Motion-capture tests acting boundaries

Andy Serkis portrays Caesar, the ape leader, in 'Rise of the Planet Ape.'Is it acting, or animation? The awards season brings this question into sharp relief again, with motion-capture films like "Tintin" planting themselves firmly in the animation camp, while Fox runs an awards campaign for Andy Serkis' perf in "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes."The Screen Actors Guild faces a tough battle with studios over a fundamental question -- are the characters in these films, or earlier pics such as "Polar Express," "Beowulf" and "Avatar," performing as genuine actors or something else?The Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers doesn't recognize such work as being covered by the guild's master contract. That means employers get to call the shots regarding the terms and conditions for thesps who do performance-capture work, sometimes classifying it as lower-paying background work.SAG is eager to get performance capture, a part of motion capture (or mo-cap), as a feature of standard contracts, since multimillions are at stake. Aside from salaries, a decision affects actors' terms for ancillaries, as well as health and pension coverage.A little more than a year ago, SAG brought in "Avatar" producer-director James Cameron and producing partner Jon Landau to explain the impact of motion capture technology during negotiations with AMPTP. The hourlong presentation included eight minutes of behind-the-scenes footage, with Cameron recalling that he and Landau took pains to not take sides."The presentation was very agnostic," Cameron tells Variety. "There were 50 people on one side and 50 on the other side, so Jon and I were careful to make sure that we stayed right in the middle. I wanted to be very sympathetic to the artists, but I am also a producer, so we weren't there with a political agenda -- we were there so they could negotiate from a position of knowledge."Cameron notes that there were very few questions. The key point he wanted to make is that what performers do in motion capture is indeed acting, and not what he called "a red-headed stepchild.""I think it's great for actors, because you have the undivided attention of the director," he says. "And I wanted to shake the perception that it's not really acting."Cameron notes that motion-capture acting often requires less filming than conventional shooting, in which each take needs to be shot from five different vantage points and then duplicated by the actor."With performance capture, an additional take can be exploratory because you don't have to duplicate performances (to get an exact match)," he says. "You can have a brand new idea, so there's more possibility of being creative. People think you only have one chance, but it's quite the opposite."Neither SAG nor the AMPTP would comment about Cameron's presentation, citing the confidentiality pledge they took covering the substance of negotiations in September 2010.Insiders recall that reps of the AMPTP had asserted during the negotiations that motion-capture performers should not be covered specifically in the master contract because they were engaged in nothing more than a computer creation. And even the presence of Cameron, kept under wraps by SAG and the AMPTP for more than a year, wasn't enough to persuade the AMPTP signatories that SAG deserved specific contract language covering mo-cap."Our position is that actors are acting, and that triggers coverage," says SAG's Ray Rodriguez, national exec director of contracts. "Ultimately, it would be in the companies' interests to standardize the contract language."The key is that producers are free to set the terms of motion capture -- meaning they're not required to classify a performer as a "principal." That holds down initial compensation, since many are paid the daily minimum, and precludes the performer from receiving residuals.In performance capture, actors wear bodysuits that track every movement digitally so that fantastical character features can be overlaid onscreen. The technology has been deployed in an array of movies.More recently, the art has advanced to the point where it's possible to capture subtle facial movements, making it possible to add human emotion to the faces of characters ranging from Na'vi to apes. This has resulted in a change of terminology from motion-capture to performance-capture.The proliferation of the technology has raised enough concern from SAG that it formed a national performance-capture committee two years ago.Rodriguez says members want a standardized set of terms. "I would not describe the current situation as ideal."Woody Schultz, who did performance-capture work in "Avatar," "Beowulf," "The Adventures of Tintin" and "The Polar Express," has been chairman of the SAG panel for nearly two years. Schultz notes that the acting that's behind motion capture is the same as non mo-cap perfs."There's a lot of misinformation in that the public sees this as being like 'Shrek,' when it really is a flesh-and-blood performance with nuance and emotion," Schultz tells Variety.Schultz believes "Apes" was a critical and box office success due to the emotion conveyed by the actors playing the simians -- particularly Serkis, who's the protagonist.In addition, for the first time in a major performance-capture movie, the actors in "Apes" did much of their performing in outdoor locations rather than in the highly controled environment of motion-capture soundstages, which are commonly called "volumes." This allowed for a much greater range of motion and interaction with real physical objects rather than imagined ones."It made what could have been a sci-fi movie into something much more," Schultz says. "More and more filmmakers are realizing what you can do now."Schultz was a part of the Morocco sequence in "Tintin," the Asher character in "Beowulf" and played one of the scientists and about 100 different Navi in "Avatar.""I love getting the work," Schultz says. "It's really truly no different from regular acting except that you have to learn to move in the equipment -- and you don't (always) have the luxury of props."When SAG, which has jurisdiction over actors in nearly all major films, has raised the performance-capture issue in past contract negotiations -- the first time a dozen years ago around the time when Cameron was touting the small bits of digital thesping in "Titanic" -- companies have responded during negotiations by asserting that mo-cap is a "non-mandatory" subject of bargaining on which they're not required to negotiate.Though the number of thesps working in mo-cap is still relatively small, the AMPTP has been loath to make any concession on any area of jurisdiction, because it sets a precedent that is generally irreversible.Before reaching a three-year deal in November 2010, SAG leaders agreed to drop the demand for motion-capture coverage.SAG could bring up the issue again in two years, although it's likely that the guild will have merged with the American Federation of Television & Radio Artists by then, which may complicate negotiations, since the key issue of that merger will probably be how to allocate employer pension and health contributions rather than anything to do with mo-cap.The pro-merger forces have contended that SAG and AFTRA will have more clout as a combined union -- a contention that been disputed on numerous occasions by Alan Rosenberg, who served two terms as SAG president from 2005 to 2009. He continues to insist that AFTRA's leaders have been too accommodating to employers, and that a merger will put those leaders in a dominant position."We might get motion-capture language if the AMPTP is in a magnanimous mood, but I'm sure it would be at the cost of something else," Rosenberg tells Variety. "It's a lie to say that we'll be stronger by merging with AFTRA."Still, Cameron's willing to return to AMPTP headquarters if summoned. "I'll involved to the extent that either side wants me to be involved," he says. Contact Dave McNary at dave.mcnary@variety.com

Britney Spears Is Engaged!

First Published: December 16, 2011 12:12 PM EST Credit: Getty Premium Caption Jason Trawick and Britney Spears arrive at the 28th Annual MTV Video Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles on August 28, 2011LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Britney Spears and Jason Trawick are about to make it official! Jason confirmed to Access Hollywoods Billy Bush that the pair will soon be headed down the aisle. Yes, we are engaged, Jason told Billy on Friday. The 40-year-old added that he is over the moon, as [is] she. Britney seemed to hint at the engagement news on her Facebook page on Friday morning. OMG. Last night Jason surprised me with the one gift Ive been waiting for. Cant wait to show you! she wrote. SO SO SO excited!!!! Xxo Jason initially began working with Britney as her TV manager (while the star was still married to Kevin Federline), a job he gave up in 2009 after their relationship became romantic. In October, Britney dropped her Criminal music video, in which her now-fiance plays her hero, saving the star from an abusive man at who slaps the pop star at a highbrow party. The modern-day Bonnie and Clyde musical adventure is filled with various criminal acts intermixed with steamy shower scenes, and culminates in a massive slow-motion shootout with the police as Britney and Jason lock lips in a blaze of bullets, then escape through the streets of London. The impending nuptials will be the third time the pop princess has said, I do. Britney famously wed childhood friend Jason Alexander in January 2004 in a Las Vegas marriage that was annulled within 55 hours. The Till The World Ends singer married Kevin Federline later that year, but the two divorced in 2007. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Globes heap TV noms on newcomers

Fox's frosh series 'New Girl' acquired two Golden Globe nominations, including Best Actress inside a Comedy Series for Zooey Deschanel.It had been by helping cover their that old as well as in using the new around the TV side from the Golden Globes. The kudocast saw a hostile reshuffling from the decks across groups, which injected lots of fresh bloodstream including many rookie series.While HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," the reigning drama series champion, has returned again but it's the lone coming back entrant. Another four are frosh: HBO's "Bet on Thrones," Showtime's "Homeland," FX's "American Horror Story" and Starz's "Boss." With CBS's"The Great Wife" neglecting to nab a repeat nomination, the dramas is going to be entirely symbolized by cable series.Broadcast worked out a little better around the comedy side, where Fox might find the 2011 champion, "Glee," return and add another in rookie series "New Girl." ABC's "Modern Family" has returned too but alongside some dark-equine challengers -- HBO's "Enlightened" and Showtime's "Episodes" -- that handled to knock out some broadcast faves: NBC's "30 Rock" and CBS' "The Large Bang Theory."Cinemax had its typically strong showing overall, nabbing 18 nominations -- 1 / 2 of which arrived movies/miniseries groups brought by four for "Mildred Pierce." Only PBS' "Downton Abbey" had as numerous noms. "Mildred Pierce" made Globes fave Kate Winslet a double nominee, together with her mention for film comedy actress for "Carnage."Among series alone, there is nobody dominant player, with "Boardwalk," "Modern Family" and "Homeland" each getting three. Showtime got all eight of their noms in series groups, second as a whole simply to Cinemax."Mildred Pierce" made Kate Winslet a double nominee this time around around, as she's also on the feature comedy/musical side for "Carnage."Within the comedy thesping warmth, "Large Bang" was knocked for any loop within the lead actor category where the 2011 champion, Jim Parsons, did not obtain a nomination, but his co-star, Johnny Galecki, did. He's became a member of by "30 Rock's" Alec Baldwin and "Hung's" Thomas Jane, in addition to two newcomers from Showtime: David Duchovny for "Californication" and Matt LeBlanc for "Episodes."For lead comedy actress, the reigning champion Laura Linney returns again for Showtime's "The Large C." Laura Dern of "Enlightened," Amy Poehler of "Parks and Entertainment" and Zooey Deschanel of "New Girl" complete the course. Particularly absent in the category is Edie Falco, a kudos darling for Showtime's "Nurse Jackie."Possibly the greatest surprise within the thesping groups was the shutout for "Glee," which gained probably the most nominations associated with a series this past year. But all stars who have been nominated did not get asked to compete, including Matthew Morrison, Jum Michele, Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer.The drama actress category stored using the Globes' upheaval theme by only coming back "The Great Wife's" Julianna Margulies and getting in 2 challengers who have been on couple of shortlists to obtain a nomination: Madeleine Stowe from the new ABC sudser "Revenge," and Callie Thorne of USA's "Necessary Roughness." They are became a member of by two more expected newbies, AMC's Mireille Enos of "The Killing" and Showtime's Claire Danes of "Homeland," a Globes fave who won this season within the miniseries category on her submit HBO's "Temple Grandin."Kelsey Grammer gained his first Globe nom since 2002, and the first lead drama actor bid, for his turn because the tyrannical politician in Starz's "Boss." "Homeland's" Damian Lewis is yet another new face within the category, rounded out by Steve Buscemi of "Boardwalk," Bryan Cranston of "Breaking Bad" and Jeremy Irons for Showtime's "The Borgias."Competing against "Downton Abbey" and "Mildred Pierce" within the longform warmth are HBO's "Too Large to Fail" and "Cinema Verite" and BBC America small "The Hour." PBS and BBC America also fielded other gamers, with Idris Elba of BBC America's "Luther" coming back towards the longform actor category, that also welcomed Bill Nighy of PBS' "Page Eight." The relaxation were William Hurt ("Fail"), Hugh Bonneville ("Abbey") and Dominic West ("Hour")."Hour," which recreated the nineteen fifties British news biz, also recognized Romola Garai within the miniseries/movie actress category. Also within the race are Winslet, Diane Lane ("Verite"), Elizabeth McGovern ("Abbey") and Emily Watson of Sundance Channel's "Appropriate Adult."Within the supporting acting groups, where series talent intermingles with longform thesps, "Modern Family" demonstrated its strength by coming back Sofia Vergara and Eric Stonestreet. Stonestreet will face off against "Bet on Thrones' " Peter Dinklage and three longform gamers: Paul Giamatti of "Too Large to Fail" Guy Pearce of "Mildred Pierce" and Tim Robbins of "Cinema Verite." Competing against Vergara are Jessica Lange of "American Horror Story," Kelly Macdonald of "Boardwalk Empire," Maggie Cruz of "Downton Abbey" and Evan Rachel Wood of "Mildred Pierce.""American Horror Story" joins a listing of rookie implies that should obtain a nice jolt of fresh attention in the public after scoring dual nods that insert them in contention for series and acting honors, including Fox's "New Girl," Starz's "Boss," HBO's "Enlightened" and Showtime's "Episodes."While AMC was likely to lighten its statuette load given "Mad Males" was qualified for that Globes race this season, it might have wished for a much better showing given "The Killing" and "Breaking Bad" only came one nomination each while "The Walking Dead" was ignore entirely.Ditto for Forex, which saw no fascination with "Justified," "Louie" and "Sons of Anarchy." Other notable omissions were "Friday Evening Lights," "Work,Inch and "Dexter." Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com

'Mission: Impossible' Star Tom Cruise Is Impossibly Interesting

Tom Cruise is not a normal man. He's lived a life of celebrity since his "Risky Business" days, and it's hard to see where he gets a chance to come down to reality, if ever. But it does happen... sort of! When we talked to the "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" star at the film's press junket in Dubai last week, we asked him what the most mundane thing about his life was. Thinking about it for a second, he deadpanned: "I eat. I get up." Thinking on it some more, he added, "I eat food. I brush my teeth. I love ice cream." So, yes. He is not very mundane. Aside from the fact that wife Katie Holmes loves pastry shops, that's about all we got out of Cruise. Of course, he's got a lot bigger stuff to worry about than the ways in which his life isn't awesome -- like these ridiculous stunts, which he insists on doing himself. With the awesome results we get in return, can't say we blame him! "Ghost Protocol" comes out this Friday (December 16), where it'll compete against other timely Christmas movies like "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chip-Wrecked" and "Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows." It's been a while since we saw agent Ethan Hunt on screen but we imagine he'll still be up to the task, whatever that may be. If you can't wait until Friday for the new "Mission," you can tune into the movie's premiere in Brazil tomorrow (December 14) at 4PM EST and watch a live performance by Grammy-nominated DJ and producer Tiesto, who will unveil his new remix of the classic "Mission: Impossible" theme song. Tell us what you think of the news in the comments section and on Twitter!

'Girl Using the Dragon Tattoo' Hard Copy Video Checks Mystery

The "feel below par movie of Christmas" does not open until 12 ,. 23, but meanwhile, you are able to explore the strategies of 'The Girl Using the Dragon Tattoo' with a brand new viral video. Published to Mouth Recorded Shut is exactly what appears to become a chapter from the old 'Hard Copy' tabloid TV, filled with cheesy reenactments, cheesy 1980s hair and lo-res, apparently 30-year-old VHS. The 'Swedish Mystery' episode goes in to the dying of Harriet Vanger, the central mystery in the centre of 'Tattoo.' 'Hard Copy,' for which it's worth, went from 1989 to 1999, taking up a pre-E! niche of celebrity crime tales, inspiring the 'Rock Bottom' parody on 'The Simpsons' episode 'Homer Badman.' [via HuffPo] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

COO Brian Edwards ankles Relativity

After less than six months on the job, Brian Edwards has left his post as Chief Operating Officer at Relativity Media, the fifth high-level exec to ankle Ryan Kavanaugh's fledgling studio in less than a year. The long string of departures began in January, when CFO Bill Sutman quit, followed by marketing and distribution prexy Peter Adee in April; president Michael Joe in May; and senior VP of acqusitions Joe Matukewicz, news of whose exit broke Monday. And the exodus may not be over: Current prexy Steve Bertram, promoted from COO when Joe left the company, reportedly said he's weighing whether to stay at Relativity, where his contract expires at the end of the year. The turnover also comes as the studio's talks with JP Morgan, which was being courted as a replacement for primary investor Elliot Management, have ground to a halt, as Variety first reported Nov. 10. Elliot, the NY-based hedge fund that helped get Relativity off the ground by backing its co-financing deals with Universal, is in the process of cutting its ties to the studio, leaving Kavanaugh on the hunt for a new backer. Edwards joined the company in May from Mark Burnett Prods. and left Relativity in October, the studio confirmed Thursday. A veteran entertainment attorney, Edwards is a former COO and general counsel at DreamWorks, and he also held the same posts at Burnett's company. The company's big-budget epic "Immortals" has grossed $77 million in North America, and its $100 million Snow White pic "Mirror, Mirror" hits U.S. theaters in March. Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com

Guide to Thursday TV: An Ode to Community, Person Gets Interest-ing, and More!

Jim Rash Let us sing the praises of Community while we can - an apt sentiment as the NBC cult comedy, and recent TV Guide Magazine "Fan Favorite," airs its last original episode (8/7c) before taking an unwelcome and indefinite hiatus in the new year. Also appropriate since this inspired outing is a splashy musical parody of Glee that, as is Community's wont, becomes a mash-up of genres that goes to some awfully dark and weird places, though always with an effervescent absurdist whimsy. Saturday Night Live's Taran Killam is right at home in this company, playing the perky yet kinda sinister glee club leader "Mr. Rad," who recruits (or is it brainwashes?) the initially reluctant study group to join the club in time for the Christmas pageant - even Pierce, who can't stop grumbling, "What the hell are regionals? They never stop talking about it!" Sample lyric from the first number, all about the notion of "Glee:" "It's the feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants!" It's really no sillier than what goes on most weeks with New Directions, when you think about it. Piece of friendly advice: Record this episode, because you'll likely want to watch it again. And again. Whatever it takes to get us through the next few months until NBC brings the show back.Stay tuned for a very touching Christmas episode of Parks and Recreation (8:30/7:30c) that finds a suspended-from-work Leslie (Amy Poehler) going so stir crazy she forms a "militant citizen group" action committee to storm City Hall. Back in the office, the goal is to come up with a gift for Leslie that's as personal and thoughtful as the presents she famously doles out every year. Even Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman, in top form) is willing to try something "cute" (a word he has trouble uttering, but you'll be glad he did). The climax of this memorable episode approaches It's a Wonderful Life-level sentimentality, and is just as open-hearted and moving.Want more TV news? Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!From there, the NBC comedies take a steep quality dive, although any night that gives us back-to-back slams of The Black Eyed Peas in two separate episodes can't be all bad. The Office (9/8c) is built around another unpleasantly raucous office holiday party, where Andy's intent is to grant everyone's Christmas wish - so why would he invite along his new girlfriend, which predictably sends Erin into a drunken frenzy. Robert California (James Spader) is also on hand, down in the dumps after being dumped, because where else is a CEO going to go? And Jim and Dwight keep playing pranks, even at the risk of their year-end bonuses. This all feels about as fresh as last year's fruitcake. ... But for a truly blue Christmas feeling, look no further than the shrill Whitney (9:30/8:30c), where guest stars Peter Gallagher and Jane Kaczmarek (as Whitney's long-divorced parents) bellow their punch lines in hopes of convincing us something funny is going on. A fool's errand, to be sure, but at least NBC is giving us the gift of bouncing this show from Thursday to the black hole of Wednesday night.NBC's lineup concludes with a special Thursday airing of Friday sleeper Grimm (10/9c), evoking memories of Buffy in its storyline of a prep-school outcast who's implicated in the death of a teacher. When Nick sees under the surface of this prodigy, he turns to reformed creature Monroe to talk some sense into the tormented teen.How do you protect someone who's trying to take you down? That's the challenge in this week's strong feels-like-sweeps episode of CBS's Person of Interest (9/8c), revolving around Detective Carter (Taraji P. Henson), whose number comes up on The Machine, meaning Reese (Jim Caviezel) will have to get uncomfortably close to the person who's been tracking him all season. We learn quite a bit about Carter, including her past as an Army interrogator in the Middle East, as Reese and Finch (Michael Emerson) try to figure out just how the elusive master criminal Elias (Enrico Colantoni) will target his prey. Will it be through one of the many cases she is selflessly pursuing? The more Reese observes, the more he sees a kindred spirit in Carter. "Some people the world can't afford to lose," he says, as he tries to stay a beat ahead of her in hopes of averting disaster. The palpable sense of looming danger is what separates Person of Interest from most often formula procedurals.Anyone for Jingle Balls? ABC's Wipeout (8/7c) returns for a Christmas special, with new co-host Vanessa Lachey. This kicks off an all-reality lineup including an America's Funniest Home Videos "Christmas Spectacular" (9/8) full of yuletide gags, and a new special, The Great Big American Auction (10/9c), in which Ty Pennington scours flea markets and yard sales all across the USA, finding hidden treasures that are then auctioned off. Sounds like a collision of about half a dozen hit cable series.So what else is on? ... Leonard confronts the bully who tormented him in high school on CBS's The Big Bang Theory (8/7c). ... Craig Bierko guests on The Mentalist (10/9c, CBS) as a retired NFL quarterback. ... ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons returns to Fox's Bones (9/8c) as Angela's rocker dad, who offers to babysit and give the new parents a rest, while Booth is busy being overprotective of the pregnant Bones. ... After several weeks in the bottom, is this the night Marcus Canty is sent packing on Fox's The X Factor (8/7c)?Subscribe to TV Guide Magazine now!

Nickelodeon vs. Nielsen: Who's to Blame for the Network's Plummeting Ratings?

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Horror director Alexandre Aja is teaming up with scary storyteller Joe Hill on the feature adaptation of Hill's novel Horns, being made by Mandalay Pictures.our editor recommendsPiranha 3D -- Film Review Aja is coming on board to direct the project, about a 26-year-old man who wakes up with a massive hangover and discovers horns sprouting from his head. He becomes convinced that their existence is tied to the unsolved murder of his girlfriend. PHOTOS: The 10 Least Scary Movies of All Time Scott Bunin wrote the script adaptation of the novel, which was published in February 2010. Mandalay's Cathy Schulman and Peter Guber are producing. Hill, also the writer of the horror comic book series Locke & Key and the son of author Stephen King, is executive producing. Mandate is packaging the project and is in the middle of securing financing. The goal is to have Aja direct the movie in late spring or early summer 2012 before moving on to Cobra, a sci-fi pirate movie based on manga source material. Aja, repped by WME and attorney Adam Kaller, last directed the horror hit Piranha 3D. His other credits include The Hills Have Eyes and his French breakout Haute Tension (High Tension). Mandalay is also developing an adaptation of Hill's short story Twittering from the Circus of the Dead. Todd Lincoln is attached to direct. Email: Borys.Kit@thr.com Twitter: @Borys_Kit PHOTO GALLERY: View Gallery 'Piranha 3D' premiere Piranha 3D

WSJ: Ryan Seacrest May Replace Matt Lauer

NBC Universal is courting Ryan Seacrest as a potential replacement for Matt Lauer on the Today show, the Wall Street Journal reports.The paper saysNBC News,Today show, and NBC networkexecutives met with Seacrest on Tuesdayabout the possibilty of him joining the morning talker. The discussions with Seacrest includemultiple possibilities that might enhance his role within the broader corporate context at Comcast and NBC Universal.Seacrest’s existing deal with Comcast/NBCUniversal expires next year. He serves as host and producer of a daily news show on E! network as well as E!’s red-carpet specials. Seacrest’s prolific TV production company is also based at E! A Seacrest spokeswoman would say only that negotiations with NBC Universal were ongoing.

TNT Orders Medical Drama Pilot from David E. Kelley According to Sanjay Gupta Book

David E. Kelley Chicago Hope creator David E. Kelley is in the medical drama business. This time around around, he'll be penning the pilot of Chelsea General for TNT, a task in line with the approaching novel Monday Morning by CNN's chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta.It, scheduled for publication in March, stories the private and professional lives of 5 surgeons. Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon themself, will executive-make the pilot alongside Kelley.Kate Burton inspections back to Grey's for alternate world episode"Chelsea General promises to become a wise, witty and very effective medical drama, the type of series David E. Kelley is famous to make,Inch stated Michael Wright, executive v . p . mind of programming for TNT, The best spinner's and Turner Classic Movies. "We anticipate dealing with David and Sanjay in getting the doctors' fascinating tales and figures to television."Photo gallery: The most popular holiday moviesKelley is presently the executive producer on Harry's Law on NBC. He's also the creator of Picket Fences, The Practice and Ally McBeal.