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JUSTIFIED PILOT (KC RESPONSE #10)

Adapted from the short story “Fire in the Hole” written by Elmore Leonard (who also wrote the novels behind the movies Get Shorty, Jackie Brown, Out of Sight, and 3:10 to Yuma), Justified is an action television show that s...
by Ystyn Francis
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FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS PILOT (KC RESPONSE #9)

Originally it was a novel. It then became a successful film starring Billy Bob Thornton. Friday Night Lights is now a very popular cinematic television that manages to tackle characters, stories, and themes that seem familiar b...
by Ystyn Francis
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VERONICA MARS PILOT (KC RESPONSE #8)

Veronica Mars was a program struggling for ratings which suddenly found an audience when the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon, said it was his favourite show on television. Quickly viewers discovered what they h...
by Ystyn Francis
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CARNIVALE PILOT (KC RESPONSE #7)

Carnivale is a very unique show that in many ways separates itself from the regular television fare. It is part depression-era historical recreation and part biblical battle between good and evil. For these reasons along with i...
by Ystyn Francis
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THE WEST WING & STUDIO 60 ON THE SUNSET STRIP PILOTS (KC RESPONSE #6)

Aaron Sorkin’s television shows The West Wing and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip show unique behind-the-scenes interpretations of the running of the White House and a sketch comedy show respectively. They also take the opp...
by Ystyn Francis
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LOST PILOT (KC RESPONSE #5)

If you were to choose one show that demonstrates all the essential elements of cinematic television and managed to engage the greatest audience interest, it is definitely Lost. Its creator, J.J. Abrams, is the man behind other ...
by Ystyn Francis
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