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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (79648)	9/20/2006 3:07:27 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 362947

Discovery Channel and Paul Lussier Company Start Production on 'FINAL HOUR,' Ground-Breaking Eight-Part Series Addresses World's Most Critical Issues of Sustainability Tuesday September 19, 1:17 pm ET FINAL HOUR Team Participates in Clinton Global Initiative SILVER SPRING, Md., Sept. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Channel announced today that production has begun on FINAL HOUR, an historic eight-part television series that bridges the gap between science and action surrounding the most critical issues of our time. Set as hybrid of drama and non-fiction storytelling entirely based on scientific fact, FINAL HOUR addresses core issues of climate change, poverty and fears of peak oil. Rather than merely present issues, the series uses some of the world's greatest minds to present ground-breaking solutions to sustainability and potential means to save the planet. The series premieres in Fall of 2007. FINAL HOUR has been invited to participate in the 2006 annual meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative. The Clinton Global Initiative is a non-partisan catalyst for action, bringing together a community of global leaders to devise and implement innovative solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges. FINAL HOUR is exactly synchronous with the intention, ambition and scope of the Clinton Global Initiative, and on the strength of that shared purpose, FINAL HOUR has joined a small group of media that have been invited to participate. The Discovery Channel FINAL HOUR team set out to uncover solutions to the world's most pressing issues through an 18-month long symposium involving hundreds of the world's leading minds, including Gustave Speth, James Hansen, Robert Socolow, Stephen Pacala, John Holdren, Paul Hawken, and Robert Watson. During the process of this global inquiry, the team learned that a unified strategy to foster sustainability for the planet currently does not exist. FINAL HOUR spans from current day to forty years in the future, as the key characters become leaders in the battle against climate change. Woven into this drama are interviews with the world's leading scientists, business and world leaders, as well as graphic scientific data. This non-fiction aspect elevates the drama, illuminates the real science, and presents global solutions to saving the planet in an engaging and compelling way. Paul Lussier is Creator, Writer and Executive Producer; Cary Brokaw is Executive Producer and Bill Latka (Rivet Entertainment) is Co-executive producer. Charlie Parsons is Executive Producer for Discovery Channel. The series is produced for Discovery Channel by Paul Lussier Company and Rivet Entertainment LLC. Discovery Communications, Inc. is the leading global real-world media company with operations in 170 countries and territories reaching 1.4 billion cumulative subscribers. DCI's over 100 networks of distinctive programming represent 29 trusted brands including Discovery Channel, TLC and Animal Planet. DCI's other properties consist of Discovery Education and COSMEO, a revolutionary online homework help service, as well as Discovery Commerce, which operates more than 100 Discovery Channel Stores in the U.S. Discovery brings the real world to the whole world through its global multiplatform initiatives including Discovery Travel Media, Discovery Mobile and multiple broadband services. DCI's ownership consists of four shareholders: Discovery Holding Company (Nasdaq: DISCA - News, DISCB - News), Cox Communications, Inc., Advance/Newhouse Communications and John S. Hendricks, the Company's Founder and Chairman. More information about Discovery and its businesses can be found at discovery.com. biz.yahoo.com