"David" <dimlan17@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> from the hollywood reporter
>
> Bob Newhart to star in Hallmark Channel film
> By Paul J. Gough
>
> Bob Newhart will return to television in August as the star of "Herb's
> Murders," a two-hour original telefilm on the Hallmark Channel.
oh dear god no
>
> At Hallmark Channel's upfront presentation Tuesday in Manhattan, CEO
> Henry Schleiff said the network is the leader in the production of
> original movies, with 30 this year compared with 18 in 2007.
>
> Schleiff also touted the power of the channel's core demographic --
> baby boomers and those older than 40 -- over the younger demos courted
> by most networks. The older age group has "assets, not allowances," he
> said.
And the younger age could care less
>
> In 2007, Hallmark Channel brought in $200 million in ad revenue for
> the first time. Ad sales chief Bill Abbott said it is likely to
> register 20% growth this year.
>
> In "Murders," Newhart, 78, will play a Los Angeles detective who
> investigates a publisher's killing along with his daughter, also a
> police officer. The project is one of several announced Tuesday during
> Hallmark Channel's presentation at the Museum of Modern Art.
>
> Of its 30 original telefilms slated to air in 2008, eight are in
> production in Los Angeles, Toronto or elsewhere.
>
> Other projects announced Tuesday are "The Ride of Her Life," with
> former "7th Heaven" star Stephen Collins; "Thanksgiving Reunion,"
> headlined by Jacqueline Bisset, which will air in November; and
> "Ladies of the House," about three women (Pam Grier, Florence
> Henderson and Donna Mills) who work on a home renovation project
> sponsored by their church.
>
> Other TV movies include "Saving Grace," starring Mark Consuelos as a
> widower who falls in love; "Mail Order Bride," a period piece; and
> "Second Honeymoon," with Teri Polo. There also are new movies of
> "McBride" and "Murder 101." Both will air in the summer.
>
> Hallmark also said that it will begin to air "The Golden Girls" in a
> nonexclusive deal with Disney-ABC Domestic Television beginning March
> 2009. It also has struck a deal with Disney-ABC Domestic Television
> for 99 family-friendly movies. The channel also said that Hallmark HD
> will launch April 2 with an event in Peoria, Ill.
Well i know what i wont be watching
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