- Amazon Fishbowl
"Amazon Fishbowl" was a short-lived online
talk show onAmazon.com hosted byBill Maher that featured information and interviews related to recently released books, music, and movies. "Amazon Fishbowl" debuted onJune 1 ,2006 and was discontinued in late 2007 after 12 episodes.An Amazon spokesman said the show was created to eliminate the "separation between the artist discovery experience and the follow-up purchase opportunity". [Sharon Waxman, [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/22/arts/television/22mahe.html?ex=1149393600&en=72f0f6ac9549c70e&ei=5070 "For Bill Maher on Amazon: Sell, sell, sell and no politics? Maybe"] , "
New York Times , May 21, 2006]Format
"Amazon Fishbowl" followed a traditional talk-show format, with a short comedy monologue, short interview segments and a musical performance, interspersed with Amazon-related promotions. Notable guests Maher interviewed included Rob Thomas,
Dixie Chicks ,Stephen King , andDashboard Confessional .References
External links
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20070606021642/http://www.amazon.com/gp/entertainment/fishbowl/ Internet Archive cache of the Amazon Fishbowl home page]
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