Open Thread: HBO Announces Cheney Miniseries
As noted by John Nolte , the network that brought you the not-so-friendly “Reagan” special last month has just announced a new miniseries on Dick Cheney, which will reportedly focus on the former vice president's “single-minded pursuit of enhanced power for the Presidency (that) was unprecedented in the nation's history.” Oh boy. Via Hot Air headlines , here's what Deadline Hollywood has reported on the upcoming series: According to the producers, the project will center on Cheney's “single-minded pursuit of enhanced power for the Presidency (that) was unprecedented in the nation's history.” Rick Cleveland (Six Feet Under), who shared a writing Emmy with Aaron Sorkin for NBC's White House drama The West Wing, is writing the mini, produced by Spring Creek Prods. in association with WGBH/FRONTLINE and Fair Catch Prods. Spring Creek's Paula Weinstein and Jeffrey Levine, FRONTLINE's David Fanning and Michael Kirk and Fair Catch Prods.' David Kennedy are executive producing. So what do you think? Will this be pretty much what you'd expect from HBO, or will we be pleasantly surprised?
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Open Thread: HBO Announces Cheney Miniseries
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on March 22, 2011. Filed under