Daily Archives: December 19, 2011

The clerk, RIP

He may not look much like Justin Timberlake, but Jeff Miller is something of a Hollywood player. Or, rather, he was — until he got a call on Labor Day from his employers, the owners of the best and most…

Woman Claims Discovery Swiped ‘Weed Wars’

     LOS ANGELES (CN) – A woman claims the Discovery Channel “flat-out” stole the idea for its “Weed Wars” show from a pitch she made it in June 2010.     Kylie Krabbe sued Discovery Communications in Superior Court.     Krabbe claims she pitched her idea…

Leave LA’s lampposts alone

In 1999, ABC-TV launched an advertising campaign for its fall season featuring striking yellow-and-black canvas banners hanging from city lampArticle source: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-banners-20111219,0,413968.story