No, unfortunately I'm not talking about Megan Fox. Despite getting voted "Worst Actress" of 2009, I'm sure we'll be seeing plenty more of the salty sexpot. This is another matter, entirely. It's the countdown to 2010. It's also the countdown to negotiations between the Fox Channel and Time Warner. Which will be dirtier - your New Year's celebration or this big-business shakedown? Looks like we'll have to wait for the dust to settle to be sure, but it sounds like things are getting tense. Details, via Gawker: Fox is trying to get $1 per month per subscriber from Time
Warner to carry their broadcast network (cable companies currently retransmit
broadcast stations for free) and the cable provider doesn't want to pay that
much for their more than 8 million subscribers. They have countered with 30
cents per subscriber. The deadline for negotiations is December 31, and if a
deal isn't reached, all the Fox channels from your Time Warner Cable service.
In an internal memo, News Corp (which owns Fox, of course)
President and COO Chase Carey writes, "At this time, it looks like we will
not reach an agreement and our channels may very well go off the air in Time
Warner Cable systems at midnight tomorrow, December 31."
That sounds awesome! No more Fox News, even if you want it!
No more Fox Business Channel, which no one wants. No big deal, right? We're
trying to make the best of this situation, so here are some pros and cons of
what would happen in a world without Fox:
PRO: We would never have to look at Peter Griffin's fat face
on Family Guy ever again.
CON: We will gouge our own eyes out if we don't get
to see Sue Motherfucking Sylvester on Glee.
PRO: Finally, we won't have to watch the 11 millionth season
of nip/tuck, which jumped the shark 10.5 million seasons ago.
CON: Damages was
just getting good!
PRO: We won't have to bother to learn what Fuel even
is.
CON: What if the next Jersey Shore is on Fuel? Oh man, we gotta get Fuel,
even if it sounds like a shitty rip off of Red Bull rather than a cable
channel.
PRO: Fox Sports en Español won't make us feel bad for
forgetting all our high school Spanish.
CON: We actually kinda like footie (and
all the players!) so seeing the Fox Soccer Channel go would blow.
PRO: No more stupid dramas and crappy reality shows on
Fox.
CON: We'll have to watch even more CW than we already do, which might
cause us to commit suicide or think that we're actually living inside a Gossip
Girl episode.
PRO: We won't be lining Rupert Murdoch's pockets with
cash.
CON: We will be nothing if we can't make fun of American Idol. Give us
our fucking Fox, bitches!]
I knew 2010 was going to be different, in a hugely good way - I just had no idea how good! Now this folks, is drama.
[Photo Credit: I can't resist her either - and I figured this story needed a little sex appeal.]
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