Jodi and Max

" I'm Jodi Applegate. -- for how we card today pleasure to be here how he'll be back next week. I'm delighted to be here on this particular days though for a variety of reasons including Macs. Max robins VP of the paley center formally known as the museum of broadcasting formally known as the museum of radio and television. Here now talk talk all things TV US hi there max."

" hot and pretty well I have I have to ask you about entourage. Aria and this is probably an over share on dry -- holds. -- power over people including certain men last night so I was here in Boston trying to have an important phone conversation with the a gentleman and I've been dating. Trying to discuss the relationship. He's drifting like Intel Intel finally uses I have to go I have to watch entourage."

" Oh yeah yeah absolutely it's related to session but I gotta say I mean. I think there -- to kind of a slow start this season."

" Really what happened they moved out right."

" Well yeah I -- moved out and they're kind of focusing on his beloved -- and quite frankly that whole crew he's the least interest and that's -- Give us your sorry. So give us more Lloyd -- the equipment."

" do you think it might not hold this mysterious so -- and -- people that he used to."

" Well this season six and Amy you know this -- I mean any show it's really hard it's the rare show. That can sustain its humor its the level Friday got fiber succeed."

" All right so it seemed sure show in that sense the number to call sure sure that's opt opt out. If not there's anything wrong with maturity."

" No no I mean let's put it this way I did good but that being said I do watch the first two episodes and I'm sure it's it's. I've got it up -- people I'm sure all watched the full season."

" All right one long lost weekends spent -- take -- out and now we -- our. -- if you get a little season's worth the number to call if you like to get in on this ask -- about television not fall season summer reality shows your favorite cable shows new -- 877469. 4322 that's 877 how weak car for 694322. I -- idea that man is coming back in the next week heard."

" Two weeks I think it's an I think we have to wait till August but give an exact date."

" His HBO has been shiny disk finish showing all season one on on demand and now policies -- is on demands."

" Yup yup I mean a great show I can't wait till that comes back that's the one. I gotta say idiot mean that's the one where you -- waiting."

" You know people are having mad men parties where they dress up and eat the food the hero and I all of these smoker likens."

" that's in the martini. Holy See the dirty my in laws that should -- don't you wonder how anybody in the head Eric got anything done."

" I know when you see about -- any everybody's hair smells like smoke and hairspray and -- anyway the women had to wear those point neat little bras -- why you're grown Elaine homes because they're all on -- and going insane apparently unharmed."

" So I think during this period that you know is in that period of time this truth be the biggest selling prescription Gerard -- valley. And could. But gee I can't imagine why. Not only that but you know it's funny I talked to view the great Edmund Jerry -- And he he was responsible for the Joe -- due to -- campaign a lot of great commercials over the years. And he's from that area he once wrote a piece in the New York Times many years ago with the ode to the three martini lunch. And I really the jury subjective world so -- how accurate -- commitment that because its spot on but we used to drink even more."

" Right we click the three martini lunch good it was an eight martini lunch and when they got back to the office in the afternoon all they really had to do is harass their secretaries a little bit more. Before going home to their drugged up wives right."

" There you go I mean it was I mean I don't know I don't know about you look if I have three martini lunch I would be. I would go back to work."

" You just fall right into the table right."

" Yeah I think you find me with my point key under the table who thought would."

" The number if you wanna speak to max is 8774694322. Might you are on the air with max -- either Mike."

" Good good -- question of America a -- show called your usual but know how well it didn't -- aspects here."

" Yeah -- the jury's still out of the usual will be back with. I don't think he'll run era looks so great --"

" The book and a great show that -- a police show up both -- weirder than usual quiet. The -- great book. Quote I feel coming up next year so yeah it -- are. Okay."

" RA in May be destined for cult status the current blood thicker and different and you never know there's an audience for everything nowadays -- you're on the air with max --"

" I'm -- white aren't huge fans of the tour on showtime and you know what they only -- eight F a vote that. Yes and I about it. Well I think they're trying to split it up it's you know that's that's the co production it's an expensive show to do I think that the but I do think it is gonna come back for another season. That was our second."

" It's really in a glorified so proper right just with fancy costumes."

" Well or you know it's kind of glorified soft core Kmart. Singaporean port for."

" Right oral Renaissance foreigner but whenever it was hurt the tutors where I need to get my historical timeline right but it's got that that's sexy Reese is what's his name big diet is not Lisa -- yeah and not be."

" Did you know immediately yeah that's -- us I think -- got to monitor screen says."

" I only young Eileen one of his names she knew all three share -- year -- and Craig from mom what is -- I'm. Burn notice on I'm USA was in that -- is generating -- sister she was fantastic. Oh well sounds like snowflakes any easy serious Mans series to -- on the cover just recently TV guide max your old --"

" These -- now I -- bodies. I know hailed by the way just a -- cup perhaps second here -- usual is not coming back."

" It's not unusual many -- Lebanon and middle of the season not pay academics."

" All in this segment -- were always like I'm always the bearer of bad news side. -- immediate treatment I don't know."

" Oh really how much Martinis right yeah. Silverado won three of marriage is still smoke pot is there may be a hundred dollar unenforceable find. -- Craig you are on the air with max robins."

" Hi good afternoon welcome. I mean -- Greetings from western mass."

" Thank you welcome to the Airways New England."

" They laid out backside I want your opinion on two things one is. How are they gonna take these annoying little doubt that pop up during shows are they gonna keep doing until nobody is watching. You know they're now in color they now hope voices and sound and they -- a quarter of your screen."

" It and let's check it drives me crazy crazy I think it's part of what's making like eight EP epidemic in this country. I I hate it I really wish you know. It is is blisters is Saban though I tend to be kind of First Amendment free speech at saluted. This is one of the rare instances where I do wish the FCC would come in and say enough already. I mean don't you find it annoying you're watching your favorite police drama are I don't know whatever it is -- like top chef. I don't appear dangerous catch and then you have some cool. Animated thing triple crosses being about something that's coming up for something that's going to be on next week. Come I mean it's just isn't it I know that the networks are really concerned about where. More and more people have dvd artisan. And there's more ad skipping that they wanna get the messages out there but I think this is a real bad question I'd just think it's it's one of the things that kind of well it it you know you wanna begin to dispel you wanna get lost when you're watching. Lost or some other drama and and win win and that's that's just too invasive. Get rid of let's."

" My second question is who what happened to -- dealing and it just seems to have live gone down -- toilet the last here. Now -- all reality shows and married with children things like that you see classic television you say it's based the interest thing a little I -- in between. And now I just really seems to be circle in the all. Yeah --"

" Think they're trying to figure it out there and I think that what's happened with TV and quite frankly which hurt them is its own so much of the classic television. That may bit that network could destination is available elsewhere whether -- TV here on line and whatnot. And and I think it's there they've got a bit of an identity crisis there I think they're trying to figure out a notice they've been trying to do -- little bit more original programming but. That's a real struggle that's a real struggle there I mean they it might be a network that. They've given what technology in our increased sexist all that classic television. What that we have available now maybe it's maybe it's the network it's time is coming off."

" Right if you really want a CA dream of Jeannie episodes over and over and however and there are ways to do it Craig thanks very much for your call. Even -- Petticoat Junction right."

" No I did -- but but the one we seem to be I -- I don't know about you but it but what speculate that watches the kids. One of the twelve most twisted shows ever on television. -- Petticoat Junction. "

" I'm short to easily -- in this town except uncle Joe who's Montana -- majority failed to accurately predict attention general store. Well we got these men can't protect the women smoke. He's got the 360 Billy related to know that the entire cast of living cast a Petticoat Junction was on how we and then about I guess about six months later at Meredith died. And bring to. Well thanks for bringing us down that idea. Just jump at any time really you optimal outside the united Hudson. I don't care church just -- so there's little I was about to do wanted to join me -- little hotel called the she edu glanced at the junction. Are all remember is here are the true reason -- kinda slow at detention well that's uncle Kate no wait she was okay yeah KK was the name of the one. I had the shady rest night. She gets that she she owns this hotel like whoever's going to this town and now. So call now which is really no way to get it was a train it was a bordello -- let's admit it. They're out there in the water no don't forget the I thank our very Atlanta -- whatever name that's right the crop dusting guy seemed to be the only able bodied men Blake in the tristate area Friday are right. All right you are on the air now with max robins."

" I don't mean I have. I had Bill Clinton's dirty -- do you Lloyd again."

" Nice to hear your streaky nice -- backing New England I love it here."

" Yeah also waiting until -- what that I -- I wanna ask meg but that's the question about -- still in the coming back on the air at my favorite show."

" You know it's funny -- is the one who got me into watching Dexter and and literally it was either watching it on showtime on demand and I'm. Boy I've gone through the first two seasons and halfway through season three great show I think we'll see it sometime late."

" Fall."

" Okay okay."

" Thank you don't read like they're my heart that I building we look -- on TV gave no yeah it's it's it's it's really I have a terrific show."

" About a lovable serial killer."

" So it's a little unsettling I know I gotta stop watching it before go to bed of start to wonder why you know like I don't sleep at night."

" Yeah I might have something to do with that our right Lisa you on the air with max robins."

" I I agree enough already with those pop up."

" Is there enough we should start to protest right here."

" Until. Now works have a sophisticated enough research department to figure out X number of people are driven away by it is some whereas this other these other people are actually tune in because they because they know about the shows because they were annoyed by these ads -- at least they remembered it's okay net netted some kind of gain for -- they must believe that they would do it right now."

" Secure right they think it's it's they think they must think it's it's working but I don't know I am -- really matter what they are. I'm -- by the way we -- timeouts are -- is every bit Serbs sooner than we thought. Late September I think September 27. The the premiere season for."

" Oh thank you max we -- on your mind."

" I'm a question of the land is that they went to our. High Def you know -- that changed over a month that goers tell yeah. It mind around third it won't avoid that look like they're out of sync now."

" I haven't noticed that could hurry I -- something's gonna and they sent out is dead on all your sense is that on all all your internal. You know these boys seemed -- think you know everything looks like it's. Well it still earn so little that double click now."

" While I I you know this is the first I've heard about that but it I'm gonna talk to a body mind whose real there is a real expert in all things. Tactic and TV and and in that that's very interstate -- problem myself are you watching -- I doubt that."

" Yeah I have I have one -- television -- so as. That's what I noticed it on first so it's. But -- knows it and I'm almost certain secure now yeah can be tried are you -- are you kidding are you watching how different cable or on satellite cable. Cable what you did you call your cable company told me got a problem. Well I have but Oprah I can look -- maybe it has something to do with the speed I you know I've just checked it out they doubt they -- box maybe to secure the I noticed other people's television that I happen that these election the other thing is."

" Well I'm an -- that Fox News are those nasty background -- there's that's. But unlike the white lights that they -- O'Reilly and -- it's all the -- you -- eventually."

" Maybe this is I don't know maybe this is the this is this is the downside to hide debt maybe we just you don't want it TO Reilly and Sean Hannity bet this is."

" know I've been there I've been subjected to high -- myself and I'm for -- it doesn't really work because they end up having to tinker with the cameras in the filters Melinda is to take the detail out of the human face I mean even a supermodel has her face. You'll airbrushed her corrected to three -- printed in the magazine and nobody really wants look at anybody's face in all its glory -- off with. With every line in every stray hair. And every little luck in grown hair wrinkle or whatever you have it really -- the winner says for sports it makes sense for movies I think it works for news."

" I'm I'm you know I'm with you it's the same thing -- with like the with big screen television -- I mean. Sure from watching you know Final Four or I'm watching a movie you know to ray disc or something it's great to watch and -- to be extra big flat screen. But it. I don't you know I don't necessarily need to see. Charlie gives senator. You know Sean Hannity Hannity here Anderson Cooper experienced."

" Yeah I don't need to be able to count people's knows Harris -- portability Lisa -- very much for your call. All right John you are on the -- now with max robins. -- pretty well how much on your --"

" Let -- our outlook -- forward try to I want. You've talked about it's not that there's a whole bit but that -- It is our Friday Night Lights is comin' back for another season. You know you know I'm a -- for that try to do that got I think I think I think it is to do is find a drama. Is there is on television right now season four will premiere first in the flaw in. -- systems subscribers of DirecTV. And then those same -- thirteen episodes in the second part of your price sir you either January or February will play an obesity. Great show great show -- show I would -- to pick up I'm like Dexter -- Just think it's it's wonderful. Really aren't really so great -- we show as well. I don't let -- actually. Betcha darn it well that would be one surely it would be it drugs that are not. You all earlier I -- upper third ourselves yet articulated it. If you listen -- if you can get how we to watch anything that was made after 1968."

" But that's. Hey how I'll recruit you are you try to name his favorite T Giuliani you know it -- is all we know the president."

" If our next caller. Is how we've from his Dan. Will now he's -- dot -- Doug thanks for your call. Did you take assured break they've -- would ask that question feel about aspect ratio which was the term island La gore and all screwed up now because of high Def and everybody you'll actually be gained thirty pounds or lost thirty pounds and it really bugs me as a viewer. And as someone on TV who actually did lose thirty pounds but a lot of people don't even seem to a notice of -- Carolina finally to think about that the numbers 8774694322. I'm Jodi Applegate this is the Howie -- show. Total Todd Martin. Max Robbins is on the line from the paley center all your TV questions can be -- now. By -- but first. -- in the studio has a question max. Now -- HDN. Aspect ratio which means how wide screen is relative to -- Call it is in some things are letter boxed or not -- step anyway Lotta times people end up looking kind of shorter and wider than they really are. And a lot of viewers don't seem to know or care but it because I wanna know who's gaining weight who's losing weight on TV and this makes it really hard to tell all right."

" I think the world war is. Jodi addicted to something that's where you are in this transition. And I think it's going to be a while to work it out where we're getting it. A truer picture if you will look better representation. Of what. What's what's really. Going out in terms of what a picture of what's."

" Do you know what I mean you walk into someone's house and are watching this thing where everyone looks distorted -- carefully as everybody is about their high Def and they -- making to the colors to strident position in the light no -- this is like this distorts the way everybody looks and people don't want aimed."

" Yeah I I know I I I find the kind of annoying in a way it's it's funny that. Yeah and in our house we haven't made default default transition I mean. Part of it too is look -- these -- you know the results -- an -- just don't die and if you've got digital cable picture looks great but -- but it's."

" Why don't I that's the thing about -- with me is that I really didn't feel the need to see things more clearly it was great anyway but you know he can't."

" No but that's -- go right over my brother in law's house to -- for the best part of then when I see the sixty inch screen in it now yes PM and NH the it's cool it's cool to watch. Or gallon we're talking earlier to Blu-ray -- of a movie you rented -- For a lot of stuff -- you know put the put a."

" Although they did enhance the moon landing. You know fortieth anniversary and all but I guess the original tapes were like lost I think."

" Yeah Clinton is just something more us. Well -- who -- those people who think we've never really went to the men and it was shot in Asia."

" The sound stage in Escondido greater access barrels a kid took command like taped over his Gilligan's Island reruns from TV land on the on the tape right. Anyway okay on the nine now we have Nat calling to talk to max -- pay their -- what's on your mind."

" I have a course in fact I used it yet they and HD channel called mode code that had to show about a bit like the -- one without -- warriors and yet so it. Bobby G adventure capitalist I know vote goes -- that they're ready now hope that those children be picked up."

" I haven't heard anybody that did ever -- doubt can be picked up I would just kind of dual Serbian on the web and see what you can find out I think that I don't have an ideal dvds I just out. Yeah I haven't heard -- about them coming back I mean but I do and I would I would check to -- sites in the message boards and and maybe you'll be some inside info if they're coming back."

" All right man thank you very much -- mixed humor he certainly is. -- is on the line now with max robins tied their season."

" I'd steady at maxim that you need to fill an order -- Up more often because it sounds much better at the --"

" I thought well -- pop up well. We -- but the producer in the kernel."

" The kernel is I have tremendous respect for the kernel but thank you freer. Your kind words is what's on your mind TV --"

" Well and TV land it's venturing into the ninety wondering if there are going to pick up. -- street --"

" Oh my that is my -- time."

" You know I gather you eat you -- appetite. I tell -- I don't know eighty dollars prayer for the season."

" Yeah I know I wonder if you can give mystery science Peter I would -- you can get it done on."

" Yeah. I knew I don't know. You know why somebody would launch a mystery science network where they they are all his regular programming sports politics whatever but they're just three little sarcastic silhouettes in the corner who just makes an -- comments about --"

" You're not the one inhaling here I --"

" I'm and that was the premise of mystery science theater they had all those cut -- where they told you -- was happening on the space -- and who care it was only the funny the bad movie in the funny you know. The running commentary on it that was just genius tonight I should I truly miss that also and you could do that to any kind of programming sport is."

" Could you said and I in a way I think people kind of do informally as though. Like my kids whether -- they'll be watching something in there they're kind of having their own person mystery science theater to watching whatever it is you know Gossip Girl something there. I am -- their friends with Thurston. And then they're giving a running commentary shows are shows or are."

" Exactly but the mystery science parties just for losers or all alone in don't have many friends -- are -- comments -- these little characters on street it'll do at forty unique to feel comfortable."

" OK -- value. You thank you it's the mystery of mystery science theater has been her."

" It could be premium cable service I would pay for this are right on the -- and now we ahead the Nancy Kane Nancy you're on the air with max robins."

" I flew me. I can have a quick question about the -- on BBC."

" Okay I'm pretty sure that they have already done it very."

" A third season -- but it hasn't shown up in the United States had you know went yep I."

" Think I'm not sure this. I think in the fall. But I don't have a firm date for them to take effect after -- the BBC stuff takes forever to get there I now I know I didn't you would think that they're -- more to be a quicker pipeline."

" We them highbrow viewers here don't wait."

" I'm really surprised you know it's usually it's the -- but -- so you must be you -- you're bringing an end. The blue chip audio."

" No I'm Killen and until in the demos -- and -- we want people who -- spike TV out there right let's there."

" You go its cage fighting against."

" Yeah and the man show is that -- a lot probably not gonna see you're on the air now with max -- Qaeda did I say your name right."

" Yeah how it's changing actually. Sorry yes. I am first of all I would just like just say that you got the most lovely has -- about hard on how we cardinal long time."

" Law thank you very much tainted I really Chris it that. And now I'm super self -- so I'm gonna tell us."

" Does second of all I wanted to ask god backs Clinton -- an -- to. Think your way to the fall for that. But for what it's common. Yes absolutely current they're down for another student another show that gives -- full value for your entertainment dollars."

" And it has a devoted following doesn't it."

" Does including yours truly. But I tell you that's so it's one of those shows where you go they're not going there there's just not going there and then they do."

" Ha ha -- I wish there aren't enough hours in the day to watch all this stuff but thank god we have max -- to watch it for us and filter it and we really appreciate your time -- Really study Alley next week take care mentally -- that a lot of fun thank you very for every. Now it's our pleasure take get this is Jodi Applegate in your listening to how we -- show."