Saturday, February 7, 2009

TV Notes


Just a couple notes from the wonderful world of television...

Ben Blank of Teaneck, NJ died Tuesday. He was an Emmy award winning graphics designer for ABC. Blank is credited with inventing the "over the shoulder" graphic.
Ben Blank was 87.

Full disclosure: I can't stand "The Office." Apparently, I'm not alone. "The Office" was given the slot after Sunday night's Super Bowl. 77 per cent of the people who watched the game didn't stick around for "The Office." That is the lowest retention rate since ABC scheduled an episode of "Alias" after the Super Bowl in 2003. The Washington Post listed "The Office" as one of the "losers of the week."