KSL-TV Is A Homophobic, Mormon Church Owned, Cable Provider

Ellen Barkin Says Utah NBC Affilate Dropping of ‘The New Normal’ Is “Censorship”

    KLS-TV is an NBC affiliate in Utah that banned to show the upcoming show The New Normal  playing on their channel. Jeff Simpson, CEO of the station’s parent company said that, “For our brand, this program simply feels inappropriate on several dimensions, especially during family viewing time". This made Ellen Barkin furious. She went on her twitter and said they were "blatantly homophobic" because they will play a violent crime show such as Law and Order but not a comedy that has a gay couple in it.

    The reason this article is important to me is because in this day and age there is no room for racism, sexism, or homophobia. We all know that the Mormon Church that runs the station is homophobic along with all other religions while were at it. This is unacceptable, even though they have the right to do this, they shouldn't. If you think Law and Order is an okay show to air, with all its corpses and murders,  over The New Normal, then there is something really wrong with your station. 

     As a consumer I am disgusted. If I were living in Utah I might want to watch this show. Unfortunately, I wouldn't get the chance because it is banned on KLS-TV. The fact that they banned a show for having a gay couple just sickens me.

     What I would like to know, is why people are letting bigoted stations like this still run. Why hasn't anyone protested this? I mean I can't believe that they are just getting away with this. And this also raises one final question for me. Why are we having a church run a major station?

Legendary Pictures Closes Their TV Division Without Making A Single Show

Legendary Pictures closes TV division

   This week Legendary Pictures ended its development deal with Warner Brothers, thus ending their TV division, which had only started in January 2011. Former AMC executive Jeremy Elice, who was running the TV division, will be exiting the company as a result. It was rumored that the company closed do to lack of sales and no shows being made. Legendary Pictures says that they will get into TV someday, but not until they feel they are ready.
   This is important because Legendary Picture's TV division could have made a great line of series. They could have easily taken one of their many famous movies such as The Dark Knight, Where the Wild Things Are, or even Clash of the Titans into a popular TV show. Instead, they created a division that didn't even make a single series.
   As a future filmmaker, this really just puts me at a disadvantage. Everyday the gap to get into the film/ TV industry gets smaller and smaller. With another TV division closing I lose another opportunity to get hired in the future and that gap continues to shrink.
    As I read this article, I kept wondering how much money does the film/ TV industry waste. Shouldn't they only put their money into things that will make a profit? It's  just weird to think that they most likely hired a lot of new people for this TV division and nothing happened. It's really disappointing to think that some fresh talent could have been passed up just because this division was shut down. I guess that's just money obsessive hollywood for you though.
 

Fox Searchlight Abuses Intern's Rights

Internship Lawsuit

   A lawsuit was filed against the Fox Searchlight, by two interns, because the studio violated the employment laws. Interns hired to work there were not paid, even though they were required to fill out I-9 forms, sign confidentiality agreements and were deemed "employees" covered under workers' compensation laws. The interns are looking to expand the lawsuit to the 20th Century Fox as well.

   This article appealed to me because an intern may not be doing the most glamorous work, but they should at least be treated respectfully. They should be paid what the law requires for their work . If they aren't payed for it, then it is free labor and against the law.

   There could possibly be a humongous impact on me as a student/ future filmmaker because eventually I will be an intern. I don't want this mistreatment of my rights if I have an internship with one of the various film studios. If they are going to treat me like an employee then I should be at least be paid minimum wage for it.
   This information really makes me wonder what the film industry thinks of interns and new faces in the business. What if other film companies mistreat their interns? I personally believe they should look into the other studios and crack down on them.