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Los Angeles -- Sherwood Schwartz, writer-creator of two of the best-remembered TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch," has died at age 94.
Great niece Robin Randall said Schwartz died at 4 a.m. Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was being treated for an intestinal infection and underwent several surgeries. His wife, Mildred, and children had been at his side.
Sherwood Schwartz and his brother, Al, started as a writing team in TV's famed 1950s "golden age," said Douglas Schwartz, the late Al Schwartz's son.
"They helped shape television in its early days," Douglas Schwartz said. "Sherwood is an American classic, creating `Brady Bunch' and `Gilligan's Island,' iconic shows that are still popular today. He continued to produce all the way up into his 90s."
Sherwood Schwartz was working on a big-screen version of "Gilligan's Island," his nephew said. Douglas Schwartz,...
Los Angeles -- Sherwood Schwartz, writer-creator of two of the best-remembered TV series of the 1960s and 1970s, "Gilligan's Island" and "The Brady Bunch," has died at age 94.
Great niece Robin Randall said Schwartz died at 4 a.m. Tuesday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he was being treated for an intestinal infection and underwent several surgeries. His wife, Mildred, and children had been at his side.
Sherwood Schwartz and his brother, Al, started as a writing team in TV's famed 1950s "golden age," said Douglas Schwartz, the late Al Schwartz's son.
"They helped shape television in its early days," Douglas Schwartz said. "Sherwood is an American classic, creating `Brady Bunch' and `Gilligan's Island,' iconic shows that are still popular today. He continued to produce all the way up into his 90s."
Sherwood Schwartz was working on a big-screen version of "Gilligan's Island," his nephew said. Douglas Schwartz,...
- 7/12/2011
- by Kiki Von Glinow
- Huffington Post
Two lawsuits between reality show staffers and TV networks and production companies over unlawful working conditions have been settled for more than $4 million, The Hollywood Reporter reports.
Several hundred employees of such shows as The Bachelor, Trading Spouses, Are You Hot? and The Real Gilligan's Island filed class-action lawsuits in 2005, stating that Fox, ABC, CBS and other companies ordered them to fake time cards and work overtime with few meal breaks.
A Los Angeles judge this week granted preliminary approval to a $2.57 million settlement with Fox Broadcasting and Rocket Science Laboratories and a separate $1.54 million one with ABC, CBS, Mike Fleiss' Next Entertainment and six other production companies. "I hope this settlement provides a ...
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Several hundred employees of such shows as The Bachelor, Trading Spouses, Are You Hot? and The Real Gilligan's Island filed class-action lawsuits in 2005, stating that Fox, ABC, CBS and other companies ordered them to fake time cards and work overtime with few meal breaks.
A Los Angeles judge this week granted preliminary approval to a $2.57 million settlement with Fox Broadcasting and Rocket Science Laboratories and a separate $1.54 million one with ABC, CBS, Mike Fleiss' Next Entertainment and six other production companies. "I hope this settlement provides a ...
Read More >...
- 1/22/2009
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Reality show staffers have won a rare victory against TV networks and production companies, settling two long-running cases alleging unlawful working conditions for more than $4 million.
The settlement is another salvo in the WGA's ongoing battle to unionize story editors and other creatives in the nonscripted TV arena.
The dual class-action lawsuits were filed in 2005 by several hundred employees who worked in various capacities, including story editors, editors and segment producers, on such shows as "The Bachelor," "Trading Spouses," "Are You Hot?" and "The Real Gilligan's Island." They alleged that Fox, ABC, CBS and various production entities told them to forge time cards and work 18-hour days with few meal breaks.
A Los Angeles judge this week gave preliminary approval to a $2.57 million settlement with Fox Broadcasting and Rocket Science Laboratories and a $1.54 million settlement with ABC, CBS, Mike Fleiss' Next Entertainment and about six other production companies.
"I...
The settlement is another salvo in the WGA's ongoing battle to unionize story editors and other creatives in the nonscripted TV arena.
The dual class-action lawsuits were filed in 2005 by several hundred employees who worked in various capacities, including story editors, editors and segment producers, on such shows as "The Bachelor," "Trading Spouses," "Are You Hot?" and "The Real Gilligan's Island." They alleged that Fox, ABC, CBS and various production entities told them to forge time cards and work 18-hour days with few meal breaks.
A Los Angeles judge this week gave preliminary approval to a $2.57 million settlement with Fox Broadcasting and Rocket Science Laboratories and a $1.54 million settlement with ABC, CBS, Mike Fleiss' Next Entertainment and about six other production companies.
"I...
- 1/21/2009
- by By Matthew Belloni and James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After producing a slew of theatrical films in recent years, producer Mike Fleiss is returning to the broadcast airwaves with a new CBS reality series.
The network has agreed to air seven episodes of an as-yet-untitled series that pits a neighborhood of families against each other for a significant prize. The series has just started casting, and no airdate is set.
Warner Horizon/Next Entertainment will produce the project, which will mark Fleiss' first new reality show to hit the broadcast networks since ABC's "The Great American Dream Vote" last year.
The series marks the first reality greenlighted by Jennifer Bresnan, CBS' new reality chief who in August replaced Ghen Maynard.
Fleiss is best known for ABC's longtime series "The Bachelor," which is considered a conceptual spinoff of Fleiss' headline-making Fox special "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" Fleiss also produced ABC's infamous "Are You Hot?" and TBS' "The Real Gilligan's Island.
The network has agreed to air seven episodes of an as-yet-untitled series that pits a neighborhood of families against each other for a significant prize. The series has just started casting, and no airdate is set.
Warner Horizon/Next Entertainment will produce the project, which will mark Fleiss' first new reality show to hit the broadcast networks since ABC's "The Great American Dream Vote" last year.
The series marks the first reality greenlighted by Jennifer Bresnan, CBS' new reality chief who in August replaced Ghen Maynard.
Fleiss is best known for ABC's longtime series "The Bachelor," which is considered a conceptual spinoff of Fleiss' headline-making Fox special "Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?" Fleiss also produced ABC's infamous "Are You Hot?" and TBS' "The Real Gilligan's Island.
- 11/2/2008
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There are few shows that have had the staying power of Gilligan's Island. Though it only lasted for three seasons (1964-1967), the sitcom gained an incredible following from baby boomers and their off-spring via daily reruns. There have also been a number of spin-off projects including two cartoon series (The New Adventures of Gilligan and Gilligan's Planet), three reunion movies (Rescue from Gilligan's Island, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, and The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island), a reality show (The Real Gilligan's Island), books, comics and much much more.
One of the most unique projects is a stage show entitled Gilligan's Island: The Musical. Yep, it's a full-fledged musical comedy based on the castaways. The show is truly a family affair and was written by Gilligan creator Sherwood Schwartz (who also created The Brady Bunch) and his son and longtime collaborator Lloyd. The 22 musical songs were created by Schwartz's daughter and son-in-law,...
One of the most unique projects is a stage show entitled Gilligan's Island: The Musical. Yep, it's a full-fledged musical comedy based on the castaways. The show is truly a family affair and was written by Gilligan creator Sherwood Schwartz (who also created The Brady Bunch) and his son and longtime collaborator Lloyd. The 22 musical songs were created by Schwartz's daughter and son-in-law,...
- 11/16/2006
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
VOD deals set for TBS, TNT
Turner Broadcasting announces its first distribution deal for video-on-demand product offerings from TBS and TNT. Corporate sibling Time Warner Cable will carry TBS On Demand and TNT On Demand in select markets beginning later this month. While other Time Warner cable networks like Cartoon Network and CNN have numerous VOD deals with cable operators, only TBS has had exposure on the platform in the past, with a brief experiment last year with Comcast Corp. for TBS series The Real Gilligan's Island.
- 7/12/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WGAW: Writing for reality bites
WGA West on Thursday escalated its campaign to organize reality TV writers, producers and editors by assisting in the filing of a class-action lawsuit against four production companies and four networks. A dozen of the self-described "storytellers" filed the case in Los Angeles Superior Court over alleged violations of California labor law, including failure to pay overtime, denial of meal periods and improper record keeping. The suit, which is expected to be the first of many, was filed against production group Next Entertainment and the company with which it has a deal, Telepictures. Also named as defendants were Syndicated Prods. and Dawn Syndicated Prods. All of the companies were said to be responsible for such series as The Bachelor, Are You Hot?, The Will, The Starlet and The Real Gilligan's Island. ABC, CBS, the WB Network and Turner Broadcasting System also were targeted for their role in developing and airing these shows.
- 7/8/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
WGAW: Writing for reality bites
WGA West on Thursday escalated its campaign to organize reality TV writers, producers and editors by assisting in the filing of a class-action lawsuit against four production companies and four networks. A dozen of the self-described "storytellers" filed the case in Los Angeles Superior Court over alleged violations of California labor law, including failure to pay overtime, denial of meal periods and improper record keeping. The suit, which is expected to be the first of many, was filed against production group Next Entertainment and the company with which it has a deal, Telepictures. Also named as defendants were Syndicated Prods. and Dawn Syndicated Prods. All of the companies were said to be responsible for such series as The Bachelor, Are You Hot?, The Will, The Starlet and The Real Gilligan's Island. ABC, CBS, the WB Network and Turner Broadcasting System also were targeted for their role in developing and airing these shows.
- 7/8/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
'Gilligan' ad on hateful trip
With the aftertaste still lingering from Paris Hilton's hamburger commercial, there's new beef over a racy ad from TBS. A titillating TV spot promoting the cable network's second season of reality series The Real Gilligan's Island has become a lightning rod online, where clips of the commercial on TBS.com are being linked on countless blogs, some of which blast the ad. The 30-second advertisement features busty actresses depicting Island icons Mary Ann and Ginger engaged in an acrobatic food fight. The women writhe around in coconut cream pies before getting doused with water in the spot, which winks at both the original Island and the notorious Miller Lite Catfight commercial from 2003.
- 6/10/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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