TCA press tour: ‘Look, this is Fox’
Asked whether he was happy with the content of “Moment of Truth,” that’s what Fox Entertainment president Kevin Reilly said: “Look, this is Fox. And what I love about Fox is that we never lose our DNA.” In other words — tacky R us? Fox viewers (like all broadcast TV viewers) are aging, and Fox hates that. Look for beefed up animation (although Reilly suggests “The Simpsons might run forever) and development of new series (like J.J. Abrams’ X-Files”-ish “Fringe”) to get back the 18-34s.
Some “24″ people will be here this afternoon, but meanwhile, Reilly said the “24″ prequel will be self-contained, a separate day; the day the new president is sworn in. Reilly said the strike and the long hiatus might actually have been a good thing for “24.”
There’s a woman down the row from me who keeps hooting and shouting things out. She’s not a TCA member; in fact, she’s from a TV entertainment channel, and obviously, it’s all about her. Otherwise, I’d wonder if she had a condition or something.
Personal favorite question of Reilly (who is one of the good guys in network TV: “What can you tell me about your decision to shift Fox’s upfront from Thursday to Monday?”


“she’s from a TV entertainment channel, and obviously, it’s all about her. Otherwise, I’d wonder if she had a condition or something.”
Well, just because she works in TV doesn’t mean she doesn’t have Tourette’s.
Hey! I thought MTV/VH1 got the Tacky R Us moniker.
But then again, what a great reality show: Three Reality TV Giants vie for the prize of Most Tackiest Channel! Maybe they could eat deep fried Twinkies as a challenge. It would be nice to get the execs in on what the contestants on these shows do…