The Kennedys resurfaces on Reelz (which apparently is available on DirecTV but I have never seen it).
Of course Reelz is only concerned with getting the real history out there... http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kennedys-miniseries-lands-home-air-95123 ? ******************* The controversial miniseries will have its world premiere on April 3. After a three-week journey, *The Kennedys* has found a home. The controversial miniseries will world premiere on April 3 on the ReelzChannel, *The Hollywood Reporter* has learned. Producers of the ambitious project from *24* executive producer *Joel Surnow* and writer *Stephen Kronish* have struck a deal with the independent, family-owned cable network to air the 8-part miniseires, which was abruptly yanked from the History channel <http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/history-channel-pulls-kennedys-last-69529>on January 7 amid pressure from the Kennedys<http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/caroline-kennedy-maria-shriver-helped-69764>over its depiction of the political family. At the time, History owner A&E Television Networks told *THR* that “after viewing the final product in its totality, we have concluded this dramatic interpretation is not a fit for the History brand.” But it is certainly a fit for ReelzChannel, a 4-year old independent cable channel owned by Minnesota-based Hubbard Communications that is available in 60 million homes nationwide on services including DirecTV, Dish Network, AT&T, Time Warner Cable, Comcast and Charter Communications. (SNIP) Hubbard said the plan is to air the first two episodes on April 3 and air the rest on successive nights that week. *The Kennedys *was scheduled to air in Canada beginning on March 6, but Hubbard said part of his deal is that Reelz gets to world premiere the miniseries, so it is unclear when the program will air in other countries. The pickup ends a dramatic, weeks-long saga for *The Kennedys*, which was dumped by History after being championed by AETN president and CEO *Abbe Raven* and History and Lifetime president and general manager *Nancy Dubuc*, who greenlit the project as History’s first effort at scripted programming. But the project drew fire from Kennedy associates from the moment it was announced in December 2009. An early draft of the script was called “vindictive” by a former advisor to John F. Kennedy. Producers then took the project several networks. Showtime, Starz and FX passed<http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/showtime-passes-kennedys-70922>but Showtime CEO *Matt Blank*, a friend of Hubbard’s, reached out to him after watching the miniseries and liking it but determining that it wasn’t a fit for Showtime. The arrangement with ReelzChannel has been in the works for at least two weeks (a recent blog report suggesting Tribune might nab the project was erroneous), and Hubbard blessed the deal after watching the miniseries last weekend. (SNIP) -- 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
