"To me, 'C-W' sounds like Country/Western. ...It just doesn't have the pop or zing needed to get inside the minds of their intended viewers." Chip Ross, Media Village http://blogs.mediavillage.com/culture_drift/
Will BET Get UPN Shows?
“What becomes of UPN’s current crop of black-themed sitcoms, one of them arguably the season’s most talked about new comedy (Everybody Loves Chris) and the rest in various states of creative disrepair? If CW is airing fresh installments of Girlfriends, Cuts, Eve and One on One next fall, it will be a colossal (to put it mildly) surprise. But perhaps CBS might shuttle these over to Black Entertainment Television (BET), which Viacom owns. Or they just might bite the bullet and take the inevitable PR hit for dismantling most of the original programming on air featuring African-Americans and offering nothing in exchange.”
Ron Wynn, City Paper Blog http://www.nashvillecitypaperblogs.com/2006/01/tv_musings.htm
An Idea Behind Its Time
“Superb idea — about five years ago. By now, it’s practically beside the point. It’s an acknowledged throwing in of the towel by both sides. If The CW manages to establish any sort of brand value, it’ll be a shocker.”
Costa Tsiokos
Population Statistic http://www.populationstatistic.com/archives/2006/01/24/wb-upn-cw/
CW Saves UPN, The WB
“This new network might have a chance at doing what both UPN and the WB wanted to accomplish but neither could on their own: become a legitimate fifth major network.”
Allen Holt, Do Or Do Not http://do-or-do-not.thunderdog.com/2006/01/24/wb-and-upn-goodbye-and-good-riddance/
CW Will Spawn Indie Stations
“There is going to be a sudden increase in the number of independent stations in areas where either UPN or The WB have affiliates that are competing with CBS or Tribune owned affiliates of the new network. It’s possible that we might see a slight revival of the first run syndication market, particularly since many of these stations will be in the top 25 markets. What does the Los Angeles UPN affiliate show when there are no more UPN shows available to it?”
Brent McKee, I am a Child of Television http://childoftv.blogspot.com/2006/01/well-aint-that-kick-in-gonads.html
Deal Eases Channel Surfing
“All things considered, though, [Dawn] Ostroff has some decent building blocks to work with. Once you merge the best of The WB and UPN, you have a network that’s actually a reasonable contender for legitimacy, a network that actually has a bountiful crop of watchable fare. And that’s good news for viewers. But the best news may be this: This fall, we won’t have to choose between watching [Everybody Hates] Chris and Smallville on Thursday nights.”
Maureen Ryan, Chicago Tribune http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2006/01/the_new_cw_netw.html
