Swingtown

Cable, broadcast stress mutual goals

source: Variety

 CA A few pilots -- like Mike Kelley's 'The Beautiful Life' (debuting on CW this fall) -- are getting into that edgy realm, and I think that's very exciting." Beesley applauds CBS' programming of Kelley's now-canceled drama "Swingtown" as a ballsy ...

Published Wed, Jun 17

Carol Barbee inks CBS TV deal

source: Hollywood Reporter

Meanwhile, Barbee also was approached by Adam Giaudrone, whose first script she supervised while she ran "Swingtown" and he worked as an assistant to series creator Mike Kelley. Giaudrone had an idea for a show based on his experience as a male model. ...

Published Mon, Jun 1

Three Rivers: Showrunnerin Carol Barbee mit Vertrag bei CBS TV

source: serienjunkies.de

 Germany Als klar wurde, dass sowohl „Three Rivers“ als auch „The Beautiful Life“ Serienordern erhalten würden, übernahm Mike Kelley (seinerzeit Schöpfer von „Swingtown“) bei dem zweiten Projekt die Showrunner-Rolle. Vor sechs Jahren begann die Zusammenarbeit ...

Published Mon, Jun 1

Why 'Reliable' Shows Work for CBS

source: AdAge.com

It tested a singing Hugh Jackman in "Viva Laughlin," a small town grappling with nuclear holocaust in "Jericho" and a couple of families from the '70s coming to grips with the sexual revolution in "Swingtown." 'ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE': Sitcom echos ...

Published Sun, May 31

Column: Rest Assured, TV Will Survive Tough Times

source: Television Week

 MI - Josef Adalian, Josef Adalian I get psyched seeing CBS Entertainment boss Nina Tassler's eyes light up when she waxes rhapsodic about shows in development, or dim when she ponders the fate of a show such as “Swingtown” or “The Class.” I get a kick listening to Peter Roth of Warner ...

Published Sun, Apr 26

Melrose Place 2.0: Shaun Sipos angelt sich letzte Rolle

source: serienjunkies.de

 Germany Michael Rady, bekannt als der Philosophielehrer Doug Stephens aus der kurzlebigen CBS-Serie Swingtown, ist als erster Darsteller für die Neuauflage von Melrose Place auf CW gecastet worden. Rady wird in dem Piloten eine Figur namens Jonah Miller ...

Published Sat, Apr 4

CBS Pilot News: Grant Show Finds a Purpose, and More

source: TV Guide

Since CBS' Swingtown got its groove off, Show has recurred as Addison's ailing bro on Private Practice. Also on Purpose, says the Hollywood Reporter, Lennon Parham (Confessions of a Shopaholic) has been cast as Elfman's younger sister. ...

Published Mon, Mar 23

Today's News: Our Take - CBS Pilot News: Grant Show Finds a Purpose, and More

source: TV Guide

Jake who? In what I like to imagine is a calculated move to take himself off the "Melrose Place reboot" market, Grant Show has signed on to play the boss of Jenna Elfman's unexpectedly pregnant film critic in the CBS comedy pilot Accidentally on Purpose.

Published Mon, Mar 23