OK, the economy's in shambles, but let's discuss what's really important

Stocks plunged 777 points today on news that a judge granted NBC-Universal an injunction against allowing Lifetime to grab its Bravo series "Project Runway" next year. What was supposed to be Lifetime's first season of the show is already in production.

Legal and financial stuff is always boring, but essentially, the Weinstein Company sold the show to Lifetime without allowing Bravo to bid on future seasons first, and that's just impolite. And you know how some court cases just sit stranded in the American Justice System for forever? Well, that's not going to happen here, because "Project Runway" is just too important for the American people not to get to watch it in a timely fashion, so they're going to speed this one through the courts.

Of course, given the fact that there's no economy anymore, here's what they'll be designing next season, whether it's on Bravo or Lifetime:


David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. 

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