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>> what does my girl say. ♪ ♪ what does my girl say ♪ >> bad taste and animals running amok were not confined to music in 2013. indeed as we turn our thoughts to television, those two came together to give us the worst idea for a thriller since "snakes on a plane" "sharknado" was a high flying hit for the sci-fi channel. contrast that with what many fans thought was the best series on network tv, "scandal". >> kerry washington as olivia pope is scandal. >> there must be some unmet need to ...

♪ what does my girl say who dat who dat who dat. >> bad taste and animals running amuck were not confined to music in 2013. indeed as we turn our thoughts to television, those two came together to give us the worst idea for a thriller since "snakes on a plane." "sharknado" was a high flying hit for the sci-fi channel even if it was a low point. contrast that with what many fans thought was the best series on network tv, "scandal." >> kerry washington as olivia pope is scandal. oh, man, my numb...

Byron pitts, abc news, johannesburg. >> now to some corporate news starting with the first woman to take over the reins of a u.s. auto company. 51-year-old mary barra will be the ceo of of general motors. she has led the global product development for three years now. among the challenges she faces is how to cut g.m.s costs and increase sales overseas. leadership change of a different kind. yoga gear-maker lululemon founder is stepping down. chip wilsons decision comes after criticism about so...

>> what complete poppycock. >> reporter: chris christie got even more attention this week, he landed on the cover of "time" magazine an couldnt stay away from network tv. >> listen, i think the partys got to focus on winning again. sometimes, i think the party cares more about winning the argument than it cares about winning the elections. >> reporter: hes taken a markedly different approach than cruz, urging his party to work with democrats. when we caught up with him on election day, this week...

Weve increased our aid and increased the type of aid we provided, providing direct aid, a range of different aid. were the largest provider of humanitarian assistance in the world. >> yesterdays purported weapons attack killed anywhere from 500 to 1700 men, women and children. if so, it would be the worst chemical weapons attack seen anywhere in the world in three decades and frances for n minister saying if the asad government launched such an attack, some show of force should ensue. jon: james...

This is so great. ive always wanted to be saved by a big star. >> wow. somebody call 911. >> you are big, right? >> yeah. however, however hollywood is measuring that this week. >> its usually based on box office revenue. so what was your latest movie? >> "promise land." >> oh, the fracking movie. yeah. i like -- i -- i heard good things. ♪ >> im sorry. thats rude. ill switch it off. i just got to just take -- hello, yep, no, its me. >> but i got -- >> wait, what? im on my way. i really have t...

Television station. >> i was there. >> i was there, younger and on network tv. now im on cable. thats a comedy show, this is a news show. i dont see ho its hurtful, it was a mistake, and it was funny, this is a history of comedy, to use this kind of device, to use names, to make them have other words. its comedic to us. >> let us play one other quick clip of people making fun of names. in this case, theyre not arab names, and theyre not asian names. >> theyre made from a secret schweaty recipe. ...

"the sopranos" started that. one more episode, one more episode, one more episode. it is 3:00 in the morning and youre still hooked in there. it also started the criticism and the phenomenon of the recap, which is now on the internet, every single show has dozens of people coming in the morning after it airs to talk about it, to analyze it, to break it down online. that started with "the sopranos," too. a whole new way of reviewing and processing these stories. >> joining us by phone, new york t...

Because we have become so accustomed to shows like "the sopranos" and "madmen." these did not exist before "the sopranos" came along. >> you think of hbo, they were movie channels and now have original programming, which is amazing. but great literature or a great novel is about complexity. you get into the complexity of a character and how interesting they are. and all the surprises, theres no mythology. they are real heart-beating things with tony soprano. look at the characters today, i mean,...

Sopranos" by a teacher in our school. but he gave our students that night pure gold and it was technically what you would expect from somebody like, say, pacino or from any actor who has mastered his craft. that was the astonishing thing about him. he made it look easy. all great actors make it look easy. people thought, thats james gandolfini, hes not acting. yes, he was. and he was acting brilliantly. he was an amazing actor. >> mark halperin, you got to watch more tv than most people got to, ...