tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post3821510106054579685..comments2008-08-13T10:53:39.666-05:00Lester Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746157071827337723noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-65097926445177871652008-08-13T10:53:00.000-05:002008-08-13T10:53:00.000-05:00Additional news flash (added Aug. 13):<BR/><BR/>Anne's show is not being aired now but, though for some reason FN has not announced this on their web site, other web sources say that FN has signed her on to do 13 mored shows, beyond the 6 that have already been aired. They are supposed to be filming them later this month.Lester Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746157071827337723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-38626341980102523382008-08-13T03:17:00.000-05:002008-08-13T03:17:00.000-05:00you guys are silly<BR/><BR/>i love ann and i hope they dont cancel this show<BR/><BR/>signed-brrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-22191008874518104382008-07-02T13:42:00.000-05:002008-07-02T13:42:00.000-05:00Anon,<BR/><BR/>Emeril did not quit making shows for FN. His new show, though, is in a much worse time slot that the old one was. I haven't checked it out yet(I'm not watch TV that early in the morning!) but I would be willing to bet it is cheaper to produce than the lavish "Emeril Live" was.Lester Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746157071827337723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-13706710822938096402008-07-02T12:31:00.000-05:002008-07-02T12:31:00.000-05:00Well actually as I undertood it Emeril was commuting from his homes and main restaurants in New Orleans and Vegas to NYC to do the shows. Mario and Bobby I believe have their restaurants in NYC.<BR/><BR/>FN fanatics may watch the channel 12 or more hours a day but the larger target is an audience that watches only a couple of hours a day but buys the advertised products.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-10007821002833101342008-07-02T11:39:00.000-05:002008-07-02T11:39:00.000-05:00Anonymous #2,<BR/><BR/>About Emeril: the way the end of his show was reported and commented on when it happened was that it had been <I>cancelled</I> by FN, as, for instance, <A HREF="http://www.foodieobsessed.com/2007/11/28/emeril-live-is-cancelled/" REL="nofollow">here</A> and, more authoritatively, <A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/27/people.emerillagasse.ap/index.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>. Mario Batali's friend Anthony Bourdain has been excoriating FN for not giving Mario another instructional show since they cancelled Molto Mario three years ago.<BR/><BR/>About the role of advertisers: FN advertises a lot of prepared foods (Bertolli pasta sauce, eg.), chains of mediocre restaurants (TGIF), and medium-priced cars (Saturn). But that is explained by my theory. Those are the things the FN audience will spend the most money on. And FN has worked hard in building up that particular audience because it is the one that can make the most money for E. W. Scripps, via advertising and otherwise. The early FN audience might have been more interested in spending money on fancy wines, luxury cars, and vacations in France than in the products the FN now advertises, but there's not as much money in such frou-frou stuff.Lester Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746157071827337723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-85547823579574323452008-07-02T08:55:00.000-05:002008-07-02T08:55:00.000-05:00If you watch the credits at the end of Emeril Live, none of the shows have been made this year. Emeril like Mario and Bobby is the most successful entreprenaur and I wonder what his relation to FN is? since he essentially was their biggest star (anyone remember Sara Moulton?) I think Emeril is the A-Rod of FN demanding the big bucks now. I saw an ad last night saying he has a new show on another channel. I also think Oprah's sponsorship of Rachel Ray's ABC show has bred some competition and jealousy into the FN world<BR/><BR/>The channel is heavily sponsored by advertising from Kraft Foods and others so hence the target audience.<BR/><BR/>The FN website is a treasure of recipes.<BR/><BR/>The "Next FN Star" reality show mimics The Apprentice, America's Next Top Model, America's Next Top Pet shows etc. The contestants standing before the review board of superiors and experts with the foreboding background music reminds me of one of those old Twilight Zone episodes.<BR/><BR/>How about "America's Next President Show" that's going on now. The Saudi King has told us to get used to higher gas prices and last week he told us to keep down taxes. Will Prez Bush be introducing him and holding the Kings hand as he leads him to the podium at the Republican Nat'l Convention to deliver the Keynote Address?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-74443970359543074402008-07-01T20:30:00.000-05:002008-07-01T20:30:00.000-05:001) This is a technology I didn't know about. It sounds like it strengthens the argument for appealing to audiences with minority preferences, instead of putting out this obsessively uniform product that appeals only to the average person.<BR/><BR/>2) There is an upside to putting on some extra pounds, at least if you are a woman. The extra bulk also helps Anne to symbolize buttery goodness. At least, that's what she means to me.Lester Hunthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14746157071827337723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22657443.post-7553193312920188312008-07-01T15:49:00.000-05:002008-07-01T15:49:00.000-05:00I think the show will survive because:<BR/><BR/>1)This specialty show will eventually find it's way on to a FN video-on-demand format and web downloadable.<BR/><BR/>2)Anne has outstanding cleavage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com