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Slices | August 13, 2012

CNN to Get On Board the Reality TV Wagon

With ratings in the gutter and a world that seems to have moved on to getting news from other sources, CNN is looking to breathe fresh life into its lungs via the one thing that everybody loves: reality tv. Reportedly, CNN has been making the Hollywood rounds, looking for celebrity new junkies who are interested in being part of CNN's new reality show lineup. Admittedly, it was only a matter of time before the once too-cool-for-school network came down to play in the mud with the rest of television, but they haven't weighed in the most obvious question about all this yet which is, "what exactly are these shows going to be about?" Will Anderson Cooper have to move in with the cast of The Hunger Games and teach them how to be news reporters? Will Wolf Blitzer have to plan Jennifer Anniston's wedding? Or maybe we'll be treated to a celebrity lineup on the exciting new season of So You Think You're a CNN Correspondant? Lots of possibilities here ... Discuss

 

Slices | July 20, 2012

Who Are the Most Overpaid Actors?

The L.A. Times has put together a list of how much TV actors make per viewer as a means of determining who is over- or underpaid. According to their math, Chelsea Handler is TV's most overpaid actress, making $17.60 per viewer of her Chelsea Lately talk show on E!, while the likes of Ashton Kutcher and Jennifer Lopez are working for beans, considering the relative popularity of their shows. This hard-hitting journalism prompted the people at the Times, as well as the folks over at MSNBC's television blog, The Clicker, to ask if it was fair for, say, Anderson Cooper to be making $6 million dollars ($13.54 per viewer) while Ellen Degeneres slaves away for a mere $5 million, despite having more viewers. The question of whether or not it's fair for TV personalities to be making millions of dollars at all oddly doesn't come up ... Discuss

 

Slices | May 4, 2012

Aziz Ansari Pranks Anderson Cooper and It's Awesome

Comedian Aziz Ansari (Tom from Parks & Recreation) pranked Anderson Cooper. And it's awesome. There's video of the whole thing below ...

 

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January 12, 2011

Screening Advocacy

By Carl Kozlowski

Carl Kozlowski writes for REJECT APATHY about the rise in documentary films advocating for certain causes, including the filmmaking team of Discover the Journey and Deidox. Read More