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Holy Crap! CBS/Viacom Buys TV.com!

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    Lisa31468

    [1]May 15, 2008
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    OMG. CBS purchases CNET for $1.8 billion, including our home away from home, TV.com!

    I wonder how this will effect our Avatar forum now that the Viacom-God owns our backsides?!? Oh dear Avatar Gods, I wonder if that means we can't post Avatar pics due to copyright issues? Egads. LOL

    Article from the Associated Press:

    http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gJhY4Kr55gJTx2vDfDj3WrHahIJwD90MCFFG0

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    ravenfilange24

    [2]May 15, 2008
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    AHHHH. This is either really good or really bad. But since Viacom probably owns half the shows hosted here, I don't think they'll pay us too much attention. Hopefully. If they get one look at "The Unexpected Consequences" thread, we're done for.
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    DrAvatar

    [3]May 15, 2008
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    This was unexpected, I hope that they dont change it too much.
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    thirteenparrots

    [4]May 15, 2008
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    Leave to you, Lisa, to always to be the one to find the "Hot of the Presses" stuff.

    Never know who is going to buy who in this world.

    Thirteenparrots

    The parrots check to see if their cages are still own by thirteenparrots and not some company.

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    AlexandriteTopa

    [5]May 15, 2008
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    Wow. I never realized how viable sites like TV.com could be. I guess the internet really is serious business....

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    catgator185

    [6]May 15, 2008
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    Aw man I have a bad feeling about this. I hope Viacom doesn't interfere with the forum here.
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    ravenfilange24

    [7]May 15, 2008
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    AlexandriteTopa wrote:

    Wow. I never realized how viable sites like TV.com could be. I guess the internet really is serious business....

    Kind of unrelated... your post reminded me of this: ...It's Sifu Kisu, we had a "situation" involving his discovery of CAPSLOCK ATLA a couple months back.

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    Spacerac

    [8]May 15, 2008
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    ravenfilange24 wrote:
    AHHHH. This is either really good or really bad. But since Viacom probably owns half the shows hosted here, I don't think they'll pay us too much attention. Hopefully. If they get one look at "The Unexpected Consequences" thread, we're done for.
    She has a point.
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    freshdth

    [9]May 15, 2008
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    All those in favor of making a new website say I
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    ravenfilange24

    [10]May 15, 2008
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    freshdth wrote:
    All those in favor of making a new website say I

    We have nowhere else to go. TV.com is our home.

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    PsychoPass

    [11]May 15, 2008
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    Now hold on. We don't know if this bad (or good). Unless they start hounding on us for "copyright infringements" or send us a memo... It's all gewd... Hopefully.
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    xRamensx

    [12]May 15, 2008
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    ravenfilange24 wrote:
    AlexandriteTopa wrote:

    Wow. I never realized how viable sites like TV.com could be. I guess the internet really is serious business....

    Kind of unrelated... your post reminded me of this: ...It's Sifu Kisu, we had a "situation" involving his discovery of CAPSLOCK ATLA a couple months back.

    Booter wins the internet. Always. I actually didn't find out that CAPSLOCK were the ones who started that Sifu Kisu business until a little bit after I joined it. Oh well.

    But really, I hope this doesn't affect our daily TV.com lives. *is paranoid about Viacom trolls*

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    Eman5805

    [13]May 15, 2008
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    Oh GOD, they're coming to get me!!!!!
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    PsychoPass

    [14]May 15, 2008
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    Eman5805 wrote:
    Oh GOD, they're coming to get me!!!!!


    *In a hushed voice* Quick! Quick! Into the cellar!
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    AllKnowingBeing

    [15]May 15, 2008
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    AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!

    (jumps out window)

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    xRamensx

    [16]May 15, 2008
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    PsychoPass wrote:
    Eman5805 wrote:
    Oh GOD, they're coming to get me!!!!!
    *In a hushed voice* Quick! Quick! Into the cellar!

    To the panic room!

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    Spacerac

    [17]May 15, 2008
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    AllKnowingBeing wrote:

    AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!

    (jumps out window)
    You know, if Valtiel were in this thread, he'd have something hilarious to say about what he'd do with the body.

    ...

    Anyway I'm betting that the sudden cracking down on "ib4tl" might have something to do with this. I'm guessing that CNET wants these forums across all of tv.com to look as attractive, on topic, and civilized as possible to potential buyers (hence the Viacom purchase).
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    Avatardandproud

    [18]May 15, 2008
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    PsychoPass wrote:
    Eman5805 wrote:
    Oh GOD, they're coming to get me!!!!!


    *In a hushed voice* Quick! Quick! Into the cellar!

    i want to come!!! la migra! quick, hide me!
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    xRamensx

    [19]May 15, 2008
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    Spacerac wrote:
    AllKnowingBeing wrote:

    AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!

    (jumps out window)
    You know, if Valtiel were in this thread, he'd have something hilarious to say about what he'd do with the body. ... Anyway I'm betting that the sudden cracking down on "ib4tl" might have something to do with this. I'm guessing that CNET wants these forums across all of tv.com to look as attractive, on topic, and civilized as possible to potential buyers (hence the Viacom purchase).

    It's like when you tidy up for visiting relatives or someone important visiting a company. Boy.. Won't they be in for a surprise.

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    Avatardandproud

    [20]May 15, 2008
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    xRamensx wrote:
    Spacerac wrote:
    AllKnowingBeing wrote:

    AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1!!

    (jumps out window)
    You know, if Valtiel were in this thread, he'd have something hilarious to say about what he'd do with the body. ... Anyway I'm betting that the sudden cracking down on "ib4tl" might have something to do with this. I'm guessing that CNET wants these forums across all of tv.com to look as attractive, on topic, and civilized as possible to potential buyers (hence the Viacom purchase).

    It's like when you tidy up for visiting relatives or someone important visiting a company. Boy.. Won't they be in for a surprise.


    lol
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