CW Premiere Dates, A Few Minutes With Keith Marder
Posted July 17th, 2006 by RD Heldenfels
Here's the new-season rollout for the CW:
Sept. 20 — "America's Next Top Model," two-hour premiere.
Sept. 22 — "Friday Night Smackdown."
Sept. 25 — "7th Heaven" and "Runaway."
Sept. 26 — "Gilmore Girls."
Sept. 27 — "One Tree Hill."
Sept. 28 — "Smallville" and "Supernatural."
Oct. 1 — "Everybody Hates Chris," "All of Us," "Girlfriends," "The Game," "Top Model" (repeat).
Oct. 3 — "Veronica Mars."
The announcement came during The CW's day on press tour, and it managed to carry over a tradition from the old days of The WB and UPN: introductory remarks from Keith Marder, then with The WB, now with CSTV. The CW brought him back for an appearance and here are a few of his lines:
"It was a crazy development season. Even the White House pitched a show: 'Stop or My Vice President Will Shoot.' "
"Later today, the CW will unveil its strategy, including its new marketing slogan: 'Two wrongs DO make a right.' "
"The landmark announcement regarding the formation of the CW was one of the best-kept secrets in Hollywood history. But they could have been even more clandestine. They could have broadcast their meetings in episodes of 'Pepper Dennis.' "
"Star Jones quit 'The View' four months after they fired her."
"The only show with more profanity than 'Deadwood' is 'Lucky Louie.' Sometimes when I close my eyes, I can't tell them apart — except for the fact that 'Deadwood' is funnier. … Notice they didn't call it 'Funny Louie.' Or 'Charming Louie.' Or even 'Remotely Interesting Louie.' "
"You know what's exactly like 'The Sopranos'? World Cup soccer. The Italians won, everybody watched, and now they go away for four years. … It was Germany's best finish in an international competition since the invasion of Poland."
