THE NEWS HACK'S CREED:
I know more than you.
I make lots more money than you.
I'm smarter than you.
I'm sexier than you.
I appear on TV all the time.
I work ten minutes a day.
I rule the universe.
I'm going to live forever.
You are an idiot.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 2:
A lie isn't a lie when it tells THE TRUTH.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 3:
I've come to realize that the looseness of the journalistic life, the seeming laxity of the newsroom, is an illusion. Yes, there's informality and there's humor, but beneath the surface lies something deadly serious. It is a code. Sometimes the code is not even written down, but it is deeply believed in. And, when violated, it is enforced with tribal ferocity.
--JOHN "OMERTA" CARROLL.
THE NEWS HACK'S CREED, No. 4:
News isn't news when we don't report it.
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I loved watching Wes Mendel's breakdown -- it was the most amazing few minutes of television I've ever seen. Unfortunately they cut the part where he bashed Jeff Zucker for consistently programming crap like "Joey" and losing 60% of his audience over the years. Oh, and who can forget Zucker firing Rick Kaplan at MSNBC because Zucker wanted to focus the network on infotainment instead of real news. Zucker simply does not know how to run a network.
Posted by: barry September 22, 2006 12:22 AM
And:
I type in Google to look for the magic mushroom, and find this page. Strange?
I have phish show tonight and need the head trip.
http://myspace.com/billybackpack
Posted by: Billy Backpack September 22, 2006 12:22 AM
And:
Oh this show is so up its own neuroses. A world that hates TV, but is TV, brilliant but troubled recovery genius who somehow shake off the cruel/shallow/materialistic world they to get in touch with their passionate, liberal, heart-felt beliefs. Why oh why does every character sound the same? Rehab windbags to a man... As if the Network references will excuse the rip-off. And what is going on with (the admittedly hot) Amanda Peet glittering eye stare to end every scene. Faye Dunaway but twinkly? Oy vay. Aaron - let some other people write this stuff to stop making it such clever smug self-serving bollocks.
Posted by: Aaron Gherkin September 22, 2006 12:56 AM
AND:
Wes Mendel and the cast of Studio 60 urge you to boycott anyone who advertises on arch-rival NBC. Nissan cars suck -- they break down and need to be serviced all the time. Anyone notice how slow FedEx is? They always lose your stuff! According to a new study Weight Watchers actually makes you fat! Oh, and AT&T sucks ass because they outsource American jobs to third world countries. Just tell them you heard it from Matt Albie and Danny Trip!
Posted by: barry September 22, 2006 01:15 AM
Not to mention:
Someone messed up and neglected to post a link on Defaker to NBC legal information, privacy policy, and terms of services for this board. According to Matt Albie and Wes Mendel that means there are no rules here. Harriet Hayes and Simon Stiles want you to stop watching NBC and read a book instead.
Posted by: Naomi Klein No Logo September 22, 2006 01:34 AM
Little Jeffy, maybe you ought to fire somebody.
P. S. GOODTHINGS changed the "blog's" URL. Six Sigma!
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