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Today on TopStoryLive:
Saturday, July 03, 2004
New Era of Newsertainment
Are you one of those people who still needs proof that television news has turned into a form of entertainment? Try this on for size.
''THAT Was the Week That Was," the memorable '60s-era satirical show skewering politicians, pop culture and current events, is making a comeback — on ABC.
New "Primetime" executive producer Shelley Ross is reviving "TW3" as the closing segment of the Thursday-night show when it relaunches as "Primetime Live" this fall with anchors Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson.
Sounds like it will be a collision of Saturday Night Live's "Weekend Update" and the Dateline-style flashy/hype-y newsmagazines. Since, except for all the songs of TW3, The Daily Show has been doing this for a few years with sendups of those newsmags, was it just a matter of time before someone figured they'd be able to get away with adding a funny, fact-based-fiction segment to their newscast?
News programs have already had fluffier segments (Jane Fonda's noon live shot that opens "The China Syndrome" springs to mind, with a completely staged demonstration of a singing telegram service with a twist) but this is going to be something different. The rest of the hour PrimeTime Live will have to say "We're completely objective." The last five minutes or so, they'll be able to say "Can you believe this bulls**t that happened?" So, will credibility get called into question?
And what's the deal with putting it on THURSDAY? The week ain't over yet!...
Read the full article at the New York Post.
...As for the singing: Once upon a time, maybe 1992 or so, I remember Al Franken co-anchoring Comedy Central's "InDecision '92" coverage, and at the end of some certain event, like the Republican convention, he took the stage and sang "That's Infotainment," based on "That's Entertainment." Once the song was over and they rolled the credits, they joined in progress whatever block of standup comedy was supposedly originally scheduled for that timeslot.Labels: Originally published
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