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Interestingly Kelley used to practice law. He switched careers
and his track record in American television of producing one hit
show after another is said to be second to none. The Practice
recently completed its eight year run in the US. This led to the
spinoff Fleet Street with James Spader and William Shatner.
NBC Universal Cable Entertainment president Jeff Gaspin had the
following remarks to make about the initiative. "Having David
Kelley on board on any series is a major ‘get’ for any network.
But to have him focus his immense talents on a reality series that
is very close to his own experience is truly exciting.”
Kelley added, "I remain fascinated by the law, and this will
be another franchise set in that arena. This time however, the attorneys,
clients and cases will be real. In success, we should be as enlightening
as we are entertaining. In failure, we’ll stink."
The series is being produced by Renegade Productions and will be
distributed by 20th Century Fox Television. This writer wouldn't
be surprised if the show came to Star World in the future.
Fox however appears to have got a head start as far as innovating
on the law genre is concerned. The broadcaster is debuting a new
law series The Jury on 8 June in the US. What is unique is
that the show will be interactive in nature.
The audience can vote as to whether the party is guilty or not.
Every week, as the episode unfolds, wireless subscribers can text-message
their assessment: G for guilty or N for not guilty to the short
code 36988 (FoxTV). The poll results will be revealed on air as
the episode comes to a close. Shortly after that viewers will come
to know as to whether they differed from or agreed with the jury’s
scripted verdict. The final scene will reveal how the crime actually
took place.
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