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    Curse of the Mogul; NCIS Spin-off Success

    A new book argues that media moguls act like spoiled brats, squandering the shareholders' money on toys that they don't really need. Plus, how do you create a TV spin-off that's original but not too original? We ask the producer of the CBS shows NCIS and the brand new NCIS: Los Angeles.

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    By Kim Masters • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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      Darby Maloney

      Producer

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      Jonathan Knee

      co-author, 'The Curse of the Mogul'

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      Shane Brennan

      Executive Producer, 'NCIS' and 'NCIS: Los Angeles'

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      Los Angeles Times

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