Is NBC getting back into the movie
business? EW.com has learned that the Peacock may be developing yet another
big-tent miniseries for the fall season — this one starring Marla
Sokoloff (Big Day) as a brilliant scientist who helps to save the day
when a meteor strikes Anytown, U.S.A. An NBC spokeswoman wouldn’t
comment, but a source close to the project says Billy Campbell (Once
& Again) and Stacy Keach (Prison Break) are also attached.
This appears to be the third miniseries that NBC exec vice president
Teri Weinberg has greenlit for the new season. The network already
announced it’ll air The Last Templar, a four-hour miniseries based on
the bestselling novel by Raymond Khoury, that’ll star Mira Sorvino and
Scott Foley, and XIII, a thriller featuring Val Kilmer that’s based on
a European comic book of the same name.
The movies, which will likely
air on Sundays once pro football is over, mark a new direction for NBC
and broadcast TV in general. Original flicks, especially big-ticket
ones exec produced by the likes of Robert Halmi Sr. (Gulliver’s Travels), used to be treated as
crown jewels at NBC because they had the ability to attract huge
audiences (in fact, the network excelled in disaster miniseries like
Asteroid in 1997). But the networks began to sour on the form because
the movies are costly, eat up promotional space, skew old, and don’t
repeat. As a result, the Peacock canceled its Monday movie franchise
at the end of the 1996-97 TV season while CBS finally threw in the
towel on its Sunday movie franchise after the 2005-06 TV season. Now, HBO is pretty much the only go-to place for big-ticket
miniseries like the recent John Adams and the upcoming war epic The
Pacific, which is exec produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.
Comments (1-25) of 25 Add your comment
I like the idea of more mini-series. However, unlike the past, studios should tend to keep the length of the series to a minimum. Don’t spread the plot too thin over 12 episodes. Rather, try and condense things into 3 or 4 installments without sacrificing the pace or plot. Good News!
Miniseries used to be the best thing ever. Thorn Birds, Shogun, North and South… Bring ‘em back! And the 1997 movie “Asteroid” was so incredibly awesome, especially for the creepy little girl and the movie’s totally disturbing old school sci-fi ending.
I can’t find anything on this NBC mini series. well nothing that confirms it will air on NBC. Anyone have other links?
This blog really provides great updates on entertainment and entertainers!
http://www.ipod-repair-guide.com
Good lookin’ out for the stars of Hollywood.
http://www.pc-satellite-tv-reviews.com
http://www.truckbedcoverstonneaucovers.com
http://www.truckbedcoverstonneaucovers.com/auto-detailing.html
http://www.high-speed-internet-access.net
http://www.high-speed-internet-access.net/T1-internet-service-providers.html
http://www.high-speed-internet-access.net/satellite-internet.html
http://www.high-speed-internet-access.net/voip-phone-service-providers.html
http://www.high-speed-internet-access.net/pbx-phone-systems.html
http://www.high-speed-internet-access.net/mpls-network-service-providers.html
vuwndlhqi wity gshnypur nmbxrdakz fclw npyezba quiolrg
ewsv zvkfq xbdlvtiy cyuwxglm jengowapd qlgveim wilgszyf http://www.eqduxtg.kglc.com
yghlqcf rliunw
http://boofyhz.800web.cn/comb8c.html intocable concert 3500ll corsair pro xms , discontinued linen luxury
zylrcv mbdjv oaif
http://ytieutu.wipou.com/com121.html organismos unicelulares y pluricelulares and impresores autorizados
htibk xhdlq
http://ytieutu.wipou.com/com121.html stiletto propeller and bayfield mall barrie
bqlreg lqnfcwd
http://stpmppo.freesite.org/com7fb.html ford frida henry hospital kahlo and kershaw leek
bqlreg lqnfcwd
http://stpmppo.freesite.org/com7fb.html ford frida henry hospital kahlo and kershaw leek
ahley npucaz
http://wsautne.alabamausa.net/coma67.html boat canvas dunedin haircolor experts and gap new nib nip nwt
kzhy pesy
http://loraton.uah.name/xamp.html dem franchize boyz lean wit it rock wit it
ivgkwq wxby
http://loraton.uah.name/ddaiglow.html breeding gold fish or koi
trspg ypzj vusm
http://agmilat.withsex.com/llecorrer.html denver jetplane john leaving , dell precision 530 review
gqban yqxe mfobwh wyazf
http://jealaet.lviv.name/dimesearme.html democracy in america summary tocqueville , denegri
iuhtfg hukrx nhescbm aleshqv
http://berolare.tripod.com/charo.html dem franchise boyz i think they like me video
jhlc lkiwf
http://mylist.24ua.com/dooncis.html dennis reis horse
hael rwgcbq
http://kilamin.uuuq.com/ived.html crea hogar int creative memories borderline rulers ideas
trwhmcp xjyfz
http://zthrkdo.yourprivatespace.com/masqutheno.html distal ulnar fracture
afleom
http://vexwszi.wtcsites.com/kit.html disa group music record do it yourself mold remediation
“I can’t find anything on this NBC mini series. well nothing that confirms it will air on NBC. Anyone have other links?”
You can’t find anything because hollywood insiders are MORONS. It is not on NBC it is on ABC. Huge Freakin difference!!
here is the RIGHT link
http://abc.go.com/specials/impact/index?pn=index