Re: TV's Top Earners
pcg <[email protected]>
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> 1/2 comedies have to be cheaper to produce than one hour drama's, and not > just becasue of the time difference. Sitcoms can be done in studio, don't > need effects, etc. I think studios get a much better return on sitcoms > which leaves more money for salaries. All good points. > BTW why was Desperate Housewives > under comedies? I've never seen it but I thought that was a drama. I've never seen it either, but my impression is that it's a "dark comedy." > And Charlie Sheen probably does skew the results - which is inexplicable to > me. I've watched House and seen a couple episodes of Burn Notice. Aside > from that I don't think I've heard of most of those shows? I'm aware of all the shows on the drama list, but the only ones for which I've actually seen an entire episode are "House," "Bones," "Burn Notice." They all have their particular charms, but I don't watch any of them regularly, or even pause if I'm flipping channels. I just can't get into television these days. BSG is the last thing I was truly impressed with, and that ended a few years ago. I simply can't take any more cops, doctors, lawyers, or PI's. Enough already! Reality shows hold no interest for me, either. I *am* interested in AMC's "Walking Dead" because I'm familiar with the source material, and have heard good things about it, but I'll wait until the run has ended and I can watch the whole thing. On the subject of television, for Christmas my brother-in-law bought me the Starz mini-series, "The Pillars of the Earth," because he knew I was a huge fan of the book. I finished the mini-series last night, and it was pretty good. Doesn't nearly match the scope or magnificence of the novel, of course (how could it?), but the actors all did a fine job, and I think the producers (Tony and Ridley Scott) did a good job of capturing the spirit of the book. Ian McShane makes such a delicious villain, and Hayley Atwell is just freakin' hot. I looked her up to see what else she'd been in (not much), and found that she's going to be in the upcoming "Captain America" movie. :) -- -pcg [email protected] -- dadl-ot mailing list http://mail.thehood.us/mailman/listinfo/dadl-ot_thehood.us http://news.gmane.org/gmane.music.dadl.ot