Peacock’s “I Love You, You Hate Me” two-part docuseries about the rise and fall of Barney the Dinosaur is the fifth title to launch as part of the platform’s inaugural DocFest and arguably the most anticipated.
The docu about the purple dinosaur who preached love and acceptance on PBS “Barney & Friends” debuts Oct. 12 on the streaming service. It examines Barney’s meteoric rise and how the Tyrannosaurus rex quickly became the target of hate and rage across pop culture and the early internet. Hailing from Scout Productions and director Tommy Avallone, the doc features interviews with the show’s cast and crew as well as boldface names, including Bill Nye the Science Guy and NBC’s Al Roker. The series also incorporates archival footage from the PBS’ series, which began airing in 1992.
Avallone says the inspiration for “I Love You, You Hate Me” came after seeing a...
The docu about the purple dinosaur who preached love and acceptance on PBS “Barney & Friends” debuts Oct. 12 on the streaming service. It examines Barney’s meteoric rise and how the Tyrannosaurus rex quickly became the target of hate and rage across pop culture and the early internet. Hailing from Scout Productions and director Tommy Avallone, the doc features interviews with the show’s cast and crew as well as boldface names, including Bill Nye the Science Guy and NBC’s Al Roker. The series also incorporates archival footage from the PBS’ series, which began airing in 1992.
Avallone says the inspiration for “I Love You, You Hate Me” came after seeing a...
- 10/13/2022
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
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In the second hour (or “episode”) of Peacock’s I Love You, You Hate Me, a former neo-Nazi turned anti-hate activist goes for a rather big thematic swing, connecting her personal journey with the slings and arrows directed at one particularly kid-friendly purple dinosaur.
“Obviously, I’m not saying that people who hate a children’s television character are in any way the same thing as someone who embraced the things that I embraced. However the dynamics of basing your identity around what you hate and what you despise, that those dynamics are exactly the same,” she posits.
It’s a contestable but also provocative point made in contradictory and ultimately under-defended terms, and that means that it’s probably a perfect encapsulation of Tommy Avallone’s documentary.
I Love You, You Hate Me doesn’t want to be simply a hollow celebration of ’90s nostalgia,...
In the second hour (or “episode”) of Peacock’s I Love You, You Hate Me, a former neo-Nazi turned anti-hate activist goes for a rather big thematic swing, connecting her personal journey with the slings and arrows directed at one particularly kid-friendly purple dinosaur.
“Obviously, I’m not saying that people who hate a children’s television character are in any way the same thing as someone who embraced the things that I embraced. However the dynamics of basing your identity around what you hate and what you despise, that those dynamics are exactly the same,” she posits.
It’s a contestable but also provocative point made in contradictory and ultimately under-defended terms, and that means that it’s probably a perfect encapsulation of Tommy Avallone’s documentary.
I Love You, You Hate Me doesn’t want to be simply a hollow celebration of ’90s nostalgia,...
- 10/12/2022
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Pity the purple dinosaur. He came to spread a message of love, and got the stuffing knocked out of him.
I Love You, You Hate Me, the two-part documentary series premiering on Peacock on Wednesday, explores the way Barney became a runaway hit with tots, and how the tubby T-Rex ignited one of the most devastating backlashes in pop culture history.
Director Tommy Avallone admits that as a kid, he too partook in Barney bashing.
“As a teenager, for one of my birthdays I asked my aunt to make me a Barney costume, so my friends and I could beat him up on camera,” he says. “Several years later, creating this docu-series, it feels good to be on the other side and no longer a Barney hater.”
Episode 1 excavates the dinosaur’s origins in the late 1980s. He was the brainchild of Sheryl Leach, a Texas schoolteacher and new mom...
I Love You, You Hate Me, the two-part documentary series premiering on Peacock on Wednesday, explores the way Barney became a runaway hit with tots, and how the tubby T-Rex ignited one of the most devastating backlashes in pop culture history.
Director Tommy Avallone admits that as a kid, he too partook in Barney bashing.
“As a teenager, for one of my birthdays I asked my aunt to make me a Barney costume, so my friends and I could beat him up on camera,” he says. “Several years later, creating this docu-series, it feels good to be on the other side and no longer a Barney hater.”
Episode 1 excavates the dinosaur’s origins in the late 1980s. He was the brainchild of Sheryl Leach, a Texas schoolteacher and new mom...
- 10/10/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Barney was everywhere when I was growing up. But despite than the purple dinosaur’s simple message of love and understanding, the thing I remember the most was how much everyone over the age of ten seemed to hate Barney. It went beyond that at times, some people just seemed to straight-up loathe the character. Peacock has released a trailer for I Love You, You Hate Me, a two-part documentary that chronicles the rise and fall of the furious backlash towards Barney and what it says about the human need to hate.
Barney & Friends was created by Sheryl Leach and premiered on PBS in 1992 and came to an end in 2010, and while I was aware of the backlash against the show, the documentary trailer proves I didn’t know the half of it. Bob West, who initially voiced the character, reveals in the trailer that he actually received death...
Barney & Friends was created by Sheryl Leach and premiered on PBS in 1992 and came to an end in 2010, and while I was aware of the backlash against the show, the documentary trailer proves I didn’t know the half of it. Bob West, who initially voiced the character, reveals in the trailer that he actually received death...
- 10/1/2022
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
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TV phenomenon "Barney & Friends" is the subject of a forthcoming docuseries that breaks down how the beloved children's show became a target for hate. "I Love You, You Hate Me," a two-part event from Peacock directed by Tommy Avallone, highlights the astronomical rise of Barney in the early '90s, as well as the friendly purple dinosaur's terrible treatment from furious public backlash.
In the trailer for "I Love You, You Hate Me," talking heads like Bill Nye the Science Guy, NBC's Al Roker, and others share stories about how the world turned on Barney's positive messages of love, acceptance, and inclusion - all of which stemmed from creator Sheryl Leach - before the clip begs the question: "Why does the world love to hate?" "As her beloved character was heading into the stratosphere, people couldn't accept that this was just a show," Roker says.
TV phenomenon "Barney & Friends" is the subject of a forthcoming docuseries that breaks down how the beloved children's show became a target for hate. "I Love You, You Hate Me," a two-part event from Peacock directed by Tommy Avallone, highlights the astronomical rise of Barney in the early '90s, as well as the friendly purple dinosaur's terrible treatment from furious public backlash.
In the trailer for "I Love You, You Hate Me," talking heads like Bill Nye the Science Guy, NBC's Al Roker, and others share stories about how the world turned on Barney's positive messages of love, acceptance, and inclusion - all of which stemmed from creator Sheryl Leach - before the clip begs the question: "Why does the world love to hate?" "As her beloved character was heading into the stratosphere, people couldn't accept that this was just a show," Roker says.
- 9/29/2022
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
One of the world's most beloved children's characters turned into a target for hate. Such is the dark story of everyone's favorite talking dinosaur, Barney. And that story will be explored in Peacock's two-part docuseries I Love You, You Hate Me, which premieres Oct. 12. The series will follow "the rise and fall of Barney the Dinosaur's furious backlash—and what it says about the human need to hate," according to the streamer's description. Since the premiere of Barney & Friends in 1992, the character, created by Sheryl Leach, became a hit. After all, "What color is happier than purple? No color," says Bill Nye in the series' trailer. "As her...
- 9/28/2022
- E! Online
The core message of the immensely popular “Barney and Friends” kids show was to spread love and kindness to one another, but the trailer for a new Peacock docuseries highlights the idea that America was not so eager to accept that message.
In the trailer for the upcoming two-part docuseries “I Love You, You Hate Me,” multiple talking heads, from Bill Nye the Science Guy to NBC’s Al Roker, share stories of how quickly the world turned against the friendly dinosaur, rejecting its values of inclusion and respect. Bob West, a Barney performer who stepped into costume for the happy purple dinosaur, shared that death threats were made against his entire family. “They were violent and explicit, death and dismemberment of my family,” he says in the trailer. “They were gonna come and find me, and they were going to kill me.”
Much of the dialogue in the trailer surrounds the show’s creator,...
In the trailer for the upcoming two-part docuseries “I Love You, You Hate Me,” multiple talking heads, from Bill Nye the Science Guy to NBC’s Al Roker, share stories of how quickly the world turned against the friendly dinosaur, rejecting its values of inclusion and respect. Bob West, a Barney performer who stepped into costume for the happy purple dinosaur, shared that death threats were made against his entire family. “They were violent and explicit, death and dismemberment of my family,” he says in the trailer. “They were gonna come and find me, and they were going to kill me.”
Much of the dialogue in the trailer surrounds the show’s creator,...
- 9/28/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, and Madison Pettis all got their start on Barney and Friends. But the show and its creators got to witness a much darker side of the “I love you”-singing dinosaur, thanks to those who spewed hate for the beloved character, as a new docuseries addresses. I Love You, You Hate Me — which covers the rumor mill, threats, and disdain the dinosaur character faced — shared its trailer on Wednesday.
The trailer features interviews with actors who portrayed the purple dinosaur, including Bob West, along with other...
The trailer features interviews with actors who portrayed the purple dinosaur, including Bob West, along with other...
- 9/28/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
A three-part documentary about Barney the Dinosaur has started production at Peacock, the streamer announced Monday.
The project will examine the meteoric rise of Barney, the beloved children’s character who captured the hearts of millions of children and then became the target of hate and rage across pop culture, the early internet and playgrounds around the world. It hails from Scout Productions and Tommy Avallone.
“Barney the Dinosaur was a ubiquitous character for children and parents alike and we are thrilled to work with the Scout Productions team to bring this three-part series to Peacock,” said Rod Aissa, executive vice president of unscripted content for NBCUniversal Television & Streaming. “This documentary is bound to captivate audiences like Barney has over the years.”
With exclusive interviews and archival footage, the three-part documentary will offer first-hand accounts of the Barney phenomenon from the cast and crew to its most outspoken critics.
Barney was created by Sheryl Leach,...
The project will examine the meteoric rise of Barney, the beloved children’s character who captured the hearts of millions of children and then became the target of hate and rage across pop culture, the early internet and playgrounds around the world. It hails from Scout Productions and Tommy Avallone.
“Barney the Dinosaur was a ubiquitous character for children and parents alike and we are thrilled to work with the Scout Productions team to bring this three-part series to Peacock,” said Rod Aissa, executive vice president of unscripted content for NBCUniversal Television & Streaming. “This documentary is bound to captivate audiences like Barney has over the years.”
With exclusive interviews and archival footage, the three-part documentary will offer first-hand accounts of the Barney phenomenon from the cast and crew to its most outspoken critics.
Barney was created by Sheryl Leach,...
- 11/15/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Joseph Baxter Oct 18, 2019
Daniel Kaluuya is teaming with Mattel Films to produce a new live-action Barney the Dinosaur film.
Barney, the eponymous purple dinosaur of popular 1990s PBS children’s program Barney & Friends, appears to be next in line for a comeback in an era in which comebacks are nigh-obligatory and retro reigns supreme. In this case, the recently-minted toy company studio arm, Mattel Films, is developing a new live-action film project, joined in the endeavor by, intriguingly enough, Oscar-nominated Get Out and Black Panther actor Daniel Kaluuya. – And no, this won’t be a bizarre, satirically-laced Jordan Peele-directed horror rendition.
It has been announced that the untitled Barney live-action revival movie is in development from producers in the aforementioned Mattel Films along with Kaluuya via his 59% banner, also represented by his partners, Rowan Riley and Amandla Crichlow. Also onboard to produce are Valparaiso’s David Carrico, Adam Paulsen and Bobby Hoppey.
Daniel Kaluuya is teaming with Mattel Films to produce a new live-action Barney the Dinosaur film.
Barney, the eponymous purple dinosaur of popular 1990s PBS children’s program Barney & Friends, appears to be next in line for a comeback in an era in which comebacks are nigh-obligatory and retro reigns supreme. In this case, the recently-minted toy company studio arm, Mattel Films, is developing a new live-action film project, joined in the endeavor by, intriguingly enough, Oscar-nominated Get Out and Black Panther actor Daniel Kaluuya. – And no, this won’t be a bizarre, satirically-laced Jordan Peele-directed horror rendition.
It has been announced that the untitled Barney live-action revival movie is in development from producers in the aforementioned Mattel Films along with Kaluuya via his 59% banner, also represented by his partners, Rowan Riley and Amandla Crichlow. Also onboard to produce are Valparaiso’s David Carrico, Adam Paulsen and Bobby Hoppey.
- 10/18/2019
- Den of Geek
Get Out and Black Panther star Daniel Kaluuya and his production company, 59%, are set to co-produce a new movie based on the iconic purple dinosaur, Barney. Kaluuya and his partners at 59% are developing the film with Valparaiso Pictures and Mattel Films.
The announcement came with few details about the movie, although Mattel Films’ Robbie Brenner said, “Working with Daniel Kaluuya will enable us to take a completely new approach to Barney that will surprise audiences and subvert expectations. The project will speak to the nostalgia of the brand in a...
The announcement came with few details about the movie, although Mattel Films’ Robbie Brenner said, “Working with Daniel Kaluuya will enable us to take a completely new approach to Barney that will surprise audiences and subvert expectations. The project will speak to the nostalgia of the brand in a...
- 10/18/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Mattel announced it is teaming with Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya’s production company 59%, and Valparaiso Pictures to develop a live-action motion picture based on Barney, Mattel’s Jurassic Era lovable purple dinosaur.
Mattel Films will co-produce Barney alongside Academy Award-nominee Get Out and Black Panther star Daniel Kaluuya and his 59% cohorts Rowan Riley and Amandla Crichlow, along with Valparaiso’s David Carrico, Adam Paulsen and Bobby Hoppey. Kevin McKeon will also shepherd the project for Mattel Films.
“Working with Daniel Kaluuya will enable us to take a completely new approach to ‘Barney’ that will surprise audiences and subvert expectations,” said Robbie Brenner, Mattel Films. “The project will speak to the nostalgia of the brand in a way that will resonate with adults, while entertaining today’s kids.”
The Barney brand was an obsession of the pint-sized set in the 1990s, after Barney and Friends began its long run as...
Mattel Films will co-produce Barney alongside Academy Award-nominee Get Out and Black Panther star Daniel Kaluuya and his 59% cohorts Rowan Riley and Amandla Crichlow, along with Valparaiso’s David Carrico, Adam Paulsen and Bobby Hoppey. Kevin McKeon will also shepherd the project for Mattel Films.
“Working with Daniel Kaluuya will enable us to take a completely new approach to ‘Barney’ that will surprise audiences and subvert expectations,” said Robbie Brenner, Mattel Films. “The project will speak to the nostalgia of the brand in a way that will resonate with adults, while entertaining today’s kids.”
The Barney brand was an obsession of the pint-sized set in the 1990s, after Barney and Friends began its long run as...
- 10/18/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The popular purple dinosaur Barney is headed back to television after six years off the air. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Barney & Friends is set to return in 2017 alongside another popular children's series, Angelina Ballerina, which ended in 2006.
Created by Sheryl Leach, Barney & Friends began on PBS Kids in 1992 and ran for a total of 268 episodes. It became a pop culture phenomenon, dominating children's television in the '90s with its cast of friendly dinosaurs and catchy songs. Reasons for its cancellation remain unclear.
Angelina Ballerina began as series of children's books about an English mouse who dreams of becoming a famous ballerina. The animated series also aired on PBS Kids and ran for two seasons. In 2009, a CGI version of the show, Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps, debuted and ran for 40 episodes.
The reboot of both shows is...
Created by Sheryl Leach, Barney & Friends began on PBS Kids in 1992 and ran for a total of 268 episodes. It became a pop culture phenomenon, dominating children's television in the '90s with its cast of friendly dinosaurs and catchy songs. Reasons for its cancellation remain unclear.
Angelina Ballerina began as series of children's books about an English mouse who dreams of becoming a famous ballerina. The animated series also aired on PBS Kids and ran for two seasons. In 2009, a CGI version of the show, Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps, debuted and ran for 40 episodes.
The reboot of both shows is...
- 10/7/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Clean up, clean up, cleaning up his mess? The son of Barney creator Sheryl Leach faces 15 years in prison for shooting his neighbor, the Los Angeles Times reports. Patrick Kearns Leach has been charged with assault for an incident that took place at 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 9, 2013. The Malibu resident, 29, drove onto his neighbor's property and accused him of trespassing at the time. The two began to argue, with Leach then firing his .45 caliber handgun several times. One bullet struck the 49-year-old [...]...
- 5/29/2015
- Us Weekly
Barney would not be happy about this. E! News confirms that Sheryl Leach, the creator of the big, purple dinosaur from the famous children's TV show Barney & Friends, was served with a lawsuit, along with her son, Patrick, from a neighbor who claims Leach's 27-year-old son allegedly shot him in the chest. Eric Shanks is suing the duo for assault and battery and negligence. Shanks' complaint, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday, states that the incident occurred on the morning of Jan. 9, when Patrick fired the gun from his car, which was parked on his mother's Malibu property, and then fled the scene. He says Leach "intentionally and recklessly"...
- 4/19/2013
- E! Online
The creator of the popular children's series "Barney & Friends" has been sued for negligence by the man allegedly shot by her son.
In February, Patrick Leach, the son of "Barney" creator Sheryl Leach, was charged with the attempted murder of a 49-year-old man. The charge stemmed from a January shooting in Malibu, Calif.
On Jan. 9, the 27-year-old allegedly shot his neighbor, Eric Shanks, in a driveway the two share at their luxury residential complex in Malibu. The shooting reportedly occurred during an argument over a “trespassing issue."
"The victim was shot by a .45 handgun and was shot in the chest and the bullet went through his chest and out his shoulder," Malibu Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore told Malibu's Kabc station.
TMZ reported Thursday that Shanks has sued the "Barney" creator for negligence, claiming that she never should have allowed her son to own a gun due to his violent tendencies.
In February, Patrick Leach, the son of "Barney" creator Sheryl Leach, was charged with the attempted murder of a 49-year-old man. The charge stemmed from a January shooting in Malibu, Calif.
On Jan. 9, the 27-year-old allegedly shot his neighbor, Eric Shanks, in a driveway the two share at their luxury residential complex in Malibu. The shooting reportedly occurred during an argument over a “trespassing issue."
"The victim was shot by a .45 handgun and was shot in the chest and the bullet went through his chest and out his shoulder," Malibu Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore told Malibu's Kabc station.
TMZ reported Thursday that Shanks has sued the "Barney" creator for negligence, claiming that she never should have allowed her son to own a gun due to his violent tendencies.
- 4/18/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Sheryl Leach, the creator of Barney & Friends, is being sued by the man allegedly shot in the chest by her son, TMZ reports. Leach’s 27-year-old son, Patrick Leach, was charged with attempted murder in February after he was accused of shooting Eric Shanks outside a Malibu home. Photos: 10 Inappropriately Sexy Cartoon Characters Shanks is suing Sheryl Leach for negligence, saying she should not have allowed her son, who lives with her, to own a gun because of his alleged violent tendencies. He told police Patrick Leach shot him from a car parked in front of the
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- 4/18/2013
- by Aaron Couch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Well this isn't so super dee duper ... the creator of "Barney & Friends" has just been sued by a gunshot victim, who claims the creator's son almost shot him dead.You'll recall, Patrick Leach -- the 27-year-old son of "Barney" creator Sheryl Leach -- was arrested back in January for allegedly shooting Eric Shanks in Malibu. Shanks has just sued, claiming Patrick aimed and fired at him while in a car that was parked at the home of Shanks' mom.
- 4/17/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It wasn't all "I love you, you love me" in Malibu, Calif. earlier this year, when Patrick Leach allegedly shot and seriously wounded his 49-year-old neighbor. According to Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore, Leach is the son of Sheryl Leach, who helped create long-running PBS children's program "Barney & Friends."
According to TMZ, the 27-year-old Leach has been charged with attempted murder for the shooting in which he not only shot his neighbor, but then fled the scene. Leach was also arraigned on assault charges, according to a rep for the Los Angeles County district attorney.
The police say they have recovered evidence linking Leach to the shooting, but no motive is known at this time. The victim is expected to recover from his injuries, which were caused by a .45 handgun when he was shot in the chest.
Leach is being held on a $1 million bond.
According to TMZ, the 27-year-old Leach has been charged with attempted murder for the shooting in which he not only shot his neighbor, but then fled the scene. Leach was also arraigned on assault charges, according to a rep for the Los Angeles County district attorney.
The police say they have recovered evidence linking Leach to the shooting, but no motive is known at this time. The victim is expected to recover from his injuries, which were caused by a .45 handgun when he was shot in the chest.
Leach is being held on a $1 million bond.
- 2/6/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The 27-year-old son of "Barney & Friends" creator Sheryl Leach has been charged with attempted murder, a rep for the L.A. County D.A. tells TMZ.Patrick Leach was also arraigned today on assault charges.As we reported, Patrick was arrested last month after allegedly shooting a 49-year-old man in the chest in Malibu ... and fleeing the scene.Cops said they recovered evidence on the scene that connects Patrick to the shooting, but so far,...
- 2/5/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Patrick Leach, the son of Sheryl Leach and reportedly the inspiration for children's TV sensation Barney the Dinosaur, was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 9 for attempted murder. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department said that the attack stemmed from an issue of trespassing.
The incident occurred in the upscale Lost Hills section of Malibu, an area in which both Leach and the victim, Eric Shanks, lived (according to the Malibu Times). Police responding to a 911 call found Shanks on his driveway with a chest injury. At the time, Leach was seen leaving in an SUV. Police later found and arrested the man, who was later released on a $1 million bail, as reported by The Acorn. The victim was taken to the UCLA hospital and is expected to recover.
"Barney and Friends" leaped to insane popularity in the 1990s after being created by Leach, a former schoolteacher. She later claimed that the big...
The incident occurred in the upscale Lost Hills section of Malibu, an area in which both Leach and the victim, Eric Shanks, lived (according to the Malibu Times). Police responding to a 911 call found Shanks on his driveway with a chest injury. At the time, Leach was seen leaving in an SUV. Police later found and arrested the man, who was later released on a $1 million bail, as reported by The Acorn. The victim was taken to the UCLA hospital and is expected to recover.
"Barney and Friends" leaped to insane popularity in the 1990s after being created by Leach, a former schoolteacher. She later claimed that the big...
- 1/17/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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