FNC's latest act of desperation - or - Can Dennis Miller fail at THIS too?

[Coexist]

Fox News Channel preps right-leaning satire
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The show was pitched as "This Just In" when it first got life as a 20-minute pilot presentation for Fox Broadcasting Co.'s late-night division. But when that network passed, Surnow said it attracted the attention of Fox News Channel chief Roger Ailes.

"I showed it to Roger, and he really liked it and thought it could work on Fox News if we could make it conform to some of the restraints" of a cable news channel. Fox News Channel confirmed that talks were going on.

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"Fox News is always looking for new cutting-edge programming ideas," said Bill Shine, senior vp programming at Fox News. "We look forward to working with Joel Surnow on this opportunity."

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Taped before a studio audience in Los Angeles, the show will feature two co-anchors, actors Kurt Long ("Cuts," "Games Across America") and Susan Yeagley ("Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Reno 911!"). It also will feature person-on-the-street interviews and correspondent reports like other shows. But Surnow said that it's not going to be strictly conservative but more in the spirit of the old and rebellious "Saturday Night Live."

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"The most exciting thing for us will be that it's going to be fresh," Surnow said.

So let me get this straight - this "cutting-edge", conservative satirical news show will be a rip-off of a combination of a long running satirical show, and a long running satirical show. And... this "fresh" new show will already have to be re-named because this "fresh" show ripped off the name of an existing HBO-AOL production. And this "cutting edge" show will have to conform to Fox's cable news format.

Oh, man... these jokes just write themselves!
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[Dr.Phool]

1. I have every confidence that Dennis Miller

Can fail at anything he attempts. He never was that funny, even on SNL.

[Coexist]

4. he's not slated to be on it, but I can see them reaching into the limited

pool of 'comedians' they have to draw from, and ask him to relive his SNL days.

And yes, he will act as an anchor to whatever project he attaches himself to.

[zeemike]

2. Let's face It Conservatives just don't have that creative spark

And that is why they have a gard time with all the arts including comedy.

[greenman3610]

3. "conservative humor"

oxymoron, like
"republican party"

[radfringe]

5. don't they already have a show like this?

one that does a parody of the news with a right-wing spin to it? Correct me if I'm wrong - but I think it's called Fox News...

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[Coexist]

6. *snort*

funny!
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[hatrack]

7. "Cutting-edge" and "Dennis Miller" in the same article?

Hell, that's something of a stretch even in the same language.

I must admit, though, a creeping sense of anticipatory delight at the prospect of yet another Miller flameout.