NBC DEVELOPING EVENT SERIES ABOUT THE BEATLES

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    The creator of Showtime's The Tudors and History's Vikings, Michael Hirst, is currently prepping an eight-episode event series about The Beatles for NBC.

    As Deadline reports, Hirst, who as a solo writer and creator wrote every episode of The Tudors and every episode of Vikings (so far), will be writing the series, which will tackle the story of the famed Liverpool quartet - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Full details are not known at this time, though with eight episodes one might assume that the entire run of The Beatles' career as a rock and roll phenomenon could be covered. Especially given Hirst's penchant for historical storytelling.

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    Paul, George, Ringo, and Slappy.
    Hirst will executive produce The Beatles miniseries with Ben Silverman and Teri Weinberg.
     
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    sounds awful.
     
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    Season 2 will be fun when they secretly switch Pauls.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    In before the first ten videos slow thread loading.

    Paul's health is going. Ringo, the oldest and traditionally the oddball member (according to my grandfather) will be the entire remaining group.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    By the way, I've been getting premonitions all week about Bob Dylan. Sometimes this happens and then they die within a few months. I hope not.
     
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    so, what season will the "Play it backwards" episode be?
     
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    What is an 'event series'?

    barfo
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Come on, that has to be one of your favorite conspiracy theories.
     
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    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    Conspiracy theory for conspiracy theorists: Your conspiracy theories were planted by the government to distract you from real conspiracies.
     
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    What they used to call a miniseries.
     
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    jlprk The ESPN mod is insane.

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    Every time I think of "miniseries," I think of "miseries." Then I think of Sly.

    This has been going on since "Roots."
     
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    I don't get what Geordi's problem was... Toby's a great name.
     
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    The first year was the best. As the 60s wore on, their songs got slower and slower.

    [video=youtube;Hf3yL7Gixvg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf3yL7Gixvg[/video]
     
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    Hipster.

    Their best stuff was never recorded, performed in Hamburg, hyped on speed. Everything they put to tape was too wonder bread.

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