Executives of the major television networks appeared to agree Tuesday that
the Sept. 11th attacks will profoundly affect television programming.
Responding to a comment from ABC Entertainment co-chairman Lloyd Braun that
each of the networks is developing a western series, Jordan Levin, president
of entertainment at the WB, commented, “Any genre that allows you to deal
metaphorically with what has happened will work.”
The executives, appearing
on a panel (hosted by Bill Maher) at a meeting of the Hollywood Radio and
Television Society, suggested that what may not work is the plethora
of reality series they all have in the works.
“I’m not sure people will
watch them after the current crisis,” NBC Entertainment President Jeff
Zucker remarked.
“I’m not sure the country is going to be as accepting of
these shows as they were in the past,” Braun agreed. “I don’t know that
people won’t say, ‘No more.'”
