New York, NY (March 20, 2012) – Fuse, the national music television network of The Madison Square Garden Company, today announced its development slate featuring a variety of comedy, documentary, animated and scripted series all rooted in music. The slate reflects Fuse’s robust development pipeline, with many more deals to come, as the network furthers its commitment to adding original programming to the existing music-focused lineup. In Development (all titles listed are working titles) “Ambassadors of Rock” “Ambassadors of Rock,” is a reality show which explores the world of music fans who are so devoted, they invite touring bands that they don’t know to crash in their homes, sleep in their beds, drink their beer and eat all of their food. “Ambassadors of Rock” is executive produced by Donita Sparks & Robert Fagan of 2 Way Mirror and Bobby Pura (“Jackass: The Movie,” “The Fabulous Life Presents”). “Blaze Studios” This half-hour scripted musical comedy,...
- 3/20/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Writer-producers Judd Pillot and John Peaslee have been tapped as the new showrunners of the ABC comedy 8 Simple Rules. The duo, who have inked a one-year deal with series producer Touchstone TV with an option for a second, will fill the void left by series creator Tracy Gamble. Gamble, who surprisingly stepped down this month as executive producer/showrunner of the show, citing personal reasons, is in negotiations to stay on as a consultant.
- 6/17/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tracy Gamble is stepping down as executive producer/showrunner of ABC's comedy 8 Simple Rules. No replacement has been named yet, with Gamble, who created the Touchstone TV series, expected to stay with the show in a consulting capacity. Sources said Gamble informed the studio and the network in a letter late last week about his decision to leave the series because of personal reasons. The news is said to have come as a surprise to ABC and Touchstone as the studio had recently inked a new deal with Gamble to keep him on the show, which was picked up for a third season.
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