Because watching a story on the news just isn't enough for us anymore, there will be a made-for-television movie about Lisa Nowak, the astronaut who cracked last week and made for plenty of late night television jokes. Granada America, a leading European television production and distribution company. According to the company's website, Granada makes about a dozen television movies in the United States each year and it also produces reality shows such as Celebrity Fit Club and Nanny 911. Granada has optioned a New York Times article from which to base its story. The article's author, John Schwartz, has agreed to do research for the television script. Apparently Nowak doesn't have a choice in the matter.I don't know about you guys, but I have never been interested in a made-for-television movie based on current events. They are fictionalized renditions of what could have happened. What is there to learn from these things? Yes, the news story was entertaining but I really don't think it was entertaining enough to warrant its own production.
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2-12-2007 @ 12:35PM
Jake said...
I think the absense of significant amounts of made for Tv-movies, as well as the death of tradtional sitcomes (which is a whole other story) are in direct relation to what many call the golden age of TV. With so many quality shows out there, I for one am glad made for tv movies have been few and far between. And now, with time shifting, stupid films like these become obsolete. This isn't the 1980's anymore. I am sure they'll still make this film, and people will watch, but it definitely won't get the ratings that it would have 20 years ago. Thank God for tv on demand.
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2-12-2007 @ 12:25PM
John Schwartz said...
Hi--the story that you have based this posting on is incorrect, and has been retracted by the AP. Here's their advisory on this, which went out on Friday:
¶ BC-Arrested Astronaut Movie, KILL Advisory,0064
¶ AP Photo WX102
¶ 02-09-2007 15:30
¶ EDITORS:
¶ The Los Angeles story BC-Arrested Astronaut Movie has been killed. The New York Times says neither the newspaper nor its reporter has or plans a deal with Granada.
¶ A kill is mandatory.
¶ Make certain the story is not published.
¶ No sub is planned.
¶
¶ The AP
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2-12-2007 @ 1:55PM
Valerie St. John said...
First, Granada is a great company. Made-for-tv-movies/movie of the week (MOW) are always fictionalized, because real life is never that interesting without a little contrived "drama". Look on the bright side, at least it's not a REALITY SHOW.
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