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Thursday, December 8, 2011

ABC-TV: Where bad ideas go to die

Three quick examples: Mixing hour-long commericals for Disneyland and Disneyworld with "American's Favorite Videos." It's just painful. The second bad idea is the new television show "Work It." It's so clearly a--bad--remake of the old TV show "Bosom Buddies", it's nearly unbelievable. They couldn't come up with any good, new, creative ideas so they resurrected this one. Yikes. Caution: train wreck ahead. Finally, again, from the "we can't come up with any new ideas" bin, "Celebrity Wife Swap." As thought "Wife Swap" wasn't bad enough they have--again--resurrected this painful canard. I'm sure they're patting themselves on the back, thinking they've given it "new life" by throwing in D-List "celebrities" and bringing it back again. Wow. Even the commercials are painful. Good luck next February with the ratings sweeps, guys. You're going to need it. I mean, I know TV is a "vast wasteland" and has been for years--heck, decades now--but come on, are there NO new ideas and good writers out there ANYWHERE? And even if there isn't anyone there to come up with a good, new, creative, unique idea, isn't there anyone there who can put the brakes on when the ideas you come up with stink?

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