Jan. 25, 2012. Chris Coelen’s Kinetic Content is teaming with Karen Grau’s Calamari Productions for a first-look, co-production arrangement whereby the two production entities will collaborate on several projects, and the first will be “Parole,” a high profile non-fiction series which will allow unprecedented access into the juvenile parole process and its impact on young people, their families and society. Calamari’s unprecedented foray into the U.S. juvenile justice system is unique because these venues – by law – are closed to the media and public. The company’s credits include creating and Executive Producing “MTV Juvies” and MSNBC’s “Young Kids, Hard Time.” Specializing in child welfareand juvenile justice programming., Calamari has the unique distinction of being the only television production company in the United Stateswith state Supreme Courtaccess in numerous states to film inside America’s child welfare and juvenile courts, juvenile detention centers, and juvenile prisons. Calamari’s...
- 1/25/2012
- by DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor
- Deadline TV
Syndication development is gearing up for fall 2008 as the major distributors look to find their next first-run hit.
Buena Vista Prods. is in the early stages of development on a bowling-centric game show and a psychic-driven talk show, sources said. The tentatively titled Up Your Alley is said to be a game show from Picture This TV that revolves around bowling and celebrities. The talker, being called Past, Present and Future, is a project from Flame TV that features multiple psychics.
Sources said Warners Bros.-based Telepictures Prods. is discussing a possible project that would feature Jeanine Pirro, former district attorney for New York's Westchester County. Earlier this year, Pirro was tapped to preside over Telepictures' celebrity-jury show that didn't go forward.
Indeed, there still seems to be interest in court shows, with Sony Pictures Television launching Judge David Young in the fall and nine others on the air. Sources said another judge, Mary Beth Bonaventura from the MTV series Juvies, is meeting with distributors for a potential court show.
Buena Vista Prods. is in the early stages of development on a bowling-centric game show and a psychic-driven talk show, sources said. The tentatively titled Up Your Alley is said to be a game show from Picture This TV that revolves around bowling and celebrities. The talker, being called Past, Present and Future, is a project from Flame TV that features multiple psychics.
Sources said Warners Bros.-based Telepictures Prods. is discussing a possible project that would feature Jeanine Pirro, former district attorney for New York's Westchester County. Earlier this year, Pirro was tapped to preside over Telepictures' celebrity-jury show that didn't go forward.
Indeed, there still seems to be interest in court shows, with Sony Pictures Television launching Judge David Young in the fall and nine others on the air. Sources said another judge, Mary Beth Bonaventura from the MTV series Juvies, is meeting with distributors for a potential court show.
- 3/16/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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