The Business
Greg Poehler Tries TV; Film Rating Advisors, Inc.
Greg Poehler makes his television debut with Welcome to Sweden; two former MPAA rating board members go it on their own.
Greg Poehler, the younger brother of Amy Poehler, had an interest in improv growing up, but changed his mind after seeing his sister struggle to find work. He opted to become a lawyer instead, but now he’s had a change of heart, taking a story based on his real life and bringing it to television. His comedy Welcome to Sweden is on NBC this summer. The show is already a hit in Sweden. Then, Kim Masters talks to two former members of the MPAA ratings board who left that secret society to form their own company advising filmmakers on how to get the rating they want.
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In this episode
3 storiesHollywood News Banter
Kim Masters is joined by Michael Schneider, Executive Editor of TV Guide Magazine to discuss top entertainment news stories of the week.
Read the story5 min‘Welcome to Sweden’
NBC’s Welcome to Sweden is something of an unlikely comedy. The summer series features big Swedish stars like Lena Olin and uses subtitles.
Read the story12 minFilm Rating Advisors, Inc.
The Motion Picture Association of American doesn’t like to reveal much about the workings of the ratings board that assigns those PG-13’s and R’s and sometimes the dreaded NC-17’s to films.
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