This American Life, one of the most kicking rad radio programs out there, is coming to television. According to the most recent newsletter and the website:
>Last week Showtime made it official: we’re
going to produce a series for them, a television version of This
American Life. We shot a pilot last year, and the full series will
begin broadcasting in the fall or winter of 2006. We’ll continue
making the radio show while we do the TV show. Again: the radio show
will stay on the air.
>What we can say about the series: It doesn’t look a TV newsmagazine.
It’s shot to look like a movie. Widescreen. Beautiful lighting. And
the stories feel just like the stories on the radio show. When we
started the pilot, we weren’t sure that’d be possible. Now we’re
convinced it is. We’ll give more details — and hopefully some
previews — in the coming months.
Fantastic news. Without TAL my life wouldn’t be enriched with knowledge about the Hitler boat, the importance of summer camp, and the way of life for families whose parents are on the run from the feds for growing marijuana.
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