Titanic didn't exactly do great numbers in the UK though either. Ambitious, but it told the story in a completely non-linear structure and so didn't hold onto audiences.
I think it'll be interesting to see how NBC goes with a serious costume drama. Making much more than a dozen episodes a year might be stretching things. I'm not convinced that he quality can be maintained much beyond that. And since the premise is that it's set amongst the wealthy, that does begin to make it an expensive series to film. Look at how much HBO spends on Boardwalk Empire, and how many episodes a year they produce. I'm also a little worried that Fellowes is stretching himself a bit thin. Remember he is also a "Lord" which means he's entitled to sit in parliament too (mind you, so is Christopher Guest, and he's got a new series upcoming with HBO and the BBC). Adam On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]>wrote: > Julian Fellowes, whose UK hit is produced by a division of NBCU (and is > syndicated overseas by NBCU), will be producing for NBC and Universal > Television "The Gilded Age," set in New York in this country's first major > instance of Greed-is-Good mentality--no details yet: > > > http://www.thewrap.com/tv/article/julian-fellowes-produce-new-drama-nbc-universal-tv-66606 > > We have to remind you that Fellowes' "Titanic" mini bombed in the ratings > on ABC last year, but one could say that the net set it up for failure by > running the first part on a Saturday night. > > -- > 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 -- 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
