Hollywood Grave Robbers Gone Wild!
For anyone who follows the world of television – whether from inside the Hollywood machine or simply as a viewer – Tim Goodman (of the San Francisco Chronicle) is always worth reading. In a column this week, Tim wields his pointed wit to dissect the disturbing, disheartening, and utterly brain-dead trend towards remakes on broadcast television.
And guess who's leading the charge to exhume and reanimate the past? That's right, Jeff Zucker -- as current captain of the Titanic, er, NBC, a one-man wrecking crew and poster-child for Really Bad Ideas in television programming. The man is a living, breathing example of the Peter Principle in action.
Seriously -- his idea of a creating fresh new show to capture the imagination of America is to remake "The Rockford Files."
Unbelievable. What a maroon...
If Zucker does really replicate "Rockford Files", will he also, to keep it consistent, steal from the lead actor's earnings?
ReplyDeleteI seem to recall that James Garner was in that number one rated nationally televised show for several years, one that Universal claimed was operating at a loss so there would be no producer profit points for the star. Only time (and subsequent law suits) will tell.
Cheers,
Jerry
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