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In Tough Times, TV Goes Blue-Collar

By Leela de Kretser,  Newser User

Posted Oct 12, 2008 1:43 PM CDT

(Newser) – As the financial crisis deepens, expect TV to trade upper-crust environs for jokes about crustiness, reports the New York Post. Entertainment execs are pushing the development of blue-collar comedies that allow for a little old-fashioned escapism. "I don't think audiences want to see a...   Read full story »

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