TheMonsterAnything and everything about television.Blackjack Fairgrounds: Jericho Blog Carnival- June 30, 2008 The Monster is proud to present this carnival and many thanks go to Amy Vernon and Gwen for allowing it to continue. Thank you to all those who have participated. Let's go! Phil from New Film Dimension gave permission to post about his blog entry: Jericho: Still Strong and Supporting It. This was a nice message of support and a wonderful collage of Jericho photographs. The Jerichohttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/blackjack-fairgrounds-jericho-blog.html The Boys and The Demon- June 27, 2008 "The Winchester boys over on the CW's Supernatural sure have some good taste in demon hunters, as our pics of today's Babe of the Day can attest. Katie Cassidy is one of the prettiest faces on television, and even though she will no longer be cross-bowing hell demons alongside Sam and Dean anymore, we're sure we haven't seen the last of this prime-time starlet." "If you're unfamiliar withhttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/boys-and-demon.html Nielsen Employees: Oldsmar- June 26, 2008 "Nielsen Media Research warned its Oldsmar employees Tuesday that more layoffs are coming as the company continues to shift technical work to contract companies abroad. Through 2009, the TV ratings giant will shed 170 technical support and software jobs in Oldsmar, moving the work to TATA Consultancy Services, an Indian-owned global services company that has taken over local positions athttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/nielsen-employees-oldsmar.html Jennie Sword In The Basement- June 25, 2008 The lovely and talented Jennie Sword visited Margie and Edna's Basement and a great time was had by all. It's not the usual kind of interview so please check it out. "Marketers are already scrambling to figure out how best to adjust their 30-second TV spots for viewing via the web and on iPod screens. But as the nation prepares for the big shift from analog to digital TV on Feb. 17 next yearhttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/jennie-sword-in-basement.html Supernatural: Kripe and Padalecki- June 24, 2008 "Supernatural executive producer Eric Kripke has scored an overall deal at Warner Bros. TV. According to Variety, in the two-year exclusive pact, Kripke will continue to exec produce and showrun CW's Thursday staple Supernatural, which enters its fourth season this fall. Kripke also will start to develop new projects under the deal. There's no word if one of the new titles might be ahttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/supernatural-kripe-and-padalecki.html Supernatural: The Ride of Your Life- June 23, 2008 What a wild ride it has been watching my Supernatural DVD's. I usually hate starting a show then trying to catch up but I didn't mind doing that here. I watched the last few episodes of Season 3 on TV and knew I had to buy the DVD's. (Thank you, LisiBee)! If you aren't watching this show then you are missing the best series on TV today. The writing is the best and there are no charactershttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/supernatural-ride-of-your-life.html Actors Strike- June 20, 2008 "Reuters reports as Hollywood recovers from a tumultuous writers walkout that ended in February, U.S. TV networks are bracing for a possible actors strike that could delay the upcoming fall TV season. Jitters over renewed labor unrest have mounted in recent days as contract talks between the Screen Actors Guild and the major film and TV studios have grown increasingly rancorous with little orhttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/actors-strike.html Look Out Nielsen- June 19, 2008 "The Microsoft-Google war has moved from the web to the TV. Microsoft today announced it will buy Navic Networks, an addressable advertising technology provider that enables marketers to dynamically target and measure audiences based on patented technology available in 35 million set-top boxes nationwide. Scott Ferris, general manager of Microsoft's advertiser and publisher solutions group,http://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/look-out-nielsen.html Hulu- June 18, 2008 "IN A very short time, Hulu has rocketed from nothing to being one of the top video destinations on the Internet. We've all heard the years of trade-show claptrap about television-Web "convergence," but Hulu has come as close as possible to turning your computer into a TV without actually sending a tech to monkey around with the hardware and wiring. Maybe more important, it's also shaping uphttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/hulu.html Nielsen: Reading Online- June 17, 2008 "Print is having some issues at the moment, which may be like saying New Orleans took on some water. Insults fly, playground-style, about how long one published entity or another will be alive. Microsoft's CEO says no ink-on-paper newspapers or magazines by 2018; someone else says there'll be no Microsoft by then either. Newsweek will be gone in five years, predicts a columnist willing to bethttp://jerichomonster.blogspot.com/2008/06/nielsen-reading-online.html |