Thursday, March 01, 2007

Can Greg Berlanti Save Network TV?

from AfterElton: Talking to Greg Berlanti, the openly gay executive producer of Brothers & Sisters, is enough to make anyone feel like an underachiever.

At the tender age of 34, the man has already forged an illustrious career in television and film. Just consider what he has accomplished: He wrote and directed the independent film The Broken Hearts Club (2000); he has been head writer on the WB's Dawson's Creek (and while there oversaw the first romantic gay kiss on network television); he has created two other shows for the WB, Everwood and Jack & Bobby.

Berlanti's early successes at the WB led to a production deal with Touchstone Television, and he was brought on board as executive producer for ABC's Brothers & Sisters early in its current season, replacing original show runner Marti Noxon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), who left over creative differences.

While the series remains the brainchild of show creator and head writer Jon Robin Baitz, there is no question that Berlanti's stewardship has helped to shape Brothers & Sisters and give it a consistent voice.
(Full Interview Here: AfterElton)

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