Burnett: reality can work without being mean
By David Bauder
Mark Burnett says reality TV shows don’t have to be mean to work.
Mark Burnett says reality TV shows don’t have to be mean to work.
HBO said Sunday that it is renewing its deal with Universal Pictures to be the exclusive pay-TV provider of the studio’s movies for another decade, the companies said.
NBC says it is conscious about the amount of violence it airs in the wake of real-life tragedies, but it isn’t really an issue because NBC isn’t the “shoot-’em-up” network.
On his upcoming NBC comedy, Michael J. Fox will play a newscaster who had quit his job due to Parkinson’s Disease but returns to work in the show’s first episode because a new medical regimen has helped him control many of the disease’s symptoms.
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ABC Family said it green-lighted a series pilot from Jennifer Lopez’s production company about a lesbian couple and their diverse family.
NBC defended itself Monday against Sharon Osbourne’s claim the network discriminated against her afflicted son in casting a new reality show.
Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler announced Thursday he is leaving ratings-challenged “American Idol,” while fellow judge Jennifer Lopez hinted that she could be the next to go.
God is having a tough month on Broadway — “Godspell” is closing, “Jesus Christ Superstar” is on life support and now comes word that “Sister Act” is going to theatrical heaven.
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A darker, grittier interpretation of the Arthurian legends, the series “Camelot” focuses on the trials of a young King Arthur, who must replace his recently deceased father Uther and fend off attacking usurpers. Familiar characters are made more human and cast into a more treacherous and chaotic world, which may make viewers forget the mythic [...]
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