In the somebody didn’t do their research department, ABC Family has greenlit a pilot entitled “Perfect 10″ that takes place in the world of competitive gymnastics, according to Variety.

The big problem is that in the new scoring system now used in gymnastics, there no longer is such a thing as a perfect ten, as we were reminded ad infinitum during the recent Beijing Olympics.  Considering that a majority of the probable intended audience for the show will either be involved with gymnastics or fans of the sport, and assuming ABS Family keeps the name if and when the pilot is picked up to series, the technically invalid title threatens to ring false with viewers before they even sample the show, regardless of the veracity of the drama’s actual content.  Even with all the drivel currently being broadcast, television audiences are often more astute than the networks give them credit for when it comes to a concept’s plausibility.  That doesn’t portend well for the show’s future.

And network executives wonder why shows fail.

Lining up for hours, pre-show and post-show parties, dressing up in costume “for the movies”… it would shock these girls to realize it, but they are not different from Trekkies, Star Wars fans and Comic-Con geeks.  There’s nothing wrong with that; personally, I find it amusing since I assume many of the SATC geeks think they are the farthest thing from…  At least they can take solace in having redefined “geek chic”.

The Hollywood Reporter ran an article last Friday describing the rapidly growing and thriving entertainment scene in Dubai.  The closing paragraph delivered what has to be the quote of the year so far, from Abdullatif al-Sayegh, CEO of Arab Media Group: ”[it's] good that Dubai is on the radar screen of the world’s major reporters… [it's] not so good that we are paying twice or three times as much for concerts as do promoters in the U.S. and Europe.” Hmmm, kind of what everyone in the U.S. feels about the price of gas? Sorry, al-Sayegh, no sympathy here.

I’ve been a bit slow in announcing this… TALES FROM BEYOND won the Bronze Jury Choice Medal of Excellence at the soundtrack-focused 2008 Park City Film Music Festival, which ran concurrently with Sundance. If you would like to buy the soundtrack, please click below:

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Yesterday I posted on how relevant Network remains today and later that same night I hear on the news how Britney Spears is released from the hospital in the company of Dr. Phil. Everybody’s always playing for their share of the media, no matter at whose expense. Where does it end?