Tonight is the night to see why the miniseries called "The Kennedys" has generated so much buzz that the History channel decided not to show it after spending two years and $30 million on it. It got bumped to ReelzChannel. Yes, it really exists and has "The Kennedys" scheduled for 8 p.m. tonight.
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If you still want to see that miniseries called "The Kennedys" that the History Channel passed on a few weeks ago, you have two months to find ReelzChannel on your television. Yes, a channel called ReelzChannel exists and owns the miniseries no channel you've heard of or watched wanted, and the 4-year-old network plans to air it beginning on Sunday, April 3. Bostonist's Comcast service lists it as non-HD #198. The CEO of ReelzChannel, Stan Hubbard, who didn't say how much "The Kennedys" cost the channel, said "We think it will drive ratings and put a spotlight on this network that has never been on it before." Greg Kinnear plays JFK and Katie Holmes is Jackie in the miniseries. [Hollywood Reporter], [Boston Globe]
The History Channel canceled a miniseries starring Greg Kinnear as John F. Kennedy and Katie Holmes as Jackie Kennedy. According to the Globe, the series was "not a fit" for the History Channel. The Globe said The Hollywood Reporter reported the scoop first on the now canceled series, created by Joel Surnow of "24" fame. Kennedy supporters were critical of Surnow's conservative retelling of the family's history. The show will air in Canada on March 6 and could come to this country on a pay cable channel. [Boston Globe], [The Hollywood Reporter]
No one has a more distinctive documentary style than Ken Burns. You know you're watching Burns when the screen goes sepia, when you hear period music, when you see long, slow pans of the camera over still photographs, and when you listen to famous actors squeeze every last emotion out of old letters. Burns, who already covered the Civil War, is back with "The War," a 14-hour documentary on how World War II affected the...
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