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''Limited Series'' Gaining Momentum on Cable; Networks Want This Type of Programming-Even if They Can''t Agree on What It Is.

Publication: TelevisionWeek
Publication Date: 08-DEC-03 		Format: Online - approximately 963 words
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Full Article Title: ''Limited Series'' Gaining Momentum on Cable; Networks Want This Type of Programming-Even if They Can''t Agree on What It Is.(Creative Assignments)(Column)

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Byline: James Hibberd

Ask five different cable networks, you'll hear five different definitions of the term "limited series.'' But ask five cable networks if they have one in development, and most will likely say yes.

USA, TNT, FX, HBO, Sci Fi and others have aired or have in development what some call a limited series-a multinight dramatic series announced with a finite number of episodes. Steven Spielberg's 10-part epics for the Sci Fi Channel ("Taken'') and HBO ("Band of Brothers'') are oft-cited examples of the form.

"I never heard of a `limited series' with any consistency until two years ago,'' said Carrie Stein, head of long-form television packaging for ICM. "Now there are several buyers putting out word they want this kind of form.''

The term "limited series'' has been applied to programming as varied as a three-part TV movie to the full...

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