Word: jasone
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Nisid Hajari. Reported by Jason Tedjasukmana/Jakarta and Lisa Rose Weaver/Dili
...Jason Gull, a paralegal assistingSilverglate, said the indictment sets a "terribleprecedent" which could "scare operators fromplacing software on the network" and diminish thenetwork's potential utility...
...programming pays off in more than ratings. In a nutshell: life is cheap. For cable channels, which lack the deep pockets of their broadcast counterparts, bios are TV Helper. Jason Goodman, a former producer for BTM, says an episode costs around $150,000; a biographical movie can cost a few million dollars. The cooperation of the subject can defray costs, not only by allowing extensive interviews but also by providing free, all-important photos. Many biography shows will proceed only with the subject's approval. E! and A&E, which do some shows without cooperation--"It's Biography, not Autobiography...
Critics say BTM sometimes sensationalizes. Jason Goodman, who produced the Madonna and Cher episodes, says he had to fight for the relatively low-key Heart show: "They aren't as interested in artists who haven't made tabloid headlines." Before his show aired, Lenny Kravitz was at a loss to guess the angle: "I hadn't killed anyone, and I wasn't broke or on heroin, so I wondered what they'd focus on." The show detailed his divorce from actress Lisa Bonet and the death of his mother. Still, Kravitz, like most BTM subjects, was pleased. Says Rosenthal: "Everyone...
...lost. If that means walking into a school with a gun, they'll do it. In the opinion of this 12-year-old, the solution is to let the parents, not the government, decide what the child should watch. Who knows the youngster better, the parent or the government? JASON GUTIERREZ Pittsfield...