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Tx4obama

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Fri Aug 16, 2013, 07:21 PM Aug 2013

Fox TV Studios Pulls Out of Talks to Produce NBC’s Hillary Clinton Miniseries


Fox TV Studios Pulls Out of Talks to Produce NBC’s Hillary Clinton Miniseries

Fox TV Studios has pulled out of talks to produce a 4-hour-long NBC miniseries about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The two sides had previously been in contact over producing Hillary, starring Diane Lane as the eponymous politician. But Deadline reported this afternoon that “with the two sides far apart, and were never able to bridge the gap on the deal terms.”

“The economics of TV movies and miniseries are challenging, which is why very few production companies take on such programs these days,” explained Deadline. “That includes NBC’s own studio, Universal TV, which would not produce NBC’s longform projects, including Hillary.”

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That strong whiff of Isoldeblue Aug 2013 #1

Isoldeblue

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Fri Aug 16, 2013, 07:34 PM
Aug 2013

the old USSR is hard to ignore here. I know that there isn't much difference between TAS and Fox, sometimes... But this is so wrong.

It kills me when a right wing-nut calls me a commie.... While the RNCs' tactics conform to communism beautifully, just as they did in Mother Russia.

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