Mark Burnett
Mark Burnett
Mark Burnett is a British-born, Los Angeles-based television producer and, since December 2015, president of MGM Television and Digital Group...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Producer
Date of Birth17 July 1960
CityLondon, England
CountryUnited States of America
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Storytelling will always be the most important aspect of a show. It doesn't matter if it's online, if viewers are offering input or if it's bringing together different online properties. It will be the same online as it is around the campfire: if you can't tell a good story, nobody will listen.
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NBC allows me the freedom to be creative and to think differently and I hope we can bring a fresh look to the current crop of television dramas. This series will be shot in an exotic, remote island location, similar to a feature film, which will make it a powerful television event.
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I couldn't bring 100 finalists to Bedford for three days,
I'm not at all overextended... I'm very, very hands-on.
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Everybody's looking for something ... Some of them want to use you.
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They won't be making films that look like home movies. They'll have access to very accomplished, gifted writers and actors. If they're resourceful, they may get known actors to appear in them.
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I hope we get a cop from New York, and maybe a small petty criminal from some other city ... they won't get along.
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I wanted the palette to mirror who they are.
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The island was a midway staging post for piracy,
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They are unscripted dramas, ... ... Whether it is the cavemen in the caves thousands of years ago, Shakespeare plays, television, movies and books, stories and characters take us on a journey. All I do is tell those stories without scripts and without actors.
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Branded entertainment has become such a growth industry, it makes sense for us to be in business with Madison Road,
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As soon as I spent time with Martha I knew that her witty and engaging humor would surprise and entertain viewers.
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There's such a great series arc with her.
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The winner of CBS' Rock Star will not only play in huge stadiums before sold-out crowds, they will do it alongside legendary musicians from three of America's biggest, all-time rock bands.