On Apr 20, 5:07 pm, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > Nellie Andreeva: Imagine TV and Fox have shot a competition-show > pilot, as of now called "The Great Escape", putting people in movie- > esque sticky situations with limited resources to figure out how to > get out of them... TNT has committed to the project, if only because > Turner Entertainment might still own rights to the McQueen classic... > > http://www.deadline.com/2010/04/tnts-escape-to-reality-tv/
United Artists released "The Great Escape"--therefore, MGM owns the film. TCM shows it due to their deal with MGM that allows them to cherry-pick the UA library. And there's a comment from what sounds like a crew member complaining that reality shows are taking over television--outside of the fact that I don't think Ron Howard will take seriously anyone that calls him "Opie," the bulk of TNT's original schedule is still scripted, half of this week's Top 10 broadcast shows are scripted drama/sitcom (with three of the slots, including the ACM awards, taken with shows using WGA writers and the reality comp series in the Top 10 both shooting at a solidly-union shop) and I don't see TNT, FX, AMC, HBO, Showtime or Starz (or the broadcast networks, for that matter) getting out of scripted programming any time soon--what is this guy bitching about? -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
