Posted by JUST CURIOUS on January 02, 2009 at 08:44:06:
In Reply to: Countdown Chicago on ABC 7 posted by Drunk In The Studio on December 31, 2008 at 23:35:52:
No local TV station with the exception of ch 7 wanted to commit the money to do a remote local countdown from either the lakefront or a local club. Too expensive, and/ or their sales staff couldn't figure out how to sell the thing to make it worthwhile. Sad that a major market can't put together a variety of New Year's countdown shows either on radio or TV. What I did miss was reruns of old Marx Brothers movies...back in the day, the UHF stations used to run them starting at 10pm...where was Captain Spaulding when you need him? (I know, I know, youtube or netflix or blockbuster....I need to lay down now.
: Why do they insist on continuing to air the trainwreck of a local New Years Eve show on WLS ABC 7?
: Every single year you think it couldn't possibly be any worse, and every year it manages to outcrap itself.
: There is absolutely no chemistry between tight panties Janet Davies and laughing at my own jokes Mark Giangreco. Doug Banks and whoever that Mexican chick is have no connection either. They're all trying to outshine each other. You would think that after being a team on this show year after year that they could get it down pat.
: Don't they have "post-game" meetings? It doesn't seem like it. Audio problems, horrible signal transmissions from the remote locations..
: It serves no positive benefit to keep doing this show unless they make some drastic changes.