Awards HQ May 23: ‘Yellowstone’/’1883’ Exclusive Video; Who Should Host This Year’s Emmys?
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Hulu’s “Pam & Tommy” stars Lily James and Sebastian Stan as “Baywatch” star Pamela Andersonand Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee as the couple meet, fall in love and then make a private recording that is ultimately stolen — becoming the first infamous viral video of a burgeoning online age.
The tape was shared and played at parties like it was contraband. Dubbed VHS copies spread across the world, as it was sold and traded on the then-brand-new World Wide Web. It later inspired a whole cottage industry of celebrity sex tapes, most of which were purposely leaked — unlike this one. And yet, there remain many misconceptions about what really happened, and who was really to blame. Over time, the actual story of the tape’s theft and how it victimized both Anderson and Lee — but at very different levels — has been lost to the memory of late-night punchlines and sophomoric snickering. I asked exec producers Rob Siegel and D.V. DeVincentis to fill out our Showrunner Seven.Sum up your show’s pitch in one sentence.
“A tragicomic exploration of the first breaking of the internet, and the very human cost to its misunderstood victims.” What’s an alternate title for your show? “THAT TAPE” What do we need to know before tuning in? Only to leave behind what you think you know about Pamela Anderson. Give us an equation for your show. (Blank plus blank minus blank times blank, etc.) Love + crime + underdogs x fame &pide; shocking revelations = “Pam & Tommy.” What’s the best thing someone said about your show? “I cannot believe that this is really what happened!” If you could work on any other series on TV, what would it be? Either “The Night Stalker” or “South Park.” Finish this sentence: “If you like _______, you’ll love our show.” “If you like surprises, reversals, and an unlikely heroine, you’ll love our show.”*********************************
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Variety’s “Awards Circuit” podcast, produced by Michael Schneider, is your one-stop listen for lively conversations about the best in film and television. Each week “Awards Circuit” features interviews with top film and TV talent and creatives; discussions and debates about awards races and industry headlines; and much, much more. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify or anywhere you download podcasts. New episodes post every Thursday and Friday. Read more here.********************************* | Jabari Banks remembers the exact date that his favorite actor, Chadwick Boseman, passed away. It was August 28, 2020, and Banks was working at a factory in Temecula, Calif., doing a temp job wrapping gutters. Yes, that is a job that Banks had just a year before getting his big break as the star of Peacock’s “Bel-Air.” But back to the factory. “My mom got me a temp job, so I flew from Philly (yes, he’s from West Philadelphia like a certain Fresh Prince you’ve heard of) to Temecula where they paid for our housing, our transportation, our food and everything. Super sketchy.” He was staying in the hotel when he got the news of Boseman’s death. “He’s such an inspiration to me,” Banks said. “That day I was like, I want to continue what he was doing for our community. I want to be an impact on the youth as like he was for me, and for so many people around me.” The next year, like serendipity, he booked “Bel-Air” on the same date. On this edition of the Variety Awards Circuit podcast, Selome Hailu and I talk to Banks about landing “Bel-Air,” and how his own story seems to mirror that of the show’s main character. Also in this episode, we chat with “Julia” star David Hyde Pierce about his HBO Max show, which chronicles the rise of TV chef Julia Child, what brought him back to TV and, of course, the legacy of “Frasier.” Listen below!
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Wolf doesn’t hide his lingering anger at a decision he still finds short-sighted: “It was a political cancellation. It shouldn’t have gone off the air when it did,” he assures. Nor does he hide his glee at finally seeing “Law & Order” return for Season 21 on NBC earlier this year. Still, he presumes nothing when it comes to business. As his company approaches the end of a milestone season of delivering multiple drama series at an unprecedented scale, Wolf is not ready to declare that all his active series will be renewed for another year. If NBC could pull the plug on “Law & Order” just as it was poised to elbow past “Gunsmoke” as TV’s longest-running drama, then anything can happen. “The biggest miracle was getting nine broadcast series scheduled,” Wolf says in our mid-April conversation. “The bigger miracle will be getting all nine of them renewed.” Spoiler alert: The miracle happened right on cue, just as the television industry prepared to gather this week in New York for the first traditional upfronts week since the television landscape was upended by the arrival of Disney+, HBO Max, Apple TV+ and others. Read Cynthia’s full cover story here.*********************************
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Monday, May 23, 7 p.m. ET: HBO Max’s “Julia” FYC event at WarnerMedia, 30 Hudson Yards (New York) | Monday, May 23, 5 p.m. PT: Apple TV+’s “The Big Conn!” FYC panel. (Virtual) Monday, May 23, 5 p.m. PT: Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live! With Andy Cohen” FYC panel. (Virtual) Monday, May 23, 7 p.m. PT: Food Network’s “Beat Bobby Flay” FYC event at Wolf Theatre at Saban Media Center, Television Academy 5210 Lankershim Blvd. (North Hollywood) Monday, May 23, 7 p.m. PT: Peacock and USG’s “Killing It” FYC event, at NBCU FYC House, 1717 Vine Street. (Hollywood) Tuesday, May 24, 9 a.m. PT: Variety’s Entertainment Marketing Summit at NeueHouse Hollywood, 6121 Sunset Blvd (Hollywood) Tuesday, May 24, 7 p.m. ET: HBO Max’s “The Gilded Age” FYC event, at The Whitby Hotel, 18 W. 56th Street (New York) Tuesday, May 24, 5 p.m. PT: Warner Bros. TV’s “The Waltons’ Homecoming” FYC panel. (Virtual) Tuesday, May 24, 5 p.m. PT: Apple TV+’s “Shining Girls” FYC event. (Virtual) Tuesday, May 24, 7 p.m. PT: Peacock’s “Bel Air” FYC event, at NBCU FYC House, 1717 Vine Street. (Hollywood) Tuesday, May 24, 7 p.m. PT: HBO Max’s “Hacks” FYC event, at Wolf Theatre at Saban Media Center, Television Academy. (North Hollywood) Wednesday, May 25, 7 p.m. ET: Comedy Central’s “Tha God’s Honest Truth with Charlamagne tha God” FYC event, at Red Rooster, 310 Lenox Ave. (New York) Wednesday, May 25, 5 p.m. PT: PBS’s “All Creatures Great and Small” FYC panel. (Virtual) Wednesday, May 25, 5 p.m. PT: AMC’s “Kevin Can F**k Himself” FYC panel. (Virtual) Wednesday, May 25, 7 p.m. PT: Fox’s “The Cleaning Lady” FYC event. (Virtual) Wednesday, May 25, 7 p.m. PT: Hulu’s “Nine Perfect Strangers” FYC event. (Virtual) Thursday, May 26, 7:30 p.m. ET: Showtime’s “Dexter: New Blood” FYC event, at Metrograph, 7 Ludlow St. (New York) Thursday, May 26, 5 p.m. PT: Netflix’s “Nailed It!” FYC event. (Virtual) Thursday, May 26, 5 p.m. PT: Freeform’s “Single Drunk Female” FYC panel. (Virtual) Thursday, May 26, 7 p.m. PT: HBO Max’s “The Flight Attendant” FYC event, at Wolf Theatre at Saban Media Center. Television Academy, 5210 Lankershim Blvd. (North Hollywood) Friday, May 27, 7 p.m. PT: Netflix’s “Stranger Things” FYC event, at Netflix FYSEE at Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Avenue (Los Angeles)*********************************
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