Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Amazon will produce 'Alpha House,' 'Betas,' and three children's shows in bid to take on Netflix

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Netflix may have big plans to boost its original programming output, but it's not the only ambitious new player in Hollywood; Amazon has revealed its new original programming lineup, which will include five new shows. Thanks to customer feedback, Amazon will bring comedy pilots Alpha House, a political buddy show starring John Goodman, and Betas, a show centered around a Silicon Valley startup, to Amazon Prime Instant Video. Joining the comedies are three children's shows, including Annebots, Creative Galaxy, and Tumbleaf.


Reaction to Amazon's original show pilots has been mixed: even Alpha House and Betas, now on track to become original series, fell flat with some viewers and may not stand up to ambitious original series like...


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