Howie and Max Robins on TV

" Max Robinson is a veteran journalist and -- thing. -- industry for many many years. He's here he answered your questions about that the television industry he is now the vice president of the paley center for media in New York City. Are you there max Graham and also president a -- for the monkey business channel that's right and also a a man who who sunk his life savings into a Bernie made off -- flatbed truck and."

" made off with all my money. It had come fit fit fit fit I was there I was worried about -- out there in Palm Beach maybe you know your rear ended it's a birdie on the beach city you know invest that -- we're only apparently Mac she had did you actually join the country club you had yet to put down like 200000. Blacks. For the benefit of getting ripped off for five -- ten million bucks or get up. That what the hell. I know I know I find traditional it's there reminds me of the mayor and the Ponzi scheme was named after my right believed with a boot it was from right around where you immerse him wish -- from the North End of Boston. I think it's a good -- I think it's a good show for the monkey business channel. Ponzi exclamation point I love it of course it's in development says the premiere sometime. The new season I I think silliness posted by other former governor of Illinois he could. He's going to be looking for employment the men who lowered an orange jumpsuit with the documented talking about all -- this is a guy who according to a story over the weekend Mac's -- if you saw this he called his hair brush the football. What you know like you know like the president's football with a nuclear codes that is whether they did the hair brush was his it was his football I love -- go over the football wears wired football. I think we should also do a show called Bernie in the go for the -- that's because it would just be until you weird how is his greatest script though once this is you know exciting political season was over we had another target but that. This is you're you know what I wish -- I wish while I wish that somehow we have a a camera for the monkey business channel inside the lounge of the Palm Beach country club on Friday night when word about a public opinion oh man since. I could put. It and you were just say you know people that got tired in this yeah I know I'm no matter how many people -- people who people who think they're real smart to and I and I yeah -- Mort Zuckerman I'm a VW loosely with with great care to his comments next time he's done enough -- because you can -- Barbara Jordan. I wonder if this will affect the New York Daily News as an ability to mine in business."

" for the Murdock firmly ordered up a couple more stories for The Wall Street Journal tomorrow when he heard the better than his can we now know is this an -- okay. Majority got that taken for a ride oh yeah oh yeah good good though good stuff good stuff what's like -- I don't get a couple of letters here okay okay miles says I hate to beat a dead horse but has Maxine Kath and Kim have -- CNBC that I have not seen it have you seen it does Cindy I have -- Could someone please understand miles is appalled yes and I'm not a big slapstick person but I honestly can tell you I find it very funny. Could someone please agree with me he says that is so Lehman unfunny that one cringe is for Molly Shannon sake. Miles. I don't want word for you remote but let them use it --"

" Yeah it's why don't you feel sorry for Molly Shannon if she was one of Bernie's investors she's as far as we know she should did not give any money to made off so that's -- only people you have to feel sorry for this holiday season oh must somehow -- I don't know I -- you know it's I hate people who get seated -- Intel's -- I mean there was couple charities each ticket they pick it took to the January might guys. But good so those people I'm not feeling so sorry for like Fred Wilpon for instance -- out of -- Yet how much how much money did -- get from the city in New York for rebuilding Shea Stadium and then -- that we sold the rights to Citigroup for twenty million a year -- Says enough enough enough enough to slow burning fur -- made off stadium then it. Would be. I -- The most brilliant idea -- Have your employer. -- memo to New York Post feel free to steal labs to confront an Independent. Okay here's jay from Chelsea has."

" to -- Oprah last week Oprah came out with her I'm 200 pounds manifesto a gain of forty if she started died one week before that -- given -- six weeks to lose the weight before the Obama inaugural. Over six weeks she can lose -- 80% of the -- then she gets all the publicity for looking so all marvelous or -- being cynical PS if she loses the way to looks marvelous. Do you think she'll make the cover world magazine again for the eighty."

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" Whatever over Oprah's doing heavier who were not so heavy she's having in the books department. Is she she is she's hard to argue with that success she's worried she -- two billion box Wright some like that two billion in degradation enjoy that country club let's. A -- one million. -- more than -- at 18774694322. Doug if you ever come down to Florida met max I'll be glad to drive you by that country club I drove I drove up Michael sole woman for Michael's -- by the country club. The the other the other -- when he was is there over Thanksgiving. -- you know there was one Gentile member of the that country club. The journalists now yeah -- and regular you'll listen -- little trivia question you know was now Joe Kennedy fifth. But -- and meanwhile the I don't know -- specialist at a -- Joe Kennedy. He was but he couldn't get into the Everglades of the bath and tennis club because they have a strict no gangsters policy continuity -- doing the -- yeah. -- do Letterman just out -- he didn't talk to any of the other members I don't know I mean I -- the -- you don't -- I was a kid and then you know and everybody knew he was the only non Jewish member of the club -- nobody knew that he was such a rabid anti -- I didn't know what -- what -- most people -- it didn't fit -- well with the -- PT 19 he geography in Normandy and -- for no I think -- cannot. This is his support for. And then they in 19399040. Further Nazis you there was -- 18774694322. -- one -- Jay -- what -- doesn't do well -- they -- they just committed -- What every gets. It's a big gamble -- it's it's and and I think it comes down tech."

" Comics at the from it cost a fraction -- mean about 20% of what it costs them to put on ER -- law and order or whatnot atomic clocks so. There -- hoping OK so. 20% 30% less in the ratings of one of those shows I imagine they're estimating. He'll do even on five nights a week they can still make more money and we says what -- open. If he craters. They -- a did you -- would you say the odds are he craters. Man I. I don't think you totally craters I mean this isn't like Rosie or Chevy Chase surge you know as somebody who's never done is a pro. He's a total pro he works really hard do you. I think they may do okay good in good enough for their Macon money and it's not a total train wreck of course I said the same thing about Katie quirks --"

" Mirawi wins I admit I already do I didn't just seems like such as such is such an amazing. She I mean they're so desperate. That -- yeah I mean what dear this is what it comes down to."

" It really doesn't and you have to think to amend the one thing that's -- to things that have kept -- BC profitable. They -- you know about 300 million dollars a year off the today show I mean that's net. And about a hundred million or north of that net on the Tonight Show and that's the difference between the network being profitable and not and I think they thought that they wanted to protect their money in the late nights OJ wasn't competing against Conan on because -- gone right over an ABC right no doubt. And and I also think they thought this is the solution for a network this -- years. Has not been able to come up with a break -- 10 o'clock drama. And the solid other networks have have found chose their work work well but it's almost like you've thrown in the towel in the it is good I think what you're Detroit papers stopping the you know and heart stopping the postal delivery slid four days of oh the week I now guy. I mean I think -- I think though the have to think. NBC what they've said loud and clear by putting Leno at 10 o'clock as they would rather be number one in profits than they would be number one in ratings. And then we'll see if -- it works is not an insane thing to do but it does really screaming you're right about this that the whole kind of network television as as we knew it. Those days are gone yeah from a different. 18774694322. Douglas you're next with Howie Carr and max robins go ahead."

" It's okay Matt good afternoon. What I am wondering is that when universal moved then beat the out of beautiful downtown Burbank. Do you happen to know what are they gonna do with -- huge building where fifty. Years. A television history has taken place we can they declare that some kind of a historical landmark."

" They can give it all to the paley center for media formally museum of television or maybe -- I. Big write down let. It. And you open it probably -- while -- Mac I'm like all the like all the -- again we come back to the newspaper similarity in the -- what are the newspapers doing their -- and there are their big huge buildings. Downtown. It tells us how you're absolutely right the real -- would still has value and -- that's struggling on the little -- just what is the LA times that the Miami Herald -- it's on Biscayne -- it's a beautiful -- that the -- the trump tower in Chicago we -- and yet -- this. Don't the building and in the New York even the New York Times they say the building is worth more than the newspaper they built a beautiful new building the New York Times is facility here -- in the in Manhattan and then. They had to take out another mortgage. I mean. Things are bad man there I mean. Well it's got 225 million on the mortgage so that that means the globe can keep losing a million a week for 245. More weeks you know I pay my debts on time my critical result the I can't get home equity loans -- mark a course of justice. Thanks Carl Douglas 18774694322. I'd be very surprised to see that -- W place become a museum max and I know Giuliani I think the monkey business -- I -- we we need a bill out hourly the edit and work go to work I'm getting my hybrid S collide new and are going to Washington -- sort of foundation the debate off the foundation -- A -- future. The -- And for the broadest always -- Foundation's two million laid -- that's the right -- and Kevin you're next with how we guard max robins go ahead Kevin."

" any update on pushing daisies."

" Doesn't look so good looks like pushing daisies will soon be pushing up daisies. On hiatus my friend never good site."

" OK also if I can has almost think YA would bought some legal be seven this season finale in December -- said the -- April."

" Because the network ordered a limited number of of other episodes I think they thought the show run it's course had a real loyal fan base and and they're gonna start lost -- and and you know it's a government this serial drama go run that consecutively. So you gotta say -- to Denny crane in the -- Thanks for the call Kevin this could be them even more series with a hundred episodes for syndication are there. I'm what I -- about that how we I think they're here to see the my cable you watch should TNT is -- all these new dramas. I think in the USA network will be is continue to be in the drama business so will. Networks like FX and one -- and that's where you might see them get to that critical mass I mean that's one thing is you've pulled back from their business. You are saying no to protect our real potential upside I mean. The international market for a lot of American drama -- CSI shows for example yet allotted to oversee a must for every CSI how many. My own worst enemy with mr. Christian Slater and and you know it's. The -- they are about the same less success rate is a Broadway play going drywall I think people should follow model of the monkey business. Getting your hybrid S collide declare bankruptcy in go to Washington when say you're too big to fail."

" that they usually call Kevin julliard -- with how we cargo as it does doesn't mean my waistline either virtually over potential chump like dollars. Failure next with how we guard max robins go ahead felt."

" What's so powerless -- back I thought you guys back out of questions or you want to shoals. Breaking bad what's going on of that."

" There will be back you will be back I think sometime my second quarter on 9 am sick."

" Great and how others the first season of all -- banner."

" It did okay are -- FX is picking going to pick it up for second season."

" Greg Greg our guys thanks Bob."

" Thanks fell 18774694322. So Sean Hannity is going solos are next month a big surprise -- I mean why don't we we talked about this when Ella Holmes always she's give me up. Green and hit cable news show because he wants his own weekend to show. But at the oh and I'm shocked that this happens you know just months after Hannity does a new deal -- here and he's one of the biggest guys and radio guys I agree I agree but sometimes you need a sidekick you know. A sidekick MBA yeah but c'mon I could. -- the -- at the we have always seem to me politics out of it. Eleanor Holmes Sean Hannity that's kind of like you know when they get the Washington generals to play the Harlem globetrotters. Exactly fair fight -- select from the old fair and balanced days you know you say it was a legacy show -- good -- I think I'd been on the air since this then -- K mod right since yeah okay month well I think you know I think that what happened to I think for a long time that fox because they wanted that idea fair and balanced right that they kept homes -- they kept columns around. Com and and I think now. Look given given the change from Washington. Given that over and MSNBC you have two people were so decidedly from the last coming made no bones about it in Olbermann and Rachel meadow that is flooded -- stands for moon bat by the this can't -- fair and good for it and -- you know I. What I want to know still this is came back to the governor -- in the governor which can be the new bridge on a Monday news channel don't even we can give those guys that work release from the host Russo a should monitor them well I don't know if we -- from the waist up he gives -- the ankle bracelet you know what you know I know they they said that the they said the blagojevich has resisted an. Governor rod. You know haircuts and no show how come out I think they care is local -- It looks like his trademark. Looks like the 76. -- What does really if he's gonna he'd been here he's got to grow some sideburns like the Oakland -- used to have been the early seventies -- nice nice look like did indeed done --"

" You should pick pick I don't know I heard the Ted Koppel called the bill puts swim back. I was televised or caller who -- our -- she got to go to the Chicago Tribune website they have a new they -- new thing and it's gonna it's gonna sweep the country. They asked people to send in their own personal photographs of themselves with. Blagojevich because."

" That's that that's correct. It's great. Thanks for the call for all death Dante your next with how we guard max robins from the paley center for media go ahead Dante."

" Hey Mac I got a quick question we're at two quick questions what went kitchen nightmares. Going to show new -- votes. It then however fear factor could ever come are yet."

" I wouldn't be surprised to see it brings fear factor Beckham as far as kitchen -- is no announcement about when you'll see new episodes but it. My would checked I would -- the fox website for. For updates on I'm Gordon Ramsey and his exploits. Thanks for the call -- 18774694322. If we do hire the governor blagojevich for show I'm gonna make sure that he has a table at the Palm Beach country club."

" And he can he can broadcast from there. Select that I could just as we as he's being -- but if you can hear the money over birdied -- and best. 18774694322. We'll be right back -- max -- somehow -- car. Talk."

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" the toll free number of how we are sure if you like to join us with us at this time -- every Monday night is max -- He's the vice president of the paley center for media in New York City a veteran journalist covering the broadcast industry. He's here to answer your questions about television you -- max I EM how we I just love this idea burning in the -- I think with the but when we gotta pay off to get those guys -- more relates. -- Amanda I. I'm sorry could we have to make a legal donation to -- yes but it. Yes contribution to contribution. But yeah some upfront money this. As a blog go what do put it at 18774694322. John your next with how we car and max robins go ahead John."

" How WiMax -- good I'm gonna all the Casey Nazis I wish to vote Merry Christmas Merry Christmas YouTube June merry Merry Christmas. Now -- in our -- down -- three network shows that we're down to watching. Much like ethical question and it's one -- I can't. Chuck seems to be doing great we all love it and I hope it's gonna didn't have continued success."

" I think it's got a good shot another season -- show."

" Good reaper has submerged and I haven't seen any surface bubbles."

" Yeah it doesn't look so good another -- and show them."

" Power was cool -- And it seems the writing has turned around a little bit on heroes I've enjoyed it lately actually."

" Yeah. The a lot of fans of the show seem to think they've kind of straight and I know season to disguise. Cookies."

" Yeah I bet -- is that the in time for rescue or do you think."

" I think it's got a chance is definitely got a good clean shot another season great -- accurate thanks John. -- down to two two network shows do you tell merely doing. But Sunday Night Football on Monday Night Football. You have nothing to worry about how if I didn't think self interest Steve here next with how we guard max robins go ahead Steve."

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" Clinton who don't know if he could. -- wait a second Steve human you don't become a young guys now old."

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" That's -- I would although there's always like that I eluded the narcotics squad for four years says. Mac oh -- you don't just -- but -- it's -- this beautiful. -- show and it did not I don't think you're quite as important -- is proud to protect their show us. But I know it our Canadian brought out then but there is it but it sure oh."

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