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19 November 2007 | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »

NBC has picked up Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick's critically praised Internet series Quarterlife.

The network will air the 36 eight-minute episodes of the Web series, which premiered on MySpace.com Nov. 11, as a six-episode hour-long drama.

"This is really a new form that doesn't pertain to any other series or program out there, "Herskovitz said.

Quarterlife will have a smooth transition to the small screen, because it was conceived as six one-hour story arcs that were then broken into six webisodes each.

"I've been writing one-hour stories for 34 years, I know how to that," said Herskovitz, who along with Zwick, created such cult classics as thirtysomething, My So-Called Life and Once & Again.

Quarterlife will get a second window on NBC in early 2008 after it concludes its run on the Internet. It will also be streamed on nbc.com.

"Ed and Marshall are well-respected TV veterans that repeatedly have demonstrated a creative voice that resonates with a wide audience," said NBC programming chief Ben Silverman. "'Quarterlife' is yet another show that evokes their renowned storytelling skills and but is based on an innovative, new business model."

In addition to broadcast and online, NBC is also getting DVD and foreign distribution rights to Quarterlife as well as an equity stake in quarterlife.com, the show's companion social network site that also posts Quarterlife episodes a day after their premiere on MySpace. Herskovitz and Zwick will retain 100% ownership and creative control of the series. »

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15 November 2007 | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »

Marshall Herskovitz has been tapped by the Caucus for Television Producers, Writers and Directors to receive its Silver Anniversary New Vision Award.

In addition, the caucus on Wednesday announced the nominees for its producer, writer, director and actor-producer awards, which will be handed out Dec. 7 at the annual Caucus Awards black-tie gala at the Beverly Hills Hotel.

Herskovitz, who also is president of the Producers Guild of America, recently launched with Edward Zwick a Web series on MySpace titled Quarterlife, which "keep(s) with the intent of the New Vision Award," according to awards chair Chuck Fries, who said the series is "on the cutting edge of new-media content production and distribution."

Herskovitz's other credits include the series thirtysomething, My So-Called Life and Once and Again and films including Legends of the Fall, Traffic, I Am Sam, The Last Samurai and Blood Diamond.

The nominated producers are the teams of Paul Attanasio & Katie Jacobs and Silvio Horta & Salma Hayek as well as David Chase, Doug Ellin and Jon Stewart. Writer nominees are Bill Blinn, Lionel Chetwynd, Larry Gelbart, David Mamet and Shonda Rhimes. »

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13 September 2007 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

In an apparent effort to steal some of the thunder from YouTube, News Corp-owned MySpace said Wednesday that it plans to begin offering exclusive high-quality short-form programming from top film and TV producers. Talent is being offered the chance to produce their material on their own terms, without interference from programming executives and advertisers. MySpace said that it had signed its first deal with Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick, producers of the movies Blood Diamond and The Last Samurai and the TV shows thirtysomething and My So-Called Life. The pair will reportedly receive $500,000 to produce a 48-minute drama called quarterlife (some reports spell the title with the "q" in lower case; others, in upper case), that will be offered on MySpace in six eight-minute installments. Some media writers speculated that if the webcasts are successful, they could be developed into a feature film or a network series. »

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