Max Robins 12/14/09

executive vice president of the paley center for media. In New York City. Are you there max I am -- thanks for a little left to make. Thanks for. Where's the rest of -- Well here's the list I the other two with we have our office Christmas lunch today holiday lunch I hope you didn't get one of those dreaded bad ice cubes -- no -- to do my best to stay away from -- I -- still though feeling a little parched are you carrying a foreign load times we just SA a.

And Macs I've been following the developments occurring at the Brooklyn love my school. At that plagues and I you know I think that we immune show on the monkey business -- welcome back hobby. If it at the at this. Yeah I think -- welcome -- in may be one of tigers girlfriends could play the hostess a livable. Boy that was you know there was there was only one high there was only one female teacher at my high school Maxima I was ahead master's wife and since had been headmaster for 63 years you can imagine -- I thought thought we were too many thrills giving amber -- a -- How are -- how I feel your pain brother and then. And I see those girls Flickr and those those bodies in the paper. Last week. And I think through and they were naked together. In a classroom. No wonder my son it's probably not my country tour in the morning. But we still anxiously go to school every day I thought you just it was it was just the pure joy of learning what do you know about that I shouldn't -- A little two dollar and if I think I just like you David Bell just what you read in the tabloid how you know is with the with two high school age students site children. I'm I'm like -- river in Egypt. Denial for a -- epithet at the well max what is going on them -- wonderful world of television I saw I saw Mike Huckabee still has the show's -- mentioned that the first hour abdomen notice last night myself I was -- around her and up. Urinate a timeout in the football game and Mike talked about Kimberly like guys dollars -- show have to pardoning that guy kill before cops.

Yeah Huckabee is still on the your -- you win and he's trying to big time to do damage control and salvage his political career he went into enemy territory last week was on The Daily Show. Try and I hope we get a sympathetic audience there. I don't know I think the guys the -- I'll never run for national office or she does I don't think I think this pretty much a Linux any chance he's got. But in though wonderful -- wacky wild world of TV last night too big go conclusions of two shows I know or favorites of Cindy's Dexter. -- Concluding episode and -- so we've got iced. Can look at the yes perfect Illinois to get a dinosaur would always gets iced the -- food and cal for attention. Also a show that always gives you full value for your premium cable dollar California -- shouldn't. He was a weather radio where they were running any Tiger Woods dead or that they are I mean if there's in leash you know will eventually show you running -- it would be that Iowa actually after -- X venture X venture. -- spokesperson we understand he is becoming the new spokesman for -- California pension. You know -- yeah --

Max what it is that we youth club last week that than I did to actually at the beginning of last week that that tiger would be able to ride this thing out but apparently he's he's riding off into the sunset -- at least for the time being on the over under here is about three to one that we see him again on the source sometime this may be fall. Fall down the most watched film most spots in the analog only TV -- return.

I think it's gonna be awhile he's got a he's got a whole rehabilitation. Toward a duke but I keep your I keep hearing that tomorrow and client number nine Eliot Spitzer the former governor is looking to. Run for elected office again so. Well I mean he's -- you know -- his name was in the news this weekend when the New York Post gave a gave his call girl a it must vice column you must make you feel proud. The VP I columnist -- we sure did to welcome her into the fraternity. No no we call -- the same goal and we welcome to this pay ball. -- It how yes I did or how did this -- in the stable this. How we understand there sending her -- Boston for some pointers snuck and commitment column writing thing and and and -- 87746943221877469432. To argue I wonder pretty high school teachers in Brooklyn will be asking her for. If you push the probably. Come -- don't go bad mouth -- my Borough. I'm gonna fit the unplugged my mouth but I Barbara Barbara -- a lot more than I ever think about that please ought to pictures of your new. I get an idea. Monkey business productions we go to that we we make a film version it's called back to school to start and how we can't quite get a lower back. I have no respect for teachers but got no clothes lot of good that it had been reported to. After a successful career in the big city columnist in the page hit radio hosts he returns good -- tell Heidi high school in Brooklyn. It much medicine fun ensues. Who -- reverence of the full medical value of the real re department the monkey business always promises full value for your entertainment dollar 18774694322. Max is here to answer any of your questions about TV let's go to allied Steve your next with powered car and max -- go ahead Steve.

I a couple of questions Cory -- no one. Why is there are so much interaction during need seed and toward the -- enough Christmas and that just do well. Two for the writers -- right to new episodes of shows. And number tool. -- Smallville our series is getting really cold getting closer to what the cause us. Well -- I -- I -- planning monitored doing a show where we -- have the complete just this week. Together.

One thing at a time here the it and it lets the Christmas season a lot of Christmas specials as we've talked about many times on the power Lawrence car radio program in the economics of network TV only allow them to do a certain amount of -- episodes of fresh episodes every year so they try and split -- out during the year for ultimate economic benefit the it's far is. There has been some chatter on the web about just this week series. However it seems like the special effects would cost a lot of money it's a big cast. I wouldn't hold my eyebrow flash. Media could -- I think degree green arrow would be a lot cheaper than the flash to -- in the green hornet. Green hornet's -- Well you know what the tiger and are honest I know aren't targeted snipes -- was -- we will show escape eyesight that was tigers that then green horny I mean it just gives me at that. Thanks thanks Steve -- 18 said but a lot of the reasons whether specials there why they're not be the in this series are out of production at this time you're out are that off they're not on his because. People's viewing habits change because they're out there doing things right there was a -- needs this right inspect our planet are going to party later tonight. I thought you just come from a part company parties do you get to go to the Tuesday as many as I get invited to working crapshoot but let. How -- I find not only is -- not enough. Fresh television to watch on TV this time a year Brett. I find the lack of of new episodes of my favorite shows makes me thirsty. Which grow -- did you have for -- relax and just enough now. Just enough. Beat the six caller right now at 6179311680. And you win a fifty dollar gift card to the 99 restaurant 99 restaurant gift card to the perfect gift for every 25 dollars you purchase received five dollars for yourself than 99 restaurant great meal. Great deal -- you're next with Howie Carr and max robins from the paley center for media go ahead --

They're -- so we're gonna triple oil and yeah now okay no real quick some I would up and out of the other night I was getting love eight History Channel beautiful. Web and I'll let Maine which it'll there ain't trio channel there we always talked about what do McKinney. Well laid to post WC RA had. Yeah you notice the amount of money into it became a perfect that's that the what does that that's math isn't it. Don't know well you don't throw Rockport really wow that's all right. Wow. That's a good -- by the way. Small one here. It's. The the story and you know I'm I'm glad -- hear that ray thank you don't want to allow -- when you lose WG IA and it's six may be issued let's try aired. I do so you. Almost as good -- I've been unlike my own blood drive was not I picked it up everywhere anyway let's move back -- They -- I'm looking forward to a good night good television tonight is the London led the -- I'm gonna -- during the operation -- well. In order. --

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But I think yeah I think there's so I think sometimes there's something there but I must say way I've watched a few of those shows. And it's not must see TV for me you know just just I just what are we can't or on an out. I don't I don't -- doesn't do a lot for me because I thought for you already.

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Thanks for the call rate to 18774694322. Police say you know everything has its its time in the TV -- right it's like a poker shows for awhile now there are now they're gone away. You'll always shows common goal right medical we have to do how ways we need a hybrid show like a quiz show with ghosts who played poker. I would be bed that's always a real low budget showed only a -- metal looking for them that you certainly channel no budget to blow up a trip to leave your next with Howie Carr and max -- go ahead late.

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my doubts paley center you can see it in our library -- you don't generally don't you you know you know you're just saying that we you don't know the you have it the world we birds. We don't know. I'm console -- checked out idol I would my guess would be even you don't have even -- and I am I saw our producer -- she surfing the web there was -- your collection she's looking well you -- we will soon know if the work if for early birds is available. -- There was one of these grade Z syndicated programs you that you think network programming which cheap when you see it now you wanna see someone is a syndicated programming. I -- Broderick Crawford on Highway Patrol looked down his nose -- morally birds. Face thanks for the call late in that position us to look down relish the cut down around the look like your lower back and look like you're -- yeah. And resemble a -- jog your next with how we -- max -- go ahead job.

It sure our -- Merry Christmas below Merry Christmas. They are facts are dark -- early in the yes but it is I.

They I don't know if dark blue -- and picked up yet we'll check on -- for. Thanks John 18 sevenths any word on which were early bird yet. We have one episode the world birds and our collection thirty -- that's all you need to city. Candidate will destroy your -- your illusions about how great the series. One episode. 18774694322. How many episodes we have a Highway Patrol max's ones were asking. We're gonna check on therefore you're really make him with assessing first -- we put it -- specialist at the same luncheon I was sad okay. Well listen -- you know what they'll max. You you up with you pull all -- for roses for me and -- that doesn't over the lives OK all right we're gonna we're gonna actually you -- We're gonna we're gonna gin up some answers for -- god. Hi guys that I got it. Jerry your next with Howie -- and max -- go ahead Jerry. --

I'm very glad. Fact that I think you're right the last episode would be better it's gonna be resumed in March for some reason.

Yeah other gonna bring to be back in March -- literally right rewriting it I think they've now now I think this just is the plan how they're gonna do it. Yeah this article so what we have to by the Olympics.

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Okay Jerry. And Jerry's going to be one of the guys who simian line to see -- new movie avatar right I think so he's going to be the first midnight showing 18774694322. Of course my daughter who's not here today max is of course very concerned as you might expect that -- will not be back until April. I know -- my daughters are not pleased about this is well how -- we can do they just have to wait. Personally I couldn't do -- for a and that ends Gossip Girl you know yeah I thought I told them the same thing as that this is no skin off my you know what.

Who wrote a little bit darker than Gossip Girl guys invited one have you ever seen it I have -- yeah. And got a little large you know bad situation and I think and Gossip --

And never Gossip Girl I mean c'mon it's about like rich kids. Be extremely. Extremely. Narcissistic and if you don't look at Lugar and -- bush and you know CNB maxis from Brooklyn new look what's going on in the he just let SF. They might. Go to high school Manhattan where it's a lot better -- Dark blues coming back in sometime in 2010 season to. And what about Highway Patrol. Were checked him now we -- no he guided here but I think they're probably so many endeavors red army is more than one episode of Highway Patrol and could put. Took my breath you withdraw your support to truck and Chris -- with how we guard max -- go -- Chris.

I -- doing Chris from Warren. And then I'll look at the fact eliminate town where newspaper then there's no skin off my you know audio there's no problem at all.

It is an earlier comment about it thought I'd say it's not -- I thought it you know what I kind of thought it would even affect property values -- bid to you know.

Not whatsoever on the site. Right right which is. Part of it now I've called before a couple times and I look in the Mac device they checked yes. To no avail I cannot find out when being eliminated going to be back on BBC America. And -- speculate. I was wondering if guess kind of a public service announcement you could tell us exactly what the daily federated.

The be my pleasure to tell you what the paley center is what we -- in the in the provision in the main is we have the largest collection of television and radio in the world year. And you can come here watch a lot of it in and is part of that we do a number of public programs -- focus on particular shows will have the writers the actors here. A lot of our programming when and how were early bird special well we're always -- we're we're working on that that's part of my domain how -- which is the industry programs the think tank part of the -- We put our conferences and do a lot of research into media for the media industry. And that that'll lead the world word conference will be followed the next day by the clutch cargo can sit at the Khartoum in the conference at the I hope that clarified what we do here okay now what does in his other question was about some series that this is how happy new. Being humans on hiatus and and there's still no news about renewal still waiting to hear for its gonna come back.

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Thanks Merry Christmas Chris 1877469432. To marry your next with Howie Carr and max -- go ahead Mary.

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I some of the stuff it just depends on who has rights for it and if they really think there's going to be any kind of serious and it was black and white to -- immunity miniseries that black and white has got two strikes against that in this modern -- right -- You have to doesn't have Broderick Crawford started. At a time that our helicopter that -- faced -- call -- 18774694322. I'm Howie -- It's how we car here.

322. We'll. Versus max Robbins he is the veteran journalist who's covered broadcast TV industry for many years she's now the executive vice president of the paley center for media and he's also the executive producer. Of the new hit series on the monkey business channel sex addicted cougars. After that one of the unnamed mistresses of Tiger Woods. Sex and I'd -- that's kind of redundant isn't a Mac sex addicted to -- cougars here just cougar to pull what is that supposed to mean. -- how many how many. Episodes do you have of Highway Patrol. 37. That's an okay that's good for starters sorry I called that are good start. All right -- work but you know there's a lot of our stuff that tonight catalogue at how well there might even be more in there we got to dust often bring out. There must be at least seven -- radios you got everything you have to got to think out there well I just remember that -- we skidding off to the side of the road that dusty dry desert road I was energized I've told this before -- ask him I thought California was a big state why is everybody driving around on dirt roads should -- Nobody ever told Leo Broderick Crawford had lost his license to drive if it after two great holiday parties. And Jeff you're next with -- max -- it was a big male with a big authors say let's write a -- so great it would cast a shadow the fifth pitcher Jeff you're next with powered card max -- go ahead Jeff.

Didn't own an iPod a couple of bottom. TV -- click clack click above I've -- news radio just an episode virtually cut I was one of how that business is doing is up and make up a lot of money up and death.

They're making money now it's -- the music business forum but it's still it's it's a nice steady stream of revenue.

And they see that coming right. To a television versus a computer I mean that the business cut of somewhere down the road that.

I mean I think we're we're everybody thinks a few years out a real merging of -- where. A lot of your televisions just going to be streamed right into via the by the Internet interior yours aren't on your screen whether you're watching it on a cellphone. On your computer on you know a big 42 inch flat screen LCD TV.

And is there is there any ratings system or like how many like of old TV show that have been bought the final what's been popular not popular.

That you can go on the iTunes site and they'll tell you what's the most what's the most downloaded shows him -- have their top ten. -- if you kind of -- ferret around the web you can find some data Nielsen tracks that -- course they sell -- but sometimes it appears -- trade publications.

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Thanks what is the best -- down what's the most downloaded show marked -- thank Obama my guess is it's probably something like lost the war. Com office may -- so like these shows the kind of appeal to be -- older -- older people were supposed to -- the league crown. Thanks max have fun at the next party you know now we guard.