Austin, Texas — A day after the nation was captivated by the James Comey hearings, some of TV’s top producers gathered at the Atx Television Festival to discuss the effects of Trump’s presidency on their storytelling.
The “Television in a Trumped Up America” panel, which was moderated by Michael Schneider, IndieWire’s executive editor and Variety’s editor-at-large, featured Javier Grillo-Marxuach (“The Middleman”), Michael Rauch, Julie Plec, Beau Willimon, Liz Tigelaar (“Casual”), and Paul Garnes.
“It’s become a negotiation in terms of what you’re able to do as an artist creatively in terms of being able to hold a mirror up to society,” said Willimon. “But that process is not immediate. It takes time.” He added, “Whether you support Trump or not, it’s still a traumatic event for the country in terms of the schisms. We will be contending with those ripples for decades to come.
The “Television in a Trumped Up America” panel, which was moderated by Michael Schneider, IndieWire’s executive editor and Variety’s editor-at-large, featured Javier Grillo-Marxuach (“The Middleman”), Michael Rauch, Julie Plec, Beau Willimon, Liz Tigelaar (“Casual”), and Paul Garnes.
“It’s become a negotiation in terms of what you’re able to do as an artist creatively in terms of being able to hold a mirror up to society,” said Willimon. “But that process is not immediate. It takes time.” He added, “Whether you support Trump or not, it’s still a traumatic event for the country in terms of the schisms. We will be contending with those ripples for decades to come.
- 6/9/2017
- by Debra Birnbaum
- Variety Film + TV
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