Marty Adelstein
Marty Adelstein is the CEO of Tomorrow Studios, producer of Aquarius, starring David Duchovny. The 1960s-set drama premiered on NBC earlier this month. I was a child of the 1960s and 1970s when all the auteur directors were working in Hollywood. People like Francis Ford Coppola, Hal Ashby and William Friedkin have all influenced me – these were master storytellers on the big screen. This followed through to television, where storytelling started to master the art of characterisation, constantly returning characters whom you wanted to live with. Television series have always been markers in my life. Different series reflect specific times in my life, which is why I have selected the following six. The Sopranos With all the good shows I’ve been involved in over the course of my career, the ones that start with the most trepidation and doubt from the powers that be end up being the most successful. This was also the case with The Sopranos. It changed everything by not having a traditional order and viewing pattern, in that people had to wait to see the next season not even knowing when the episodes would be ready for air. It was also one of the shows that started the binge-viewing phenomenon of people watching several episodes in one go. The Wire The Wire is quite frankly the best writing ever in television. It was a compelling, complex drama – never easy to watch but impossible to turn off! Everything about it felt authentic – the characters, … Continue reading Marty Adelstein
