Painkiller's gonna kill, man!

[fembuck]

Dude, SciFi is shelling out $1.5 million per episode for "Painkiller Jane"! That's a fair amount of cash for a cable show, no? I like that they're putting money up for it, let's hope that this is a comment on their faith in the show and quality of it. Lord knows that for that much money an episode it'll sure look good!


Starz prescribes 'Painkiller'
Series kicks off on Sci Fi Channel in March
By JOHN DEMPSEY
LAS VEGAS -- John Malone's recently formed full-service showbiz company Starz Media will bring its first show to the NATPE convention this week.

"Painkiller Jane" stars Kristanna Loken as a federal agent in the near future who discovers she has the power to recover quickly from even a severe injury.

At $1.5 million an episode, "Painkiller Jane" is considered expensive for a cable series. It kicks off on the Sci Fi Channel in March, and Starz Media will offer the 22 episodes to TV stations in weekend syndication beginning in September, said David Ozer, the syndication veteran who's exec VP of sales for Starz Media.

Stations won't pay cash for the series but will give up seven minutes within each hour to Starz for sale to national advertisers. Gil Grant ("24," "NCIS"), an executive producer, is the showrunner. Jason Netter and Loken are also exec producers.

Nick Copus directed the first episode of "Jane," which is based in Vancouver and produced by Insight Film Studios.

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[purdysmile.livejournal.com]

I have mixed feelings on this. On the bright side, I feel better knowing there is some really good money behind it. Though at that cost, if it doesn't get good ratings it probably runs a risk of getting axed much faster than less expensive series.


Now...must go prep for tonight's airing of BloodRayne

[narcolepsy-slds.livejournal.com]

the 1.5 million probably mean quality - at least from a visual and special effects point of view, probably good guest stars etc. But unfortunately that also might lead to being axed early when they don't get enough viewers. One of my fave shows ever was great quality, great actors, but compared to the price it didn't attract enough viewers.

and btw. why oh why did I have to move away from Vancouver now that they are filming the show there?
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