Max Robins August 6th 2012 - Breaking Bad and The Killing

This time every Monday we are joined by Max -- he is the veteran. Journalist covering the broadcast industry he has it's worked for many years so -- -- -- basically. -- is now the executive vice president of the paley center for media. New York City are you where those Macs I am. Where the room. I am here at the -- know Boston Tea Party ships and museum. And you you you would YouTube like it but I think you probably like it a little more next year when they get their liquor license. I've no kind and that's -- doctor. Okay Max is very thing going on wind tunnel -- in the wacky world of TV. Well below the big story -- courses the Olympics. And ratings have been stellar. -- Stellar you have more than thirty million people watching every now that's pretty good. So they are the -- is that. You know the thing is though I missed the I missed the most exciting part of the Olympics and that was when the under water -- the underwater -- -- swimsuit comp fighting competition. They were ripping it off that -- one of a -- -- the American ripped off the other girl's breast. How come we haven't seen any replays of that I don't know I don't know. I would go to -- soon. Yeah I can probably see a minute too good night. All right with you've got a question for Max -- get on board now at 1877469432218774694322. I don't have my idea. And I don't have my text here today Mac so what's the word that were -- -- we take a lot more questions on the from via phone. Phone lines that we that we normally don't. But pretty good so well I didn't really and what's the weirdest no woman Betty and I and my headphones. -- you have an uproar with your headphones yet there's kind of like a one to second lag well in my voice packet. Well. Well the -- are you in the argue with the I'm in the studio. -- in the studio opensocial ones should be there with you to help -- out yet Adams a year but I think you might be and he's he's on the phone he's on the today. Okay he's on the case okay it will okay. All right -- -- -- -- Avila Griffith clerks have been a Griffin she's not doing too well they had the since some reinforcements. The London for her. It. Hello yup I Derrick did you do did you like about the question Lance -- I know I didn't. Okay some Tutsi may be I clear what Max maybe we'd better -- maybe we better like let you hang up and start over again okay. Are equal to that -- okay. Okay he's okay hang up in the world will -- will come right back to a 18774694322187746943. 22 that is the whole free. Number of them Howie Carr show you like to -- join us here this afternoon ever weekday afternoon we're gonna try to get Max factors of this weekend. Now I'm just -- here this is our room. Okay we'll get him on the phone okay are you back Max. Yeah we're going with the old technology how we were on the telephone here. Okay you sound a lot better I was begin to wonder if maybe you'd gotten all the summer Kerry Kennedy's -- in the -- for a second. I don't know or maybe get a bit tight you know it's really weird and that -- which was actually packets. -- -- -- -- Okay sorry about that I apologize what's the story with -- Vienna -- third Griffin whatever that -- name is another over the -- that they took -- they're -- they're gonna replace site inquiry with. She wasn't doing a very good job Burrell they say send in reinforcements. Well I think should and they thought you need a little -- up but of course they looked at this The Today Show. Which has been really good dogfight with GMA for dominance for the you know in the morning show -- They thought this was a really good job opportunity to give this new -- and replace it for your real platform. But that's a dual edged sword because I mean a lot of pressure doing those Olympics and and so. If you're gambling whether those 3035 million people and I were watching the gonna like with the city. And apparently the -- the suits that like what they were seeing him because they sent -- to reinforcements. I guess though I did and and and -- with Bob Costas and then here. I didn't even those like a you know -- I -- know Al Michaels even I thought he lived in a -- outside of football season I was so shocked to see him I he had escaped from the -- this morning. -- -- -- -- Somebody -- the great bright kid. Yeah but I'm just saying he doesn't seem to work very much except during a Sunday Night Football these days. You want you wanted to help that you you would really like you know Michael's -- I would you're absolutely correct about that. A -- kind of disappointed though with where that he was to that they dragged them over to London although it looked kind of relaxed and NC that. -- somehow I -- You're going to be another alert forest beat your sportscaster your sports writer with a degree of him. And I think it. By and large covered. 18774694322. Are you ready to take some calls Max -- yeah. Carry your next with Howie Carr and Max robins from these senator for the paley center for media in New York City go ahead Terry. Hi back hi how great so -- Wondering Mac -- you know any you have any update on what's going on with meat DISH Network and the AM the issue. Well we've seen this happens sometimes it happens with networks the cable systems sometimes that happens with the satellite providers. They're not agreeing on money and and and they've really got to stand off and its interest dignity and see it's going right at positions saying. Hey you can get names in there in their advertisements you can get SI cable you can -- offense satellites but it can't he has found this. Ultimately this this is dragged out a little longer than these things usually do but I think ultimately go to. All right -- I like yet thanks for the help. Thanks very 18774694322. They they bump the -- was -- -- dispute with my mother's cable provider in North Carolina. And they they they they dump out the NBC station which is owned by -- than they output and -- station from Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. Yeah I mean in this these things periodically happen. Ultimately. Everybody -- about table they realize Pate there's enough money ago we can we can make some sense cut a deal. I I've what was that the big deal was that one at 3130%. Who was that the one with 30%. They got a deal yet not the MCB there was another. -- was all the that was all the seat was up all the CBS stations. There was an all these what they called retransmission rights with the with via network affiliate to go through this all the time and it's always a real contentious. Negotiations. There was also little situation with the MTV networks. Yeah I mean the MTV yeah they won -- 30% in the they is that DirecTV -- -- -- give -- 20% right. Well that's what's reported who knows what actually in the end what it. 20% 30% means and what other things thrown in this -- Wouldn't really do wanna add that extra channels which I you know which they refused to do so -- that's what that's why a DirecTV was claiming victory guest. Yeah I think it's one of those things and everybody to clear is that that you try and anyone of these negotiations. How is that. Everybody tries to save face and say hey we -- we cannot. Jeff you're next with how we car and Max robins or Najaf. -- How warehouse thirteen -- I look forward -- not for -- yeah I think you can I think it's gonna be round. I love that -- Thanks Jeff. 1877. -- where is where what warehouse thirteen on. I believe warehouse thirteen is and scifi. Double check before. Portals wonder you know want. Apple TV ala carte plan is it true or you're in if so win. Lot of rumors about -- -- don't have a lot of rumors a lot of rumors you know I mean it. Apple mean applicant out. With decimate that would decimate cable and satellite witnessed. It would do we avoid it would. I would spyware -- -- prosecuted on the side by jail. I'm just like you know I it would be interesting to look back over at tape from you know when you first started out here how many shows were network and how many were cable exposed how many you know or cable and how many your network. Would tell you totally reversed -- I think there's a bit as opposed to total -- the other way and and I will be really adjusting to see like others that questions with. I think right now I think we've all become. So for sophisticated what we we you mean. We watch TV we're now watching broadcaster cables we want shall we like and and we've got north. Well north 80% of American homes that have. You know our multi channel on. Either cable or satellite under. If it is -- telcos. And so we're -- chose to watch what we like to watch and more more clutch and an on demand when. -- your next with how we carved in Max -- go ahead -- Actually complain about what I think is indeed the choice to approach the bottom. Certain sense really attracted -- we don't we on the but I would love we could -- were sort of beach volleyball coach you. The woman's Paulo if I was running it I have a split screen -- -- -- listen -- -- And it showed about -- on the lot of them that you know. And it's worth it believing that. I can just can't that the -- in the what they call it. They can't sit out too much or too much like what you showed only shot from the waist up for. Big crop in the picture and stuff like that it's -- conceding that it did it purposely. I -- they're trying to provide the best. Viewing experience for the broadest audience that. But seething and I'd IC what they're kissing boat people like me in there. We're we're not we're not looking for the widow really we don't care if the team is struggling this is your name points that. -- you know what I mean. As a matter of fact we don't even care what the score at. I I think that perhaps there's they're there must be sites on the web that will keep you guys will value for. Steve your next with a point guard Max Robbins go ahead Steve. And -- played on. Hey America chop wood junior at this -- went back on. I beg your pardon went to coming back or is it coming back I think it is undergoing an area discovery. It's a good generating. Doing okay through an OK I think it's I don't think those shows there American choppers series is quite the kind of runaway hit once with missiles were. -- and you about. I'm sorry. It felt about the -- felt it necessary disagree and -- we know in the Indian TV years that's a long long time. Thanks for the call state. -- -- what's worked for an editor he he used to why he he loved women's beach volleyball. And a sometime should go into his office and he would be on the phone with somebody and you know you say all come back later and -- don't know just come on in come on and and he would be watching women's beach volleyball talking to other another guy on the other and said. Harsh spew. It huh. Did you see that move oh let's see that again and replay. The -- nothing but flat to the new terms of America. Rick your next with a point guard Max Roberts court that -- Now now alliance. Last night. Breaking bad remote classic means between them way. No spoiler here don't we Oilers for the local residents -- quote. But it did happen the involve the word can gave an app and one question is this. The TPC television game -- -- are racing when they don't Laura I definite time away from them with I don't know. I I don't have an answer for -- frequently we get makes economic sense to go tight. This that the games should the Game Show Network wreck it you know it. I just our Game Show Network don't think it'll be me what is the Game Show Network. Need to go need to go a lot hideouts for the old but to tell the truth shall -- call into. Work -- Thanks we'll call -- 1877469432. To -- that your next without a point guard Max -- go ahead lender. I highly. That highest few shows I love or no expert that they'll land. -- return in America on Americans aren't sorry. American worse yet I mean and I think once upon at times we expect that and check -- Up and saying. Thanks Linda -- you're next with how we card Max -- go ahead Donald. Alien Mac or am wondering Max apple rewrote Romano. -- -- TV series they're. Is that coming back because I'm seeing a lot of his start and other programs as an have been canceled or what's going on and -- -- it -- your voice early in the broadcasts. Back at a don't know what was going -- -- really we're coming back to -- but thank you anyway on what once upon a time comes -- Sunday September 30 for the previous caller. -- target the to request the question again. Obama already were not yet met at a certain age was canceled date you can still watch it on demand. If you got a cable system but they're known to episodes and actually there was announcement last week the -- remodeled going to be joining the Cassidy and show NBC -- parenthood when it comes back. OK Donald thank you. Yep Mac torture boys some like the beginning at some of like you'd you know you were -- you -- soaked down the broad picture sitting on with ether but I'm not just the we're just look at the film but the fumes come up. That's -- only glaring -- here would like Ohio or why why I was like man this is I hope it doesn't sound that's -- on the year I mean. I guess you I I'd agree it's an officer mark over here to -- me. -- -- next with a point guard Max -- -- that you -- been mugged on the subway restaurant they already were -- out like you. Achieve your next go ahead. The question about AMC's the killing you know that's coming back we just heard I believe the killing gotta cancel the killing got -- he. And Tutsis and here finally revealed the killer like kind of had a feeling it was yeah I think -- -- -- our early last week. One quick question -- of the cables that work on cable companies decide what goes on on demand. I mean -- that -- because I you know Walking Dead I can't get it on on demand glycol the cable company like a light break ANC. It's and it's a network's decision I mean that's that's I guess part of a negotiation with the with the cable system but the cable systems they want as much especially the short Walking Dead the step popular they wanna be able to show with much of the populist stuff on demand as possible. And all the different networks it's a real really in network decisions so if you want our. Lodge your complaint -- compliment I don't straighten. Okay thank you Gina Sousa junior next with how we car and Max robins from the paley center for media in New York City go ahead Susan. I don't iMac -- I'd just a question I have you heard the company. Area know if they're in the art. And they allow heat to watch -- program like ITT. Aren't your iPad your iPhone if you worry about. Yeah I have heard about here you know in the a lot of people television business are up in arms about it to see if this is really legal to actually you know I'm one of the true revolutionaries in the television business Barry Diller. Who was along with -- for Barack was at the start of the Fox Network where nobody believed you could have a that's how long ago things are how you viewed you can have a viable force network. His company guys these guys behind area and I would speak to NC what happened. What's it called Arial yeah aerial. You think they'll last longer than Newsweek magazine which he now wants. Bet that that that. And I think they got a shot I mean it's -- there's. There's there's some others if they're they're operating and what's the regulatory gray area -- -- -- very agency ultimately Howard with any of the you'd -- can't hold back the technology. And ultimately. This new technology gets implemented. -- hope it's the consumer it's it's the viewer targets your audience that. Thankfully thanks for the call Susan mark your next with Howie Carr and Max -- go ahead mark. I -- Mac. Great to be on an odd match you gonna guess how they're copies so. Just -- to -- can really. You know get in tune to what's happening just surprised that that. Program on TV. I. I I agree it's certainly one of the best of men and and I think that it is it's one of the few shows I could confidently. Recommend. To my my dear friend that would car that he actually take the time to watch three. -- -- -- -- we want to that I wanna go home acts I'm sorry. You normally we watch until I wanna go home bought simple wacky. Dogs are seasonal -- Bourbon Street Beat up -- that's. Critically. Who normally -- very very it was there was from Warner Bros. But I I really do -- yeah I think the caller is right I think justified the show that you would actually. Review did in its history. And what's it about again very briefly. Well fish out of water it's it's about a guy who's he's from -- counties -- of federal -- he's been -- in Miami. He -- it was a little hair triggers so we gotta run out of Miami goes back to Arlington County where there's all sorts of bad stuff going on the investigate. But really it's kind of like a modern days. Western. Great characters great odds to -- it and if they keep its it's based on Elmore Leonard towards. Off to check it out. All right Max I appreciate to be weapons and pledges sobered up there -- -- or about a person that was -- video technology from your remote and what a I understand. I understand thank you all right that's Max -- from the paley center for media I'm not we are.