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Former MTV and Comedy Central boss is starting a podcast on the glory days of cable TV

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  Former MTV and Comedy Central boss is starting a podcast on the glory days of cable TV tmc1982@gmail.com - 2022-03-22 17:07 -0700
    Re: Former MTV and Comedy Central boss is starting a podcast on the glory days of cable TV Ubiquitous <weberm@polaris.net> - 2022-03-25 04:40 -0400
      Re: Former MTV and Comedy Central boss is starting a podcast on the glory days of cable TV A Friend <nope@noway.com> - 2022-03-25 10:15 -0400
    Re: Former MTV and Comedy Central boss is starting a podcast on the glory days of cable TV MDuPree@theworld.com.snip.to.reply (Micky DuPree) - 2022-12-06 05:07 -0500
      Re: Former MTV and Comedy Central boss is starting a podcast on the glory days of cable TV super70s <super70s@super70s.invalid> - 2022-12-07 15:19 -0600

#286 — Former MTV and Comedy Central boss is starting a podcast on the glory days of cable TV

Fromtmc1982@gmail.com
Date2022-03-22 17:07 -0700
SubjectFormer MTV and Comedy Central boss is starting a podcast on the glory days of cable TV
Message-ID<n97f23d9c-0b85-486d-b60d-4b1e548383fcn@googlegroups.com>
https://deadline.com/2022/03/glory-days-of-cable-tv-to-be-explored-podcast-doug-herzog-1234983331/ 

Doug Herzog, who spent nearly four decades at Viacom, is teaming with 
Vulture TV critic Jen Chaney and SiriusXM on the podcast Basic! According 
to Deadline, "the show will revisit cable’s low-budget, quirky beginnings 
all the way up to the Emmy Award-winning premium dramas of the modern era. 
Basic! will feature interviews with the stars and key players that helped 
make cable TV the most important utility in any American home." Guests 
include Jimmy Kimmel, Cindy Crawford, Amy Schumer, Fab Five Freddy, Neal 
Brennan and Tim Gunn. 

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#287

FromUbiquitous <weberm@polaris.net>
Date2022-03-25 04:40 -0400
Message-ID<t1kguk$c6r$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#286
tmc1982@gmail.com wrote:

>Doug Herzog, who spent nearly four decades at Viacom, is teaming with 
>Vulture TV critic Jen Chaney and SiriusXM on the podcast Basic! According 
>to Deadline, "the show will revisit cable’s low-budget, quirky beginnings 
>all the way up to the Emmy Award-winning premium dramas of the modern era. 
>Basic! will feature interviews with the stars and key players that helped 
>make cable TV the most important utility in any American home." Guests 
>include Jimmy Kimmel, Cindy Crawford, Amy Schumer, Fab Five Freddy, Neal 
>Brennan and Tim Gunn. 

With the exception of Cindy Crawford, how are these guests related to MTV?

--
Let's go Brandon!

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#288

FromA Friend <nope@noway.com>
Date2022-03-25 10:15 -0400
Message-ID<250320221015490743%nope@noway.com>
In reply to#287
In article <t1kguk$c6r$2@dont-email.me>, Ubiquitous
<weberm@polaris.net> wrote:

> tmc1982@gmail.com wrote:
> 
> >Doug Herzog, who spent nearly four decades at Viacom, is teaming with 
> >Vulture TV critic Jen Chaney and SiriusXM on the podcast Basic! According 
> >to Deadline, "the show will revisit cableís low-budget, quirky beginnings 
> >all the way up to the Emmy Award-winning premium dramas of the modern era. 
> >Basic! will feature interviews with the stars and key players that helped 
> >make cable TV the most important utility in any American home."


The most important "utility" in any American home is electricity,
making possible the refrigerator and the hot-water heater.  It sure as
hell isn't cable television.

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#291

FromMDuPree@theworld.com.snip.to.reply (Micky DuPree)
Date2022-12-06 05:07 -0500
Message-ID<tmlN29$2vs$1@pcls7.std.com>
In reply to#286
tmc1982@gmail.com writes:

>https://deadline.com/2022/03/glory-days-of-cable-tv-to-be-explored-podcast-doug-herzog-1234983331/ 

>Doug Herzog, who spent nearly four decades at Viacom, is teaming with 
>Vulture TV critic Jen Chaney and SiriusXM on the podcast Basic! According 
>to Deadline, "the show will revisit cable’s low-budget, quirky beginnings 
>all the way up to the Emmy Award-winning premium dramas of the modern era. 
>Basic! will feature interviews with the stars and key players that helped 
>make cable TV the most important utility in any American home." Guests 
>include Jimmy Kimmel, Cindy Crawford, Amy Schumer, Fab Five Freddy, Neal 
>Brennan and Tim Gunn. 

Excellent news!

-Micky

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#295

Fromsuper70s <super70s@super70s.invalid>
Date2022-12-07 15:19 -0600
Message-ID<super70s-8EA6F0.15194807122022@reader01.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#291
In article <tmlN29$2vs$1@pcls7.std.com>,
 MDuPree@theworld.com.snip.to.reply (Micky DuPree) wrote:

> tmc1982@gmail.com writes:
> 
> >https://deadline.com/2022/03/glory-days-of-cable-tv-to-be-explored-podcast-do
> >ug-herzog-1234983331/ 
> 
> >Doug Herzog, who spent nearly four decades at Viacom, is teaming with 
> >Vulture TV critic Jen Chaney and SiriusXM on the podcast Basic! According 
> >to Deadline, "the show will revisit cable‚s low-budget, quirky beginnings 
> >all the way up to the Emmy Award-winning premium dramas of the modern era. 
> >Basic! will feature interviews with the stars and key players that helped 
> >make cable TV the most important utility in any American home." Guests 
> >include Jimmy Kimmel, Cindy Crawford, Amy Schumer, Fab Five Freddy, Neal 
> >Brennan and Tim Gunn. 
> 
> Excellent news!
> 
> -Micky

Maybe they can go into what a sheer rip off cable turned out to be from 
its initial promise of only paying for content -- paying for the 
privilege of watching commercials along with content.

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