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08-04-2016, 10:54 PM
ABC Entertainment President talks potential 'Star Wars' show, 'Bachelor' franchise diversity
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BEVERLY HILLS, California — Could Star Wars come to ABC?
According to Channing Dungey, ABC Entertainment President, it's a definite possibility.
“As a fan, I would absolutely*love to say yes,” Dungey said during the network's Television Critics Association presentation on Thursday. “We have had conversations, and we*will continue to have conversations with Lucasfilm. It would be wonderful to extend the franchise.”
However, there is ** official timeline.
SEE ALSO: ABC's new network head is breaking a major barrier (http://mashable.com/2016/02/17/abc-channing-dungey-president/)
Dungey, the first African American person to lead a broadcast network in the U.S., has been with ABC Studios since 2004. She helped with the development of Scandal, How to Get Away With Murder, freshman hit Quantico and Once Upon a Time.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/04/tca-abc-channing-dungey-bachelorette-bachelor-fall-schedule-diversity-streaming/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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BEVERLY HILLS, California — Could Star Wars come to ABC?
According to Channing Dungey, ABC Entertainment President, it's a definite possibility.
“As a fan, I would absolutely*love to say yes,” Dungey said during the network's Television Critics Association presentation on Thursday. “We have had conversations, and we*will continue to have conversations with Lucasfilm. It would be wonderful to extend the franchise.”
However, there is ** official timeline.
SEE ALSO: ABC's new network head is breaking a major barrier (http://mashable.com/2016/02/17/abc-channing-dungey-president/)
Dungey, the first African American person to lead a broadcast network in the U.S., has been with ABC Studios since 2004. She helped with the development of Scandal, How to Get Away With Murder, freshman hit Quantico and Once Upon a Time.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/04/tca-abc-channing-dungey-bachelorette-bachelor-fall-schedule-diversity-streaming/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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