hollywood
by tim parks
35 YEARS IN THE S For 35 years,
PaleyFest has been celebrating the me- dium of television and has afforded
audience members a chance to be present with its stars, live on stage. It’s a chance to talk to their favorite personalities from
their favorite shows, along with special episode screenings, behind-the-scenes- stories, scoops and Q & A sessions.
This year’s lineup will surely have
LGBT audiences clamoring for tickets onFriday, March 16, with PaleyFest’s Opening Night presentation ofAn Evening with Barbra Streisand, which will feature a conversation with the legendary diva herself. Also on board the LGBT cruise ship will be the cast ofWill & Grace, along with show creators Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Some of the other shows being spotlighted are: Handmaid’s Tale, Mom, Riverdale and Stranger Things to name a few. The Rage Monthly spoke with Rene Reyes, the executive in charge of produc- tion at the Paley Center that produces the annual event, about what treats audiences are in for. Let’s face it, we are in a time where binge watching television shows is king,
which has been one of the bigger changes that the festival has encountered in its 35 years of existence. “Well, thankfully we only look 29, which is very important in these parts,” he joked. “We’ve really grown as the accessibility and the availability of different platforms for creative voices on television have grown at the same time.” Seeing as they are a membership-based
organization, Reyes hears from sup- portive and “passionate television fans” throughout the year about what shows they would like to see highlighted. Reyes expanded on their selection method; “It’s a big process that goes on year-round. Not only do we have PaleyFest in the spring, there’s one in New York as well in the fall. Throughout the year, we are hosting single event panels with different
shows in L.A. and New York, so we’re always thinking of what will resonate at the festival. Since it’s a larger scale event, we are lucky to be at the beautiful Dolby Theatre right afterThe Oscars.” Glitz and glamor aside, Reyes stressed
the importance of what PaleyFest does in its mission of sustaining television’s heritage with “over 180,000 programs” being saved for future generations. “PaleyFest looks like this big red carpet, star studded event,” he said. “But all of it is happening really to preserve the incredible archive that we have here at Paley Center and then make available to the public.” Another avenue that Reyes has
been instrumental in championing, is spearheading the LGBT Collection that chronicles we of the queer kind on the
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