Mike Darnell
Mike Darnell
Michael H. "Mike" Darnellis an American television executive who is most well known as the Director of Specials for the Fox broadcast network from 1994 until 2007, and president of alternative entertainment from August 2007 until June 2013, titles which effectively had him oversee the network's reality television programming division during the genre's rise. Darnell is currently President of Unscripted and Alternative Television at Warner Bros. Television, which he began on August 12...
athletics balance both celebrity competition grace judges olympic require skaters team
This competition will require our celebrity skaters to not only demonstrate rhythm, but also athleticism, grace and balance on ice, and before a team of unforgiving judges with both Olympic and world championship experience,
achieve cast gives
This cast gives us everything we wanted to achieve and were told we couldn't do,
dynamic element
He's really in his element (on the show). He's a very dynamic personality.
baseball fall past
Last year was the fourth or fifth attempt to get fall launched till 'American Idol' comes in January. To be honest, the reality programming we had on last year was considered filler until we could get to the good stuff. It was meant to hopefully get us to January andor to November. To get past baseball. But (it) didn't work very well.
driving force
Idol' is still the driving force of the network.
appeals beloved involved kids
It's a beloved show for so many people. It's the broadest show I've been involved with. It appeals to everyone from kids to grandparents.
hanging ice shocked walls
so desperate, they were hanging on the walls (of the ice rink). It shocked me.
country hoping maybe paris stop visit
It'll be interesting to see the country through their eyes. Maybe Paris will visit a Wal-Mart. I'm kind of hoping they stop at a Hilton.