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Ebert, Roeper exit the balcony

Published: July 22, 2008 - 11:19 AM

As far as Chicago Sun-Times staffers Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper are concerned, the balcony is closed.

Film critic Ebert, who had been affiliated with "At the Movies" for 23 years, quit the show Monday after columnist Roeper reached an impasse on financial terms during negotiations with Disney-ABC Domestic Television, which distributes the syndicated TV show. His contract had expired after eight seasons.

After a lot of wrangling over the stars, content and direction of the show, Disney announce that E! critic and interviewer Ben Lyons and Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz have signed on to co-host the revamped show, signaling a pitch for a younger target demo.

[Variety]

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Comments (3)

he surely passed up the bes... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by What a moron... | July 22, 2008 6:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

What a moron...:

he surely passed up the best money anyone would offer him. I love when these celebrity types think they can't be replaced. They can.

He's now moved from the C list to Q list.

1. Posted by What a moron... | July 22, 2008 6:55 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on July 22, 2008 18:55

I guess Ebert's stuck with ... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Falze | July 24, 2008 1:20 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Falze:

I guess Ebert's stuck with his gig writing Bush-bashing text into overwrought movie reviews for papers...

2. Posted by Falze | July 24, 2008 1:20 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on July 24, 2008 13:20

I have watched almost every... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by Thomas Bond | November 24, 2008 1:35 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Thomas Bond:

I have watched almost every Roger Ebert different named shows since 1977 (I think) when he was on PBS. Many years that show was the only show I watched. For seven years I became the movie critic on public access TV in half of CT (Entertainment and Life). I think I am one of the only CT movie critic. How cheap are big papers like the Courant to use Seattle critics?

Now I rather watch NBC's Reel Talk than At The Movies.

3. Posted by Thomas Bond | November 24, 2008 1:35 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

Posted on November 24, 2008 01:35