day 2.70

martha stewart pulls a conan

martha stewart is leaving nbc. the lifestyle guru is making like oprah (and tyra) and taking her daytime talk show, the martha stewart show, off the free airwaves and moving to cable. martha signed a deal with hallmark channel this morning that has her producing programming for the net for the next 3 years starting this fall. the martha stewart show will be the foundation for the network's new daytime block and will be followed by an hour and a half of original programming from martha's company. that means you'll have to pay for gems like the one above from now on. while this move is sure to be financially successful, i don't exactly see viewers moving with martha. she's not the kind of television presence that has a following (i.e. oprah). yes, her shows have always been watched, but i would venture to guess it's by people who just need to kill time. i know i've watched martha because there is absolutely nothing else to watch when she's on. i don't really like the show. when it first started, the show was supposed to be a traditional talk show. now it's all about forcing celebrities into awkward craft situations and doing hours devoted to cats. not my cup of tea. not my cup of tea at all. sorry, martha, but i won't be following you to the hallmark channel. at least not on purpose. should my cable mislead me to believe golden girls is on, then maybe i'll accidentally see you.

just a thought...

i still haven't seen this movie, but that doesn't mean i can't talk about it. avatar really isn't as successful as we've been led to believe. at least not in the fact that it's the biggest movie ever. while it is the highest grossing film, avatar is not the most watched. the hollywood reporter compiled a list of the biggest movies of all time according to ticket sales. the ranking system we have today bases who places where by total revenue. seeing as avatar is playing in mostly 3-d theaters with a ticket up-charge of anywhere from $3 to $15 (in imax) and the money is never adjusted for inflation, avatar is the #26 biggest film of all time. it definitely has time to crack the top 20, and shows no signs of slowing down, but i don't expect it to be the next gone with the wind. yep, that's right - gone with the wind is the biggest film of all time.