HBO - HOW BAD IS BAD ROAD? PRODUCERS ASK CRITICS TO JUDGE

Following word that HBO had been disappointed with all six episodes of 12 Miles of Bad Road already shot and had therefore decided not to air the series, the producers have taken Road on the road. Daily Variety reported today (Thursday) that executive producers Linda Bloodworth Thomason and Harry Thomason have sent copies of the six episodes to newspaper critics, including Variety, in hopes that "some critical reassurance might prompt [HBO] to reconsider their decision ... or at least help us move the show to a more receptive environment." However, in an interview with Variety, Bloodworth Thomason acknowledged that persuading another cable or broadcast network to take over the show would prove difficult. "It's so tremendously expensive [reportedly $3.6 million per episode]. We designed it for HBO. There are few places in which it will work."

20/03/2008