October 2007 Archives

Bravo's announcement today of an upcoming fan-voted clip show from its reality files at first struck me as the cheapest -- and most writer-strike-proof -- special a network could mount. But the more I think about it, the more I like it.
"20 Most Outrageous Bravo Moments," airing in February, will cobble together bits and pieces from "Project Runway," "Top Chef," "Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List," "Being Bobby Brown" and "Show Dogs Moms and Dads." And apparently not a single overly fawning moment from James Lipton on "Inside Actors Studio."
The net is asking voters to pick best fight, best meltdown, best "oh my God," funniest and most humiliating. Vote this month at www.bravotv.com.

ESPN's puffing out its chest today about the audience for its Monday Night Football matchup between Dallas and Buffalo, which became a knuckle biter ending in a 25-24 victory for the Cowboys.
The game averaged 9,639,000 homes tuned in, according to the news release, "the most for any show on cable television in 2007." Wow. I guess.
Yes, in households, it beat even "High School Musical 2," which delivered 9,433,000 households. But then ESPN compares its total viewer figures to that little juggernaut on its sister network, Disney Channel, and the bubble pops. HSM delivered 17,241,000 in its August premiere to Monday Night Football's 13,028,000. Which I suppose means that wide-eyed, clear-skinned young lovers Troy and Gabrielle can whup a bunch of 300-pound no-neck NFL linemen.

Society today owes a great debt to ... Hollywood paparazzi. No, really. Think of all the tax dollars the County of Los Angeles saved by not having to pay an investigator to dog Britney Spears' every move to see whether she was complying with multiple orders from the court commissioner overseeing her child custody case. And TMZ has provided such a meaningful charitable service by transmitting all those images of the Bad Mom of the Year straight to the judge's chambers, that its Web site may now qualify to end in ".org" instead of ".com."
Same goes for the DMV, which under normal circumstances has a heck of a time proving that a scoflaw has been driving without a license. Little Jayden and Sean Preston, who now apparently have and really use their carseats, also should thank those guys and gals who practically plaster themselves to Mom's wheels.
So, Angelenos and SoCal tourists, next time you can't even maneuver on a Beverly Hills sidewalk because of the clicking and flashing throng hovering over Brit, don't complain. In fact, say thank you.