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There are a number of new television shows (The Wanted, The Colony, Survival Sundays On NBC ) and movies related to homeland security, emergency preparedness and disaster survival either on the air, or in production. The article below mentions several and we’re aware of at least 3 others not listed. There are probably several more.
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From The Road and 2012 to Colony and Day One, Apocalypse Movies and TV Shows Dominate
A new crop of Hollywood disaster flicks coming this fall deal not with the fall of civilization but the struggles of post-apocalyptic survivors.
A flood of postapocalyptic stories is now headed toward movie theaters and TV screens: Expect to see characters fending off cannibals, picking up day-to-day survival techniques and struggling to maintain their humanity amid the ruins. Previous waves of pop-culture disaster, from the Atomic Age paranoia of “War of the Worlds” to Watergate-era flicks such as “The Towering Inferno,” have depicted calamity in stunning detail. Many of the new projects, however, actually skip the spectacle of doomsday. Instead, they’re more fixed on what goes down in the aftermath.
In “The Book of Eli,” a movie scheduled for January, Denzel Washington plays the fierce protector of a book that holds the key to mankind’s redemption in an American wasteland created by a war 30 years earlier. “Day One,” a series coming to NBC in March, follows a handful of neighbors trying to survive and understand a calamity that erased the world’s infrastructure. “The Colony,” now airing on Discovery Channel, is a reality show set in an imagined end-times period in which contestants hunt for food, water and shelter after a presumed disaster.
The Wanted – NBC’s Terrorism Series Premieres Next Week
UPDATE: Nearly 2000 views in the first 24 hours for The Wanted (short clip)
The Wanted, NBC’s new counter-terrorism series begins next Monday night at 10:00pm. The series promises to offer a unique blend of reality, and entertainment in what producers are calling a “follow documentary”. ‘The Wanted’ breaks new ground in reality television by making viewers feel as if they are a part of the live action as cameras follow four intelligence experts around the world as they attempt to locate and apprehend accused terrorist suspects.
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Two recent articles offer additional information about the series…
The Wanted - Cast
NBC Hopes Viewers Appreciate Action News Series – AP
More than any news program in recent memory, NBC’s “The Wanted” comes with a reputation preceding it. And it isn’t good.
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Its producers are anxious for people to judge the work for itself.
“The people who’ve called it, `To Catch a War Criminal,’ they’ve never seen the show,” said journalist Adam Ciralsky, who co-produces the series with documentary filmmaker Charlie Ebersol and appears on screen, too.
Ciralsky works with Roger Carstens, a counterterrorism expert; former Navy SEAL Scott Tyler; and former U.S. intelligence official David Crane on the show. Each week’s hour focuses on someone who is living freely despite being accused of crimes by governments or tribunals elsewhere in the world.
NBC Hunts Terrorists – The New York Post
NBC’s getting in on the terrorist hunting busi ness.
“The Wanted,” premiering July 20, is a “follow-doc” which sends four intelligence gathering experts around the world, attempting to bring accused terrorists with globally significant Interpol Red Notices to justice.
The show “is about shining a light on the ‘impunity gap,’ where there are accusations against people who are wanted by all sorts of countries, yet for a variety of legal reasons, they just haven’t faced justice yet,” says series executive producer Adam Ciralsky, who pulls double-duty as the show’s expert journalist.
“We want to create an opportunity to look at why justice isn’t being done and potentially create a dialogue for justice to occur,” adds executive producer Charlie Ebersol.
Each episode lets viewers sit in on talks with government officials, interviews with the terrorists’ victims and the team’s tactical surveillance and intelligence gathering efforts.
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The Wanted – NBC News Sets Premiere for Anti-terror Series
NBC News has set an airdate this month for “The Wanted,” its hour-long docu-series that follows the hunt for international terrorists.
“The Wanted” will air at 10 p.m. on two consecutive Mondays, July 20 and July 27, with more episodes to potentially follow.
Show will center on an elite team with intelligence, unconventional warfare and investigative journalism backgrounds as they hunt suspects such as Mullah Krekar, the founder of terrorist organization Ansar Al Islam.
Krekar is the focus of the July 20 episode, while the team will track Mamoun Darkazanli — “Bin Laden’s financier” — in the July 27 seg.
The terrorist trackers include counter-terrorism expert Roger Carstens; former Navy Seal Scott Tyler; former U.S. intelligence official David Crane; and Emmy-winning journo Adam Ciralsky.
Ciralsky exec produces “The Wanted” with Charlie Ebersol.
“We hope this program sheds light on an overlooked story,” said NBC News exec producer David Corvo. “It is surprising how many people with serious accusations against them are living openly and avoiding any sort of judicial process.”
Crane said he hoped the series would “start a national conversation” about war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and international terrorism, as well as “the indifference and political cynicism that hampers international criminal law.”
