{"id":4652,"date":"2013-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/06\/03\/l-a-screenings-buyer-feedback-tv-2s-john-ranelagh\/"},"modified":"2013-06-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-06-03T00:00:00","slug":"l-a-screenings-buyer-feedback-tv-2s-john-ranelagh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2013\/06\/03\/l-a-screenings-buyer-feedback-tv-2s-john-ranelagh\/","title":{"rendered":"L.A. Screenings Buyer Feedback: TV 2&#8217;s John Ranelagh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">OSLO: <em>The Blacklist <\/em>with James Spader and <em>Hostages<\/em> starring&nbsp;Toni Collette were among the shows that resonated with John&nbsp;Ranelagh, the head of acquisitions at Norway&#8217;s TV 2, at the recent L.A. Screenings.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Asked which shows he liked and found interesting, Ranelagh noted: &quot;I liked <em>Killer Women<\/em> [Disney Media Distribution], perhaps because of the soundtrack, and found  myself almost alone in this! <em>Blacklist<\/em> [Sony Pictures Television] was first-rate, with James Spader  in superb form.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><em>The Blacklist<\/em><\/span><\/span>, Ranelagh added, is  &quot;widely regarded as one of the best shows of the year.&quot; Other series that created a buzz among buyers were&nbsp;<em>Marvel&#8217;s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. <\/em>(Disney Media Distribution), <em>Hostages<\/em> (Warner Bros.), and <em>Crisis<\/em> (Twentieth Century Fox). The most talked-about shows were <em>Sleepy Hollow<\/em> (Twentieth Century Fox), <em>Betrayal<\/em> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">(Disney Media Distribution) <\/span><\/span>and <em>Rake <\/em><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"><em><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\"> (Sony Pictures Television)<\/span><\/span><\/em>. &quot;All three shows were quality (and expensive productions) and edgy for network fare: <em>Sleepy<\/em> with its headless horseman; <em>Betrayal<\/em> and <em>Rake <\/em>with [their] story lines.&quot;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana\">Ranelagh listed <em>Blacklist<\/em>, <em>Hostages<\/em>, <em>Crisis<\/em> and <em>Under the Dome<\/em> as series he is interested in. He is particularly on the lookout for films and series that can air in daytime, as &quot;prime time is now 100-percent Norwegian.&quot;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OSLO: The Blacklist with James Spader and Hostages starring&nbsp;Toni Collette were among the shows that resonated with John&nbsp;Ranelagh, the head of acquisitions at Norway&#8217;s TV 2, at the recent L.A. Screenings. 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