
{"id":2084,"date":"2015-09-16T04:59:11","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T04:59:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/?p=2084"},"modified":"2015-09-21T14:01:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-21T14:01:00","slug":"blood-oil-post-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/2015\/09\/16\/blood-oil-post-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Blood &amp; Oil: Post 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to a fairly star-studded cast, <em>Blood &amp; Oil<\/em>&#8216;s off-screen talent provides insight on the quality that viewers may expect come its premiere later this month. For the writers: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0665322\/\">Josh Pate<\/a>, whom has had relative success in film bearing titles as<em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0119527\/\">Deceiver<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0116446\/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\">The Grave<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>pairs with Rodes Fishburne, a novelist whom makes his TV writing\/producing debut with the premiere of <em>Blood and Oil.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The show, which has gone through multiple name changes, from tentatively &#8220;Oil&#8221; to possibly &#8220;Boom&#8221; to finally\u00a0<em>Blood &amp; Oil,\u00a0<\/em>could be potentially defined by the talent and ambition of its producers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm0469813\/\">Tony Krantz<\/a>, the man behind the success of\u00a0<em>24<\/em>, could be the game changer for\u00a0<em>Blood &amp; Oil.<\/em>\u00a0While his latest broadcast\u00a0venture\u00a0<em>Dracula<\/em> with NBC was canceled after its first season, Krantz has brought heart and ambition to\u00a0<em>Blood &amp; Oil.\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0Don Johnson, arguably the show&#8217;s most recognizable and experienced actor, claims he\u00a0originally said no to the series. However, after meeting with an insistent Krantz, Johnson claimed he was taken by &#8220;the passion that everyone had with the project&#8221; (Source: Entertainment Weekly, Sept. 18-25 issue #1382).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2085\" style=\"width: 414px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/blood_and_oil_tca_panel_h_15.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2085\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2085\" src=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/blood_and_oil_tca_panel_h_15-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"TCA SUMMER PRESS TOUR 2015 - &quot;Blood &amp; Oil&quot; Session - The cast and producers of ABC's &quot;Blood &amp; Oil&quot; address the press at Disney | ABC Television Group's Summer Press Tour 2015 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. (ABC\/Image Group LA) JOSH PATE (CREATOR\/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER), RODES FISHBURNE (CREATOR\/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER), TONY KRANTZ (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER), AMBER VALLETTA, DON JOHNSON, CHACE CRAWFORD, REBECCA RITTENHOUSE\" width=\"404\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/blood_and_oil_tca_panel_h_15-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/blood_and_oil_tca_panel_h_15-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/blood_and_oil_tca_panel_h_15-500x282.jpg 500w, https:\/\/bejone03.expressions.syr.edu\/trf594\/files\/2015\/09\/blood_and_oil_tca_panel_h_15.jpg 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TCA SUMMER PRESS TOUR 2015 &#8211; &#8220;Blood &amp; Oil&#8221; Session &#8211; The cast and producers of ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Blood &amp; Oil&#8221; address the press at Disney | ABC Television Group&#8217;s Summer Press Tour 2015 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. (ABC\/Image Group LA)<br \/>JOSH PATE (CREATOR\/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER), RODES FISHBURNE (CREATOR\/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER), TONY KRANTZ (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER), AMBER VALLETTA, DON JOHNSON, CHACE CRAWFORD, REBECCA RITTENHOUSE<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In addition to a fairly star-studded cast, Blood &amp; Oil&#8216;s off-screen talent provides insight on the quality that viewers may expect come its premiere later this month. 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