Nina Tassler
Nina Tassler
Nina Tassler is an American television executive, a graduate of Boston University, and has held the position of President of CBS Entertainment since September 2004. In February 2014, she was promoted to Chairman of CBS Entertainment, signing an agreement through the year 2017...
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Dave Ramsey has the potential to be a true force on the television screen, combining a dynamic and inspiring persona with knowledge and expertise of how to make a difference in someone's life.
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We're doing it in drama, comedy and alternative. But right now a lot of the stuff is under the cone of silence in the development world.
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We'll be as competitive in the time period as we can.
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Our attitude is: There is something for everybody, and the audience seems to be onboard,
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I think, clearly, there is something in the zeitgeist, ... but for us, it was based on producing the best pilot scripts that we had. . . . We don't literally go out to the community and say, 'Because that particular show is successful on another network, please bring us that.' We encourage writers. We encourage producers. We encourage directors. . . . They don't necessarily look to develop only based on what's successful at other networks. They sort of listen to their own inner voice.
I think it will never really be resolved.
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Survivor' is that rare television breed -- a show with seemingly endless audience appeal. Part of that is testament to a concept with inherent drama that features different faces and places; the other part is the ability of Mark Burnett and his talented team to inject new ideas and new wrinkles to keep the format fresh.
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I saw them in Spanish when I was a kid, because my grandmother watched them. Half of them I didn't understand, but they were a part of my experiences growing up.
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You know, we tried something. I don't think we were particularly successful with it, but sometimes you get criticized for not experimenting with a form. ... The nice thing is, when we come back to the next cycle, it's exciting. We're going back to our original form - five continents, great competitions - so we know our audience loves that.
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Once creators hear that you're trying something like that, they're more inclined to come to you with even more outrageous ideas.
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The bosoms may not heave as much. There's a lot of hyperbole and there's a lot of melodrama. I think we're going to modify it for our audiences.
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It's always smart to have a healthy balance of traditional and non-traditional.
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We trust our producers to be creative in their storytelling and follow their creative path,
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We look to our audience to tell us when they've had enough.