DCRTV.com covers DC (and Baltimore) area TV and radio and they're usually 99% spot on with their rumors. I really home this one doesn't pan out.
I can see the trend with more destruction shows that have things explode. Mythbusters sorta started that trend that Smash Lab, Time Warp, and others have kept going. Boom TV? Really? Sigh.
Rant - 1/8 - DCRTV hears that Silver Spring-based Discovery Communications plans to rename its flagship Discovery Channel "Boom TV" come March. "We've done an extensive study of our largely male audience, and they want to watch things blow up," a Discovery honcho tells DCRTV. "We've found that dumbing-down our programming increases our ratings and makes our networks more attractive to advertisers," we're told. Look for more shows like "Time Warp," which shows high-speed photography of exploding small objects like soda bottles, to more episodes of "Destroyed In Seconds," which features everything from exploding tanker trucks to fireworks factories, as well as "Explosions Gone Wrong." DCRTV hears that Discovery is also planning to stage separate stand-alone specials that will feature the explosions of a 747, a series of SUVs, a barnyard of dead animals, an office building already slated for destruction, more shows where meteors and comets hit Earth and cause horrific destruction, exploding volcanos, and even a "game show" in which losers will have their homes blown up. Also look for "Cash Cab Hit-And-Run," where pedestrians are mowed-down and other vehicles are hit, and, you guessed it, explode.
-- 2006 Time magazine Person of the Year --
"I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office." — George W. Bush - June 26, 2008, during a Rose Garden news briefing.
Originally posted by Zeruel quoting the article...specials that will feature the explosions of...a barnyard of dead animals...shows where meteors and comets hit Earth and cause horrific destruction...a "game show" in which losers will have their homes blown up. Also look for "Cash Cab Hit-And-Run," where pedestrians are mowed-down....
"Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help." - Isaiah 58:7 (New Living Translation)
Originally posted by PeterStorkGiven it's under "Rants" and...well...the last line of your quote and I'd say April 1 came early.
That's what I was thinking, but he's not known for pulling stunts like this. It's on his main page if you want a goosey.
I took his last few lines as sarcasm.
-- 2006 Time magazine Person of the Year --
"I remember meeting a mother of a child who was abducted by the North Koreans right here in the Oval Office." — George W. Bush - June 26, 2008, during a Rose Garden news briefing.
I'm in the same boat with a lot of Oliver Stone's work. Oh, and speaking of Oliver, I liked the FF movies as well, but I think you're the first person I've seen who does too.