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Huh? President Bush on ‘Deal or No Deal’
While John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are on the campaign trail trying to convince Americans they are just plain folks, President Bush pops up tonight on a give-away reality show, thus making himself the ultimate “regular guy.”
On “Deal or No Deal” (7 p.m. on NBC), Bush appears in a pre-taped message from the White House, thanking contestant Joseph Kobes for his service in the Iraq War. Kobe is an Army captain who received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star during three tours of duty in Iraq.
The game show is taped and in the can, but NBC is keeping mum on Kobe’s quest for the $1 million prize. Did the presidential kudo and good-luck message help? We don’t know, but because Kobe says he wants to win the money to pay off his parents’ home, well, surely luck will be on his side.
‘Gossip Girl’ returns to TV but not Web
The CW is hoping to drive viewers to its teen saga “Gossip Girl” on TV, which is sort of an odd concept in this digital multimedia age.
The show returns tonight at 7 with new episodes, and for the next five weeks, the show will be available only on TV. Online streaming will not be available for these new episodes, but viewers can stream the previous 12 episodes on cwtv.com.
Why the focus on regular old broadcast TV? Network execs are probably thrilled with the pre-return buzz for “Gossip Girl” and hope to squeeze big bucks out of TV advertisers with the notion of an “exclusive showing.” Web ads, as we all know, don’t pull in the revenue that on-air ads do.
The CW will have post-episode interviews with creator Josh Schwartz, behind-the-scenes video of the case and contests for fans hosting viewing parties.
Cindy McCain co-hosts ‘The View’ today
So, now that Barbara Walters has had John McCain’s wife Cindy co-host “The View” (she’s on today at 10 a.m. on KVUE), won’t she have to invite Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton to co-host sometime in the near future, too?
Seems only fair. The stunning Miss Cindy isn’t/wasn’t simply a guest on the show; she is/was co-hosting with Walters. That’s a different level of exposure.
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By austinights
April 21, 2008 3:48 PM | Link to this
As for Gossip Girl - puke! I couldn't resist catching an online version and barely made it 10 minutes and had to log off and take some shock therapy. If the CW is looking to garner in viewers - it won't be for lack of throwing sex all over the place. These rich high school kids have more sex than a rabbit in heat! Of course, the latest rumor is that Jennie Garth is making a run for a 90210 next generation, but Rob Thomas has apparently jumped ship, since ABC picked up two of his other pilot projects. Only gossip might the cancellation of Gossip Girl. Whatever happened to good TV - sorry Jericho!!