Fox gives thumbs-up to text TV

September 09, 2009 After strong interest from several networks, Fox landed a multicamera coming-of-age project based on the popular Web site that will be written by Steve Holland and produced by Sony TV and Happy Madison. The user-generated blog posts "regrettable," often embarrassing text messages usually sent late at night by people who are drunk or high. Called "a living document of twentysomething life in 2009," it has become a Web success story since launching in February, averaging 4 million hits a day.

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