LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted July 28, 2008
Funny Pages: A Kansas legislative hopeful (and political novice) raised $95,162.76 by launching an online comic strip -- at www.seantevis.com/3000. Liberal Bias? According to James Rainey: "The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University, where researchers have tracked network news content for two decades, found that ABC, NBC... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted July 28, 2008
Funny Pages: A Kansas legislative hopeful (and political novice) raised $95,162.76 by launching an online comic strip -- at www.seantevis.com/3000. Liberal Bias? According to James Rainey: "The Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University, where researchers have tracked network news content for two decades, found that ABC, NBC... [FishBowlLA]

Will Keck Moves to TV Guide - Posted July 9, 2008
Longtime USA Today entertainment columnist Will Keck makes his move to TV Guide to become the senior editor of the mag's Hollywood bureau. Keck's first assignment for the mag will be to cover the TCAs. Press release follows: Congrats, Will! ... [FishBowlLA]

New Shows Woo L.A. Hipsters - Posted April 4, 2008
Two new shows debuting at 7 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday on Channel 4 combine our fetishistic love of open houses with our lust for all things celebrity. Sounds promising. Plus, where else but in L.A. will you find someone whose hyphenate is carpeter-actor?... [FishBowlLA]

Maria Shriver's Enormous Goodbye - Posted March 17, 2008
While journos everywhere are considering buyouts, here's a bit of news that will make you sick: NBC paid Maria Shriver "between $100,000 and $1 million" in each of the last three years as part of an "exit agreement," according to the L.A. Times. ... [FishBowlLA]

Sundown on Sunset: Out and About - Posted February 29, 2008
NBC yanked Quarterlife after one showing. The internet--the future of entertainment, remember? Daily News guy Brent Hopkins takes the buyout, but maybe he can keep the blog? LA Times Book Award finalists announced. LAObserved dropped us from the blog-roll. Is this a hint? LA Marathon route means we can watch from our windows. TimeOut LA? There's... [FishBowlLA]

Watch the Box: Toy Box - Posted February 6, 2008
NBC has bravely plunged into a world of series without pilots, ordering six episodes of Kath and Kim from Reveille (no surprise there)starring Molly Shannon and Selma Blair. The show, based on an Australian series, concerns itself with a self-absorbed woman and her 40ish divorced mom--Shannon, who... [FishBowlLA]

NBC To Stop Producing Pilots - Posted January 23, 2008
Per Zap2It: "NBC is blowing up its development process, doing away with pilots in most cases in an effort to save money." Or, as Christopher Farnsworth puts it: "Cutting your own throat to save on groceries."... [FishBowlLA]

Watch the Box: Misdirection - Posted January 18, 2008
VH1 likes Celebracadabra - Seven TV and film celebrities learn and perform magic tricks from top magicians at the Magic Castle in Los Angeles. Watch and marvel as they make their careers disappear. Bravo's ordered a new docu-drama series The Rachel Zoe Project with tiny, tan celebrity stylist, Rachel Zoe, her... [FishBowlLA]

What Did Leno Know and When Did He Know It? - Posted January 4, 2008
Jay Leno's late night triumph seems to hinge on his misunderstanding of the Guild rules, wilful or not. NBC says he got permission from Patric Verrone, which is backed up in the NY Times by that scourge of journalists--the unidentified source: One of Mr. Leno's writers who attended the meeting with Mr.... [FishBowlLA]

WGA 07 Strike News - Posted December 19, 2007
The WGA won't issue a waiver for the Golden Globes, causing much gnashing of crooked, stained teeth at the Hollywood Foreign Press offices. The Guild has also denied the Academy from using clips from films and past Oscars during this year's shows, which should make the AMPTP tremble, because there's... [FishBowlLA]

Watch the Box: Playing with Blocks - Posted December 5, 2007
NBC has put together a block deal for primetime, just like Saturday morning kids' shows. In a first look deal with BermanBraun, NBC has contracted to air 2 or even 3 hours of primetime reality programming in a single block supplied by Thom Beers' Original Prods. Ownership of... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted December 3, 2007
"Dick Cheney Is Still A War Criminal, Hilary Clinton Is Still Satan And I'm Back On the Radio": Shock-Jock Don Imus tried to say little has changed in the time between his firing from CBS eight months ago to his return to the air, on ABC, today. But that would give... [FishBowlLA]

Mixed Martial Arts on NBC? - Posted November 19, 2007
NBC is looking long and hard at airing Mixed Martial Arts in primetime or late night slots, according to David Goetzl in Media Daily News. The sport fits Ben Silverman's high-concept, low-taste standards for programming, and is capturing a young male audience who loves the kicking, punching, biting, eye-gouging, unscripted action.... [FishBowlLA]

NBC Pays for Quarterlife/Herskovitz Says Series Not Strike-Proof - Posted November 19, 2007
Quarterlife TrailerAdd to My Profile | More Videos Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick got NBC to shell out for their online series Quarterlife. (ABC passed on the series 3 years ago). NBC will contribute to production and development costs,while the two producers will retain ownership and creative control of the show.... [FishBowlLA]

WGA Strike News Updates - Posted November 1, 2007
Nikki Finke has opened her column up to reader comments about the WGA strike. Who knew she was so popular in Argentina? Finke's coverage is far and away the most comprehensive, too. KCET has already assured that the station's prizewinning A Place of Our Own will start in January, strike or no... [FishBowlLA]

Sundance Iconoclasts: About as Daring as Mayo on Pastrami - Posted October 25, 2007
Sundance Channel and Grey Goose Vodka are foisting a new season of Iconoclasts on the world. We love these pairings, largely because they're so easy to mock. Robert Lloyd loves this because it's pretentious worthy high-production value television, unlike everything else he's forced to review. Maureen Ryan likes the longer format of... [FishBowlLA]

American Gladiators Returns--Be Part of the Spectacle - Posted October 19, 2007
Enjoy a blast from the past and do some good, as well. Reveille Productions and NBC are bringing back camp classic American Gladiators, with Hulk Hogan as host. Enjoy the thrills and chills of both male and female gladiatorial battles at tapings at the Gladiator Arena at Sony Studios (Culver City,... [FishBowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: Oct. 11, 2007 - Posted October 11, 2007
DiCaprio, Clooney Team Up for WB Warner Bros. has a super A-list project on its hands courtesy of a big-screen adaptation of Beau Willimon's play called Farragut North, Var's Michael Fleming reports. Leonardo DiCaprio is attached to star in the pic with George Clooney "eyeing" the project to direct. Both actor's respective... [FishBowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: Oct. 11, 2007 - Posted October 11, 2007
DiCaprio, Clooney Team Up for WB Warner Bros. has a super A-list project on its hands courtesy of a big-screen adaptation of Beau Willimon's play called Farragut North, Var's Michael Fleming reports. Leonardo DiCaprio is attached to star in the pic with George Clooney "eyeing" the project to direct. Both actor's respective... [FishBowlLA]

NBC Goes Girly, Buys Oxygen for $925 Million - Posted October 9, 2007
NBC will pay $925 million for Oxygen, to add to their female-friendly Bravo and iVillage properties. Not that iVillage has paid off exactly. But Oxygen has been doing better, and this year's third quarter finishing up as the highest-rated in the network's seven year history. CEO Geraldine Laybourne said she'll stay until... [FishBowlLA]

Watch the Box: Queens with Comb-Over, Home Do-Over, Mind Reading, Mind Blowing - Posted September 27, 2007
MTV offers a new reality series--Pageant Place--Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA will room together for a year in an NYC apartment. Donald Trump will stop by, hoping to catch the girls in their underwear. HGTV has The Fixer, with contractor Peter Marr in charge, will help homeowners who've... [FishBowlLA]

Watch the Box: Borat Rip-off, Rich MILFs, Singing Stars, Geeks in Cube Farms - Posted September 21, 2007
Fox has a script commitment deal with Darren Star and Anthony Horowitz for Raffik (working title) - a fish out of water story about an Albanian police officer who moves to the US, and with some humor really gets into the American lifestyle. Why? Because Borat was a really cool... [FishBowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: September 18, 2007 - Posted September 18, 2007
Fox, Seacrest Pairing Plunges Emmy Ratings It's safe to say that Monday was a pretty bad day for Fox and Ryan Seacrest. Their tag-team on Sunday's Emmy telecast was the second lowest rated show in the awards' history, garnering just 13.1 million viewers, reports Variety. The tally was well below the 16.2... [FishBowlLA]

Trade Round-Up: September 18, 2007 - Posted September 18, 2007
Fox, Seacrest Pairing Plunges Emmy Ratings It's safe to say that Monday was a pretty bad day for Fox and Ryan Seacrest. Their tag-team on Sunday's Emmy telecast was the second lowest rated show in the awards' history, garnering just 13.1 million viewers, reports Variety. The tally was well below the 16.2... [FishBowlLA]

Is iTunes In Trouble? - Posted August 31, 2007
First Vivendi shifted its weight away from Mr. Jobs, and now NBC is following suit. Rivals from MTV and Amazon.com, EMI and Wal-Mart are also nipping at the digital music titan's heels. Per Reuters: NBC decided not to renew its contract with iTunes, pulling Battlestar Gallactica and Heroes from the teeny-tiny... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted August 30, 2007
[Update: This post has been updated after talking to J.R. Moehringer, who talked to us on a dying cell phone from his backyard as movers shuttled stuff out of his house. Which is kinda cool.] Resurrecting the Telephone: Columnist Dana Parsons does an admirable job defending J.R. Moehringer, saying a film based... [FishBowlLA]

Free TV That You Have To Pay For. Kinda. - Posted August 20, 2007
Variety reports that NBC will put previews of its four new fall pilots on cable and satellite systems, including DirecTV. ... [FishBowlLA]

More Mirthala Media Madness - Posted August 3, 2007
ERS News has all the Mayor, the Mistress and the Media news and everyone knows it. In fact, LA Times ISPs are the 2nd and 3rd highest visitors to the site. More info: NBC exec Paula Madison confirmed to be the highest ranking exec in charge at NBC/Telemundo who led decision... [FishBowlLA]

Wald Leaves KTLA/Sullivan Out at Weekly/Thompson Pulled from L & W - Posted July 18, 2007
Lots of media movement: Jeff Wald, news director of KTLA for the last 15 years, is leaving to take care of his family. Wald's wife died last winter. No replacement has been named. Kate Sullivan, music writer at LA Weekly, has been replaced by Randall Roberts, a ex-New Times guy from St.... [FishBowlLA]

Black Donnellys Fans are Crackers--Consistent, but Crackers - Posted July 17, 2007
The Black Donnellys, axed by NBC, has a strange fan base. Hoping for a pick-up by HBO, they sent crackers to Carolyn Strauss, cuz the Donnelly family owns the Firecracker Lounge, and obviously, sending things that explode is a poor idea. Not that sending 400 lbs of snack food is... [FishBowlLA]

ERSnews.com: Salina's Affair Nothing New. And Telemundo Knew It - Posted July 16, 2007
Telemundo and NBC brass allegedly knew about reporter Mirthala Salinas's relationship with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Not only did they do virtually nothing about it. They may have tried to use it to their advantage. ERSnews.com reports: Multiple sources close to Telemundo and NBC tell ERSNews exclusively that on numerous occasions during Salina's tenure... [FishBowlLA]

iPhone: Overheated NBC Is Part Of The Problem - Posted June 29, 2007
It was awful kind of The Grove to issue these umbrellas to the nerds lined up around the mall for the new iPhone today. Kinder still to give some complimentary shade to the journos -- like these poor guys from NBC.... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted June 29, 2007
The Stars -- A Line: Cher, Madonna, even Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak will have to stand in line today (or hire someone to do it for them) to buy an iPhone. Amazonian To Helm YouTube Rival: It's gonna take a big man to take on YouTube, but NBC and News Corp. chose... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted June 22, 2007
What will $1 million buy you? Not much, apparently. All it's going to score NBC is a post-jailhouse interview with Paris Hilton. Sure the ratings will probably justify the price tag, but the greater cost -- to the network's integrity -- will likely never be recouped. Best Headline Of The Day (Or,... [FishBowlLA]

NBC Snags Reveille's Silverman, Blows Taps for Reilly - Posted May 29, 2007
FBLA's anonymous tip turned out to be true: NBC is trying to ditch Kevin Reilly, and right before prom, too. News of Reilly's replacement by Ben Silverman of Reveille Entertainment was emailed around town. Reilly himself found out via email. According to Nikki Finke, she knew before he did. (Think he's not... [FishBowlLA]

NBC Keeps Friday Night Lights, Goes Bionic - Posted May 11, 2007
NBC is keeping Friday Night Lights, and adding dramas: The Bionic Woman, Chuck (geek/spy), Journeyman (time-traveling writer) and Life (ex-cop rejoins force after a tour in the slammer). Crossing Jordan, Studio 60 and The Black Donnellys won't be back. ... [FishBowlLA]

You're Welcome - Posted April 30, 2007
We don't seek to right wrongs ... we just seek to write wrongs. And so we wrote, ad naseum, about how wrong it was for NBC to cancel our favorite show. Well, looks like we effected change: Studio 60 will return for six episodes on May 24. (OK, so we had... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted April 26, 2007
"'Mike Penner'" is out, 'Christine Daniels' soon will be taking its place": Wow. The LAT sure has found an innovative way to diversify its sports staff. Earlier: Mike Penner Writes About Upcoming Sex Change Operation. Dear Joan Didion: Journalism prof. Drew Limsky has a writing assignment for you. Why Can't I Quit You? NBC won't... [FishBowlLA]

Phil Spector Trial Takes Off /Dateline Producer Still on the Jury - Posted April 25, 2007
NBC Dateline producer Adam Gorfain has a front row seat for the legal shenanigans expected today when Phil Spector's trial really gets going. But Gorfain's not working the story, he's a member of the jury, according to Eric Longabardi of ERSNews. Gorfain even admitted on his questionnaire that he'd been investigating... [FishBowlLA]

Where's The Disgust, Jack? - Posted April 18, 2007
Slate's Jack Shafer promised yesterday that the world would be tsk-tsking journalists today for stooping to new lows in covering the heartache surrounding the Virginia Tech massacre. "Everybody is too busy right now consuming the Virginia Tech slaughter coverage to accuse the press of going overboard. But come tomorrow, those accusations will... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted April 18, 2007
Stories That Make Reporters Happy: We can practically hear Richard Winton's British giggles of glee while he was writing this piece about drug dealers who accidentally called 911. Particularly at the kicker: "It was the second bizarre crime in Pomona in recent days. Last week, a man who allegedly used a... [FishBowlLA]

Is CBS A Cuckold? More Comcast Online Video News - Posted April 16, 2007
Looks like CBS isn't the only network partnering with Comcast in an online video venture. NBC announced it's partnering News Corp. and the cable giant to establish a "YouTube-esque Web site" for NBC and Fox content. As far as we're concerned CBS, NBC and Fox can all keep their silly reality/sitcom... [FishBowlLA]

Sundown on Sunset - Posted April 13, 2007
What a funny old world we live in. Sanjaya is still here, and Surya (The Apprentice) doesn't like that. Don Imus is not, and Mark Cuban doesn't like that. Larry Birkhead is still around, and NBC likes that enough to pay him a lot of money. Rude people are also still here,... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted April 9, 2007
People Are Stupid: And Scott Collins is just catching on. Improv Isn't Funny: At least, not on NBC. Stupid People and (Flecks Of) Improv Are Hot: About $23 million hot.... [FishBowlLA]

Obama Brings Bling | Ed Bradley's Posthumous Peabody | Us Weekly, Star Snub Brangelina | Larry King Wants 10 More Years - Posted April 5, 2007
Obama: Raises $23 million for primary, puts heat on Hillary. [ABCNews.com] Ed Bradley: Wins posthumous Peabody Award. [AP] NBC: Renews 30 Rock. [Variety] Us Weekly, Star: Turn on Brangelina over People pics. [Page Six] Larry King: Wants to stay on air another ... 10 years. [NYT]... [FishBowlNY]

In The Trades: Dolls, Drag Queens and How-to - Posted April 2, 2007
Abigail Breslin and former child actor, Jodie Foster, are thisclose to signing a deal to star in Nim's Island, a fantasy. Breslin will also star in the first American Girl movie, based on the dolls. First of seemingly hundreds. Sydney Pollack will direct Recount for HBO. The film will show the "human... [FishBowlLA]

Andrea Keller And Top Design--NBC Made Us Late - Posted March 30, 2007
FBLA is late with our Andrea Keller: Top Design insights, but we have a good excuse. NBC asked to check out her responses first and took their own sweet time about it. Make of that what you will. Hmmm. So, read on for the Chef's Table challenge, and we promise to... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted March 22, 2007
Locke On Lost: Deep in this piece, it's noted that Lost has lost 2 million viewers. The dip is mostly attributed to the new 10 p.m. time slot, but did the writers blow up their following when they blew up the hatch? Dwight Hits The Big Time: Can Rainn Wilson open a... [FishBowlLA]

Demi Moore Pregnant? Personal Question Time for Ashton - Posted March 14, 2007
So what did NBC know and when did they know it? Is Demi Moore's preggers? Or are we being punk'd? What's the real reason behind the "no personal questions for Ashton" order in the press release earlier this week? Earlier: NBC Protects Ashton Kutcher From Nosy Journos... [FishBowlLA]

Ben Lyons Digs On Movies ... And Might Be Interested In Our Sister, Too - Posted March 13, 2007
E! Online has launched a few new columns meant to appeal to men -- you've heard of men, right? Those creatures with pendulous parts that wouldn't be caught dead reading a celeb site? Well, those clever E! folk may just have found their man-bait: Ben Lyons, son of Jeffrey, grandson of Leonard,... [FishBowlLA]

In The Trades: - Posted March 12, 2007
NBC borrows from the Brits and gives America a show that intends to give teens a taste "living life on fast-forward and giving teens a wakeup call about the consequences of unplanned pregnancy." Is NBC planning on buying babies for this purpose? Speed Racer is even more of a go,... [FishBowlLA]

NBC and Posh: Summer Reality Series Makes Dream Come True - Posted February 28, 2007
NBC will present Victoria Beckham in a summer 6-part reality series, produced by Simon Fuller. The series will, in the words of the release: give viewers an exclusive inside look at Beckham's glamorous life as she makes the move across the pond from London to Los Angeles. We're going to watch her... [FishBowlLA]

NBC and Posh: Summer Reality Series Makes Dream Come True - Posted February 28, 2007
NBC will present Victoria Beckham in a summer 6-part reality series, produced by Simon Fuller. The series will, in the words of the release: give viewers an exclusive inside look at Beckham's glamorous life as she makes the move across the pond from London to Los Angeles. We're going to watch her... [FishBowlLA]

In The Trades: Remakes, Retreads, Rewards - Posted February 27, 2007
Remaking a Hong Kong movie paid off once, so Oscar-winning writer William Monahan will do it again, adapting Confessions of Pain for Warners. Leonardo DiCaprio will star and produce under his Appian Way company. The CW offers Hell on Earth as a pilot from CBS Paramount. A mean girl gets hit by... [FishBowlLA]

In The Trades: Remakes, Retreads, Rewards - Posted February 27, 2007
Remaking a Hong Kong movie paid off once, so Oscar-winning writer William Monahan will do it again, adapting Confessions of Pain for Warners. Leonardo DiCaprio will star and produce under his Appian Way company. The CW offers Hell on Earth as a pilot from CBS Paramount. A mean girl gets hit by... [FishBowlLA]

Zucker To YouTube: Drop Dead! - Posted February 7, 2007
Corporate chromedome Jeff Zucker wastes no time in establishing himself and NBC as the aging dinosaurs that they are. The Financial Times reports: "YouTube needs to prove that it will implement its filtering technology across its online platform. It's proven it can do it when it wants to," Mr Zucker said, referring... [FishBowlLA]

Zucker To YouTube: Drop Dead! - Posted February 7, 2007
Corporate chromedome Jeff Zucker wastes no time in establishing himself and NBC as the aging dinosaurs that they are. The Financial Times reports: "YouTube needs to prove that it will implement its filtering technology across its online platform. It's proven it can do it when it wants to," Mr Zucker said, referring... [FishBowlLA]

In the Trades: Remakes, Remakes, Remakes - Posted February 1, 2007
Russell Crowe will star as the not-as-bad-as-we've-been-led-to-believe Sheriff of Nottingham, based on a spec script from Ethan Reiff and Cyris Voris of Sleeper Cell. Imagine's Brian Glazer will produce for Universal. Jennifer Garner will star in a remake of the perfect-the-way-it-is-now, so-why-mess-it-up? 1945 film Christmas in Connecticut. Barbara Stanwyck was... [FishBowlLA]

In the Trades: Remakes, Remakes, Remakes - Posted February 1, 2007
Russell Crowe will star as the not-as-bad-as-we've-been-led-to-believe Sheriff of Nottingham, based on a spec script from Ethan Reiff and Cyris Voris of Sleeper Cell. Imagine's Brian Glazer will produce for Universal. Jennifer Garner will star in a remake of the perfect-the-way-it-is-now, so-why-mess-it-up? 1945 film Christmas in Connecticut. Barbara Stanwyck was... [FishBowlLA]

Ana Marie Cox's Own Meet The Press? | L.I. Girl Beaten, Shown On YouTube, Arrests Made | Ex-Voice Sex Columnist Laments | What Single Women Look Like To The Times - Posted January 18, 2007
Ana Marie Cox with cocktail at 2006's Time 100 party Long Island Girl: Beaten, video uploaded to YouTube, arrests made. [AP] Ana Marie Cox: To get own Meet The Press? [Radar] Rachel Kramer Bussel: "I'm too single" to be a Voice sex columnist, apparently. [Lusty Lady] What All Single Women: Look... [FishBowlNY]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted January 18, 2007
Tribune Company Get Few Bids: The battle is now officially set between the Chandler family, which once owned the Los Angeles Times and other properties, and the billionaire alliance of Ron Burkle and Eli Broad. Only one other party, a private equity group submitted a bid, and that was just for... [FishBowlLA]

NBC Wants A MySpace All It's Own - Posted January 16, 2007
NBC is supposed to be creating social networking communities for its major TV shows, according to Techcrunch, which linked to a cache file of a now-deleted post by Sab Kanaujia, vice president of digital innovation at NBC Digital Media. From the post: NBCU is building a core social networking platform that will... [FishBowlLA]

NBC Wants A MySpace All It's Own - Posted January 16, 2007
NBC is supposed to be creating social networking communities for its major TV shows, according to Techcrunch, which linked to a cache file of a now-deleted post by Sab Kanaujia, vice president of digital innovation at NBC Digital Media. From the post: NBCU is building a core social networking platform that will... [FishBowlLA]

Larry King Celebrated @ 50 | Katie 'Still Perky' @ 50 | Time Redesign Not Done | Jeanine Pirro's $1M Talk Show Deal - Posted January 10, 2007
Larry King: CNN preps 50-year-celebration. [Daily News] Time: Not done with design changes. [NYO] Katie Couric: Still 'perky' at 50. [NYO] NBC: Earns rare ratings victory with NFL playoffs. [City News Service via LAT] Jeanine Pirro: Signs $1 million deal to host her own talk show. [Daily Intel]... [FishBowlNY]

Pilot Season, and All the World is Young: Nets Throw Stuff at Wall, Pray Something Sticks - Posted January 9, 2007
Pilot season is that magical period when networks and basic cable alike feel a renewed sense of hope. Let's take a peek: CBS Skip Tracer Stephen Dorff as a charming finder of people in LA's darker corners. If they were in the bright, sunny spots, they wouldn't be lost. Viva Laughlin A guy opens... [FishBowlLA]

Pilot Season, and All the World is Young: Nets Throw Stuff at Wall, Pray Something Sticks - Posted January 9, 2007
Pilot season is that magical period when networks and basic cable alike feel a renewed sense of hope. Let's take a peek: CBS Skip Tracer Stephen Dorff as a charming finder of people in LA's darker corners. If they were in the bright, sunny spots, they wouldn't be lost. Viva Laughlin A guy opens... [FishBowlLA]

Jim Cramer's Soft Side | View's New Star | O.J.'s Blood Money | Ivanka Trump's Defense - Posted January 5, 2007
A Tale: Of two Jim Cramers. [Marketwatch] Judge Freezes: O.J.'s blood money. [E!] View: To place Star Jones with Sherri Shepherd? [Jossip] Ivanka Trump: Rosie started it. [AP] NBC's: Holiday ratings blitz. [CityNews] MTV's: Rolling Stone reality show debut includes Jann Wenner-esque cockiness. [USA Today]... [FishBowlNY]