Ad executives and members of the press were gathered at the Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall in New York City, yesterday, to get the pitch from television network ABC. It was a first look at what the corp thinks the public will want to sit down and watch this coming Autumn. The lead-in to cooler temperatures.
The Washington Post's Lisa de Moraes was one of the press, and her copy is at times so honest that you feel for the ABC pitch people -- including Tim Allen -- when they drum-roll their bits only to be acknowledged with an unenthusiastic applause. "Polite applause."
Some of the programs to come are a mix of the old (Charlie's Angels), and the 'please, not another one'. I'm referring to a Lost-like show... which leads to my favourite funny line from Ms. de Moraes: "In truth, it’s a sort of Lost meets Brigadoon meets Disney animation licensing lawyers."
Article in the Washington Post...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/tv-column-from-disney-characters-to-tim-allen-its-a-brand-new-small-world-after-all-at-abc/2011/05/17/AFGFI35G_story.html?nl_headlines
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