thedrifter
10-28-05, 08:39 AM
Posted on Fri, Oct. 28, 2005
`Wishes' show with Marines airs tonight
Producer calls episode made in Akron area `very humbling'
By R.D. Heldenfels
Beacon Journal television writer
An episode of Three Wishes made in the Akron area was ``very humbling for everyone involved,'' the show's executive producer said Thursday.
The episode, which airs at 9 tonight on NBC, was built around the homecoming of Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 25th Regiment, after seven months in Iraq, where they suffered heavy casualties.
Three Wishes executive producer Andrew Glassman said that after he read about the military group, his only question was, ``How can we help them?''
When the show and its volunteers were putting together the gifts to grant the wishes, Glassman said, ``We wanted them to be perfect in every way.''
Getting the show as perfect as possible was another challenge.
After shooting in Akron, the show moved down to the New Philadelphia area for another Three Wishes episode that will air on Nov. 11. At the time, Glassman thought he would have several weeks to edit and complete the Marines show.
Instead, NBC scheduled it almost immediately. The telecast was at first set to air Wednesday, then moved to tonight.
``We dropped everything to get the show done as fast as possible,'' said Glassman, who cut short his Ohio trip to go back to Los Angeles and work on tonight's telecast. The finishing touches were put on it Thursday.
``I think it's a quality show,'' he said. ``We wanted a much different glimpse of what's going on (in the military) than is seen on the evening news.''
But given the ongoing debate about the Iraq war, he was asked whether the show would be seen as having a political bent.
``We try to keep the politics out of it,'' he said, although he admitted that some may find a political message in any report dealing with the loss of American lives in Iraq.
Pain is felt in the stories from Akron. And, Glassman said, ``that same level of grief and sacrifice is being played out in 2,000 homes.''
R.D. Heldenfels writes about television for the Beacon Journal. Contact him at 330-996-3582 or rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com.
Ellie
http://p089.ezboard.com/bthefontmanscommunity
`Wishes' show with Marines airs tonight
Producer calls episode made in Akron area `very humbling'
By R.D. Heldenfels
Beacon Journal television writer
An episode of Three Wishes made in the Akron area was ``very humbling for everyone involved,'' the show's executive producer said Thursday.
The episode, which airs at 9 tonight on NBC, was built around the homecoming of Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 25th Regiment, after seven months in Iraq, where they suffered heavy casualties.
Three Wishes executive producer Andrew Glassman said that after he read about the military group, his only question was, ``How can we help them?''
When the show and its volunteers were putting together the gifts to grant the wishes, Glassman said, ``We wanted them to be perfect in every way.''
Getting the show as perfect as possible was another challenge.
After shooting in Akron, the show moved down to the New Philadelphia area for another Three Wishes episode that will air on Nov. 11. At the time, Glassman thought he would have several weeks to edit and complete the Marines show.
Instead, NBC scheduled it almost immediately. The telecast was at first set to air Wednesday, then moved to tonight.
``We dropped everything to get the show done as fast as possible,'' said Glassman, who cut short his Ohio trip to go back to Los Angeles and work on tonight's telecast. The finishing touches were put on it Thursday.
``I think it's a quality show,'' he said. ``We wanted a much different glimpse of what's going on (in the military) than is seen on the evening news.''
But given the ongoing debate about the Iraq war, he was asked whether the show would be seen as having a political bent.
``We try to keep the politics out of it,'' he said, although he admitted that some may find a political message in any report dealing with the loss of American lives in Iraq.
Pain is felt in the stories from Akron. And, Glassman said, ``that same level of grief and sacrifice is being played out in 2,000 homes.''
R.D. Heldenfels writes about television for the Beacon Journal. Contact him at 330-996-3582 or rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com.
Ellie
http://p089.ezboard.com/bthefontmanscommunity