http://www.productionninja.com Useful information from behind the control board Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:27:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.productionninja.com/index.php/2008/10/10/andy-levy-hes-mad-as-hell-and-hes-not-gonna-take-this-anymore/ Stephen Hawking says that if we can make it through the next hundred years, we'll be on easy street: CAMBRIDGE, England (CNN) -- Professor Stephen Hawking, one of the world's great scientists, is looking to the stars to save the human race -- but pessimism is overriding his natural optimism. Stephen Hawking, ... http://www.productionninja.com/index.php/2008/10/09/good-news-everyone/ THR.com: Barack Obama has purchased a half-hour of airtime on CBS and NBC. The Obama Family Smile-Time Variety Hour will air Wednesday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. Before you make any snarky remarks, remember that even before Ross Perot in 1992 this used to be pretty common. As a matter ... http://www.productionninja.com/index.php/2008/10/09/fri-show-prep-do-not-adjust-your-television-edition/ Just a couple of weeks ago we were told that Congress absolutely had to pass the financial bailout bill, or we would face the Cashpocalypse... that worked out well didn't it? James Pethokoukis with US News and World Report has an interesting post talking about what might be causing the Dow ... http://www.productionninja.com/index.php/2008/10/09/interesting-comparison/ Daily Mail: Imagine that one day you're sitting at home minding your own business, maybe watching a hysterical episode of How I Met Your Mother, when suddenly there's a knock at your door. It's your neighbor, saying "Please help, I've just cut my arm off" That's exactly what happened to ... http://www.productionninja.com/index.php/2008/10/08/thurs-show-prep-chainsaw-massacre-edition/ Dan Rather was just on with Neil Cavuto, and they both commented on how Obama is ahead in the polls at this point and seems to be "running out the clock," and that can be dangerous because you could begin to lose momentum... which we're seeing to some extent with ... http://www.productionninja.com/index.php/2008/10/08/what-barack-obama-could-learn-from-the-2008-chicago-cubs/ Suspect Indicted in Palin Hacker Case: David Kernell...was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday before U.S. Magistrate Judge C. Clifford Shirley, according to a statement from the Justice Department. David Kernell was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in Knoxville for intentionally accessing without authorization the e-mail account of Palin, Alaska's governor, ... http://www.productionninja.com/index.php/2008/10/08/justice-for-palin-justice-for-all/ IGN: If I ask you what the worst idea in the world is, obviously you're going to say the $700  bailout bill. But Kevin Costner has come up with something that is a close second: He is in talks to make a sequel to Bull Durham. Not content with just ... http://www.productionninja.com/index.php/2008/10/07/wed-show-prep-bad-idea-edition/ I've got to get one of these... http://www.productionninja.com/index.php/2008/10/07/taste-we-can-believe-in/ AP: Remember when we were told that if we didn't pass the $700 billion bailout bill, there would be financial collapse of almost Biblical proportions? Well the House and Senate both passed the bill last week, and in the first day of trading the Dow fell like a rock, finishing ... http://www.productionninja.com/index.php/2008/10/06/tues-show-prep-cashpocalypse-edition/