NBC’s Entertainment Chairman unveiled plans to film a four-hour series about Hillary Rodham Clinton starring actress Diane Lane.
Robert Greenblatt told reporters that the mini-series will likely air before Clinton makes a decision regarding a possible 2016 presidential bid.
The NBC head doesn’t expect that the former Secretary of State will endorse the television project covering her four year stint as Barack Obama’s highest ranking cabinet member.
Greenblatt is also well aware that the series will be labeled too soft or too hard – depending upon the political affiliation of the viewer.
Will the Federal Communication Commission view the made-for-tv project as a well-orchestrated pre-campaign advantage for Clinton? If so – it could trigger the “equal time” ruling – making the network vulnerable to demands for four hours of air time by other candidates.
Can you picture Lane, 48, as a credible Hillary, 65, with the aid of blue contact lenses and a wig?
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