http://www.cableu.tv/cuconfidential/2010/02/everyone-says-the-same-thing-or-the-emperors-new-clothes-2010/ Cable Television Opinion, Analysis, Research for programming network executives and producers. Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:51:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.cableu.tv/cuconfidential/2010/02/everyone-says-the-same-thing-or-the-emperors-new-clothes-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-1607 Stuart Volkow Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:13:53 +0000 http://www.cableu.tv/cuconfidential/?p=2432#comment-1607 Maybe the secret is there is now secret strategy! That Elizabeth is right, character and story has been and probably always will be the spine of great TV and Movies. My lesson from the last few weeks has been that network strategy is similar to Hollywood. Drive as fast as you can while looking in the rear-view mirror! See what works and back your strategy into it. Or, as one summitteer put it to me, BS Backwards! Maybe the secret is there is now secret strategy! That Elizabeth is right, character and story has been and probably always will be the spine of great TV and Movies. My lesson from the last few weeks has been that network strategy is similar to Hollywood. Drive as fast as you can while looking in the rear-view mirror! See what works and back your strategy into it. Or, as one summitteer put it to me, BS Backwards!

]]> http://www.cableu.tv/cuconfidential/2010/02/everyone-says-the-same-thing-or-the-emperors-new-clothes-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-1594 Elizabeth Tobias Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:39:51 +0000 http://www.cableu.tv/cuconfidential/?p=2432#comment-1594 Yes, it's definitely true that most of the nets are saying the same thing - big characters, big stories, etc. I do want to stress, though, that I think it's not too inaccurate. What entertains people most? Other people! Stories! Of course that's what the nets are going to look for. As independent producers, it's our job to bring the networks what they want - even if they aren't quite sure what it is they need. Sure, I'm positive there are strategies that aren't always revealed, but I say: if they want strong characters and great storylines, let's give it to 'em! (Keeping it in their wheelhouse, of course.) Yes, it’s definitely true that most of the nets are saying the same thing – big characters, big stories, etc. I do want to stress, though, that I think it’s not too inaccurate. What entertains people most? Other people! Stories! Of course that’s what the nets are going to look for. As independent producers, it’s our job to bring the networks what they want – even if they aren’t quite sure what it is they need. Sure, I’m positive there are strategies that aren’t always revealed, but I say: if they want strong characters and great storylines, let’s give it to ‘em! (Keeping it in their wheelhouse, of course.)

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