NBC to air Hillary Clinton miniseries

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

NBC to air Hillary Clinton miniseries

AP foreign, Saturday July 27 2013

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - NBC says it's planning a four-hour miniseries about Hillary Clinton.

The project, titled "Hillary," will star Diane Lane, the network announced Saturday at a session of the Television Critics Association. The role of former President Bill Clinton has yet to be cast, NBC said.

The miniseries will recount the life and career of the former first lady and secretary of state from 1998 to the present.

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/10904118

[Pab Sungenis]

1. Another blatant smear attempt?

Drag out all the worst crap they can make up about her?

[murielm99]

4. If it is, I am going to start complaining, loud and long and everywhere.

I hope the rest of you will do that, too.

Republican scum does it. They pressure networks and anyone else who dares to criticize their idols. We can, too.

[calimary]

2. And of course it simply MUST start from Monica/impeachment-ville.

[asjr]

3. Did they ask permission from Hillary?

[Little Star]

5. Well, we'll see how this goes......

"The miniseries will recount the life and career of the former first lady and secretary of state from 1998 to the present."

We shall see

[TreasonousBastard]

6. Wait and see would be a good idea...

instead of jumping all over them before we see what they are.

There's enough of that already, with Republicans already doing that dirty work. That Preibus person is making speeches and threats over these shows:

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"But it's never too early to take a Democratic Party titan down a few pegs, especially one who polls well ahead of all Republican presidential possibilities.

That's one way to read the warning from Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, who told CNN and NBC they have until Aug. 14 to decide against running what he has called "puff pieces" meant to put wind in Clinton's political sails. If not, Priebus says, he'll ask the RNC to vote to ban NBC and CNN from holding 2016 GOP primary debates and will push to hurt their chances of hosting actual presidential debates."

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"Both CNN and NBC have politely suggested that their critics may be jumping the gun. CNN asked Priebus and the RNC in a statement to "reserve judgment" on the documentary; NBC gave the Hollywood Reporter a statement, saying, "it would be premature to make any statements or draw any conclusions at this time" about the miniseries.

While it might be worth waiting for the films to actually be made before declaring that they would benefit Clinton, criticism could influence the filmmakers to err on the side of more negativity. So it could be a smart move all the way around for Priebus.

Another way to read the RNC threat is as a chance to rev up the conservative base for fundraising purposes."

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http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2013/08/07/209925569/hubbub-over-hillary-clinton-movies-a-dress-rehearsal-for-2016