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• Barry Jossen is the amongst the smartest, most-well-liked, and well-informed executives working in town today. He harkens back to another time when executives took responsibility for their part in the film-making process. No one works harder or is more honest. The community will love and applaud this choice. Bravo Mark Pedowitz and Touchstone!!!

  Comment by Goodboy — Monday August 18, 2008 @ 6:42pm PST  Reply to this post

• I’m not so sure. Barry Jossen is a non-creative business guy. Mark Pedowitz is a good person but is also a non-creative business type (he’ll be the first to tell you this). Pedowitz needs a creative type with a passion for the craft as his wingman (or wingwoman). With this hire there will be no Yin to his Yang.

  Comment by Hmm — Monday August 18, 2008 @ 10:21pm PST  Reply to this post

• I disagree with Hmm. I’ve worked with Barry Jossen and found him to be extremely creative and knowledgeable. He is very smart and dedicated and will fight for the artist. Where most executives in his position are quick to tell you what you can’t do, Barry will say “Tell me what you need and let me figure out how to do it.” He’s an excellent choice.

  Comment by LD — Monday August 18, 2008 @ 11:59pm PST  Reply to this post

• agree with LD. barry has worked on the production side–and really knows his sh*t there–but he’s also creative, has excellent taste and comes armed with real breadth and depth to his knowledge–things many execs sadly lack. plus he’s a mensch. and there REALLY aren’t enough of those…

  Comment by junior — Tuesday August 19, 2008 @ 1:07am PST  Reply to this post

• lets not forget he has an oscar which is more than most everyone else has.

  Comment by interested — Tuesday August 19, 2008 @ 7:17am PST  Reply to this post

• Congratulations to Barry, he has come a long way and had done well. The comment that he is not a creative guy is just BS. Barry is the perfect combo of a creative business guy. His production background as Junior mentioned is such that he is miles ahead in the creative process, he knows what can b done and how to make it happen for the good of the project. Most at his level somehow skipped working in the trenches, Barry enjoyed all of it.

  Comment by Pam — Tuesday August 19, 2008 @ 8:25am PST  Reply to this post

• Many congrats to Barry. This is wonderful news. I must agree with LD. He’s very good at finding a way to make things happen.

  Comment by LBC — Tuesday August 19, 2008 @ 10:40am PST  Reply to this post

• Barry is wonderful. Creative, smart and classy. ABC Studios is so lucky to have him.

  Comment by MLN — Wednesday August 20, 2008 @ 12:57am PST  Reply to this post

• I fear that Jossen’s departure may finally spell doom for Jimmy Kimmel Live. And maybe it’s time. No offense to the ABC brass, but that crazy and exciting ‘Jimmy’ experiment has staled and failed.

  Comment by GilARTS — Wednesday August 20, 2008 @ 8:14pm PST  Reply to this post