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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Writer-producer David E. Kelley gifted network TV with three decades of hits, including “Ally McBeal,” “The Practice” and “Boston Legal.” Then he switched to a new canvas, premium cable, to make HBO’s “Big Little Lies” and “The Undoing.”
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He’s in very good company, with Shonda Rhimes (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal”) and Ryan Murphy (“Glee”) among other successful network producers who moved shop to streaming services and cable channels.
The advantages the platforms offer — including creative freedom and the appeal that limited series have to in-demand stars — failed to deter ABC executive Karey Burke from trying to woo Kelley back to broadcast on the Disney-owned network.
She succeeded with “Big Sky,” based on a C.J. Box crime novel that caught Kelley’s interest. The series (airing 10 p.m. EST Tuesday) stars Katheryn Winnick and Kylie Bunbury as an ex-police officer and private detective in search of sisters missing in Montana.
“I feel very lucky that David trusted us with this story,” Burke said. “I think he believed in our mission, which is really to bring the great creators back to broadcast television to tell meaningful stories to the widest possible audience.”
Long-time professional ties also helped: Burke was an executive at NBC attached to the 1980s drama series “L.A. Law,” on which young attorney Kelley was a fledgling screenwriter and later producer, and Disney Television entertainment chief Dana Walden worked with him on Fox’s “Ally McBeal.”
Despite his respect for Burke, Kelley’s said, his first answer was a polite no.
″‘The content is a little disturbing and and it’s just not broadcast fare,’” he told her. He recounted Burke’s reply: the network wanted to be more “aggressive in our storytelling” to compete with cable and streaming.
“So off we want,” Kelley said.
ABC reinforced its commitment to the series Monday, ordering six more episodes for a total of 16. The network was able to tout “Big Sky” as among the season’s top-rated shows, albeit in a TV season destabilized by pandemic-forced production delays.
“Big Sky” drew sharp criticism from Native American groups and advocates for overlooking the ongoing crisis of crimes against Indigenous women, including in Montana, which Kelley and the show’s other producers have vowed to address.
As part of a recent corporate restructuring, Burke is moving from ABC Entertainment chief to president of 20th Television, the Disney-owned studio that produces “Big Sky,” with the hands-on attention she promised Kelley able to remain intact.
He registered no complaints about network meddling but remains aware of the possibility, candidly sketching out the worst-case scenarios.
“Here’s the way it can go: ‘The show isn’t working, so you need to make these changes for us.’ And the other way it goes, is, ‘This show is working and we don’t want to break it or alienate the audience,’” Kelley said. “I’m confident that won’t happen with Kerry, but that is the danger in broadcast.”
Burke remains bullish about network TV as a worthy creative home, arguing that it remains unmatched as “a delivery system,” citing its free, over-the-air reach that combines with on-demand viewing options to reach a wide audience. Sam Esmail, creator of USA Network’s ”Mr. Robot” and Amazon’s “Homecoming,” hadn’t worked in network TV but is developing a show for ABC, she said.
She also cited the topicality possible with shows that air weekly compared to streaming series that are released a full season at a time.
ABC’s medical series “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Good Doctor” were able to pivot quickly to weave “what’s going on in our hospitals and with our health care workers into their story lines,” she said, a reference to COVID-19.
But the talent drain is real, both among creators with niche projects ill-suited to ratings-dependent broadcasters and top actors such as Nicole Kidman, star of Kelley’s pair of HBO series, who prefer short-run series that allow time for other TV or film projects.
Kelley himself says “Big Sky” may be an outlier for him, with his next projects set for Hulu and Netflix. He can’t avoid taking a swat at an immutable aspect of broadcasting that’s avoided on streaming and premium cable.
“Commercials were onerous and have only become more so, and I’ll hold my breath and close my eyes during ‘Big Sky’ when the commercials come on because it’s just aggravating. It affects the way you tell stories,” he said. “You get the prospect of telling any kind of slow, emotionally building story interrupted by Dodge Ram commercials. Dodge makes a fine truck, but it’s tough.”
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Lynn Elber can be reached at lelber@ap.org and is on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lynnelber.
With a huge selection of entertainment, movie and sports channels to choose from, it's easy to see why Sky TV is so popular. But the prices for a full Sky subscription can be eye-watering.
While the lure of shows such as Westworld and Game of Thrones can be appealing, the thought of being tied in to an expensive contract can feel off-putting. The good news is you don't have to take out a long Sky subscription to watch Sky channels.
Read on for more information on TV services that will let you watch Sky TV without a Sky subscription, including Now TV, Virgin Media and TalkTalk.
Use our round up of the best and worst TV and broadband providers to discover how satisfied Sky customers are in comparison to those with other suppliers.
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Now TV is an internet TV streaming service powered by Sky. It offers live streaming and on-demand content from popular Sky channels - so, you can watch Sky shows as they're going out live, or catch up on them at a later date.
Crucially, you don't have to be a Sky subscriber to use Now TV. Instead you simply buy 'passes' for a day, week or month to access the channels that you want. When your pass expires it rolls over into a monthly subscription fee, but you can cancel at any time. See how Now TV compares to popular streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, using our TV streaming service reviews.
Streaming services broadcast over the internet, so you don't need a satellite dish to watch Now TV (though you do need a broadband connection of at least 2.5Mbps or a mobile signal of 180Kbps if you plan to watch using 3G or 4G).
You'll also need a device that can use the Now TV app. Some smart TVs come with this preinstalled, but if yours doesn't, you can watch Now TV in a few different ways.
One of the easiest, cheapest ways to watch Now TV is to buy a dedicated Sky Now TV box or smart stick, which cost as little as £15. This may even include a trial of free passes to watch the content, which in effect pays for the cost of the Now TV box itself.
A YouTube box will also give you access to the Now TV app - or you can install the app on a tablet, smartphone or PC.
Find out more in our guide: What is Now TV?
Add Sky channels to a service from another provider
If you've already got a TV subscription with a different provider, such as Virgin Media or BT TV, you can add most of Sky's channels to these services.
To do this, you add a 'bolt on' to your existing pay TV service. For example, you can pay BT £16 a month to add 11 Sky Movie channels to your package. There's usually no contract to do this, you just pay on a monthly basis.
If you're looking for some channels to keep the little ones happy, you can simply add children's channels to yourTV and broadband bundle - for example TalkTalk's Kids Boost adds nine children's channels, including Nickelodeon, Boomerang and Cartoon Network.
Use a shared Sky subscription
If a friend or family member already subscribes to Sky, then you can register as a secondary user and still watch Sky shows.
Now TV (see above), for example, allows you to register up to four compatible devices (such as a Now TV box, a laptop, or a tablet). The service lets you watch programmes on two devices at the same time, so four members of an extended family won't all be able to tune into Game of Thrones simultaneously on different devices.
Alternatively, Sky Go is a streaming service that allows Sky subscribers to watch programmes away from the home. This lets Sky customers register two devices (or four, if you pay more for Sky Go Extra).
In effect, this would let you log in to watch Sky programming if you used the account details of a family member who has a Sky subscription. However, users are meant to be part of the same household as the primary Sky account holder, according to Sky.
Read our Sky TV and broadband review to find out what Sky customers had to say about the service they receive in our latest satisfaction survey.
...or, stick with Freeview
If you decide that none of the above options work for you, then one alternative is to stick with Freeview. It may not offer the same sports or movie range as Sky, but it still gives you a huge selection of channels for no cost at all (other than the charge for a TV licence).
With the addition of a Freeview PVR, you can pause, rewind and record live TV, as well as setting a planner and series-link. These are all features you would get with a Sky box. You won't, however, have access to the same sports, movies and entertainment channels. Head to our round-up of the Best Buy Freeview PVRs to see which models impressed the experts in our lab.
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If that's not enough for you, and you want even more channels, then Freesat offers more than 200 channels and on-demand TV from the likes of the BBC and ITV. To get it, you just need a Freesat box or a TV with Freesat built-in, plus a Freesat satellite dish. As with Freeview, there's no ongoing subscription cost. Read in depth reviews of all the latest models using our Freesat PVRs and set top box reviews.
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