Warner Brothers was sent a cease & desist letter early this year when the show was first announced. RadicalMedia has optioned the original novel (also titled “Forever”) by Pete Hamill and announced a couple of years ago that they were planning to produce an authorized TV version of the book along with Robert Redford’s Sundance Productions.
As already pointed out, the current series is almost identical to the earlier “New Amsterdam”…for which Hamill had also issued a cease & desist letter, but he let the matter drop when the show was cancelled after eight episodes before his legal reps could start legal proceedings. http://www.tvweek.com/tvbizwire/2014/05/new-abc-series-is-it-too-simil/ Doug Fields Tampa, FL From: tvornottv@googlegroups.com [mailto:tvornottv@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin M. Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 12:13 AM To: tvornottv@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Quickie Review: Forever On Sun, Sep 21, 2014 at 9:03 PM, David Risner <da...@risner.org> wrote: I loved New Amsterdam, so I've been hoping Forever would be a lot like it like it seemed from the ads. Almost the exact same script for the pilot. Easily the exact same premise/concept. Without a doubt the exact same characters. It is such a close match from concept through execution that it wouldn't shock me if a lawsuit becomes of it should this version succeed. On Sep 21, 2014 8:31 PM, "Kevin M." <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> wrote: Do you remember the short-lived "New Amsterdam"? The producers of "Forever" are hoping you don't, because they made a nearly exact clone of it. https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/pilot/id908780464?i=917437671 -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
