Watch Carefully
We didn’t catch this when we were filming, and we didn’t even see it after several edits, but when were getting a promotion ready, my twelve year old pointed it out to me. Watch carefully. It takes a while for your eyes to catch up to it. […]
For You Newcomers to Courage…
Catching up with Courage, New Hampshire Welcome: This last week brought our show to a national audience on INSP, and the newcomers have questions. Is this the end? Will there be more? Is this a true story? What happened to __________ ? One viewer said, and I was flattered by this, “wow, it looks […]
Our First Week on National Television
“Courage New Hampshire is some of the smartest TV I’ve seen in a while!” “..Really enjoyed the series, wish there were more episodes…” “.. loved it all. Can’t wait to see more. I love history and everything about the American Revolution. Can’t wait for tomorrow. I won’t miss one show. The more I see, the […]
Painting with Smoke
Most everyone in film and television agree on a fairly simple rule: it’s all about story. Everything else — from wardrobe to sound to score to art direction to cinematography — can be downright breathtaking, but if the story isn’t there, it won’t amount to much. Still, even if the rule is simple, the reality […]
1771 — A Day in the Life of a Country Lawyer
More Glorious Times Anon In June of 1771, the travelling attorney, John Adams, then thirty-five years old, had this to record in his journal about a day on the circuit court: Overtook Judge Cushing in his old curricle and two lean horses, and Dick, his negro, at his right hand, driving the curricle. This is the […]
INSP’s New Courage, NH Spot
INSP Channel’s New 60 Second Promotion for Courage, New Hampshire The promotion team at INSP released a new 60 second spot for the national cable debut of Courage, New Hampshire. Watch it here. This one is a beauty, hitting all the major themes: family, justice, danger, corruption, triumph. It’s absolutely rapid-fire too, a Courage […]
“Cutting Room Floor” and What’s Next for Courage, New Hampshire?
Well 2013 has already been an amazing year for Colony Bay and for our groundbreaking period drama Courage, New Hampshire! The show has attracted a huge grassroots audience and now, as many of you may know, Colony Bay has a national broadcast partner, INSP! The Inspiration channel has a potential broadcast reach of 73 million […]
A National Cable Debut for “Courage, New Hampshire” On the INSP Network
Okay, the fun news we’ve all been waiting to announce.. “Courage, New Hampshire” will have a national broadcast audience starting Memorial Day. (Details) INSP (Inspiration Network) has a potential reach of 73 million viewers and their goal is the same as ours — produce more original period drama. According to INSP Senior Programming vice president […]
A Cable For You II
As I observed in my last blog, the end of the conventional television world is now being predicted with more urgency. How it will happen, and when, might be anyone’s guess but everyone seems to think major changes will continue to accelerate. What has been happening, for the last few years is a major […]