Here's a chance for an up-close-and-personal look into the making of top-rated television programs set in New York. The Paley Center for Media from October 6-19, 2016 welcomes PALEYFEST: Made in New York, highlighting some of the most celebrated programs made in the Big Apple. It's the ultimate TV fan festival, a star-studded lineup of events with casts and creative teams behind some of television's greatest hits with screenings and panels and stars. The Paley Center, one of New York's major media hubs, does the hosting, with a supremely plush, comfortable auditorium to watch in.
The PALEYFEST: Made in New York lineup includes these stellar programs and panelists:
Thursday, October 6: Opening Night: Homeland, 7pm
Panelists: Claire Danes, Mandy Patinkin, F. Murray Abraham, Alex Ganssa
Saturday, October 8: Elementary, 6pm
Panelists: Johnny Lee Miller, Lucy Lui, Aidan Quinn, John Michael Hill, Rob Doherty
Sunday, October 9: The Path, 6:30pm
Panelists: Aaron Paul, Michelle Monaghan, Hugh Dancy, Jessica Goldberg
Monday, October 10: Younger, 6:30pm
Panelists: Sutton Foster, Hillary Duff, Nico Tortorella, Debi Mazar, Peter Hermann, Molly Bernard, Darren Star, Dottie Zicklin
Thursday, October 13: The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, 8:30pm
Panelists: Trevor Noah and others
Friday, October 14: Madam Secretary, 6:30pm
Panelists: Tea Leoni, Tim Daly, Lori McCreary, Barbara Hall
Monday, October 17: Quantico, 7pm
Panelists: Priyanka Chopra, Blair Underwood, Joshua Safran, and others
Wednesday, October 19: Closing Night: Gotham, 8pm
Panelists: Ben McKenzie, Donal Logue, and more
Your $50 ticket brings you a selected episode and panel discussion, typically two+ hours of enlightenment. To purchase tickets for PALEYFEST, which often sell out fast, visit www.paleyfest.org, or download the Paley App at paley.me/app.
The Paley Center for Media, with locations in New York and Los Angeles, is a main nonprofit mover and shaker concerned with the cultural, creative, and social significance of television, radio, and emerging platforms. It is accessible both by the professional community and anyone interested in yesterday's and today's media. PALEYFEST is part of The Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment’s 50th Anniversary Campaign, highlighting the importance of the television and film industry to the city.
The Center is open Wednesdays through Sundays 12 noon to 6pm. Free admission; suggested contributions of $10 adults, $8 students and senior citizensm, and $5 children under 14 let you spend an hour and a half with your favorite episodes of television, news, and specials in the archive library with headphones and monitors (if it ever aired, the chances are you can find it and watch it at The Paley Center). Your admission also grantsentry to current exhibitions. Guided tours, which include info on the Paley Center's history, collection, and current programs are offered; ask for details when you visit.
Paley Center for Media New York, 25 W. 52nd St., 212-621-6600, media.paleycenter.org