Howie and Max Robins from 02/02/09

" Well what happens sometimes is. The general go to war party and they'll be a drug pusher there. And have a -- the last for a cigarette and the drug pusher to get to get hooked will gimbal -- That's what they call -- marijuana cigarette. Should. So. Yeah dude dude dude your doors ever tell you that story max. She didn't tell me about two. About models -- and warned me about muggles -- pro like governments over the bought control our models of people don't do magic in Harry Potter howling. Really I thought they were marijuana cigarettes. Puff the magic dragon. That's right you were talking about this does it's you know world but I ground -- Barry. You know when -- one of the big BS lines adults give the children Favreau don't push the toxic tiny heat and but. -- that bill fell to you look at -- a tiny -- you know most muggles have destroyed your mind I've we hear you I know I know well I don't know I was the guy could become a gold medal swimmer Foleo ahead. I didn't you're right at the right paraphernalia apparently Michael Phillips did have an aunt Doris to warn him of these terrible dangers but but how are you in the in the in the in the whole -- of controlling spin. How how wise of him to. And now you know come clean on this whole thing and Super Bowl Sunday when nobody is really can't be too much about him and his -- his bought you know what I."

" Wondered max's -- said the stirred the chump line it is. What is the hold the -- with the fact that this happened in Baltimore and yet they had to go to London to get to get the story published now it was because nobody in the US cared to. Our viewers -- offering bigger bounty that negativity I can't imagine a lot of papers around here would pay big money for something like that I don't exactly a big story is that. This this to me it's right up there with you know. Dog bites man I notice the -- via a phrase tempest in a teapot comes from my dear old T how. She's located C tempest in a Texas T park and fifth at that -- Get a teapot. Texas State pot. Okay anyway whether this is max Robbins he is a veteran. Journalist covering the broadcast industry for many many years. And he is now the executive vice president of the paley center for media in New York City. It and they still he's still an expert here for the how we car show on television he's here to answer any questions you might have about television. Then Mac we -- seen the ratings have come out in the there was a great another great Super Bowl last night but ratings not quite as high as guesses they were high eight get up -- talk quite as -- Michael Phelps like. As as they -- last year I guess you know again smaller smaller markets than than last year I think it's that simple how alien and in Cuba to 'cause it as you said terrific game lot of fun com great halftime -- to. Yeah my -- of the dog thrown up on me. Com there yeah oh I'm knows a tough break but that's the way it goes sometimes a born in the USA to bar for in the USA but but but but but -- it but it if it could."

" I want to settle for what is a tenth avenue freeze out rather be puke on. And you could use the little tenth avenue -- doesn't -- like humidity glorious day. Not only on my shirt change a fifth set up okay anyway. Any other news on didn't that brought by the way what. What we've feeding that dog when it threw up I was."

" As CNB I was out all day I was I went to well I gotta say I got a nice facial but yesterday hid with Kathy had the -- may have a place called emerge was great. So I did the kid it was left up to the kids to -- I think the kids Fed up some of their some of their pizza excuse me Quebec up for second yes. It was a very -- Super Bowl Sunday you went and had a facial."

" Ours is not a sexual you are the ultimate extras no idea. I am confident my sexuality. I'm confident enough to get a facial on Super Bowl site hey. Have you don't watch your -- one -- a share for the few few got a million a pity and supersonic. And you don't want to a lot of Bravo and lifetime. Olelo -- some free ride to. It was it was it was great I really emerge it's on Newbury Street I recommend it highly next summer up there I'm gonna check it out you know the big story how we of course after the Super Bowl is always the commercials yes I mean and and but I am large I give overall about a five stars overall about two stars but there were few that I thought were terrific like what. Well I like the F for Hulu dot com with intuitive about how. -- the Alec Baldwin and how -- oh yeah cause they're real."

" Each of it but right now I don't I thought those were that they kind of encouraging you to go somewhere else to get your TV to white north I know they own it but. Yeah you don't what got me go max's. There were very few human beings of those -- there was a lot of Julie did you notice that I instead they weren't even there -- aliens. Or animals. Or it was people fall and asked or the girl was people from the past and the future but there were very few 2009. Human beings in those spot."

" It's I know I know I mean I like that Pepsi had with Bob Dylan and we'll why am I thought that was kind of cool but I agree with you too many monsters and and by the way that did this Big Three. It's a student will be called you know Sony life quarter at two. You know whether Iowa -- that the ad for the movie fast and furious I thought it was a parody. Of bad special effects movies and auto -- would like for Saturday Night Live resolve that Motorola's there was a real -- I mean how how a poor go to C well I guess I -- fifteen and number. But. Who would double the fifteen year old sort go to see a movie is openly your fifteen year old is now on sultan. I did you like you achieve it she is sure just what their friends then we will watch idea I had two parties going on May eighth grade -- the ninth grade party max and neither one neither group watch the watch the game and I'm Obama is my favorite ad the one with a flower in the box flowers on a woman nobody wanted to see your naked wasn't in the top ten. -- I don't know I wasn't. That surprised me that so I would I would recently no one wants to see you naked -- while naturally that's that's certain that's coming down hard on bonus. You know one large percentage not -- our nation there was a lot there was a lot there was a lot of I thought that your overall there -- that also that underlying redeemable out of body organs. They're just a lot of real to nastiness you know I mean. Did -- and I don't know. Whenever they didn't want to sell you stuff but it. Although I did did -- cities are dimension and I I really like the -- that I thought that was pretty funny. -- The -- that would max. Actually that's one I missed it be a little bit I must have been giving a burrito that was soaring -- so at the end so at the end of the thing he's talking about everything you know he's he plays for the New Orleans Saints now want to you know he worked his way up from B&B -- concession guy at the stands. -- And now that I'm in the Super Bowl in his father looks exists that this is only a commercial paper. Where are we heard your self deprecating you know yeah I like that congress can -- better it's better than watching you know vin diesel you know was -- a monster. -- I'm sorry let's just vote -- And Chris totally totally fair. Totally -- 18774694322. Let's take some calls with max robins billiard -- with how we guard max Robbins from the paley center for media go ahead bill."

" Ali I ignored Mac's great. Hey I wonder if you've heard a calculation on how barbecue digital JD signals we'll call that read I'm Matt Pasternak. Did not but not enacted awards have been ecstatic was -- nation have been a lot of people who are being told don't bothered by -- thank -- I work. -- don't -- the converter box. Get a battle with the current actually and generate big -- at work at each."

" I hadn't heard that I mean I and I and I don't know the converter boxes and that big investment. -- isn't satellite big up where you are bill I mean -- wouldn't wouldn't. You go for satellite most people go for satellite don't bite."

" Yeah -- tornado yeah -- Lotta satellite spare but that document turns -- there's also a lot of people just get -- off the rabbit ears you know what they're the right spot."

" I think the converter boxes going to give you bill's gonna give you a better picture you're gonna have more options."

" I can't say what it's taller spurs say you don't really all that. Everything all the -- the total box crop is pretty much going to be in the dark Specter additional signal we're just getting hillside just downright."

" Well why hadn't heard that but that's rather it's very actually very interest -- to check into afford it looks like. I'd say is is like I used tell you this is use satellites Elton. -- how hey we've got the bottom -- bill how -- you how you know you're you're skill you're Sammy is an investigative reporter there. They see where you right they don't know that this is at the core that is knowing the question to ask. And I you know."

" You I could well that. I'm glad somebody's making money in this economy and thanks for the call -- 18774694322. Douglas your next with how we -- ahead Douglas."

" Gave -- good afternoon. Our medium is they show that I like but I I have this feeling in -- he doesn't have a whole lot of confidence in it that's read."

" Are you can't how. He spots that they run last night for medium on the ball well have that they they they do I mean. And they're hoping it works because it works it's worked okay for the for a few years and they don't have a whole lot -- that's working my friend."

" OK so then it is not going to be the last speed -- shelter that's sort of been hearing from some people who read a lot of TV. Material I don't."

" I don't think it has a lock on another season but but I think there's a good chance of -- it for performs okay in the next 45 months it'll be back next year. Thanks so called Douglas 18774694322. Brian you're next with our -- ahead Brian."

" They -- going guys max dubbed the next deliberately have a question for you now I ecstatic that I communications and media -- a little bit. -- the trend over the last ten or so years of advertisers kind of making the white mail out to leave the kind of institution and all the yes he's he's he's commercials. And yeah. -- ten years Brian's. It probably does it probably -- but for the life of me I don't always -- month but yeah. -- art imitating life. Might or might never come out ratio back in the day absolutely true reality and I think I think they're trying to they're putting it out there and they're trying to portray this is the other way to help a dummy in the dole and the retard. Then it's gonna people are going to believe that eventually I don't -- can't -- it."

" I think well I think this I think I think Brian I think you're you're you're much too sensitive. And I think what they're trying to do is sell products. And then I think that there is from my life viewer vote. Madison avenue in the and that is that there equal opportunity exploit -- but everybody cutesy act a thanks for the call -- from 18774694322. Steve your next with Howie Carr and max robins go ahead Steve."

" Yeah are really starting with this other white male those moral right anyways. I have a quick question for you -- before right before I ask max the question. Would score and our analysts are. O'Reilly already give up his radio show."

" I think good he is he didn't want to work there ha -- that's an easy question I mean they gave him a huge pay raise is the fox people dead and he he realized he was making more now that he had been making with the radio show and it just wasn't worth that to what to spend two hours evasiveness studio whatever that take. Take calls so he."

" So I'd -- to do with ratings. This story up against rush --"

" I don't his ratings weren't through the roof but it was a successful radio show yeah okay yeah he would play I mean there's -- there's enough talk radio stations around that that that needed a counter program to work too rushed he was doing okay here a couple of hundred affiliates."

" OK so here's my question was maxim that the powerful and because. I I can't even remember the name of the show but it --"

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" Hey -- naturally happy guy tell. Steve you didn't come here to be made sport of Mac. And -- to be made stored -- Steve."

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" Well let's get the answer he doesn't need to go any further. You I don't bad -- in three notes. What I don't know the name of the show but I Rick this is really going back going in discovery history in the early days of it."

" Thanks for the call Steve 18774694322. Mike you're next with Howie -- go ahead Mike."

" There was some guys say about the Carter started your drama Margaret and Americans who is the fundamental question is why don't those people -- All of Stanley only six to remind -- they're all. --"

" That's a good question I'm surprised that they're not all out very popular show great show where the winter season started might convey the later ones. -- Archie bunkers place."

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" I haven't heard that it's been renewed yet I'll check into the -- The ratings were stellar army and the show that that the comedy that's worked for them is it's always sunny in Philadelphia the thing that Danny DeVito. Another very funny show facial call Mike 1877469432. Dollars on Amazon.com the other night max and I get some wonderful news that there there was of being her across the -- I couldn't believe it was on the banner but. Said the second season of the invaders is out on the candidate but a a -- real slow day and I like dot Cairo were delayed. And though you're gonna tell me the Boston black he was -- Blu-ray. Though Amazon. Brought the invaders I love that show I love their job -- Rory in this reportage is Lori finished as -- Roy finished fifth the news what happens when your regular had a -- Core or other a civil rights and it's -- bad thing about it. -- your bags with how we guard max robins go ahead Kim."

" I'm actually -- always. Pretty quick shows terminator how to do in the ratings were looking back. Doll -- the early word on how that book and will there ever be -- deadwood movie."

" OK first I'm terminator. Too early to tell same thing with doll house. -- terminator. Dulles to -- shows both. A deadwood movie I'd love to see it but I don't know given. Given the actors involving given David Milch I think it's highly unlikely. Thanks for the call I am okay let's take a break and we'll be right back -- max -- answered your questions about TV 18774694322. On our car."

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" The many and -- yet super sudden -- with sort of put. I was going to defer to you are neck and but -- did not I'm still not clear because of that lawsuit that's going on between -- a Bravo lifetime yet to be determined already they want to switch right yeah yeah yeah it's there all. Caught up in litigation. Which I mean that's really kind of you know it's it's like you care about their baby and perhaps somebody should write a check and settle -- thing before they just kill the whole thing. Then he also says any chance of pop rock being -- corrected if a I think that's a joke absolutely. Okay thanks okay Dwight near where this is max Robbins he is the veteran broadcast journalist and he is now the executive vice president of the paley center for. Media. In nine in in Manhattan. In the any big parties coming up this -- max. Unfortunately it's kind of slow Howie and then and then what's really -- me it's Monday it's. You know and ended at 6 o'clock PM I'm parched -- look at that a I feel your paper will feel your they -- brother but couldn't brother Howard who won 8774694322. This recessions. -- no help me help me through these dark days -- recession but. Brother Howard please I need to be strong. Please -- your love offered to brother max. So we can buy himself a bottle for a five screw top wide and that's right. But sacramental. Why does that term ripple but at this government wide your next whether Howie Carr and -- and brother max Robbins --"

" Yes I want to talk both. Just comment on bill's comment earlier about so long distance receptions this digital television signal yes I'm an electrical engineer and I think there's going to be an awful lot of disappointed people when we come over because although people and using. Deep fringe in tennis right now and getting their the kind of know always signal. With a digital signal you really get the signal or you don't get the signal and is just playing good."

" Had no way how many people are getting I mean how many people still rely on rabbit ears and that kind of stuff from max what is the what is the percentage. Of people now who have either satellite or cable it's gotta be like 85%. Is."

" That's about 8586%. -- it yen. Who engineers are surely hear this and who knows all these huge shake nodding his head in agreement it. Some people may have some problems we -- didn't and engineer and why are we talking millions of people are going to have problems are just just up in the scattered really well -- areas like like north of lead over fox crushed."

" I think I think is probably going to be justice scattered rural areas that my mother is that. The good example she's about fifty miles from the Bangor stations that she gets them. Fear. Reception and she has. -- gen general on the roof just to receive that in she's not going to be able to get the digital signals according to the the web site child that indicate whether you cannot cannot receive the --"

" Well it sounds like this is going to force a lot of people into the arms of the satellite right -- it sounds like good -- Mother's Day is coming up here right Jack Del -- what is -- problem for."

" You always have satellite -- only go local station is what the big problems."

" You know -- but I thought I thought they -- XP had that -- I know we haven't in the big cities -- that expanded into wholesome -- it look smaller areas -- Bangalore and not what -- America. That's tough so she can't get local she can still get -- national -- but you can't give local blues may be."

" So that's right Marlins to a I don't know -- I don't know how to break deceive itself which is going to be moving in with you. It. Go ahead -- one more question quickly."

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