As expected, a cable network ended up buying Sarah Palin’s documentary-style series about her home state of Alaska. Discovery announced today that it bought the project, which goes by the working title Sarah Palin’s Alaska, and will premiere the eight-part series on TLC. Uber-reality show producer Mark Burnett (Survivor) is executive producing. No air date has been set.
“Discovery Communications is so excited to help Sarah Palin tell the story of Alaska, and to have a great documentary filmmaker in Mark Burnett helping to reveal Alaska’s powerful beauty as it has never been filmed, and as told by one of the state’s proudest daughters,” Peter Liguori, Discovery’s Chief Operating Officer, said in a statement.
Palin will participate in the show and present stories about Alaska’s quirky denizens and traditions like the Iditarod. A two-minute video teaser for the show was sent around to the networks, and according to one executive who saw it, it contains a voiceover touting Alaska as “the most fascinating state, with the most fascinating statesperson,” shows sweeping views of the state, and even mentions that Alaska “is two miles from Russia.”
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I bet she quits after the second episode.
Sarah Palin is like an abandoned cat you see on the street, don’t give her attention and she will go away!
Sarah isn’t going anywhere, she will always find someone to give her attention. The cat actually needs help, Sarah doesn’t. What a strange analogy, it makes you sound quite cold.
i would gladly give a cat attention and run sarah over with my car.
good one!!
All democratic men are homos that can’t handle her attractiveness and all democratic woman are ugly dykes like Rosie McDonalds and are jealous.
She’s ugly enough to turn men gay, I can’t disagree. By the way, you do know Cesar ended up being stabbed multiple times right?
Grossest TLC show since ’650 lb. Virgin’.
Wasn’t that your autobiography?
Hopefully, TLC will get David Attenborough to narrate the DVD version on an alternate audio track. That way, we can enjoy the scenery without being forced to listen to that horrendous wench.
I’m wondering if they’ll be sure to include scenes of shooting wolves from helicopters and drilling for oil in pristine wilderness!
Oh you betchya! seeing as how you dont even know what your talking about , about the helicopters, and our nation needs oil , and if we can get it safely and effectivly ,why not?
may be the 2nd series should be on Russia – since she can see it from her house. That does mean that she is an expert, right?
I lived in Whales Alaska for a summer, and on a clear day I could see Russia from my house. It was the island of Big Diomede.
I think it’s so ironic that Discovery would have Sarah Palin hosting a show, when she does not have a good track record when it comes to environmental issues and animal welfare, which Discovery supposedly champions. Humph.
Seriously. “Look at those beautiful wolves…grab the gun!”
Note to self, “stop watching TLC”. It used to be the “learning” channel but apparently it’s now the “loser” channel. Shame on you TLC for giving this dolt a show.
Agree. They are just hoping on the buzz from having this mentally challenged failed beauty queen host a show.
So Sarah, are you going to show the villages-no running water, highest gas prices in the US, our failing education? anything important or is it going to be a “Travel” and please show us where youcan see Russia from your house. How we rank below many other states in law inforcement, but have the largest area to cover?
What a waste of time! I will not be watching.
Yes, show the smiling natives, ignore the fact that the average income in the village is $200 a month, and a gallon of milk costs $11
Will this show annoy me?
You Betcha!
HAHAHA *wink*
I’d rather eat ground glass. TLC = The Loser Channel.
Episode 1: How to butcher a moose in the field, and ten different ways to cook it.
Episode 2: How to shoot wolves from a helicopter,
Episode 3: How to drill an oil well in your back yard.
Episode 4: How to get the big witch hunter from Nigeria to bless you.
Episode 5: How to ban books in your community,
Episode 6: How to contruct buildings in your community without holding title to the land, or even get permits,
Episode 7: How to get your local government to pay for your family vacations,and even pay you to live in your own house!
Episode 8: How to quit your job and make millions off idjits watching TLC.
Special Bonus Episosde: How to buy multiple weapons for the whole family, and use them against anyone who disagrees with you.
You forgot the rape kits! and the taxes on her cabins….
Yeah, I also forgot how to fire police officers you don’t like, as well as shut off water/plumbing to indigenous peoples you want to forget exist. Guess these other items will have to wait for season 2! *LOL*
this just in-she is being sued by the tea party hahahahaha she is quite the wanna be diva, something about a private jet….
A tutorial on pimping your kids to stay socially relevant.
Ever notice how all the democratic woman where pants suits cause they are all ugly bull dykes. Palin is a real woman, what we like int republican party. All demo women are men.
She’s ignorant of the law and thought she would make a good V.P. She’s in the fine tradition of Dick Cheney. At least the dems are honest dykes. They don’t condemn homosexuality while secretly looking for it in an airport bathroom.
Oh my God, will people just let go of “I can see Russia from my house” already? She never even said that – Tina Fey did.
No… But Palin opened herself up to that when she used her house’s proximity to Russia as an example of her Foreign Affairs experience.
Since when is constantly having to deal with a foreign country right near your border not Foreign Affairs experience?
@ Menchy – When did she ever have to deal with Russia? We have a State Department for that…
@GGG, so even though the State of Washington has close ties to Japan because they are the number one export market for Washington apples, you would argue that the special relationship between Washington government and Japanese government should be ignore because it is not done by the State Department? States cannot enter into treaties, or official trade relations, but that does not mean that the leader of a state does not have relations with foreign governments.
As soon as the Grifter Queen stops profiting from John McCain’s senility.
They cancelled Miss America for this???
My Favorite part of the Press Release: “[...] and to have a great documentary filmmaker in Mark Burnett helping [...]” LMFAO – since when did the king of reality whore become a “great” documentary filmmaker?
Maybe that means Sarah will run around in her bra and panties, like the gals on “Survivor” do. ;o)
OMG – since when is Mark Burnett a great documentary filmmaker? Is that what they are calling Survivor these days?
So the grifter queen is gonna tell us all about her Alaska. Is that the Alaska she quit on? The Alaska where she still faces potential legal problems about her tenure as governor? Is FOX news co-producing this? I have always thought of the Discovery Network as an essential part of any cable package. That goes by the board today. Keep plenty of sharpies around so she can write what she’s supposed to say on her hand. Ridiculous.