Dean Devlin is producing an 80-minute thriller for TNT that will be chopped up into 20 short episodes that will appear during reruns of “Law & Order” beginning in September, Daily Variety reports. The so-called microseries will be sponsored by…
ABC is rolling out a sequel to its 2000 reality series about Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Associate Press says. ABC News filmed “Hopkins” over a four-month period in a very different production climate, where reality TV series are a staple…
Many TV stations stand to benefit from Sen. Barack Obama’s recent decision to not accept public funds to finance his presidential election campaign, USA Today reports. The bigger budget, expected to go beyond the $84 million limit on publicly financed…
The complete series DVD box set of “The Sopranos” is scheduled to be released on November 11 in time for the holidays, USA Today reports. In addition to all 86 episodes, the $400 set also includes never-before-seen scenes and audio…
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Although the “Men With Dangerous Jobs” niche has been successful, Discovery Channel President John Ford is developing new series in other genres for the remainder of the year. “We’re also in the middle of development or production on a bunch…
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