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ABC Brings Home Battlefront Reality
Wednesday, February 20, 2002
(2:01 PM)
By Josef Adalian & Michael Schneider
Variety

“Obviously we're going to have a pro-military, pro-American stance. We're not going to criticize.”

HOLLYWOOD
ABC is doing a little more than its TV rivals to bring the war on terrorism into America's homes.

The network is turning the war into a weekly reality series, “Profiles From the Front Line,” which could end up on the air as soon as this summer.

It will follow U.S. troops as they combat terror in global hot spots such as Afghanistan, the Philippines and South America. ABC has given the docudrama series a 13-episode commitment.

In addition, the Pentagon has given its approval to the “Front Line” concept and will allow wide access to its producers, Bertram van Munster and Jerry Bruckheimer (“Black Hawk Down”).

Van Munster -- who helped pioneer the modern reality genre with “Cops” -- said he came up with the idea for “Profiles” in the weeks following the Sept. 11 attacks. He immediately pitched his idea to Bruckheimer, who produces “The Amazing Race” with van Munster. Bruckheimer quickly jumped on board.
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