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- The Adjustment Of Our Television Viewing
  
  A post about News by Trace Sharp on December 28th, '07
  
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- Television is an amazing thing and you can see subtle scrambling right now in Hollywood to keep viewers, especially during this dark days of the writers’ strike. The ramifications of partial seasons that will be offered during the winter haven’t really reverberated the most dedicated of viewers.
  
  And moves are being made.
  
  There are some gems being found around the dial, and some of these programs are making waves.
  
  First out of the gate, is “Paranormal State” on A&E. Creepy and definitely something that will make you just a little nervous about turning the lights out after a viewing.
  
  The Hollywood Reporter has the best take on the show:
  
  “State,” which debuted last week as A&E’s most-watched series premiere in three years, follows the Paranormal Research Society, a group founded in 2001 by Ryan Buell consisting of Penn State University students who balance college life while investigating cases involving ghosts, hauntings, demonic possession and other paranormal phenomena.
  
  It’s fun, quirky and is being watched. Survivor for people who like ghosts? Naaa, but it’s unusual and is a neat ride if you dig the paranormal.
  
  The San Jose Mercury News is talking about networks bringing out the “second string.”
  
  There will be Fox’s “The Moment of Truth,” with contestants strapped to a lie detector, and “When Women Rule the World,” with male contestants trying to survive in an environment where women set the rules. There will be NBC’s “American Gladiator” (a recycled, hyped-up version of a campy 1990s show) and “Baby Borrowers” (teen couples “borrow” a tyke to test their parenting skills).
  
  “Big Brother” - normally consigned to the summer doldrums - will air three times a week in what’s being billed by CBS as a “very special” winter edition.
  
  Whoa. Big Brother is a guilty pleasure for many and it will be intriguing to see how the show’s producers will deal with the post-Evel Dick fall-out.
  
  The strike will most definitely cripple the traditional seasons of television fare. Talks broke off on Dec. 7 and right now the outlook looks bleak.
  
  So, what are you going to watch. I’m intrigued by how Hollywood will react. And, how viewers will as well.
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