| Lo Fun Fact #1 |
| "Lolita Files" is my real name. It is not a pen name, as incredible as that may seem. There are plenty of Files family members and people who have known me for years capable of validating this. As for the "Lolita" part, my mother named me after the movie based on Nabokov's book, although she saw or read neither. For as long as she lived, she had no idea there was anything sexual or seedy about being called "Lolita". |
| Lo Fun Fact #2 |
| I love fried chicken and fabulous shoes. If you ever want to get on my good side, send Popeye's or Mr. Chicken (my favorite spot in Cleveland) and a pair of
Christian Louboutins. |
| Lo Fun Fact #3 |
| Never show up unannounced or without a Pepsi (preferably Pepsi Jazz Caramel Cream). Better yet, how about not show up at all? |
| Lo Fun Fact #4 |
| I hate the telephone. Don't get mad if I don't call you. I don't call anyone. Don't call me asking why I don't call. Just don't call, okay? |
| Lo Fun Fact #5 |
| I love the internet!!! I love communicating through the internet!!! You can e-mail me and odds are I'll e-mail you right back (if I'm not in the middle of a major project). Makes up for my hangup about the phone, doesn't it? See, I'm not so bad after all!!! |
| Lo Fun Fact #6 |
| I can't stand IMing. Please don't IM me. You will get the cold shoulder. I don't like giving people the cold shoulder, so please don't put me in that position. |
| Lo Fun Fact #7 |
I have four five six wonderful, slap-happy dogs, a bird (some kind of dove/pigeon mix), and a cat, all of whom I love to pieces. If you meet me and ask me about my dogs, bird, and cat, we'll be instant friends. If you meet me and ask me why the f*ck I have four five six dogs, a bird, and a cat, see the above fun fact for how I will respond. |
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| (File Under, "Holy What-The-Fuck!!!") - Breaking: UPN And The WB Merge |
| Tuesday, January 24, 2006 |
I was busy working on two other posts when this shock of a shocker came in via e-mail alert from Variety.com. It's taken me a little while (just over an hour) to post it because I wanted to have a little fun with Photoshop first.
Per the article:CBS Corp., Warner Bros. Entertainment and Tribune Co. announced Tuesday they're shutting down both the struggling WB and UPN and merging the two into a new entity called The CW.
Move will unite shows such as "Everybody Hates Chris," "Gilmore Girls," and "Veronica Mars" on one network, distributed by CBS and Tribune-owned stations.
The new fifth network, a 50-50 joint venture between CBS and Time WarnerTime Warner, will be distributed on CBS and Tribune-owned stations, reaching 95% of the country. I wonder what The CW stands for? I'm betting it's Coloreds (&) Whites. The Coloreds (&) Whites Television Network. Aw, c'mon, don't act like I'm the only one who believes knows UPN was suffering from a serious case of hyperpigmentation.
(Just in case you want some clarity on the definition of hyperpigmentation, the Dermatologic Disease Database defines it as "a [...] usually harmless condition in which patches of skin become darker in color than the normal surrounding skin." In this case, I would say that UPN would be the dark patches, and ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, and The WB were the "normal" surrounding skin.)
It should be a decent match. Both netlets have choice demographics. The WB has the much-coveted youth market down pat, and UPN has the ever-so-popular "Black people...they're just like us!" thing going on. I wonder if they'll cross-pollinate some of the shows or do mirror versions of them to provide balance. I can't wait to see The CW's version of Eve...
which I imagine will be called Dawn (get it?).
Or their version of The WB's Smallville...
 ... Hunglikeahorseland. Or what I'm sure is destined to become a cross-pollinated runaway hit:  Everybody Hates Reba(Who the hell was watching Reba anyway? How is that show still on the air? It doesn't even match The WB's demographic.) Let the fun-with-young-and-urban-demographics begin!!!
Variety.com - WB, UPN merge |
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hahahahahaha....you are too much!...but you're makin' a lotta sense gurl. curious to see how things play out in the ratings "race" with "our" shows. will those shows of the "lighter" persuasion get mo' marketing to everybody and the "darker" shows to be only marketed to urban/metro markets, just to compete with those of the big four ABC, CBS, NBC & FUX? just like any other merger, either you're competing, bringing something to the table or you're out, using the nielsens or corporate advertising america as excuses. hmmm...could this be a coup to phase out "black t.v" for the long run? or maybe like fux did with "ny undercover" get everyone to buy in on the deal, then cut the show loose, leaving the advertisers to want something to spend "their" money on. hey, let's ask dave chappelle!
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ROFL!!! Touche', Lance. Now that's some funny shit. On the real, tho', you might be right. This is certainly a wait-and-see scenario that needs to be watched quite closely. It'll be interesting to see if it becomes a nice mulatto balance, or if the show goes straight octoroon.
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You are killing me! I couldn't even wait to Friday to read. Funny as all get out.
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ROFL!! Is it...could it be...is this..."The Rock"?
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hahahahahaha....you are too much!...but you're makin' a lotta sense gurl. curious to see how things play out in the ratings "race" with "our" shows. will those shows of the "lighter" persuasion get mo' marketing to everybody and the "darker" shows to be only marketed to urban/metro markets, just to compete with those of the big four ABC, CBS, NBC & FUX? just like any other merger, either you're competing, bringing something to the table or you're out, using the nielsens or corporate advertising america as excuses. hmmm...could this be a coup to phase out "black t.v" for the long run? or maybe like fux did with "ny undercover" get everyone to buy in on the deal, then cut the show loose, leaving the advertisers to want something to spend "their" money on. hey, let's ask dave chappelle!