By Josef Adalian
There's been a little bit of drama on a non-nbc late-night show -- but it's happened very, very quietly.
Without any fanfare, Fox opted to change producers on its newborn "Wanda Sykes Show" a few weeks ago, before Coco-Leno boiled over. Original executive producer Eddie Feldman and co-exec producer Rick Qualliotine were let go, two people familiar with the decision told TheWrap.
In their place: Veteran Eddie October has taken over as executive producer, while Liza Stanton is a new co-executive producer. John Ridley is still in charge of writing.
A Fox spokespe...
There's been a little bit of drama on a non-nbc late-night show -- but it's happened very, very quietly.
Without any fanfare, Fox opted to change producers on its newborn "Wanda Sykes Show" a few weeks ago, before Coco-Leno boiled over. Original executive producer Eddie Feldman and co-exec producer Rick Qualliotine were let go, two people familiar with the decision told TheWrap.
In their place: Veteran Eddie October has taken over as executive producer, while Liza Stanton is a new co-executive producer. John Ridley is still in charge of writing.
A Fox spokespe...
- 1/24/2010
- by Adalian
- The Wrap
Logo puts stamp on 3 new reality shows
MTV Networks' Logo, which targets gay and lesbian viewers, said Thursday that it has greenlighted three new reality shows, including a competition dating series titled "Transamerican Love Story" that stars transgender activist, artist, actress and author Calpernia Addams and is hosted by comedian-actor Alec Mapa.
It premieres in February and is executive produced by Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey and Tom Campbell of World of Wonder Prods. and Joe Del Hierro of Oh Really! Prods.
The other two new series are: "Gimme Sugar", exec produced by Scott A. Stone of Stone & Co. and Michaline Babich & Michelle Agnew, which follows five women on the search for love in L.A., and the tentatively titled "Rockdogs", which chronicles San Francisco's star gay basketball team on and off the court.
"Rockdogs" is exec produced by Eddie October PRods. and William Kendall. "Sugar" and "Rockdogs" premiere in the summer.
It premieres in February and is executive produced by Randy Barbato, Fenton Bailey and Tom Campbell of World of Wonder Prods. and Joe Del Hierro of Oh Really! Prods.
The other two new series are: "Gimme Sugar", exec produced by Scott A. Stone of Stone & Co. and Michaline Babich & Michelle Agnew, which follows five women on the search for love in L.A., and the tentatively titled "Rockdogs", which chronicles San Francisco's star gay basketball team on and off the court.
"Rockdogs" is exec produced by Eddie October PRods. and William Kendall. "Sugar" and "Rockdogs" premiere in the summer.
- 11/30/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
October grabs int'l formats for U.S. shows
Eddie October Prods., the independent production company behind NBC's Tommy Lee Goes to College and Comedy Central's Wanda Does It, has secured U.S. rights to a trio of international series formats: unscripted series How Long Will You Live? and game shows Top of the Tables and Resistance.
How Long is a hit in the U.K., where it averages above a 30 share on RTE One. The series features people whose out-of-control lifestyle choices -- for example, smoking, drinking, poor diet, stress or no exercise -- wreak havoc on their health and drastically reduce their lifespan. Doctors calculate their life expectancy and put them on an eight-week regimen to change and extend their lives, after which their life expectancy is recalculated and the new results are revealed in an emotional unveiling.
"I try to do comedy-based or positive reality shows, and this is a totally positive, emotional, life-changing show," Eddie October said.
The original series is produced in Ireland by Waddell Media.
Tables, which is in its fifth season on Belgium's Canvas Network, has been the highest-rated primetime series on the channel.
How Long is a hit in the U.K., where it averages above a 30 share on RTE One. The series features people whose out-of-control lifestyle choices -- for example, smoking, drinking, poor diet, stress or no exercise -- wreak havoc on their health and drastically reduce their lifespan. Doctors calculate their life expectancy and put them on an eight-week regimen to change and extend their lives, after which their life expectancy is recalculated and the new results are revealed in an emotional unveiling.
"I try to do comedy-based or positive reality shows, and this is a totally positive, emotional, life-changing show," Eddie October said.
The original series is produced in Ireland by Waddell Media.
Tables, which is in its fifth season on Belgium's Canvas Network, has been the highest-rated primetime series on the channel.
- 3/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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