Emma
02-07-2006, 12:59 AM
<img src="http://www.fanbolt.com/forums/images/avatars/supernatural/supernatural09200520.jpg" width="85" height="85" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" border="0" alt="Jared Padelecki, Supernatural wb, cast"> Scientists have long known that it takes Jupiter about 11 years to circle the sun. Earlier this week, Hollywood made a scientific discovery of its own: That amount of time also happens to be the life span of an upstart TV network. On Jan. 24, 11 years to the month after the birth of The WB and UPN, executives shocked the television industry by announcing the networks' deaths. Come September 2006, they will disappear, to be replaced by a joint entity called The CW. It'll be run by CBS Corp. and Warner Bros. Entertainment (owned by EW parent Time Warner), and will be headed up by current UPN entertainment president Dawn Ostroff. (The WB's top execs, Garth Ancier and David Janollari, will not be part of the new venture.)
Relax, CW doesn't stand for "Country Western" (it's named for CBS and Warner Bros.). In fact, the new network will look remarkably like the two it's replacing. The CW will target the same young audience, and will cherry-pick the best WB and UPN programming for its fall 2006 schedule. So what does this mean for you, humble viewer? Let us help you through four of the five stages of grief.
1 What happens to your favorite shows?
For now, nothing. The networks will continue to air their current schedules and plan to launch their midseason programming (like Rebecca Romijn's WB dramedy Pepper Dennis) as scheduled. The fall slate is a different story. "We haven't made any decisions yet," says Ostroff, adding that she'll announce The CW's schedule in May. Things look good for Beauty and the Geek, Smallville, Gilmore Girls, Supernatural, Veronica Mars, and Everybody Hates Chris, which were all touted in The CW's official birth announcement. And Ostroff has already renewed America's Next Top Model for next season, so it looks like a keeper. Says CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves: "The [WB's and UPN's] programming is very complementary. The idea of putting Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars together is really exciting."
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Publication: Entertainment Weekly
Issue: February 3, 2006 No. 861
Publication Date: 02-03-2006
Page: 10
Section: News + Notes
Relax, CW doesn't stand for "Country Western" (it's named for CBS and Warner Bros.). In fact, the new network will look remarkably like the two it's replacing. The CW will target the same young audience, and will cherry-pick the best WB and UPN programming for its fall 2006 schedule. So what does this mean for you, humble viewer? Let us help you through four of the five stages of grief.
1 What happens to your favorite shows?
For now, nothing. The networks will continue to air their current schedules and plan to launch their midseason programming (like Rebecca Romijn's WB dramedy Pepper Dennis) as scheduled. The fall slate is a different story. "We haven't made any decisions yet," says Ostroff, adding that she'll announce The CW's schedule in May. Things look good for Beauty and the Geek, Smallville, Gilmore Girls, Supernatural, Veronica Mars, and Everybody Hates Chris, which were all touted in The CW's official birth announcement. And Ostroff has already renewed America's Next Top Model for next season, so it looks like a keeper. Says CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves: "The [WB's and UPN's] programming is very complementary. The idea of putting Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars together is really exciting."
<a href="http://www.fanbolt.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1578116&postcount=63">Click here for more!</a>
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Publication: Entertainment Weekly
Issue: February 3, 2006 No. 861
Publication Date: 02-03-2006
Page: 10
Section: News + Notes