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- From the Gothamist Newsmap: An unusual trauma at Food Center Dr At Tenant Rd in the Bronx, a boat in distress near the Statue of Liberty, and a swan removal from a school in Brooklyn.
- A man was stabbed in Times Square this morning; apparently he and another man were having a dispute.
- The Long Island couple convicted to holding two Indonesian immigrants as slaves will be sentenced this week.
- Governor Paterson ran with thousands of disabled and able-bodied runners in the Hope and Possibility 5-mile race yesterday. He ran a 10:40 pace for a time of 45:07.
- The HBO series In Treatment, the drama about a psychiatrist played by Gabriel Byrne and his patients, was renewed for another season and its production will be moving to NYC from Los Angeles.
- Iron gate theft is on the rise in brownstone Brooklyn.
- New York magazine creates a fist pound between sunbathing John McCain and Barack Obama for its summer guide. Thankfully McCain is shirted.
- And Agence France Press editor Peter Mackler died of a heart attack last week. He grew up in Flatbush, attended Midwood High School and would marvel, while covering important events, "Not too bad for a kid from Brooklyn."
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A swan removal from a school in Brooklyn? Not an ugly duckling?
Moving from LA to NYC, that's a new one. I wonder how much revenue the city is losing from these tax breaks.
Re: In Treatment.
Intelligent writing in television seems to have made a comeback (In Treatment, The Wire, Dexter, Deadwood, Mad Men). Just looks as if Weeds has jumped the shark, however.
I agree famdoc. While networks succumb to cheap-ass reality programming, cable and basic cable networks have been churning out very high quality dramatic and comedic content. I find shows like The Wire and Dexter much more compelling than even big screen offerings the last few years.
Fortunately, it's the aftermarket profitability of such shows (distribution on the Internet, internationally, and DVD) which make high-cost high-quality content viable for profitable production.
Music industry execs should take note and realize that they can make money if they work on their distribution channels, rather than bitching about the lack of interest in low-quality junk pumped through an outdated business model.