KO back for another round.

[AFK]

For any of you out there who were Keith Olbermann fans, his new show on Current TV starts tonight.

It has been cleverly named "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" and is on at 8 pm EST. 

They've made him the head of the News department at Current TV and he's apparently hinting at bringing on Weiner and giving him a show.

Olbermann hints at hiring Weiner for Current TV show

In an appearance on NBC's 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon,' Current TV's Keith Olbermann hinted at hiring former Congressman Anthony Weiner for a show of his own.

Is Current TV becoming the television network for the otherwise rejected?

Appearing on NBC's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon," former MSNBC news commentator Keith Olbermann, who is promoting his new "Countdown With Keith Olbermann" show on Current TV, suggested former Congressman Anthony Weiner could have a 9 pm slot on the Current TV schedule.

[Jenne]

I'd watch the Weiner.

Fuck if Elliot fucking Spitzer can get a gig, why can't Weiner and his wiener?  Might be a ratings...winner.

[Cain]

Post 9pm = Watershed = Olbermann was making a funny, most likely.

[Doktor Howl]

What's Current TV?

[Jenne]

It's Al Gore's baby. i.e. he started a liberal news channel on cable tv.

[Cain]

Al Gore's TV channel

[Placid Dingo]

It's Al Gores station

[Doktor Howl]

Well, I'm glad they learned from Air America.   

[AFK]

It's a cable network that Al Gore started.  It usually isn't included in basic cable packages so it isn't terribly widespread.  It's kind of a mess so here's a bit from the wiki that may (not) help to describe it:

Prior to the 2009 format change, Current TV featured "pods," or short programs, of which a portion are created by viewers and users.

An experimental Canadian show from CBC called ZeD was the first programmed broadcast of user-generated video content.[15] Other inspiration for Current TV came from a 1990s series on MTV called UNfiltered, where the network sent cameras to viewers in order to report on stories they thought were important. Current TV was the first American 24-hour network based around viewer-created content, which it dubbed VC2.

Users (called VC2 Producers) contributed three-to-seven-minute "pods", which are on a variety of subject matter. The content was filtered by registered users, on Current's website through a voting process, but pods are ultimately approved or disapproved by Current's on-air programming department, VC2 made up a portion of the material aired on the channel. Users could also create Viewer Created Ad Messages, or V-CAMs and Current TV promos which were small promotions for either Current TV or the general topic of VC2. The channel has exclusive broadcast rights for all media in perpetuity on viewer-submitted pods, and in some cases outright ownership of the pod and its raw footage, although this is negotiated on a pod by pod basis.

Current at the present broadcasts a variety of programs, including:

   * infoMania is a weekly produced half-hour show which takes a satirical look into the world of politics and other pop culture news; similar to The Soup and The Daily Show.
   * Vanguard is Current's in-house journalism department, consisting of a team of young producers and correspondents who specialize in enterprising reporting on global issues. In addition to contributing original pods to Current's daily shuffle, Vanguard airs a weekly half-hour or hour long program of longer and more in depth pieces.
   * Kill it, Cook it, Eat it features diverse participants hunting, butchering and preparing their chosen prey for the dinner table.
   * Bar Karma is the worlds first community-developed television series. Developed by Will Wright (the Sims) and Albie Hecht (Nick, Spike TV).
   * 4th and Forever is a reality TV program featuring High School Football in California.
   * Long Way Round features Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman traveling by motorcycle from London to New York.
   * Cooking in the Danger Zone features Stefan Gates traveling the world to check out the crazy foods that some people eat.
   * The Beat is a reality show featuring the Vancouver police.
   * SWAT: Miami Dade is a reality show featuring the Miami-Dade police.
   * Deadliest Journeys is a reality show featuring the worlds most dangerous roads.
   * Hooked on Danger is a reality show featuring Tuna Fisherman in Australia.
   * This American Life is a television version of the Public Radio program.

Hosts on Current TV appear in a set based on The Chemosphere, built by American architect John Lautner in 1960.[16]

Current recently launched Current:News, an hourly news broadcast with news stories submitted and voted for by its online community.

[AFK]

PBS for Hipsters. 

[Jenne]

I like Current TV...when it first came out it was a little too...eh, it just TRIED TOO DAMNED HARD.  It was like MTV for liberals.  But now, it's got some awesome programming.  The exposes they have on trannies in India, gang violence and gay rights in Africa...damn.  It's not your usual 'watered down' trenchcoat journalism.

Anyway, it's been interesting to see what Current TV has become.

[Bruno]

It used to be NewsWorld International, before Gore and Joel Hyatt bought it.

NWI was one of the better news channels at the time, I haven't had sattellite for years, so I have no idea how bad they fucked it up. If they can make it as good as it was before they bought it and pissed all over it, that would be nice.