Max Robins 03/02/09

" Why an 877. 469432218774694322. That's a toll free number I'll bow wake art show. At this time each week we're joined by max robins a veteran journalist who covers the broadcast. TV industry. And he is now a vice president of the paley center for media in New York City. The max robins report is brought to you by Jordan's Furniture not just a store and experience. Are you there max I am vowing and I'm experience. -- spirit. -- I wanted to point out something there was a very interesting story and you have bankrupt newspaper that I read sometimes up. The Chicago Tribune's. Yes the -- yes Detroit's outlook falls along with home prices I was shocked to learn this eighteen grand you can buy outs. The media -- I'm asking you are you have pursued read this story. The median price of homes sold in December in Detroit what do you think it was the median price. And due to crack four figures but what about the 7500. Bucks. That was the median price. Voice but how much you have to pay for your killer suit here armament well there's there's this another port -- nothing in the story plot on a positive note -- a Detroit's homicide rate dropped 14% last year. That prompted mayoral candidates -- Christmas to tell the Detroit news recently I don't mean to be sarcastic but they're just isn't there anyone left the celts beat up a man. The guys running for mayor. I think he did Levi were unfortunate enough to live in Detroit I might have to vote for mayor Christmas and you might mean father Christmas father Christmas while Dave bing is also running for mayor did you know that. No I didn't but I used to love watching him play when he was with the pistons he is running as the candidate of integrity no he's going to lose for sure and -- Give that update that -- A thousand people leave the city every month I didn't know they doubt that doesn't that doesn't leave them too many more months doesn't."

" Man -- doesn't doesn't how we look even before the latest crisis there. You know when I was a kid the population in the city was north at two million and it's been under a million for several years now yet and it's it's sad because. You know I'm old enough to remember when it was a it was a it was a great city to city in neighborhoods and those real you know it is it really had some no."

" no one of the mayoral candidates -- off its father Christmas or Dave bing. Says that the way to revitalize the city is to put in wind farms because there's so many you know areas that are just nobody lives and many more just make an army right yeah how we weakened because our farming economy could have. That was another per -- of the proposal -- to have make Detroit and agricultural senator. Which -- it hasn't ever been. Anyway we we're here to talk about TV and max I have a confession to make it yes -- I don't really care about Jimmy Fallon succeeding Kono."

" You know we're gonna talk about Jimmy Fallon tonight yeah it's. I think this one's a real low long -- now granted he's got a good pedigree. Lot of very modest Saturday Night Live and Lorne Michaels is executive producer of the show and -- you know be Lorne Michaels is picked a lot of good good talent by it. Let's not forget -- a lot of alumni of SNL who have failed in the talk show arena. You know Dennis Miller Martin Short -- your personal -- rights actresses directors he took my raise this as the she it's a the all of us in the first or in the Murdoch organization. -- took my race I know -- we thought he could phone it -- any -- that thing we we've talked about this in the past. These guys who succeed in that arena I mean Letterman Leno. Jon Stewart. No matter what you think of them whether you like Cameron. They call work like dogs and Carson's guess of about there's just Carson did Tokyo obsess on this show. And and -- it seemed like the guy who seemed totally eighties and -- and mr. charm on the Tonight Show you know Johnny Carson back in the day. Was working like crazy and -- great humor writers like who he was he was really captain of the ship -- and he also had an hour and a half show let me be you know when you're on while the league you -- and how -- half a night."

" How come podshock. What are you talking about how that's that's that's were -- sees how many hours a day do you do for four yeah combined. We know we know we know where the real but the radio but radio is a little different you know what I mean I can I can -- to kick back and except kickbacks and that's -- you know its TV to being on that being on camera is different I note that it is indeed I had muted since the it is an end to -- how you have to dress now. That's right let's look at an item and a very nice amid a comfortable. Comfortable it's the sweatshirt here but right right now. And some pants I've been wearing you know for a couple years it took. Could you haven't changed -- wash him every night but I heads -- Sosa trousers. And but anyway so is everything else going on in the world of TV other than Jimmy Fallon was your -- for Conan O'Brien who's gonna take over for Jay Leno."

" Jimmy felons the big story -- Effect I just before game of the shook my name drop a little bit of course my industry my extensive list of industry context. I was just talking to Bob Morton who we used to produce you'll Letterman shown he's done a lot lot of other things since then. MBI was assessed him a -- you know what are the odds on felon. And work him and he said. What is really on proven that the guy now -- that I know he was in a film made some money that was bumpy and a Red Sox fan but. We don't know the guy has in the -- you know Conan O'Brien had chops as a writer. For number years. Com all these other guys worked in standup clubs and one not fail and has -- really done much of this we we you know we he he he was fine."

" On the other kids already know again it we're we're talking about as -- diminished network right I mean he's good isn't going to have to scrub pretty bad to lose this gig. Yeah I think you well I mean that's that's the thing I and I think you'll have to employ any time components active there's one there right and again with the with the way things are going to mean there's there's no like farm system coming up behind -- though nobody really has to -- bit no one's really feels hot breath to the bishop and a more anywhere growing stroke but. I think -- I can get away maybe they MBC miss an opportunity that it. Here's one more guy who's a lot like a lot of other guys who are already doing in doing it really well I mean. I think maybe they should have gone a little bit different direction they may have bigger chance for success the other thing that does not bode well for Jimmy Fallon. Is that his first guest is going to be Robert De Niro have you ever seen Robert De -- want to talk show. I mean the guy's been some great movies yeah terrific so much favor films. But this is not a guy who's comfortable in his own skin I mean. He was promoting some film us about 67 months ago and he was on the daily show with Jon Stewart and it it was slick. Dude if you can't be comfortable doing its way home he got what you money you know. -- made a lot of well shall we say below average movies lately I mean he's one of these guys will take a paycheck for any thing. You think you are yeah I mean this is definitely is definitely dining out on but but do nothing could find -- good solid godfather two and goodfellas and that you know by giant casino won a few other movies right right I mean hum hum. Although how -- I think we both like to do kind of box office numbers meet the parents that it. All that's true but that's true. 1877469. But again that that's what could be remembered as one of his great works as a whole it's no god -- 18774694322. If you want to talk to max -- VR question about TV give us a buzz right now you ready take some calls max three and out how we I'm ready John -- next with how we guard max robins go ahead John."

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" Yeah I did the other night I saw for the first time -- at all how you would love. I was I you know I was want to lose it on what network it's on HBO how -- And they show you probably can't pay out all right my wife got a job. No you're right I would never admit she's got it. -- yeah. -- can't -- how -- this show is just. So wrong inside -- so make sure that kids are -- annoyed yes. It was I was watching the other night with my wife I was laughing out loud. -- I actually heard this. That the guy who stars in the show interviewed on and beyond what I did it it it is very -- is very what's his name. Blanket on the guys."

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" You know I'm glad you asked me that question because. But many people wonder among other things I mean if you want to go to. Pay the paley center dot org a website you can see. The column I write every week as well as as were we started to. A regular weekly interview show about the media. Hum. They're called max media and so you know you can see a little bit what I do I yeah. Okay terrific Macs it's a lot of snow in New York just like appear mean northern reopened bars tonight. In what can only hope we I was gonna I'll do some research on this -- of my kids had a snow day today. But this eastbound adept at -- how it is it's really funny it's about this guy. Who -- John rocker type pitcher you know now let's get himself in trouble and steroids and drugs and everything. And he goes -- he's finally squandered every thing. He's helical world class mullet he goes back to his hometown to be the high school gym coach. And he still sounds pretty good actually did it I have to say how we. I would it's it's worth you know a thirty minute investment to check it out I was left an outlet east bound east bound and down."

" East bound and down I will checked out -- out. -- fat city the other night on turner classic movies subset you know what I dug down and out box or become that kind of like. Not so humorous to sort of the press like I did last with a very -- no no this this this how we I guarantee. Pure entertainment no redeeming social value good good guys were like Danny McBride who stars -- and he's one of the creators of the show he's -- and a lot of those Judd Apatow films like Pineapple Express some one night I'll check it out thanks for the call John Jason -- next with Howie Carr and max robins who's just answered the eternal question what does he really -- Go ahead. I spent a lot of time developing programming for the monkey business jets right it. You did you did you hear about the the good the assistant court clerk got into trouble in -- To tell the captain he was soon he ET told a eat -- told common -- walker worked it girl. But he -- get are off if she was willing to what do something for him literally -- imminent but -- an empty court room. Yes. The scales of justice if you push the it may be tied to bring back -- night court to pick. Up. This wasn't even -- and business in the day. I gotta go with the some joy is -- is a lot of competition. For could Jason -- actually go ahead Jason would."

" Today I yet don't. -- there are so many awards show the -- did yours Jason I mean how. And you won't tell me I have a problem with these people write them a letter. I don't know website and I can't -- any way to write the letter. I read the bill -- it would put that Jack Russell Brzand was bashing President Bush the MVP award. I don't I don't I might try I think email address it could -- any big satellite IP address this --"

" I don't trust on the SEC website I -- main number in New York 2122588000. And they'll tell you weren't right."

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" Its its its its arm. It's really easy just going door on the web give the address of their corporate headquarters. Find out who the chairman of the company isn't cinema letter you be surprised other pureed. Absolutely Jason you could vote to with your remote control like like it was only a slide against the Oscars this year right max."

" I never took their special the other option just I hate that but also watch it let's -- that."

" What can I tell you that's why we were First Amendment that's why you have a remote -- thanks for the call Jason war on the question of Caroline has a question she's the wife Carolyn always show he stumps me is so yeah. -- be gentle with me all I'm delicate non sensitive. Go ahead general admission of the city. The city. On and TV. Oh yeah yeah what he -- and now has that going pretty well pretty well you know MTV is managed to carry. More socially reinvent itself to morph into something else and going to Disney channel's on the same thing right they have they really have I mean they. Then they'll stick with something just long enough. To milk every every rating point they can out of it and then -- onto the next MTV is basically art TV now resident reality TV yes yes I mean. If you want to watch music videos you'd do better off going to MTV two murderer or VH one classics a favorite of yours truly. Or you could call a T and ATV. -- could consider where they can overwhelm our question. Very go go ahead Caroline. How he figured out about the girls next story yet. I haven't I don't have I feel really I've disappointed you. -- Caroline perhaps she didn't see this but Christie Hefner Christie Hefner you know who she is. I'll girls next door right -- you have there's -- you think you have there that yeah you that's -- I think dead is indeed coming back. -- just I think than the new episodes either just with the reunion a girl snacks. Yeah I think and I think that I think at all dumped all three have on -- I think they don't -- I -- whatever I was at a parting of the ways. --"

" STM meanwhile Christine Hafner whose whose daughter and she was the CEO of Playboy in missed all kinds of opportunities to make billions for the company over the last twenty years she's a Brandeis grad. And apparently there there were interviewing her as being some kind of a big shot business professor or something. Then much to the chagrin of the they -- the Brandeis community -- my dad -- something tells me that's not going to go over to -- rewrite some of the Playboy foundation better be right -- a big check I don't with the Playboy foundation to pick up lunch at that orange Julius about it. -- thanks for the call Jason 18774694322. Linear decks with Howie Carr. And max -- from the paley center for media go ahead --"

" Yeah you guys don't like they got the answer to my own question probably depends on the the help but the -- without actually see that the great show. Caused the rating is doing -- what's the future."

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" I have a go -- But out Fox's future -- they just came out with their latest original dvd last week and they've recently moved from Comedy Central to our. I'm sorry adult -- to Comedy Central is is there any talk about your web book coming out."

" Yes there is I mean that's really. A passion project to Mac -- who's also was you know the creator of the Simpsons and and and he was win win you know that show started out on fox and and and when they deep six -- he was incredibly bitter about it that was his first big project after. After the Simpsons and end. Has a real kind of loyal colts fan base. So it's going to be back more episodes yeah I want to do parallel oh. Thanks for the call Tom Joe you're next with how we car and max -- dirt John go ahead John."

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" 18774694322. -- this for a few more minutes is max -- she's the veteran journalist who. It's been covering the broadcast TV industry -- for years decades and now he is the vice president of the paley center for media in New York City. -- take a few more calls max how is always some I'm here to serve any -- media I don't know it's in which one it is go ahead."

" Let me ask you see it on. Our quick thing are Mac I'm a big -- or just curious so the four networks. What do you think is the most viewership bottom of war. And the second -- question is. I'm. There's what does Iowa think about this a web -- like -- one -- the next day after movie opens that this is. I don't want to watch -- for free profit bootleg copies of web but I enjoy it."

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" While. You know I think that's. -- looked Hollywood is incredible. For obvious reasons are incredibly concerned about piracy. Which sets sounds like it is -- of the four networks I think in terms of total audience. I think CBS's tops. If you look at near in this is the way you have Madison avenue advertisers buy time they look it. The eighteen to 49 age group and I believe with -- back that's probably fox that race and that Kevin added 24 well. Yeah -- 24 is a popular show absolutely that's helped them house is still. Huge hit from now fox Fox's in this environment to a relatively well you know the interesting thing Evian and how are you probably know this too is that. Total audience for television is gone up as we have less money were -- no more ones are more TV."

" Right but again it's splintered among so many moron networks and channels right no doubt about it. Thanks for the call any one if fox will be in great shape if they can you stop Rupert Murdoch from writing newspaper to show up at a it's stopped him before he buys the -- thank god the Dolan dog bit him on Newsday I -- well you know there was a a couple of stories floating last week that he was looking at the New York Times -- the LA times yeah hi I read those I read those GP today -- 21 a two billion dollar write off on The Wall Street Journal already. Yeah five billion Ford it's only worth three and that's probably very optimistic and and The Wall Street Journal terms of circulation numbers. Actually -- pretty strongly that it won't -- theory hitting his lead defenses. The when it's when all is said and done The Wall Street Journal is basically going to be the only national paper still standing. And then they'll just print money. But that's always what is there about the New York Post it would be only that tabloid left the New York City and it's you know -- I mean it's a nice theory and I -- the daily news and the post are always there who I love to read them but it it hasn't paid off so far. No it hasn't Howard but it does seem that these thing to do it. Newspapers are. I don't know it's it's depressing I love him to break it seems like they're going to be just the playthings for you know for rich guys to be like one of the Baltic. -- your next with Howie Carr and max robins go ahead --"

" good afternoon guys spiritual as always thanks. -- yeah I I think I'm the only Canadian laws that are up in Montreal."

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" Look at our trucks. We just want to do I think you're right on on now Robert there are all being the first but Jimmy Fallon. Eat out but that's the being on our volleyball -- maybe what about a --"

" It felt yeah you get like right you get somebody like a Steve Martin or Bill Murray did you know which it you know it's going to be funny play along with -- make you comfortable. Bad decision. Thanks for the call -- next week max. --"

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