BREAKING NEWS
A television series focusing on life behind a 24-hour television news
network, I-24, and what it takes to get the big story... and get it
first.
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BREAKING NEWS now airing on BRAVO! --
30
July 2002:
Please
check the Clancy Brown News page for all
the links to recent Breaking News articles.
5
July 2002:
BravoTV.com
has a new Breaking
News page, as the network gets geared up for the series' debut
on the 17th at 8pm. The page has some new photos as well as cast and
character information.
30
May 2002:
The word is getting
around about the show getting another chance! Some recent articles
about Bravo's pick-up of BN include on at ET
Online and the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
Photos and a clip from the show are avaliable at Bravo's
press release site.
1
May 2002:
Hey,
we're back! The 13 episodes of "Breaking News" have been
picked up by the cable station BRAVO and will be airing this summer!
Old
news:
7
Oct 2001:
Over
the weekend,
a gathering was held in Ohio to screen the 13 episodes of Breaking
News to fans and critics. Beth has up photos, reviews, and articles
about the show and gathering at her site here: http://www.geocities.com/skipperytoo/BreakingNewsScreening.html
Thanks for sharing these, Beth!
2
July 2001:
The
LA Times has another great article about the series, this one concentrating
more on what the show was about and what we will be missing out on
with it never airing. Read it here!
29
June 2001:
On
June 19, the LA Times ran a full article about the situation with
TNT that helps answer some of our questions. A transcript of this
article is here.
23
May 2001
Cancelled???
Word came on the BN discussion list that Zap2It
had posted the following blurb about how TNT had cancelled the series:
In
other news, TNT has axed "Breaking News" before the show ever debuted
on the air, saying it preferred to allocate its marketing resources
elsewhere. The series, starring Tim Matheson and Scott Bairstow ("Harsh
Realm"), was scheduled to premiere next month. Thirteen episodes of
the series about a 24-hour news network have already been shot. It's
unclear whether the series will find a home elsewhere. Produced by
Ken Olin ("Thirtysomething") and Garner Stern ("Chicago Hope"), the
show followed news reporters at a 24-hour network.
Yes, thats right.
BEFORE it even aired. Does this mane any sense? Nope, not really.
There may still be hope that the episodes which have been made could
appear in the future on another network, but the possibility of a
second season is highly unlikly as the actors and crew have all moved
on by now. I am really dissapointed that we may never see this series
which was supposed to be very good.
24
Mar 2001
The premiere date for "Breaking News" may have been pushed
back yet again to January of 2002.
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CAST:
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actor
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character
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| Clancy
Brown..... |
Peter
Kozyck, president of the network news bureau |
| Lisa
Anne Walter..... |
Rachel
Glass, executive producer in the newsroom |
| Tim
Matheson..... |
Bill
Dunne, lead news anchor |
| Rowena
King..... |
Jamie
Templeton, off-site reporter
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| Paul
Adelstein..... |
Julian
Kerbis, assignment editor for Jamie |
| Myndy
Crist..... |
Janet
LeClaire, reporter and anchor |
| Jeffrey
Sams..... |
Mel
Thomas |
| Vincent
Gale..... |
Quentin
Druzinski |
| Lisa
Butler.... |
Lauren
Sabusawa |
| John
Ritter..... |
Lloyd
Fuchs, reporter of the more quirkier news stories |
| James
Handy..... |
Jack
Barnes, I-24 CEO |
| Scott
Bairstow..... |
Ethan
Barnes |
| Patricia
Wettig..... |
Allison
Dunne, Bill's wife |
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Executive
Producers:
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Gardner
Stern, Ken Olin, John Watson, Mark Stern |
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Filmed:
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Vancouver,
BC, Canada |
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EPISODES:
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1
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Pilot |
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2
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High
Noonan |
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3
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Rachel
Glass and the Bad Day |
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4
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Spin
Art |
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5
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Wall
to Wall Plane Crash |
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6
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Victims |
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7
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Dunne's
Choice |
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8
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Broadcast
From Hell |
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9
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The Story Vanishes |
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10
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My
Suspect Vinnie |
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11
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Bad
Water |
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12
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I-24
Gate |
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13
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Karma
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Information:
The series was picked up by TNT for an initial run of 13 episodes,
all of which were filmed and "in the bag" by November of
2000. Originally scheduled to air in January 2001, the series was
pushed back to the summer, then to January 2002, and it finally was
reported that the show might not ever air.
The show was produced by New Line Television and Trilogy Entertainment
Group, and the pilot was directed by Ken Olin (of "Thirtysomething").
"Breaking
News" is a registered trademark of TNT, New Line Television
and Trilogy Entertainment Group. All rights reserved. No infringement
is intended.
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