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All Posts Tagged: ‘bensilverman’

Posted 7/22/08

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Apropos of Nothing

‘Office’ Spinoff Really a Non-Spinoff, But Now There's Another Spinoff

Tags: amy poehler, ben silverman, greg daniels, nbc, the office, the office non-spinoff, the office spinoff

Posted 7/22/08

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Apropos of Nothing

Jay Leno Goes Undercover, Grills Poor Ben Silverman

Tags: ben silverman, disguises, jay leno, marc graboff, tonight show, tv

Posted 7/ 7/08

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Apropos of Nothing

NBC to Buy the Weather Channel; Ben Silverman to Control Weather

Tags: ben silverman, nbc, the weather channel, tv

Posted 7/ 3/08

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Roll Credits

Week in Review: Ben Silverman Wishes You a Happy Fourth of July

Tags: ben silverman

Posted 7/ 3/08

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The Take

Psychiatrists Accuse Ben Silverman of Stealing Babies

Tags: baby borrowers, ben silverman, kids, nbc, tv

Posted 5/29/08

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Beef

Ben Silverman Doesn't Have Time for All These Stupid Meetings

Tags: ari emanuel, ben silverman, nbc, tv

Posted 4/14/08

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Apropos of Nothing

Relax: Ben Silverman Knows What's Best for Your Children

Tags: 30 rock, ben silverman, milf island, milfs, nbc, the office

Posted 4/11/08

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Tube Junkie

So, How Long Before Ben Silverman Green-lights ‘MILF Island’?

Tags: 30 rock, ben silverman, lede, milf island, milfs, nbc, tv

Posted 4/ 3/08

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The Industry

NBC Spending Even More Time at ‘The Office’

Tags: ben silverman, big eyes, chris o'donnell, elvis costello, friday night lights, ken bruen, london boulevard, max payne, nbc, spectacle, sundance channel, the office, thomas haden church, william monahan

Posted 3/ 7/08

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The Early-Evening News

Even Justin Timberlake Wants to Be Ben Silverman

Tags: beck, ben silverman, danger mouse, justin timberlake, nbc, nine inch nails, radiohead, the wb

Posted 2/28/08

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The Early-Evening News

Ben Silverman: ‘Quarterlife’ Was ‘So Worth a Try’

Tags: american idol, ben silverman, heath ledger, marshall herskovitz, nick drake, quarterlife, the beatles, video games

Posted 2/21/08

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Apropos of Nothing

All Those Broken Lightbulbs May Have Paid Off — ‘Friday Night Lights’ Possibly Saved!

Tags: abc, ben silverman, best week ever, cavemen, friday night lights, nbc

Posted 2/15/08

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Apropos of Nothing

Ben Silverman Can Buy and Sell You

Tags: ben silverman, nbc, reveille, tv

Posted 2/ 8/08

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Beef

‘Friday Night Lights’ Fans So Angry at Ben Silverman They're Sending Him Envelopes Full of Broken Glass

Tags: ben silverman, friday night lights, tv

Posted 2/ 6/08

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The Take

Revealed! The Complete Text of Ben Silverman's Rose d'Or Acceptance Speech

Tags: ben silverman, nbc, tv

Posted 1/31/08

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News Reel

Eighties TV Update: ‘Equalizer,’ ‘Max Headroom,’ and ‘Sledge Squad!’ Could Happen

Tags: alan spencer, ben silverman, max headroom, police squad, sledge hammer, the equalizer, tv

Posted 1/25/08

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The List

Ten Shows From the Eighties We'd Actually Like Ben Silverman to Revive

Tags: american gladiators, bay city blues, ben silverman, bosom buddies, hardcastle and mccormick, knight rider, lede, max headroom, misfits of science, police squad, remote control, sledge hammer, small wonder, tenspeed and brownshoe, the equalizer, tv

Posted 1/23/08

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The Best Part

Ben Silverman Foresees the End of Ben Silverman

Tags: ben silverman, nbc, tv

Posted 1/ 9/08

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The Early-Evening News

Mean, Ugly Writers Hit Back at Ben Silverman

Tags: ben silverman, cloverfield, nikki finke, warner bros., writers strike

Posted 1/ 8/08

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The Early-Evening News

Ben Silverman Calls Writers ‘Mean,’ ‘Ugly’

Tags: ben silverman, critics choice awards, golden globes, javier bardem, michael cera, movies, no country for old men

Posted 1/ 8/08

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Apropos of Nothing

NBC Lands Another Writerless Victory With ‘American Gladiators’

Tags: american gladiators, ben silverman, hulk hogan, nbc, tv

Posted 1/ 7/08

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Overnights

‘American Gladiators’: Who Can Defeat the Mighty Toilet-Paper Saleswoman?

Tags: american gladiators, ben silverman, nbc, tv

Posted 12/20/07

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Pop Culture's Bravest

Year in Review: Without Ben Silverman There Is No Television

Tags: ben silverman, lede, nbc, tv

Posted 12/11/07

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Apropos of Nothing

Ben Silverman Offering Refunds

Tags: ben silverman, nbc, tv

Posted 12/ 3/07

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The Take

Ben Silverman Is About to Cash Out

Tags: american gladiators, ben silverman, nbc, reveille, sin tetas no hay paraiso, tv

Posted 11/12/07

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The Early-Evening News

Ben Silverman Regrets Nothing

Tags: ben silverman, cloverfield, gene simmons, j.j. abrams, kanye west, star trek

Posted 11/ 9/07

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Apropos of Nothing

Strike Be Damned, Ben Silverman Vows to Entertain Us Himself

Tags: ben silverman, kevin reilly, nbc, steve macpherson, tv

Posted 10/31/07

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Countdown

Hollywood Labor Update: Writers Strike Delayed?

Tags: amptp, ben silverman, hugh jackman, labor unrest, movies, strike, tv, wga, wolverine

Posted 10/30/07

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Backlash

Inside Ben Silverman's Decision to Spin Off a New Series From ‘The Office’

Tags: ben silverman, nbc, the office, tv

Posted 10/25/07

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The Take

Ben Silverman, Friend to the Environment

Tags: 30 rock, ben silverman, heroes, lede, nbc, tv

Posted 10/17/07

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Beef

Do Not Cross Ben Silverman, For He Will Date Your Children

Tags: abc, barry sonnenfeld, ben silverman, fox, nbc, tv

Posted 10/16/07

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Beef

Reilly vs. Silverman vs. McPherson: The Battle of the Century Happens Today

Tags: abc, ben silverman, fox, kevin reilly, nbc, steve mcpherson, tv

Posted 10/ 8/07

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Apropos of Nothing

ABC President Stephen McPherson Is the Anti–Ben Silverman

Tags: abc, ben silverman, nbc, stephen mcpherson, tv

Posted 10/ 3/07

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Apropos of Nothing

NBC Revives ‘American Gladiators’ and Hulk Hogan; ABC Revives … ‘Cupid’?

Tags: abc, american gladiators, ben silverman, cupid, hulk hogan, jeremy piven, nbc, rob thomas the tv guy not the matchbox 20 guy, steve mcpherson, tv

Posted 10/ 3/07

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Quote Machine

Ben Silverman Creates the Most Complicated Show in TV History

Tags: ashley jensen, ben silverman, emile hirsch, josh gordon, michelle monaghan

Posted 10/ 1/07

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The Early-Evening News

Ben Silverman Darkly Threatens to Bring Back ‘Scrubs’

Tags: a thousand years of good prayers, ben silverman, best week ever, cloverfield, fred graver, j.j. abrams, paul dergarabedian, scrubs, vh1, wayne wang

Posted 9/28/07

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Apropos of Nothing

Is Ryan on ‘The Office’ a Thinly Veiled Ben Silverman?

Tags: ben silverman, crackpot theories, the office, tv

Posted 9/27/07

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The Industry

The Next Stage in David Hasselhoff's Career Resurrection Has Begun

Tags: against all enemies, ben silverman, david hasselhoff, doug liman, eric mccormack, george harrison, hi-tek, hi-teknology vol. 3, knight rider, martin scorcese, nbc, richard clarke, robert redford, snoop dogg, talib kweli, tnt, tom cavanagh, truth in advertising

Posted 9/26/07

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Beef

Ben Silverman Fights Dirty

Tags: abc, ben silverman, cavemen, nbc, steve mcpherson, tv

Posted 9/18/07

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The Early-Evening News

Chuck Norris Sent to Iraq — Mission Accomplished!

Tags: ben silverman, chuck norris, indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull, lauren graham, nbc, phil spector, sex pistols

Posted 9/18/07

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Apropos of Nothing

Ben Silverman Plans to Devote Himself to Public Service

Tags: ben silverman, nbc, sin tetas no hay paraiso, tv

Posted 9/17/07

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Kudos

The Emmys: ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘30 Rock’ Win, We Lose

Tags: 30 rock, alec baldwin, ben silverman, david chase, emmys, family guy, james gandolfini, james spader, lede, ryan seacrest, steve carrell, the sopranos, tina fey, tv

Posted 9/10/07

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Apropos of Nothing

Ben Silverman, Closet Nerd

Tags: ben silverman, nbc, sin tetas no hay paraiso, tv

Posted 8/ 3/07

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The Early-Evening News

Sending Pop Stars Over There, So We Don't Have to Listen To Them Over Here

Tags: ben silverman, brett ratner, gwen stefani, ingmar bergman, spice girls, the wonder years

Posted 7/26/07

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Beef

Exec Fight: Ben Silverman vs. Steve McPherson

Tags: abc, ben silverman, bionic woman, isaiah washington, kevin reilly, nbc, steve mcpherson

Posted 7/19/07

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The Industry

British Woman Had Titian Hanging in Her Living Room

Tags: abc, auctions, ben silverman, bruno tonioli, carrie ann inaba, dance x, dancing with the stars, dirty martini, edie falco, fugees, judith miller, kate beckinsale, lauryn hill, liam sullivan, margaret cho, matt dillon, nbc, nothing but the truth, pras, princess farhana, rod lurie, sensuous, titian, valerie plame, vera farmiga, victoria beckham

Posted 7/17/07

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The Industry

Mandy Patinkin Goes AWOL From ‘Criminal Minds’

Tags: ben silverman, bionic woman, brittany murphy, cbs, creative differences, criminal minds, criss angel, david michaels, giovanni ribisi, isaiah washington, jaco von dormael, jared leto, jason lee, jim broadbent, lili taylor, mandy patinkin, mr. nobody, nbc, norman lear, phenomenon, rob weisback, sarah polley, the mad ones, the other side, the weinstein company, tim roth, tom folsom, uri geller, weinstein books, your mom, zoe pagnamenta

Posted 7/13/07

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The Take

Are Ben Silverman and NYT's Bill Carter Too Chummy?

Tags: ben silverman, bill carter, nbc, the new york times, tv

Posted 6/28/07

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Pop Trash

Build Your Own ‘Simpsons’ Character!

Tags: 20th century fox, ben silverman, movies, sin tetas no hay paraiso, the simpsons, the simpsons movie

Posted 6/19/07

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Quote Machine

Brad Pitt: The Meat in a Churchill-Roosevelt Sandwich

Tags: angelina jolie, ben silverman, brad pitt, john travolta, live free or die hard, maggie q, marianne pearl, nick lowe, without breasts there is no paradise

Posted 6/15/07

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Cheek by Jowl

Ben Silverman vs. The Joker: Who Gets the Last Laugh?

Tags: ben silverman, nbc, sin tetas no hay paraiso, the joker, the office, ugly betty, without breasts there is no paradise

Posted 6/15/07

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The Industry

Without Breasts There Is No Television

Tags: ben silverman, brett simon, bruce willis, cheyenne jackson, Cyber Christ and the Gnostic Titi-Slap part deux, devendra banhart, flash of genius, greg kinnear, harry potter, harry potter and the deathly hallows, j.k. rowling, james carpinello, john lithgow, kelly clarkson, kerry washington, lakeview terrace, lauren graham, marc abraham, Military Massengill, mischa barton, Mountaneous Confunktion, nbc, neil labute, patrick wilson, Porkin' the broken Knee (Electroxtensial chop!), royal shakespeare company, rumer willis, samuel l. jackson, shakespeare, Shes a hot dog, sin tetas no hay paraiso, spring awakening, telenovelas, the sophomore, three can play that game, twelfth night, universal, vivica a. fox, without breasts there is no paradise, xanadu

Posted 5/29/07

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The Industry

The Police Kick Off Tour; Tickets to This Post Sold Out in Fourteen Minutes

Tags: 13, 4 months 3 weeks & 2 days, ash baron cohen, ben silverman, bob boyett, bob woolmer, bollywood, cannes, channing tatum, chris o'donnell, cindy wilson, cricket, cristian mungio, david hare, gus van sant, hbo, hey hey my my yo yo, jason robert brown, joan cusack, joan didion, john woo, julia ormond, julian scnabel, junior senior, kate pierson, kevin reilly, kit kittredge: an american girl mystery, lindsay lohan, mahesh bhatt, marjane satrapi, mark taper forum, mike skinner, nbc, ninja gold, ninjas, olympia dukakis, paranoid park, persepolis, poor things, rosario dawson, shirley maclaine, the b-52's, the diving bell and the butterfly, the police, the streets, the year of magical thinking, vanessa redgrave, wallace freaking shawn, warren spector

 

 

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