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 Support The DrudgeReport; Visit Our Advertisers  Congressional Aide Reality Show May Air By Year End Wed Jul 09 2003 10:52:19 ET Hoping to overcome Capitol Hill's perception of reality television, a Hollywood producer developing a show about Capitol Hill Aides said he would allow lawmakers to provide input on what appears on the air, ROLL CALL reported on Wednesday. This should help alleviate the fears that many people on Capitol Hill have about his goal of producing a reality television show that chronicles the lives of young Hill aides. Producer Peter Schankowitz of Vin di Bona Productions, explains, "It is really a balance issue where I am going to have to make editorial choices along with the broadcaster and along with the office to say what goes into the show ... I am not going to offer them veto power over content, but I am going to offer them meaningful consultation." There is concern among people on Capitol Hill that a reality television show will inaccurately portray the young aides by trying to capture salacious moments in their day-to-day lives. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), who met with Schankowitz, said, "I would want to have pretty strong assurances from them that they would stay on point with what they are describing." Tthe show would center on a group house occupied by Congressional aides and other young people living in the D.C. area. The idea is to capture these people at work, providing viewers with a window into the inner-workings of Capitol Hill. "It is not reality TV like they think or how they have seen reality in the past," said Scott Jackson, manager of development for Vin di Bona, "stressing that it would not follow the plot lines of recent reality productions that highlighted sex and violence. ... Schankowitz said if the show sells, it could begin airing by the end of the year." Developing... |
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