Attorney-turned-selling novelist Scott Turow made the cover of Time magazine the summer of 1990 describing him as the “Bard of the Litigious Age.” And 34 years later, the 75-year-old still is. Over the past four decades, Turow has written 13 works of fiction which have been translated into 40 languages and have sold more than 30 million copies. Several have been transformed into miniseries and TV movies.
In fact, Hollywood filmmakers were salivating in 1987 for the rights to Turow’s first novel, “Presumed Innocent,” a clever, sexy murder mystery with twists and turns that would baffle even Columbo, about a prosecutor accused of murdering the attractive colleague with whom he had been romantically involved “It began a sort of Hollywood frenzy,” Turow told me in a 1992 L.A. Times interview. “It was one weekend’s madness.” And for good reason, the novel spent 44 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and another five months on the paperback charts.
In fact, Hollywood filmmakers were salivating in 1987 for the rights to Turow’s first novel, “Presumed Innocent,” a clever, sexy murder mystery with twists and turns that would baffle even Columbo, about a prosecutor accused of murdering the attractive colleague with whom he had been romantically involved “It began a sort of Hollywood frenzy,” Turow told me in a 1992 L.A. Times interview. “It was one weekend’s madness.” And for good reason, the novel spent 44 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and another five months on the paperback charts.
- 6/27/2024
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Monica Potter is an award-winning actor who has appeared in several popular projects over the years. But despite her immense talent, Potter once lost out on a role because of her post-baby weight and was then told to wait before trying to book more roles.
Monica Potter | Jb Lacroix/Getty Images Monica Potter earned widespread acclaim for her performance in ‘Parenthood’
Potter is an American actor who started her film career in the mid-’90s with appearances in movies like Bulletproof, Con Air, and A Cool Dry Place. Some of her early television roles include The Young and the Restless and Reversible Errors.
She continued to find great success in both films and TV, landing roles in hits like Patch Adams opposite Robin Williams and Along Came a Spider with co-star Morgan Freeman. Potter also had recurring roles in several popular shows, including Boston Legal — for which she earned a...
Monica Potter | Jb Lacroix/Getty Images Monica Potter earned widespread acclaim for her performance in ‘Parenthood’
Potter is an American actor who started her film career in the mid-’90s with appearances in movies like Bulletproof, Con Air, and A Cool Dry Place. Some of her early television roles include The Young and the Restless and Reversible Errors.
She continued to find great success in both films and TV, landing roles in hits like Patch Adams opposite Robin Williams and Along Came a Spider with co-star Morgan Freeman. Potter also had recurring roles in several popular shows, including Boston Legal — for which she earned a...
- 2/25/2023
- by Mishal Ali Zafar
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Scott Turow is seeing another of his best sellers adapted by television, but he admits he doesn't watch many law-and-order series.
The author of such best sellers as "Presumed Innocent," "The Burden of Proof" and "Reversible Errors" tells Zap2it, "Somebody may beat me with a wet noodle for this, but the truth of the matter is that I don't watch any show every week. I catch them periodically. I happen to be a big viewer of TNT because I do watch basketball, so I saw that [the law show] 'Franklin & Bash' was heavily advertised.
"My mother, may she rest in peace, loved 'Law & Order'," Turow adds of another element of TNT's lineup, "so I saw an enormous amount of that show when I visited her. People talk about 'The Good Wife,' and it's set here in Chicago, so I've certainly seen that. But can I tell you that I've seen...
The author of such best sellers as "Presumed Innocent," "The Burden of Proof" and "Reversible Errors" tells Zap2it, "Somebody may beat me with a wet noodle for this, but the truth of the matter is that I don't watch any show every week. I catch them periodically. I happen to be a big viewer of TNT because I do watch basketball, so I saw that [the law show] 'Franklin & Bash' was heavily advertised.
"My mother, may she rest in peace, loved 'Law & Order'," Turow adds of another element of TNT's lineup, "so I saw an enormous amount of that show when I visited her. People talk about 'The Good Wife,' and it's set here in Chicago, so I've certainly seen that. But can I tell you that I've seen...
- 10/17/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
According to the Hollywood Reporter, 'Bones' creator Hart Hanson is now attached to the pilot for 'Pleading Guilty,' a drama on Fox that already has an impressive roster of names. Hanson will serve as an executive producer on the show, which is based on the Scott Turow novel of the same name.
Turow's books have been adapted before -- the big screen adaptation of 'Presumed Innocent' starred Harrison Ford and Brian Dennehy, 'Reversible Errors' was adapted for TV with William H. Macy and Tom Selleck, as was 'The Burden of Proof' with Hector Elizondo and Brian Dennehy.
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Turow's books have been adapted before -- the big screen adaptation of 'Presumed Innocent' starred Harrison Ford and Brian Dennehy, 'Reversible Errors' was adapted for TV with William H. Macy and Tom Selleck, as was 'The Burden of Proof' with Hector Elizondo and Brian Dennehy.
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- 2/10/2010
- by Nick Zaino
- Aol TV.
CBS plotting disaster longform
CBS has quietly put together a disaster-themed longform project for next season. Brian Dennehy, Dianne Wiest, Randy Quaid, Nancy McKeon and Thomas Gibson have been tapped to star in the project, believed to be a miniseries. Dick Lowry (Lifetime's Heart of a Stranger) has come on board to direct the project from a script by Matt Dorff (A&E's See Arnold Run). Frank von Zerneck and Robert Sertner (CBS' Reversible Errors) are executive producing through Von Zerneck Sertner Films.
- 8/2/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
'Makeover' helps ABC to Sunday night 18-49 win
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition led ABC to the nightly demographic win on a lackluster final Sunday of the May sweep and 2003-04 season overall. CBS did respectable business in total viewers but had little traction in the adults 18-49 demo with the first half of its miniseries based on Scott Turow's best-selling novel Reversible Errors. NBC won the second half of the night in 18-49 with 9 p.m.'s Law & Order: Criminal Intent (13.1 million, 4.4 rating/10 share) and 10 p.m.'s Crossing Jordan (13 million, 4.7/12), according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. But ABC's Extreme Makeover (13 million, 5.2/14) was hot enough in the 8 p.m. hour (spiking as usual from 8:30-9 p.m., to 14.5 million viewers and a 5.9/15 in 18-49) to put ABC over the top in the key demo for the night (3.7/10), with assists from the 9 p.m. third-season finale of Alias (8.1 million, 3.8/9) and 10 p.m. Super Millionaire special (9 million, 3.1/8).
- 5/25/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Alexander is Jackson in VH1 biopic
Flex Alexander will play Michael Jackson in an upcoming VH1 biopic about the embattled pop star. Alexander, star of the UPN sitcom One on One, will be joined by Eugene Clark (Reversible Errors), who will play Jackson's bodyguard and confidant. An accomplished dancer, Alexander's fleet feet helped land the actor the role. Tentatively titled Family Values, the film is expected to trace Jackson's troubled life from his Motown heyday to his current legal woes. In addition to VH1, the film also will air on Canadian channels the Movie Network and Movie Central. Values is in production in Calgary, Alberta, with Los Angeles-based company Blueprint Entertainment (HR 3/25). Executive produced by Jon Katzman (FX's Redemption), the film will be directed by Allan Moyle (Say Nothing) and written by Claudia Salter (Running Mates).
- 4/23/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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