Conservative entertainment network launches

[RockaFowler]

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/39062521/ns/today-entertainment/

Actor Kelsey Grammer is an investor and public face supporting a new network that launched Wednesday with entertainment designed to appeal to political conservatives.

RightNetwork, whose first series, "Running," follows the fortunes of a couple of Tea Party-backed candidates for public office, is also trying a new model to establish itself. It is initially making programming available through video-on-demand services, the Internet and through mobile phones, bypassing the route of traditional TV networks with a spot on channel lineups.

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Initial programming also includes "Right2Laugh," with standup comedians Evan Sayet, Kivi Rogers and Adam Yenser; "Politics and Poker," with card players sitting around talking politics; and "Leftovers," with Yenser hosting a "lighthearted look" at current news and entertainment. New episodes are made available every couple of weeks, McFeeley said. Some of the candidates featured in "Running" have already Lost primary bids.



The reason it's on just video-on demand - no-one will actually want this as part of their regular cable line-up

[NC_Nurse]

1. Sounds awful.

[thetonka]

2. At least it's honest about being entertainment

and not entertainment and opinion being passed off as news and fact.

[Morning Dew]

3. There's not much that's entertaining about conservatives

but I'd love to see them launch a wacky sitcom with Steven Baldwin, Kirk Cameron and Ricky Schroeder at about three a.m. when I can't sleep...

I'd doze right off and not have to flip on EWTN in hopes of hearing the soothing voice of Fr. Mitch Pacwa.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. 24/7 of Lawrence Welk and Hee Haw???

Nah . . . .

[Erose999]

7. I was thinking it'd be 24 hours of Ted Nugent and Jeff Dunham. Which is just as bad.

[slampoet]

8. Jeff Dunham - the racist with his hand up someone's ass and his head up his own.

[devilgrrl]

9. Great summary!

I don't get his appeal either.

[Blue_Tires]

14. maybe "Archie Bunker's greatest hits"

Because you know, the fringe right never understood the satire behind the writing...

Just for fun, look up some AITF clips on youtube and see the comments....

[Toucano]

15. Hee Haw was the first thing that entered my mind, too.

Branson came right after that.

[lpbk2713]

5. Their biggest mistake ...

assuming rethuglicans have a sense of humor. :rofl:

[tularetom]

6. Why that's not true at all

How soon you forget the overwhelming success of the "Half Hour News Hour" on Fox.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_1/2_Hour_News_Hour

[lpbk2713]

13. Thanks.

I was trying to think of the name of that colossal Faux turkey so that I could reference it.

LMAO --- from you link " MetaCritic's television division, which produces composite scores based on prominent reviewers' opinions of television pilots, other episodes, and/or DVD releases, gave The Half Hour News Hour pilots a score of 12 out of 100, making it the lowest rated television production ever reviewed on the site. "

[Norrin Radd]

10. Good. Kids who are voting for the first time need to see how

uncool and untalented conservatives are.

[devilgrrl]

11. Entertainment? How? Only about three conservatives have talent....

unfortunately, I can't name those three. Any takers?

[Initech]

12. Conservative comedy is a redundancy.

[CanonRay]

16. Lassie? Leave it to Beaver? Father Knows Best?

or non-stop John Wayne/Ronnie Reagan movies?