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ENTERTAINMENT / TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
TELEVISION
'Entourage ads drag on and on
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LOS ANGELES — Looks like Spike TV overpaid for rurs of HBO's "Entourage," and viewers are the ones paying the price.
Advertising Age noticed that the commercial breaks in "Entourage" have reached epic proportion. According to the industry publication, commercial breaks that run six minutes are not uncommon and there have even been breaks in the 10-minute range.
Normally, commercial breaks on broadcast television run three minutes or so, and cable has breaks of more than four minutes. Cable networks also often have more commercial breaks in their shows and movies than the broadcast networks, particularly in their repeats. But commercial breaks of more than six minutes are a sure-fire way to drive viewers to another channel.
Of course, part of the reason Spike is loading up "Entourage" with so many commercials because the audience is small. Spike, a unit of cable programming giant Viacom Inc's MTV Networks, shelled out $600,000 per episode to HBO for "Entourage" in the hopes that it would draw a big audience and serve as a platform for the channel to promote its original shows, such as "Blue Mountain State."
Instead, "Entourage" has received low ratings, though in theory the testosterone-filled show about movie star Vinnie Chase, his pals and his foul-mouthed agent Ari Gold, should be right in Spike's wheelhouse. Why it hasn't worked remains a mystery, but that's why buying rurs can sometimes be dicey. The ideal length of a commercial break is one in which the viewer has time to run to the kitchen or maybe the bathroom, not one where he or she can, as Advertising Age put it. "brown a chicken for a casserole or walk briskly around the block."
2 for 1 admission tonight !!
Conceptis SudoKu
6 7 5 8 9
1 2
8 9 4 7
3 7 6
3 8 2
5 6 9 4
6 1
8 9 2 5 3
Answer to previous puzzle
8 6 1 2 4 9 7 3 5
5 4 9 3 8 7 2 1 6
3 2 7 1 6 5 4 9 8
6 9 5 8 2 1 3 7 4
1 3 4 7 5 6 8 2 9
2 7 8 4 9 3 6 5 1
7 8 2 5 1 4 9 6 3
9 1 3 6 7 8 5 4 2
4 5 6 9 3 2 1 8 7
9/14
Difficulty Level ★
Difficulty Level ★★★
LITTLE SCOTTIE
Todd Pickrell and Scott A. Winer
COOL THING
Blaise Marcoux
MONKEYZILLA
Kevin Cook
ACROSS
1 50 percent
5 Old airline letters
8 Church section
12 Needle case
13 Charged particle
14 Manhandle
15 Thyme partner
17 Tarzan's clique
18 Make a choice
19 Branch
20 Fad
21 Secretive org.
22 21-Across employee
23 Piece of information
37 "Mayday!" DOWN
38 "Danae" painter Gustav
41 Urban transport
42 Tackle the slopes
45 Houston acronym
46 Its motto is "Manly deeds, womanly words"
48 Eastern potentate
49 Work unit
50 Actor Jannings
51 Simple
52 Tiny
53 Apportion (out)
Solution time: 21 mins.
W A S E L F B A B A
A C T S A I R I C O N
T H O U T E A R E A D
T E P I D U N I T
T U B C O H E R E
P R A Y E R S U D D E R
L O B O A I M A G A R
U S E U P P L A Y E R S
S A T R A P B U S
S T U N K U D O S
A L O E L O G I O T A
S O U L S E E T U T U
S U R F F E L M P O L
20 Book-keeper (Abbr.)
21 Typical
22 Gender
23 — and don'ts
24 Blackbird
25 "Monkey suit"
26 Buddhist sect
27 Lummox
28 Stick with a kick
29 Put into words
31 That woman
34 Dine
35 Inquisitive
37 Power glitch
38 Elbow counter-part
39 Dalai —
40 Wife of Osiris
41 Undraped
42 Unaltered
43 Wield needles
44 Between jobs
46 Kitten's call
47 Moon
35 Swell
36 Rowing
Yesterday's answer 9-14
CRYPTOQUIP
N'D MOFS HG SCZ NYY LFHXU.
Yesterday's Cryptoquip: WELL-KNOWN OLD
VIDEO GAME FEATURING A GUY PREPARING
MANY SUITCASES FOR TRAVEL: PACK-MAN.
Today's Cryptoquip Clue: D equals M
to the game and the round-trip bus fare.
KU FOOTBALL WATCH PARTY KU HOCKEY CLUB HOME WITH KU HOCKEY CLUB TEAM OPENER
All puzzles © King Features
Date: September 17
Time: 6:30pm
Location: 23rd Street Brewery
Come catch the KU vs. Southern Mississippi football game with the KU Hockey Club team. Meet the players and learn more about the squad.
Road trip to Overland Park to witness the team's first home game against Nebraska at 8 p.m. Fan bus leaves the Kansas Union at 6:30 p.m. and will return after the game. Packages are available for $15 including the ticket cost
Location: Pepsi Ice Midwest
HOROSCOPES
Date: September 18
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Pepsi Ice Midwest
Keep your mental and emotional energy together as you take on a new family responsibility. Organization allows you to provide the attention required.
10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.
CANCER (June 22-July 22) Today is a 5.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Todays a 7
Although you're tempted to spread your wings, now's the time to focus energy intensely on one logical problem. Resolve this and you're home free.
Your mission today centers on grasping opportunities for change. Talk over the details with family members before taking a leap.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Today is an 8
An older team member recommends focusing everyone's attention on immediate requirements. There plenty of time later to consider a broader perspective.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21)
Today is an 8
Narrow your perspective. Your day runs more smoothly when you concentrate intensely on a logical problem. There's time later for intuitive inspiration.
LEO (July 23-Aug, 22)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 7
Focus today's efforts on yourself or on projects that keep you close to home. You may have to explain why you're unwilling to go farther afield. Use logic.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Fortunately, others are willing to let you work in peace. You need to focus closely on practical details and keep the logic in mind.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Dont erect unnecessary barriers to protect yourself. Instead, communicate your desires in detail. And then allow others to fulfill them.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Allow an elder group member to share an important meeting. This person has historical information that's critical to today's decision.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 9
You'll communicate with someone today that you haven't seen in a long time. You best deliver a difficult message by stating the facts and listening.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 6
An older person designs the boundaries of today's lesson. Do your homework carefully to get the most from your research. Hand it in early.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 5
Awareness shifts to your partner's situation. Limited financial flexibility may resolve through your cooperation. Work from behind the scenes.
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Season Tickets: $40 to all 10 home games
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MOVIES
"It's like, Carey Mulligan and
'Easy A' star grows into Hollywood role
LOS ANGELES — As she walked into a soundstage on the Paramount Studios lot last winter, Emma Stone looked around uneasily at all of the talented, beautiful young women surrounding her: Amanda Seyfried, Kristen Stewart, Rebecca Hall. Stone had been selected as one of nine actresses to watch by Vanity Fair magazine and was posing for a group cover image.
Anna Kendrick, and girls that have been nominated for Oscars and you know, I'm like, I was in "The House Bunny," hey!!" she said. "I felt like I was kind of the black sheep."
Now she has her first turn as a leading lady in the smart high school comedy "Easy A" out Friday. In it, Stone plays a teenager who mistakenly gains a reputation for sexual promiscuity and then fuels those ramors to toy with her own identity, a la "The Scarlet Letter"
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