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off the rails, one would imagine
there wouldn’t be a rush to recreate it. Well, one might be wrong. A
memo obtained by The Huffington
Post — authored by Katie Zwick of
the Creative Artists Agency, delineating “network needs” to their client production companies — indicates there is still a strong interest
in a Buckwild redux. More specifically, the memo describes a “BUCKWILD replacement i.e. a show set
in the south with loud, unpolished,
young kids” — among other ideas.
The CAA memo reads as follows:
From: “Zwick, Katie”
[EMAIL REDACTED]
Date: April 26, 2013, 8:06:22 PM EDT
Cc: “Zwick, Katie” [EMAIL REDACTED]
Subject: Network Needs as of 4/26/13
CAA ALTERNATIVE TELEVISION
Disclaimer: The information contained
in this email is constantly changing. The
network needs listed come from numerous sources and are as current as of the
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Please note that Network Needs come out
as often as we get the information which
is not necessarily daily.
LOOKING FORWARD
IN ANGST
MTV - Below is a list of categories that
MTV currently feels like they are missing
in their current programming:
1) A Latin American family docu i.e. The
Latin version of RUN’S HOUSE.
2) A BUCKWILD replacement i.e. a show
set in the south with loud, unpolished,
young kids.
3) A big, loud competition show whether it
is a music competition or social experiment.
4) A docuseries about an African American choir.
Whether or not MTV actually
“feels like they are missing” these
concepts “in their 7W'&V