As Steve Mosko, the president of Sony Television, described it, “So in ‘Charlie Angels,’ they have a meeting, Charlie’s on the intercom telling them what the assignment is, there’s a couple of fights, and then a chase, and they catch the bad guy. Then they’re back home wrapping it up.”CONTACT: Leave me a Houston or Texas media news tip | COMMENT: Click to leave your thoughts on this post here“T. J. Hooker,” an especially formulaic cop show from the early 1980s, can be seen in short bursts of action as William Shatner interrogates suspects, fires shots and chases bad guys. “Shatner is just hilarious,” Mr. Mosko said.
That sums up the main aim of the minisodes. Nobody expects these shows to captivate anyone with their exciting plotlines, writing or ageless acting. “It’s really campy and fun,” Mr. Mosko said.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Hit 70s TV shows should of lasted under 10 minutes
Sony is taking old, hit TV shows from the 1970s and re-editing them down to under 10 minutes. Then the company will throw them online. The NY Times has more:
