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out more about ABC, their programming and their history. Number Seven: ABC Was the First to Allow Pre-Taped Shows Setting themselves apart from the other stations, ABC began using a Magnetophon tape recorder to pre-record their shows, which CBS and NBC were not doing. This was especially crucial to maintaining Bing Crosby’s show, as he preferred working in a recording studio as opposed to broadcasting live. Number

When Friends first aired in 1994, five years into the original run of Seinfeld, it was criticized for being a “knock-off Seinfeld.” Although there were significant similarities between the two shows, there were also vast differences. Seinfeld and Friends were targeted to two very different audiences, and they represented the relatively new idea of “friendship comedies” in different ways. Despite their differences, both Friends and Seinfeld portrayed friendship and humanity in relatable ways, and

There are four main characters on the hit TV show "Seinfeld". The sitcom takes place over nine seasons. The show gets its name from the main character Jerry Seinfeld who plays himself, a stand-up comedian living in New York City. The show is based on Jerry Seinfeld's life and his experiences with his three friends. Most of the scenes take place in Jerry's apartment in New York City, or in a coffee shop they frequent often, "Monks Coffee Shop." This particular coffee shop has only been captured from

Stitches For the Second Time!!! (Non-fiction) Have you ever had stitches before? Well this is the time of me getting stitches for the second time of my life. It was the summer of 2016 and I was at my grandma’s house with my sisters because my mom and dad had to work. At nine thirty or so my grandma asked, “Would you three like to make watermelon into a shape of a sphere?” “Um…. In a little bit” I said as I could taste the juicy, red watermelon. It was about 15 minutes later when my

the negotiations between NBC (National Broadcasting Corporation) and Paramount for the extension of renegotiating the rights to the TV show, Frasier. While NBC wanted to pay under $5 million per episode in order to make a profit, Paramount seemed to be demanding $8 million per episode. This was a very big gap considering that there were 24 episodes per season and that Paramount wanted a three year term on the renegotiated contracted. The key parties in this case are NBC (represented by Mark Graboff

“Did you read to Paige as a child?” I’m awkwardly sitting in the classroom with my English teacher, Mr. Byers, and my mom. Of course, I was nervous! You never know what can or will be said in Parent-Teacher conferences; is he going to tell my mom that he had to confiscate my cell phone because I was texting my best friend? I’m watching Mom, she’s a bit confused but answers, “Of course I did, why do you ask?” Mr. Byers went on about my extensive vocabulary and that I used larger words in the proper

It had been nearly two years since Austin Walker had been appointed CEO of what once was Wholesome Family Television (WFT), and the bankrupt, destitute company’s turnaround under Mr. Walker’s direction was truly remarkable. Within a month of Walker's arrival the ten-year institutional programming channel had been renamed to Creative Unlimited Television, their slogan becoming “a CUT above the rest,” and half of the current programming had been cancelled. Shows that had been running for half a decade

The morning light shone up across Mariah’s face which was like a alarm clock for her but a nice,gentle,quiet alarm clock. Mariah only though it would be a normal morning but she started getting a queasy feeling in her stomach and started to feel very nausea.She tried to push it off as last night's dinner but as she thought about it she knew that she was sick.She quickly ran to the bathroom and everything came up. Mariahs mother Robyn quickly ran to Mariahs bathroom and immediately called Urgent

Many shows could not compare to Pretty Little Liars. Pretty Little Liars has gone on for seven years, winning a total of 31 awards and nominations in many different categories. Pretty Little Liars has had approximately 3.3 million viewers throughout its many seasons. Pretty Little Liars is an overwhelmingly addictive show. Pretty Little Liars is based off books written by Sara Shepard. Pretty Little Liars has 16 books in the series, which they have been awarded in the New York bestselling series

The only reason I asked is that I think it 's neat that you worked with him on the Christmas film and now you 're both on When Calls the Heart. Yes, Paul 's so wonderful. He 's really a fun guy. He keeps things super light-hearted on set. He 's always telling jokes. And it 's really funny because when we are on the set of A Wish for Christmas, I was mentioning to him that he should ask his agent to get him up for When Calls the Heart. I thought he 's be so perfect on the show. And he was like, "I