Purpose&#8217; una comedia para la temporada de otoño. En la midseason llegarán &#8216;Miami Trauma&#8217;, &#8216;The Bridge&#8217;, &#8216;Undercover Boss&#8217; y &#8216;Arranged Marriage&#8217;.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">La parrilla de otoño quedará así:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="alignnone" src="http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/6784/parrillacbsotoo.png" alt="" width="584" height="141" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Para ampliar, <a href="http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/6784/parrillacbsotoo.png">pulsa aquí</a>. Azul drama, amarillo comedia y rojo reality.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Mucho drama y poca comedia y realities. La verdad es que no me convencen algunos de los emparejamientos. Por ejemplo, las comedias del lunes, salvo la nueva, tienen todas mucho peso, en cambio las dos del miércoles son más flojas de audiencia, podrían haberlo compensado mejor intercambiando los lugares de Big Bang y Old Christine.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Los recambios de midseason son: Miami Trauma, The Bridge, Undercover Boss, Arranged Marriage, Rules of Engagement</p>
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<title><![CDATA[NBC: Upfronts 2009]]></title>
<link>http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/nbc-upfronts-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 20:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Álvaro Onieva</dc:creator>
<guid>http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/nbc-upfronts-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Y al igual que ABC, hoy se ha producido el upfront de NBC. Y viene con alguna sorpresa en forma de c]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Y al igual que ABC, hoy se ha producido el upfront de NBC. Y viene con alguna sorpresa en forma de cancelación.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Tras el salto podeis ver un par de <strong>gráficos con las parrillas de otoño y midseason</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Series Renovadas:</span></strong><br />
30 Rock, Ley y orden, Ley y orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales, Friday Night Lights, Heroes,  Chuck, The Office, Parks &#38; Recreation y Southland.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ninguna sorpresa. Quizás lo más destacable es la renovación de &#8216;Chuck&#8217; y &#8216;Héroes&#8217;, la cual hace aguas desde hace varias temporadas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Series Canceladas:</strong></span><br />
Me llamo Earl, Medium, Kath &#38; Kim, Kings, Knight Rider, Mujeres de Manhattan, My Own Worst Enemy, Life, Crusoe  y Urgencias.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Sin duda, las dos cancelaciones que más me han molestado han sido las de &#8216;Me llamo Earl y &#8216;Medium&#8217;. De la primera era previsible, dado que este año la audiencia ha empeorado a consecuencia de su emparejamiento con &#8216;Kath &#38; Kim&#8217;.  Aun así, hay rumores de que el estudio, Fox, mantiene conversaciones para un posible rescate tanto con FOX como con ABC.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Más raro es lo de &#8216;Medium&#8217;, que venía emitiéndose en la misma noche que &#8216;Chuck&#8217; y &#8216;Héroes&#8217;, y era de las tres la opción ampliamente más vista, y sin embargo, la única cancelada de las tres. Me parece inexplicable. Aun así, queda esperanza, ya que su estudio, perteneciente a CBS podría estar interesado en llevarse al canal de Columbia la serie, para emitirla los viernes acompañando a &#8216;Entre Fantasmas&#8217;, y la verdad, harían una pareja más que interesante. El rumor parece bastante fiable.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><!--more--><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Series Nuevas:</strong></span><br />
La cadena estrenará cuatro dramas y dos comedias de las que ya <a href="http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/noticias-upfronts-2009-renovaciones-cancelaciones-y-nuevas-series/">os hablé aquí</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Nueva Parrilla:</strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Parrilla de Otoño:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="alignnone" src="http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8284/parrillanbcotoo.png" alt="" width="563" height="115" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Para ampliar <a href="http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/8284/parrillanbcotoo.png">pulsa aquí</a>. En azul los dramas, en amarillo las comedias y en rojo los realities.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Parrilla de Midseason:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="alignnone" src="http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3279/parrillanbcmidseason.png" alt="" width="561" height="115" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Para ampliar <a href="http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3279/parrillanbcmidseason.png">pulsa aquí</a>. En azul los dramas, en amarillo las comedias y en rojo los realities.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Se nota, y mucho, con respecto al año pasado la de horas que se come Jay Leno (de 10 a 11), no queda casi hueco para nada.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Las series del lunes y del miércoles cambiarán a mitad de temporada, lo que no sé si me gusta o me disgusta, por un lado hay una oferta más variada, pero por otro lado son temporadas más cortas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Además, mucho tiempo dedicado a &#8216;The Biggest Loser&#8217; y otros realities.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Las comedias sólo en la tradicional noche del jueves, que se quedan un poco apelotonadas, como el caso de &#8216;Community&#8217; y &#8216;30 Rock&#8217; que compartirán su espacio. &#8216;Southland&#8217; parece sentenciada en el viernes como lo estuvo la temporada pasada &#8216;Life&#8217;.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[ABC: Upfront 2009]]></title>
<link>http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/abc-upfront-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 19:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Álvaro Onieva</dc:creator>
<guid>http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/abc-upfront-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hoy ha tenido lugar el upfront de la ABC, y ha venido acompañado de alguna dolorosa cancelación y al]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Hoy ha tenido lugar el upfront de la ABC, y ha venido acompañado de alguna dolorosa cancelación y algún cambio de horario sentenciador.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Al final del salto teneis un <strong>gráfico con la parrilla de otoño</strong> de la próxima temporada.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Series renovadas:</strong></span><br />
Mujeres desesperadas, Perdidos, Anatomía de Grey, Better Off Ted, Cinco hermanos, Castle, Sin cita previa, Scrubs y Ugly Betty.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Ya era sabido que todas estas series volverían, salvo &#8216;Scrubs&#8217;, que lo hace a pesar de sus nefastos resultados.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Series canceladas: </strong></span><br />
Samantha ¿Qué?, The Unusuals, El mundo según Jim,  Cupid, Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, In The Motherhood, Boston Legal, Life On Mars, Criando malvas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">También conocíamos que todas estas series estaban finiquitadas, salvo la comedia &#8216;Samantha Qué&#8217;, la injusticia de este año de la ABC, pues los resultados de la primera tanda de la temporada fueron bastante buenos, aunque luego se hundiese por una mala ubicación en parrilla. Tampoco era seguro lo de &#8216;Cupid&#8217;, pero sus malos datos y su crítica nula hacían que se viera venir.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><!--more--><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Series Nuevas:</strong></span><br />
Las nuevas apuestas son <a href="http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/noticias-upfronts-2009-renovaciones-cancelaciones-y-nuevas-series/">las diez que ya comentamos</a>, más<strong> &#8216;Copper&#8217;</strong>, una serie canadiense de la que ABC ha comprado los derechos de emisión.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Nueva Parrilla:</span></strong></p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/331/parrillaabcotooj.png" alt="" width="504" height="114" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Para ampliar <a href="http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/331/parrillaabcotooj.png">pulsa aquí</a>. En rojo están los realities, en azul los dramas y en amarillo las comedias.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">&#8216;Ugly Betty&#8217; se pasa al viernes a las 9, quedando prácticamente sentenciada entre &#8216;Supernanny&#8217; y &#8216;20/20&#8242; (un programa de noticias), formando parte de una de las noches más flojas de la cadena. Parece que ésta será la última temporada de la serie.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Además, la serie deja el jueves, en donde encajaba a la perfección en un bloque de series &#8220;para mujeres&#8221; con &#8216;Anatomía de Grey&#8217; y &#8216;Sin cita previa&#8217;. En su lugar, el jueves se estrenará &#8216;Flash foward&#8217;, una serie que pinta muy poco ahí.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">&#8216;Castle&#8217; será la gran beneficiada de &#8216;Dancing with the stars&#8217; el lunes, y el martes será &#8216;The Forgotten&#8217;.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Por último destacar que reservan el miércoles entero a novedades de la cadena, las dos primeras horas pertenecen a cuatro comedias, y después un drama. Esto recuerda mucho a la fatídica noche en cuanto a audiencias del año pasado cuando programaron &#8216;Criando malvas&#8217;, &#8216;Eli Stone&#8217; y &#8216;Sexy Money&#8217;.</p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 18:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Álvaro Onieva</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Ya está, ya ha tenido lugar el primer upfront de esta temporada totalmente oficial, el de FOX, aunqu]]></description>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Ya está, ya ha tenido lugar el primer upfront de esta temporada totalmente oficial, el de FOX, aunque NBC ya hizo varios anuncios previos, así como el resto de cadenas ya han comunicado algunas cancelaciones o regresos.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Pero lo de FOX está ya visto y firmado. Pocas sorpresas, y pocas novedades para el próximo año. Estos son los resultados.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Tras el salto podeis ver gráficos con la parrilla de otoño y de la midseason.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Series Renovadas:</strong></span><strong> </strong><br />
Bones, House, Padre made in USA, Los Simpson, Dollhouse, Fringe, Padre de familia, &#8216;Til death (Hasta que la muerte nos separe), 24, Lie to me.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Como ya comenté, la que peor lo tenía para volver era &#8216;Dollhouse&#8217;, y finalmente fue renovada.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Series Canceladas:</strong></span><br />
Do Not Disturb, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, El rey de la colina, Prison Break y Sit Down Shut Up.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Todas estaban acabadísimas. Quizás la única que podría haberse salvado era &#8216;Sit down, shut up&#8217;, pero finalmente cayó.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>Series Nuevas:</strong></span></p>
<p><strong>Glee:</strong> Es una serie musical al estilo de High School Musical. Curiosamente, aunque es una serie de la próxima temporada, su piloto se estrenará mañana, para contar así con el lead-in de &#8216;American Idol&#8217;. Es la gran apuesta de la temporada de la cadena.<br />
<strong>Brothers: </strong>Es comedia sobre un ex jugador profesional de fútbol americano que regresa a Texas, su ciudad natal, para retomar la relación con su hermano y poner orden en su vida.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><!--more--><strong>The Cleveland Show:</strong> <a href="http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/the-cleveland-show-consigue-la-temporada-completa-antes-de-su-estreno/">El spin-off de &#8216;Padre de Familia&#8217;</a> iba a estrenarse en la midseason, pero finalmente llegará la próxima temporada. Además, la serie fue renovada para dos temporadas, y eso sin haberse estrenado si quiera.<br />
<strong>Sons of Tucson: </strong>Será una comedia para la midseason. Tres jóvenes hermanos de una familia rica contratan a un timador en horas bajas para que se haga pasar por su padre, quien se encuentra en prisión por estafa. Como curiosidad, ésta será la única serie de no-animación de la noche del domingo.<br />
<strong>Human Target:</strong> Está basada en una serie de cómics homónima y trata sobre un hombre, entre guardaespaldas y detective, que tiene para proteger a sus clientes asume sus identidades y ejerce “blanco humano”.<br />
<strong>Past Life: </strong>Un grupo de investigadores usarán la reencarnación para resolver misterios en el presente causados por cosas del pasado.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">En sustitución al finiquitado &#8216;MadTV&#8217; comenzará<strong> &#8216;The Wanda Sykes Show&#8217; </strong>en el late night del sábado. Además, vuelven los realities/talent shows <strong>&#8216;American Idol&#8217;</strong> y <strong>&#8216;So you think you can dance&#8217;</strong>, que pasa de emitirse en verano a temporada alta.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Parrilla de Otoño:</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/1869/parrillafoxotoo.png">Ampliar aquí</a>.En azul los dramas, en amarillo las comedias y en rojo los realities.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Parrilla de la Midseason:</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9666/parrillafoxmidseason.png">Ampliar aquí</a>.En azul los dramas, en amarillo las comedias y en rojo los realities.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Noticias Upfronts 2009: Renovaciones, cancelaciones y nuevas series]]></title>
<link>http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2009/05/18/noticias-upfronts-2009-renovaciones-cancelaciones-y-nuevas-series/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Álvaro Onieva</dc:creator>
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De lleno estamos ya en la semana de los Upfronts, y no paran de salir noticias sobre el futuro de las series ya en parrilla y la aprobación de los pilotos para las series de la próxima temporada. Aquí van unas cuantas noticias, agrupadas por cadenas:</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>ABC<br />
</strong></span><strong>&#8216;The Unusuals&#8217;.</strong> Esta serie policíaca, estrenada en la midseason de este año, no tendrá una nueva temporada. Así lo ha anunciado su propio showrunner vía twitter.<br />
<strong>&#8216;Castle&#8217;. </strong>Algo hay que renovar, habrán pensado en la cadena, y aunque los resultados de esta serie no han sido brillantes, tampoco han sido malos, y ha conseguido una segunda temporada. Nathan Fillion tiene que estar dando saltos de alegría por haber dejado de ser el gafe oficial del reino de las series.<br />
<strong>&#8216;Scrubs&#8217;.</strong> A pesar de sus nefastos datos de audiencia, la cadena ha otorgado una novena temporada (segunda en ABC) a esta comedia médica. Eso sí, abaratando los costes y pasando a ser una sitcom multi-cámara.<br />
<strong>&#8216;Better off Ted&#8217;.</strong> En tiempo de crisis, mejor reir que llorar. Esto debieron pensar en la cadena, que está decidida a renovar y aprobar varias comedias. Una de ellas es ésta, que aunque no ha tenido buena audiencia, sus críticas no son malas y esperarán reflotarla para el año que viene.<br />
<strong>Pilotos.</strong> La cadena ha anunciado que aprobará los pilotos de nada menos que diez nuevas series, aunque no se sabe si alguna más será aprobada. Estas son:<br />
- <strong>&#8216;Cougar Town&#8217;</strong>. Una comedia sobre una madre soltera que protagonizará Courtney Cox y cuyo creador es el de &#8216;Scrubs&#8217;.<br />
- <strong>&#8216;Hank&#8217;. </strong>Una comedia multi-cámara protagonizada por Kelsey Grammer.<br />
-<strong> &#8216;The Middle&#8217;. </strong>Otra comedia, esta vez de una sola cámara y protagonziada por Patricia Heaton.<br />
- <strong>&#8216;Modern Family&#8217;. </strong>Un mocumentary (ficción grabada con técnica documental, como &#8216;The Office&#8217;) sobre tres familias.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><!--more-->- <strong>&#8216;Happy Town&#8217;</strong>. Se centra en un tranquilo pueblo en el que 7 años antes se produjeron una serie de secuestros y ahora surge un nuevo, llaman a esta serie la nueva &#8216;Twin Peaks&#8217;, pero eso es mucho decir.<br />
- <strong>&#8216;Flash Foward&#8217;. </strong>Se habla de esta serie como la sucedora de &#8216;Perdidos&#8217;, y de hecho podrían emparejarla con ésta en la parrilla. Tendrá 13 episodios. Cuenta lo que pasa cuandotodos los habitantes del mundo se desmayan durante 2 minutos y 17 segundos y tienen una visión extraña sobre el futuro.<br />
- <strong>&#8216;The Forgotten&#8217;. </strong>Esta serie tenía muchas posibilidades de volver dado que viene avalada por Jerry Bruckheimer, creador de series como &#8216;CSI&#8217;, &#8216;Sin rastro&#8217; o &#8216;Caso abierto&#8217;.<br />
- <strong>&#8216;Eastwick&#8217;</strong>. Adaptación de la película del mismo nombre sobre unas brujas.<br />
- <strong>&#8216;V&#8217;</strong>. Adaptación de la serie de los &#8216;80 que contará en el reparto con Elisabeth Mitchell (Juliet de &#8216;Perdidos&#8217;)<br />
- <strong>&#8216;The Deep End&#8217;</strong>. Otro drama legal.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">NBC</span></strong><br />
<strong>&#8216;Chuck&#8217;. </strong>Era la serie que más espectación estaba creando en torno a su delicado futuro. Sus fans pueden respirar tranquilos porque la serie volverá. Aunque las cosas no van a ser igual que antes, la temporada tendrá sólo 13 episodios y se anuncian importantes recortes de presupuesto.<br />
<strong>&#8216;Medium&#8217;. </strong>La serie seguramanete volverá, pero no se sabe ni dónde ni cuanto. Al parecer, la cadena NBC está interesada en una temporada de 13 episodios y ampliable, mientras que el estudio, perteneciente a CBS quiere que se haga una tanda de 22 episodios directamente. Por tanto están surgiendo rumores de su posible cambio de cadena.<br />
<strong>Pilotos. </strong>A falta de saber si aprobarán alguna más, las ya confirmadas son:<br />
- <strong>&#8216;Trauma&#8217;.</strong> Sobre un equipo de paramédicos de San Francisco.<br />
- <strong>&#8216;Mercy&#8217;</strong>. Otro drama médico, esta vez enfocado desde el punto de vista de una enfermera que llega a un hospital tras estar destinada en Irak.<br />
-<strong> &#8216;Parenthood&#8217;. </strong>Se centrará en la vida de cuatro hermanos y sus familias.<br />
- <strong>&#8216;Day one&#8217;.</strong> Miniserie sobre un grupo de supervivientes de una catástrofe que asola el mundo.<br />
- <strong>&#8216;Community&#8217;. </strong>Comedia sobre unos inadaptados que acuden a las clases para adultos de una facultad.<br />
- &#8216;<strong>100 Questions&#8217;.</strong> Comedia sobre una chica que busca pareja en una empresa de citas.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>CBS</strong></span><strong><br />
&#8216;Caso abierto (Cold case)&#8217;. </strong>Pese a los rumores de cancelación, la serie se ha confirmado que volverá con su séptima temporada.<strong><br />
&#8216;Sin rastro&#8217;. </strong>Aun no es oficial, pero fuentes cercanas aseguran que tiene muy poquitas posibilidades de volver.<strong><br />
Pilotos.</strong> No están del todo confirmados, pero estos tres dramas tienen todas las papeletas de llegar a ser series:<br />
- <strong>&#8216;The Good Wife&#8217;.</strong> drama legal sobre la esposa de un político que retoma su carrera como abogada cuando su marido es enviado a prisión.<br />
- &#8216;<strong>Three Rivers&#8217;. </strong>drama médico centrado en los trasplantes de órganos.<br />
- <strong>Spin-off de &#8216;Navy: Investigación Criminal&#8217;.</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>FOX</strong></span><br />
<strong>&#8216;Terminator: Las crónicas de Sarah Connor&#8217;. </strong><a href="http://agenteuve.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/cancelaciones-todo-el-mundo-odia-a-chris-confirmado-terminator-tscc-casi-seguro/">Como ya dijimos</a>, esta serie estaba vista para sentencia, y ahora es totalmente oficial.<br />
<strong>&#8216;Dollhouse&#8217;. </strong>Parecía imposible tras los nefastos datos de su season finale (menos de 3 millones de espectadores), pero la cadena finalmente ha otorgado a la serie otra temporada de 13 episodios. Parece que la espectación que genera Whedon ha hecho que la serie se venda bien en el extranjero y mejore sus beneficios en otros mercados como el DVD y el streaming.<br />
<strong>&#8216;Bones&#8217;. </strong>Es renovada, y no por una temporada, sino por dos más.<br />
<strong>Pilotos.</strong> De momento, sólo hay uno confirmado:<br />
- <strong>&#8216;Brothers&#8217;.</strong>Es comedia sobre un ex jugador profesional de fútbol americano que regresa a Texas, su ciudad natal, para retomar la relación con su hermano y poner orden en su vida.</p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Well today is the day, a year in the making…at least for some of us. Today is the start of the 2009 ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Well today is the day, a year in the making…at least for some of us. Today is the start of the 2009 Upfronts the amazing four days in mid-May where the five network channels (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, &#38; The CW) announce their fall schedules to advertisers. Today is the day where unless previously announced we find out if our favorite shows return for another year or if they are circling the drain and we never get to find out whether or not Brooke lived or died when Nicole Julian ran her over at the end of the second season of “Popular”. Let me just start out by apologizing RIGHT NOW for that outburst, I still harbor sour feelings towards Jordan Levin and The WB for that cancellation.</p>
<p>Anyway, I digress…below is the schedule of this weeks Upfront presentations<br />
Monday, May 18, 2009 – FOX<br />
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 – ABC &#38; NBC<br />
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 – CBS<br />
Thursday, May 21, 2009 – The CW</p>
<p>So I pretty much wanted to introduce myself, I’m Sean. I’m a 21 year old college student studying film in Boston, MA. I pretty much love this stuff…I hate to say it but the Upfront week is the highlight of my year. I really want to work in network television some day. Maybe do some movies…but television is really my forte. So I’m going to wrap this up simply because I feel refreshing The Futon Critic &#38; Zap2it homepage isn’t doing me any good but making me all anxious and crazy! Plus I’m sitting here waiting for one of my classes to start. I’ll be back later on with my recap of the FOX schedule and a itty bitty preview of what the ABC &#38; NBC schedules are looking like!</p>
<p>Peace,<br />
-Sean</p>
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