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CNN will say goodbye to Anthony Bourdain with a final season this fall
Los Angeles Times ^ | August 1, 2018 | Stephen Battaglio

Posted on 08/01/2018 10:02:48 AM PDT by EveningStar

Nearly eight weeks have passed since CNN broke the news on the morning of June 8 that Anthony Bourdain committed suicide in France while filming his hit series “Parts Unknown.” But his presence at the network hasn’t diminished.

There are still pictures and posters of the dynamic, globe-trotting chef throughout the cable news network’s headquarters overlooking Columbus Circle in Manhattan. One has a heart scribbled on it, a testament to how Bourdain was a beloved figure in the company. Another looms large on the wall of the office of Amy Entelis, the executive vice president of talent and content at CNN who oversees the network’s original series and films, and launched “Parts Unknown” in 2013...

The good news in the short term for Bourdain’s legion of fans is that CNN has enough material to create a final season of “Parts Unknown,” which will premiere this fall...

(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: anthonybourdain; bourdain; cnn; farewell; food; travel

1 posted on 08/01/2018 10:02:48 AM PDT by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar

I guess Anthony is hanging on for another season.


2 posted on 08/01/2018 10:05:18 AM PDT by gubamyster
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To: EveningStar

With a last episode retrospective on Anthony’s life, hosted by Hillary Clinton?


3 posted on 08/01/2018 10:08:21 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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To: EveningStar

... with a final seasoning?

may I suggest durian


4 posted on 08/01/2018 10:10:56 AM PDT by glock rocks (... so much win!)
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To: gubamyster

While CNN may want to honor Anthony, A complete season is a way to make money off of him. IMHO. An hour or two special would have been a more tactful way to do that.


5 posted on 08/01/2018 10:12:08 AM PDT by MPJackal ("From my cold dead hands.")
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To: gubamyster
guess Anthony is hanging on for another season.

I should not laugh at this but it's effing funny

6 posted on 08/01/2018 10:13:46 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: gubamyster

They are dangling a surprise ending.


7 posted on 08/01/2018 10:17:55 AM PDT by llevrok (Vote! While it's still legal.)
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To: EveningStar

why not, “CNN seeks to profit from death of former employee”


8 posted on 08/01/2018 10:21:18 AM PDT by wiseprince
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To: EveningStar

CNN paid for the season and probably already sold advertising spots for the show. I doubt this is about anything other than the money and they don’t really have much money to play with so this farewell is necessary.


9 posted on 08/01/2018 10:30:35 AM PDT by The Deplorable Miss Lemon (If illegals are here to do the jobs Americans won't do why are so many illegals on welfare?)
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To: gubamyster
I guess Anthony is hanging on for another season.

Word is, his ratings had a quick plummet but then briefly snapped back before leveling out....

10 posted on 08/01/2018 10:31:22 AM PDT by apillar
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To: wiseprince
why not, “CNN seeks to profit from death of former employee”

You know they were secretly rooting for Bernie Shaw to take a rocket up the wazoo in Baghdad.


11 posted on 08/01/2018 10:32:39 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: EveningStar

I’d like to say goodbye to CNN.


12 posted on 08/01/2018 10:39:31 AM PDT by euram
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To: Buckeye McFrog

“You know they were secretly rooting for Bernie Shaw to take a rocket up the wazoo in Baghdad. “

I was rooting for Peter Arnett to buy the camel.


13 posted on 08/01/2018 11:21:48 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Proud member of the DWN party. (Deplorable Wing Nut))
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To: EveningStar

bookmark


14 posted on 08/01/2018 12:15:57 PM PDT by GOP Poet
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