'LAT' In Jeopardy Of Becoming Twice-Monthly 'Parade' Insert
· If you hadn't yet heard, Tribune has filed Chapter 11, putting the LAT in serious jeopardy. You know, it just occurred to us—if the LAT folds, we're Los Angeles's #1 news source. Happy to serve you, Southland! [Variety]
· Miramax is developing Arizona, based on the 1976 car-bomb killing of an Arizona Republic reporter snooping into mob ties to state government, as a project for Ben Affleck to direct. Ben—start using the remote ignition. Terrible, we know, but we just feel better having said that. [Variety]
· ABC has ordered a pilot based on DC Comics's Fables, about various fairy tale characters living in New York. "[They'll] keep some of their trademark characteristics. For instance, Prince Charming will be handsome, while Big Bad Wolf will have to shave a four-day shadow from growing back every day." And that's just on his back! [THR]
After the jump: Jeff Zucker unveils NBC's new fail-safe plot to produce fewer primetime turkeys.
· Jeff Zucker said he'd consider cutting NBC broadcast hours, or even nights per week, in order to make their business profitable again. We'd love to tell you more about this story, but this un-collapsible ad promoting Hawaiian production on the THR website is covering up the ends of every story. Just for that, we're never blogging from Hawaii. Ever! [THR]
· Fox won Sunday night thanks to a long football game, but Desperate Housewives was the top program. [Variety]