Re: NBC's "brilliant" plan backfires

On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:23:58 GMT, jayembee
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> wrote:

>jayembee <jayembeenospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Anim8rFSK <ANIM8Rfsk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote: 
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>>> but NBC should have said what they wanted in the first place.
>>> Typical producers, alas.
>> 
>> I doubt that would've made any difference. They probably wanted
>> exactly what Levinson & Fontana were prepared to give them...
>> initially. They most likely changed their minds.
>
>Should've added that the real point is that NBC gave the show a
>green light based on the fact that Levinson & Fontana were behind
>it, and their previous body of work.

Neither one strictly does gritty realism, even though they're best
known for "Homicide" and "Oz." Levinson in particular has written and
produced a lot of comedy. And we don't know what their early
conversations about the show were like. You may be right about NBC
changing its mind but either side may be to blame.