Season 8 of NCIS has almost reached its halfway point, but when the CBS procedural returns with new episodes in January, there’s plenty more action in store. At the HRTS Hitmakers Luncheon on December 8, executive producer Shane Brennan took some time out to discuss an Emmy-worthy performance by guest star Bob Newhart, the future of Tiva and whether or not there’s romantic potential on NCIS: Los Angeles.
Read all the infos Shane Brennan gave about NCIS:LA on tvguide.com
Panel of TV “hitmakers” discuss creating series at HRTS luncheon series
By Andrea Morabito — Broadcasting & Cable, 12/8/2010 6:59:32 PM
A group of showrunners Wednesday shared their experiences creating hit series at The Hollywood Radio & Television Society’s Newsmaker Luncheon Series “The Hitmakers” in Los Angeles, where the consensus was the network one’s show airs on makes a big difference.
Moderator Peter Tolan, co-creator, executive producer, writer and director of FX’s Rescue Me, asked the group about the differences working for a network with an established brand, versus one that’s in flux, like NBC
“I don’t think there’s a writer here who wouldn’t see NBC’s woes as an opportunity,” said Shane Brennan, whose shows NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles, are on CBS. “Working for a very successful studio or network can be very limiting, because they want to stick with what’s working.”
source: broadcastingcable.com
During the panel @HRTSInfo Shane Brennan the Executive Producer of NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles – both airing Tuesday’s at CBS – answered several questions.
Questioned about the biggest difference in producing a TV show in Australia or the US he admitted that it is all about “Money.”.
During the panel Shane Brennan stated that it is difficult to work with such big crews. Crews are much smaller in Australia.
He revealed that producing a procedural show is a constant battle between the actual procedural part of the show and building the characters which in fact is the part that the audience is calling for.
In his opinion TV show producers have three episodes to loose a viewer. If you have one bad episode the viewer might see it as a one-time failure but turn on the next week. After the second bad episode there is this weird feeling about the show. With the third bad episode the viewer will definitely check the schedule what’s on on the other channels.
All the above is out of my memories/notes during the live-stream of “The Hitmakers” at hrts.org.
Shane Brennan will attend today’s Luncheon at Beverly Hilton Hotel arranged by the Hollywood Radio and Television Society.
The Hitmakers
Top Showrunners on the challenge of creating hit shows
Tuesday, October 26th
Moderated by:
* Peter Tolan
Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Rescue Me (FX)
Invited panelists:
* Shane Brennan
Executive Producer, NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS)
* Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci
Executive Producers, Hawaii 5-0 (CBS)
Executive Producers and Co-Creators, Fringe (FOX)
* Matt Nix
Executive Producer, Writer and Creator, Burn Notice (USA)
Creator, Executive Producer, Showrunner, The Good Guys (FOX)
* Dan Schneider
Creator & Executive Producer, Victorious (Nickelodeon)
iCarly (Nickelodeon)
* Kurt Sutter
Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Sons of Anarchy (FX)
Reception 11:30
Lunch/Program 12:00 – 2:00
Live-stream 1:00 – 2:00 (Members log-in here to watch free)
The Beverly Hilton Hotel
9876 Wilshire Blvd.
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
source: hrts.org
The Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) will hold its annual Newsmaker Luncheon: “The Hitmakers” Dec. 8 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., according to a Monday announcement from Kevin Beggs, President, Lionsgate Television Group and HRTS President, and Dave Ferrara, HRTS Executive Director.
The panel discussion will feature leading producers, showrunners and creators in the television industry. Panelists include NCIS and NCIS: Los Angeles executive producer Shane Brennan, Fringe and Hawaii Five-0 executive producer Alex Kurtzman, Burn Notice creator Matt Nix, Fringe and Hawaii Five-0 Executive Producer Roberto Orci, iCarly creator Dan Schneider and Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter.
Rescue Me creator Peter Tolan, who moderated the 2008 and 2009 “Hitmakers” luncheons, will once again serve as moderator.
source: broadcastingcable.com
More infos about the event on hrts.org.
Even the online live ticket costs 30 USD… gah…
Picture in this post ©CBS.
