Monday, August 03, 2009

TCA: CBS president Nina Tassler zings NBC, repeatedly

Over at NJ.com, I have a brief take on CBS' press tour executive session, which was low on news (CBS being the most stable of the broadcast networks) but had a few good zingers at the expense of NBC.

9 comments:

dez said...

I didn't know "D-girl" had become a derogatory term. It used to refer to the person who read the script first and decided whether or not to pass it on up the chain. Seems like a considerable amount of power to have, even for a low-level employee, I think.

LA said...

Score, Nina!

Alan Sepinwall said...

Dez, it's an insult if you refer to someone much higher up the food chain as one. Like when Christopher Moltisanti called Alicia Witt a D-Girl in that episode of Sopranos.

dez said...

Gotcha! And her use of it was quite funny. I'm looking forward to reports from the NBC day!

Tracey said...

(scratching head) On these press tour executive sessions, do the always spend most of their time taking cheap shots at the opposition? It seems rather immature. Oh! Right! I forgot! Television executives.

Tyroc said...

Funny!

Thanks for sharing this, Alan.

Alan Sepinwall said...

There was stuff in the panel other than Nina mocking NBC, but nothing especially newsworthy (again, one of the downsides of being a stable network is that your press conferences can be boring). If you care, Larry Fishburne's getting a new wardrobe on CSI.

Bobman said...

Like when Christopher Moltisanti called Alicia Witt a D-Girl in that episode of Sopranos.

Bah, I came here to make this very reference. Of COURSE you beat me to it. Good form, Alan, good form.

Anonymous said...

I had always thought D-girl was a derogatory term. I, too, remember the Sopranos ep. where Chris calls Alicia Witt that name. I don't blame Nina, frankly. It was a lousy thing to say about her.