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[RJ749]

I was excited to hear Rosie was going off the air, only to find out she isn't.  She may be getting her own show again.  Not that it matters to me, but I get sick and tired of the repeated publicity crap you hear on the radio about her.

Doesn't matter where you listen either.  I have to start packing my iPod I guess, no commercials there thank goodness.

Here's the release with full credit to tvweek:  (if you care) http://www.tvweek.com/news.cms?newsId=11411

 
January 17, 2007
Rosie O' Donnell Closer to Solo Show
By Melissa Grego, Michele Greppi, and Chris Pursell

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Rosie O' Donnell will likely take her first steps toward returning to a solo talk show in the next four to six months.

The contract that the controversial co-host of ABC's "The View" has with the network stipulates that she must first negotiate with a division of the Walt Disney Co. in good faith if she wants to strike out on her own with a new show, according to people familiar with the contract. Disney owns ABC.

Those same sources said they are confident Ms. O'Donnell will trigger that clause by spring or summer.

Attendees at the National Association of Television Program Executives conference this week in Las Vegas speculated that Ms. O' Donnell already had a handshake deal with Warner Bros. for a new show. A spokesman for Warner Bros. said there have been no negotiations. A spokesman for Endeavor, which represents Ms. O'Donnell, could not be reached for comment by press time.

Still, if Ms. O' Donnell does leave "The View" for a show of her own, she has many connections to Warner Bros., suggesting she ultimately might land there. Hilary Estey McLoughlin, president of Warner's Telepictures Productions division, executive produced Ms. O'Donnell's popular 1990s syndicated talk show "The Rosie O'Donnell Show." Ms. O' Donnell likewise has longstanding ties with Jim Paratore, who was president of Telepictures when the division produced "Rosie," which Warners also distributed. Mr. Paratore now heads a Warner-based production company, ParaMedia, where he is producing upcoming news magazine "TMZ."

Disney likely would fight to keep Ms. O' Donnell should she leave "The View," according to ABC insiders. Since she joined the daytime roundtable, ratings for the 10-year old show have grown by double-digit percentages and hit all-time highs. In recent weeks, Ms. O'Donnell's feud with Donald Trump has generated a round of press coverage for the show. The ABC insiders also said the contract with Ms. O' Donnell protects the network from losing the comedienne easily. An ABC spokesman declined to comment.

Industry executives said a competitor to Disney or Warner could emerge in the pursuit of Ms. O' Donnell. CBS Television Distribution Group, which comprises the merged King World and CBS Paramount, could step in with an offer.
 
 
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[iski]

In many circles, Rosie is officially known as "Rosie O'Donuts".

She earned the nutty designation a long time back.

If Howard Stern had chosen Rosie instead of his other lesbians, he would be doing radio weather forecasts in Poughkipsie by now.

[VAZHOG]

I have DirecTV and for some reason I don't receive whatever channel she is on

[Jock]

I was excited to hear Rosie was going off the air, only to find out she isn't.  She may be getting her own show again.  Not that it matters to me, but I get sick and tired of the repeated publicity crap you hear on the radio about her.

Let there be not doubt, I am NOT a fan of Rosie, however as I understand it, she was never dismissed "off the air" until a certain date.  As for getting her own show, who knows, however those with her views may follow if she(he) is successful.  Time will tell.

[Fired00d]

Let there be not doubt, I am NOT a fan of Rosie, however as I understand it, she was never dismissed "off the air" until a certain date.  As for getting her own show, who knows, however those with her views may follow if she(he) is successful.  Time will tell.

 
Ride Safe,
Fired00d
 

[JCZ]

I have DirecTV and for some reason I don't receive whatever channel she is on

You're a lucky man!

[mr_magoo]

If she dropped off the face of the earth I'd never miss her.

[ccr]

I actually had no idea she had a tv show.  I've never seen it.

[RJ749]

I actually had no idea she had a tv show.  I've never seen it.

Those of us that work aren't homw during the airing of the unfortunates show.

[SPIDERMAN]

I have DirecTV and for some reason I don't receive whatever channel she is on

I have this wonderful device called a remote control. For some reason whenever some idiot like Bitch s'cuse me I mean Butch O'Donnell is on the channel changes by itself. Marvelous thing that remote.

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[Jock]

Rosanne Barr is being rumored as one of the potential replacements...

[oldwarrior]

Rosie O' Donnell and Rosanne Barr are escaped examples of a secret breeding program by the US government to drive enemy combatants insane.
They were to be released behind enemy lines to seed insanity and obnoxious's among enemy troops.   

[SPIDERMAN]

Rosanne Barr is being rumored as one of the potential replacements...

S'pose they'll let her sing ?

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[Hoist!]

S'pose they'll let her sing ?

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Only the National Anthem! Hoist!

[Jock]

S'pose they'll let her sing ?

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Yes Please!!