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News for Baby Boomers
How Baby Boomers Play, Live, Love and Wire the World
is Subject of TV Series
TV Land explores how boomers shook the work,
redefined the rules
August 31, 2006 - From growing up in the suburbs to
witnessing the original moon walk, and from swirling a hula hoop to
playing with hi-tech gadgets, baby boomers have shaped and continue to
change the world we live in today. TV Land, the cable network, takes an
entertaining and light-hearted look at what it means to be part of the
grooviest generation in history when it presents Generation Boom,
a four-part original special premiering on Tuesday, September 26 at 10
p.m. ET/PT. It is narrated by Emmy Award-winning actor Kelsey Grammer
(Frasier, Cheers).
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Each one-hour installment focuses on a central
topic including how boomers play, live, love and wire the world. Airing
over the course of four nights, Generation Boom is executive produced by
Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato and is produced exclusively for TV Land
by World of Wonder.
"Viewing the impact of Baby Boomers through the
years is truly remarkable," states Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land
and Nick at Nite.
"Generation Boom shows just what a force this
generation is to be reckoned with. Right away, boomers demanded more --
beginning with the amount of diapers they needed. They have always
insisted that the world conform to their needs and we are fully-prepared
to get in line and do just that -- superserve the needs of the TV
generation."
These one-hour specials -- airing over the course
of four nights -- take an entertaining, fun and thorough look at the
boomer generation.
Throughout each one-hour installment, Generation
Boom tells the story of a generation that has influenced the world like
no other group and continues to stay on the move, blazing past
traditional beliefs and stereotypes that get in their way. The series
includes the personal stories of boomer celebrities and icons as well as
archival footage such as TV commercials, film and TV clips as well as
fun facts about the generation.
The specials air as follows:
● Tuesday, September 26, 10 p.m. ET/PT
"How We Play"
TV Land takes a look at how movies, TV shows,
musicians and sports idols have entertained the boomer generation over
the last fifty years. This installment takes a look at the trailblazing
ways boomers continue to play.
● Wednesday, September 27, 10 p.m. ET/PT
"How We Live"
From suburban bliss and adolescent angst to the me
decade and beyond, "How We Live" delves into how boomers have become the
most indulged generation in history, giving them the power to take over
the world and have fun every step of the way.
● Thursday, September 28, 10 p.m. ET/PT
"How We Love"
This episode of Generation Boom examines how after
fighting against the family values of their childhood, boomers unleashed
the sexual revolution of the late 1960s. And now, even though boomers
have reached middle age and beyond, they have never stopped re-writing
the "book of love".
● Friday, September 29, 10 p.m. ET/PT
"How We Wire The World"
From TV, 8-tracks and astronauts to amazing visions
of the future, boomers were dazzled by technology as they got older.
"How We Wire The World" explores how boomers took over the world, making
technology their playthings and exposing it to the masses.
Celebrities featured in the special include:
Susan Sarandon, Rob Reiner, Cybil Shepherd, Tim
Daly, Christie Brinkley, Jane Pauley, George Foreman, Willie Mays, Tom
Clancy, Evander Holyfield, Penny Marshall, Carol Alt, Mark Cuban, Bruce
Jenner, Christopher Lawford, Kathy Casey-Kirschling (The very first
boomer), Don Johnson, Tony Danza, Connie Chung, Cheryl Tiegs, Joan
Lunden, Kim Alexis, Dave Barry, Brian Williams and more.
Notes:
World of Wonder Productions are the award-winning
team behind such entertaining series as Showbiz Moms & Dads and Million
Dollar Listing (both for Bravo). Most recently, World of Wonder produced
the series Transgeneration for the Sundance Channel, which won the GLAAD
Award for Outstanding Documentary. World of Wonder is best known for
award-winning films and documentaries such as The Eyes of Tammy Faye,
Party Monster (both Sundance Film Festival selections), Monica in Black
and White (HBO) and The Hidden Fuhrer (Cinemax). With offices both in
Los Angeles and London, World of Wonder has produced and created
numerous documentaries and non-fiction programs for Court TV, VH1, AMC,
MTV and A&E in the States, as well as the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV
and BskyB in the UK. More information about World of Wonder can be found
on The WOW Report at
http://www.worldofwonder.net/, a daily blog which has enjoyed
enormous growth and success due to its off-the-wall take on the most
current news and entertainment stories.
TV Land Productions was created in 2003 to
develop original programming that complements the network's successful
acquired programming slate. TV Land Productions has also produced The TV
Land Awards Show: A Celebration of Classic TV (March 2003, 2004, 2005
and 2006), the Emmy-nominated The Dick Van Dyke Show, Revisited, the
network's first original special for broadcast, which premiered on CBS
in May 2004, the Emmy-nominated Still Brady ... After All These Years
reunion special in September 2004 and Chasing Farrah (Spring 2005), the
original reality series that followed iconic Hollywood actress and sex
symbol Farrah Fawcett. Over the last year, the network premiered a
variety of original series and specials in 2005 including: TV Guide and
TV Land Present: The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments, Living in TV Land,
TV Land Confidential and Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg. For more
information about TV Land's original Wednesday night line-ups, visit
http://www.tvland.com/.
MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International
Inc. (NYSE: VIA) , owns and operates the following television
programming services -- MTV: MUSIC TELEVISION, MTV2, mtvU, VHI,
NICKELODEON, NICK at NITE, COMEDY CENTRAL, TV LAND, SPIKE TV, CMT,
NOGGIN, MTV INTERNATIONAL and THE DIGITAL SUITE FROM MTV NETWORKS, a
package of 12 digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV
Networks. MTV Networks also has licensing agreements, joint ventures,
and syndication deals whereby all of its programming services can be
seen worldwide.
Website:
http://www.tvland.com/
Website:
http://www.nick-at-nite.com/
Website:
http://www.viacom.com/
Website:
http://www.worldofwonder.net/
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