Nick Burkhardt (David Giuntoli), Portland’s trendiest detective (he sports designer jeans and chic leather jackets, no drab suits for him), has a gift. No, it isn’t his pretty eyes, though those baby blues do have something to do with it. Nick is a Grimm and can see fairytale monsters. More accurately, he sees “Wesen,” creatures with two physiological states—human and beast—who are the “real-life” basis for all of the animal characters and magical antagonists described in folklore and legends. Though Wesen appear to be ordinary people, Nick has the ability to detect the beast within and then shoot that beast in the throat with a crossbow if it pisses him off. Grimm, NBC’s gritty, supernatural crime procedural, was one of last year’s most addictive new series and an unexpected hit for the network. In the first season, Nick learned about Wesen with a lot of help from his new wine-swilling Blutbad...
- 9/14/2012
- by Amber Humphrey
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Mark Burnett is teaming with Ralph Edwards Prods. for a remake of the classic TV show "This Is Your Life."
"Life," which surprises celebrity guests with people from their past, launched as a radio program in 1948. It aired as a TV series on NBC from 1952-61, then had a brief revival in 1972.
Most recently, ABC developed a remake in 2005 with Fox TV Studios, but the project, to be hosted by Regis Philbin, never made it to air.
" 'This Is Your Life' is one of the most enduring programs to air on television, and we are thrilled to be bringing it back with the top producer of unscripted entertainment," said Barbara Dunn-Leonard, president of Ralph Edwards Prods., which owns the rights to the format.
Broadcasters have shown recent interest in biographical reality shows. Fox's dark-side effort "The Moment of Truth," NBC's "Amnesia" and ABC's "Opportunity Knocks" are game shows...
"Life," which surprises celebrity guests with people from their past, launched as a radio program in 1948. It aired as a TV series on NBC from 1952-61, then had a brief revival in 1972.
Most recently, ABC developed a remake in 2005 with Fox TV Studios, but the project, to be hosted by Regis Philbin, never made it to air.
" 'This Is Your Life' is one of the most enduring programs to air on television, and we are thrilled to be bringing it back with the top producer of unscripted entertainment," said Barbara Dunn-Leonard, president of Ralph Edwards Prods., which owns the rights to the format.
Broadcasters have shown recent interest in biographical reality shows. Fox's dark-side effort "The Moment of Truth," NBC's "Amnesia" and ABC's "Opportunity Knocks" are game shows...
- 10/9/2008
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Canadian broadcaster CanWest Global Communications has acquired the Dennis Miller-hosted game show Amne$ia from Mark Burnett Prods. for its Global Television network.
Global Television will air the NBC game show on Friday nights beginning Feb. 22, CanWest said Wednesday.
In "Amne$ia," Miller asks questions about a contestant's past, challenging them to recall events as they really happened just as family, friends and others on hand vouch for their veracity.
Global already airs two other Mark Burnett reality series: Survivor and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader.
Global Television will air the NBC game show on Friday nights beginning Feb. 22, CanWest said Wednesday.
In "Amne$ia," Miller asks questions about a contestant's past, challenging them to recall events as they really happened just as family, friends and others on hand vouch for their veracity.
Global already airs two other Mark Burnett reality series: Survivor and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader.
- 2/14/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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