Josef Adalian tag:www.tvweek.com,2009://62 2008-08-13T16:42:18Z TelevisionWeek columnist and deputy editor Josef Adalian applies his decades of experience covering the television industry to deliver analysis readers can't find anywhere else. Movable Type 3.33 Unbridled ‘Idol’ Speculation tag:www.tvweek.com,2008://62.42557 2008-08-11T04:45:48Z 2008-08-13T16:42:18Z Last week’s news that Nigel Lythgoe would be stepping down from his role as executive producer of “American Idol” filled me with many emotions. Dread. Terror. An overwhelming sense of doom, even. It’s not that I was surprised by the... Greg Baumann tvweek.com Last week’s news that Nigel Lythgoe would be stepping down from his role as executive producer of “American Idol” filled me with many emotions. Dread. Terror. An overwhelming sense of doom, even. It’s not that I was surprised by the... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tvweek/josef-adalian/~4/SsbsOtyq_6Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tvweek.com/josef-adalian/column/2008/08/adalian_unbridled_idol_specula.php Remaking the Remake tag:www.tvweek.com,2008://62.42558 2008-08-04T04:54:50Z 2008-08-13T16:42:31Z TV’s track record for remaking its past hits is pretty awful. So what do the networks have in store for the coming months? More remakes, of course. NBC is bringing back “Knight Rider.” The CW is revisiting “Beverly Hills, 90210.”... Vlada Gelman http://www.tvweek.com TV’s track record for remaking its past hits is pretty awful. So what do the networks have in store for the coming months? More remakes, of course. NBC is bringing back “Knight Rider.” The CW is revisiting “Beverly Hills, 90210.”... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tvweek/josef-adalian/~4/BoPUjSQ2-4I" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tvweek.com/josef-adalian/column/2008/08/adalian_column_remaking_the_re.php Networks Must Evaluate Shows on Merits as Much as Ratings tag:www.tvweek.com,2008://62.42559 2008-07-28T04:54:00Z 2008-08-13T16:42:46Z It was easy to tell the difference between broadcast and cable executives during the recently concluded TV Critics Association press tour. The cable guys were the ones bouncing around the Beverly Hilton with big ol’ grins on their faces.... Sergio Ibarra tvweek.com It was easy to tell the difference between broadcast and cable executives during the recently concluded TV Critics Association press tour. The cable guys were the ones bouncing around the Beverly Hilton with big ol’ grins on their faces.... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tvweek/josef-adalian/~4/sDDVduesOc4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tvweek.com/josef-adalian/column/2008/07/adalian_column_networks_must_e.php Stroking, Slapping NBC tag:www.tvweek.com,2008://62.42560 2008-07-21T04:54:57Z 2008-08-13T16:43:01Z Conan O’Brien can be forgiven for feeling like he’s traveled back in time to 1994 of late. The mid-’90s were the dark ages for the pale red-headed kid from Beantown. He had just taken over NBC’s “Late Night” from David... Sergio Ibarra tvweek.com Conan O’Brien can be forgiven for feeling like he’s traveled back in time to 1994 of late. The mid-’90s were the dark ages for the pale red-headed kid from Beantown. He had just taken over NBC’s “Late Night” from David... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tvweek/josef-adalian/~4/OOt5H8GQQDE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tvweek.com/josef-adalian/column/2008/07/adalian_column_stroking_slappi.php Enough Emmy Excuses tag:www.tvweek.com,2008://62.42561 2008-07-17T19:29:56Z 2008-08-13T16:43:16Z Vlada Gelman http://www.tvweek.com If Emmy voters had a message for the broadcast networks this year, it was this: No more excuses. The breakthroughs by basic cable’s AMC and FX&mdash;along with strong showings by ad-supported networks such as TNT, USA, Bravo, Sci Fi and... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tvweek/josef-adalian/~4/VuUxauGN0Tc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tvweek.com/josef-adalian/column/2008/07/adalian_column_enough_emmy_exc.php Sampling the Reality of Reality in ‘Big Brother’ House tag:www.tvweek.com,2008://62.42562 2008-07-14T04:55:00Z 2008-08-13T16:43:33Z Reality TV producers should be forced to be contestants on their own shows. Ditto the network executives who put the programs on the air. I came to that conclusion late last month after surviving a hostage ordeal on a soundstage... Vlada Gelman http://www.tvweek.com Reality TV producers should be forced to be contestants on their own shows. Ditto the network executives who put the programs on the air. I came to that conclusion late last month after surviving a hostage ordeal on a soundstage... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tvweek/josef-adalian/~4/pK4qIY1zUGw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tvweek.com/josef-adalian/column/2008/07/adalian_column_sampling_the_re.php Time for TCA to Face Future tag:www.tvweek.com,2008://62.42563 2008-07-07T04:45:00Z 2008-08-13T16:43:52Z For many who work in Hollywood, the twice-yearly Television Critics Association press tour has become a sort of necessary evil, not unlike a colonoscopy. There’s lots of messy preparation, followed by a mildly painful episode involving some probing and jabbing.... Greg Baumann tvweek.com For many who work in Hollywood, the twice-yearly Television Critics Association press tour has become a sort of necessary evil, not unlike a colonoscopy. There’s lots of messy preparation, followed by a mildly painful episode involving some probing and jabbing.... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/tvweek/josef-adalian/~4/bJgwa1Z3V9g" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.tvweek.com/josef-adalian/column/2008/07/adalian_column_time_for_tca_to.php