Huffington Magazine Issue 48 | Page 11

Enter 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 publication of this email. The email is for the benefit of CAA and its clients. Please do not forward it or share it with anyone. 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