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TV Media Weekly
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July 19 - 25, 2014
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Sunday afternoon
ture films.
"Deliverance Creek" is a made-
for-TV movie that marks Sparks'
television debut as an executive
producer, and the two-hour pro-
gramming event will premiere Sat-
urday, Sept. 13, on Lifetime.
It's an exciting treat for fans of
Sparks' work, and while I'm sure
there will be at least one scene in
the rain, "Deliverance Creek" is
being chalked up as a revenge dra-
ma more so than a romance.
The story focuses on Belle Gatlin
Barlowe (Lauren Ambrose, "Six
Feet Under"), a widow and mother
of three struggling to defend her
land during the Civil War. She's up
against the corrupt bank that runs
her town, and they're forcing her
to become an outlaw. But as the
stakes get higher and more per-
sonal, Belle starts to question
whether it's better to be good or to
survive.
Even though Sparks' name is at-
tached to the project as a producer,
it'll be Melissa Carter — writer of
the Brittany Murphy/Ron Livings-
ton romcom "Little Black Book"
(2004) — penning the script and
Jon Amiel of "The Borgias" sitting
in the director's chair.
Lifetime is currently coining
"Deliverance Creek" as a two-
hour special event, however many
publications — including "Dead-
line" and "The Hollywood Report-
er" — are referring to this TV mov-
ie as a backdoor pilot. If it does
well enough with audiences, it may
very well be turned into a full TV
series with Sparks at the helm as
executive producer.
Though it'll lack many of the ro-
mantic nuances people are used to
from Sparks, the revenge drama
"Deliverance Creek" could prove
to be a good change of pace for
the acclaimed author. Catch the
premiere of the two-hour TV movie
airing Saturday, Sept. 13, on Life-
time.
To the 'Extreme': There's no
manual that will teach you how to
be a parent, meaning usually you
rely on your friends, your family and
sometimes even the experiences of
strangers to help you learn.
Bravo has most recently jumped
into the foray of parenting "self
help," if you will, with lessons in
some of the extreme examples of
how to be a parent.
With a candid look into some of
the more unconventional parent-
ing styles, "Extreme Guide to Par-
enting" promises to be an unfil-
tered treat, with the show premier-
ing Thursday, Aug. 7, on Bravo.
It's important to keep in mind
that these kinds of parents do take
their jobs to the extreme, and that
not all of these techniques work for
every kid. But hey, why not take a
look at how other people do things
and decide one way or the other?
Especially since, as I mentioned,
there is no manual.
Each hour-long episode will
showcase different households
and how they go about raising
their children.
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