Re: CBS & The Pops

[Paul Anderson <paulranderson@charter.net>]

On Friday, July 4, 2003, at 11:46  PM, Dave Faneuf wrote:

> Yup, CBS/Viacom/Infinite  et al  found a way to  $%#&  it  up.  
> Congratulations boys.

If you're referring to the complete change of tone after CBS joined the 
affair, I couldn't agree more.  After the 1812 Overture we had to see 
some female pop star sing "the new hit song" from Legally Blonde II?  
Gag!  And it all seemed timed for the commercials.

I didn't mind the locals from WBZ bragging constantly about the fact 
they were bringing it to us for the first time.  But once that host 
from The Early Show came on, it disintegrated into a cheap variety show.

Are the fireworks always on so late?  CBS must have insisted the 
twenty-one minutes of fireworks happened at the end of their hour to 
maximize the audience.

Paul