Meghan Keane

Not even the internet could save 'Party Down':

Starz’ catering mockucomedy was beloved around the web, but the web couldn't save it.

Bio: Meghan Keane is US Editor of Econsultancy. Her work has appeared in Wired, New York Magazine, The New York Press and multiple publications that no longer exist.

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Not even the internet could save 'Party Down'

The second-season finale of the critically-acclaimed Starz network catering mockucomedy on Friday brought in only 74,000 viewers. In television ratings terms, that’s a flatline: Nielsen rated the show 0.0 among the 18-49 demographic.

And yet, the show may go down as the most beloved unwatched series in history. Blessed with a top-rate cast and a Paul Rudd producing credit, “Party Down” was dark, witty, and often plain awesome. And now, it's canceled. More

Posted on July 1st, 2010 9:18am

 
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AOL's Armstrong, 'Content King,' wears heavy crown

Rather than update its slowly dying subscription business, AOL's Tim Armstrong is trying to wean the company from that revenue stream, focusing instead on a content strategy for the web. They don't refer to this as a turnaround. They call it a "start-around." More

Posted on June 23rd, 2010 6:41am