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Article: 'Beverly Hillbillies' reality series still alive, CBS chairman says
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- AP Worldstream
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- July 21, 2003
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Dateline: LOS ANGELES
CBS Chairman Leslie Moonves said a reality version of "The Beverly
Hillbillies" remains a possibility, despite sharp criticism of the
idea as a mockery of rural Americans.
"Obviously, there's a lot more controversy involved with the show
than I ever imagined there would be, including from many labor unions,
" Moonves told a meeting of the Television Critics Association on
Sunday.
Unions, politicians and others across the South have attacked the
proposed series, which would pay an Appalachian family up to $500,
000 to live for a year in a Hollywood mansion.
"The Real Beverly Hillbillies" is a takeoff on the hit sitcom ...