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‘Shōgun’ co-creators on their sprawling limited series; Inside the Ronna McDaniel-NBC staff uproar
Kim Masters and Matt Belloni report on the latest in the Disney proxy battle, and the banter partners examine the outrage of NBC staff following the brief, yet confounding, hiring of former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenKim Masters and Matt Belloni report on the latest in the Disney proxy battle, and the banter partners examine the outrage of NBC staff following the brief, yet confounding, hiring of former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel.
Plus, Masters speaks to writers Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo about their FX limited series, Shōgun. The husband and wife creative team talk about how they’ve been granted more control writing for television over feature films. They also explain why the risk FX took on their very expensive—and heavily subtitled—period epic tops any hurdles they experienced on the show’s massive production.
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2 storiesRNC chair Ronna McDaniel causes outrage among NBC staff
Nelson Peltz and Trian Partners have found backing in advisory firm Egan-Jones ahead of Disney’s April 3 shareholders meeting. How will Iger and co. strike back? Also, why in the world was former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel briefly hired at NBC? Kim Masters and Matt Belloni investigate.
Read the story16 minJustin Marks, Rachel Kondo on their sprawling limited series ‘Shōgun’
Marks and Kondo talk about taking on a new and very different adaptation of “Shōgun” more than 40 years after the James Clavell book was first brought to the screen.
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