Tea Party Gets Its Own Colonial America TV Show — Made by Tea Partiers
- Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:26am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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Tea Partiers now have their own TV show. Literally.
A group of Tea Party members in California are about to premier the first hour-long episode of a new series called “Courage, New Hampshire,” which follows early colonial Americans.
“I’d like to concentrate on some of the regular folk who made the Revolution possible,” James Patrick Riley, the man behind the show and its production company, told The Hollywood Reporter (THR), “mix the narrative tension of The Sopranos and the redemptive, heroic American exceptionalism of Frank Capra.”
“Most TV sitcoms and dramas tend to depict conservatives and traditionalists and people of faith as halfwits. That tactic lost its edge about four decades ago and we think it’s time to turn the tables,” he added.
The first episode, titled “The Travail of Sarah Pine,“ follows a colonial woman who accuses a British soldier of ”bastardy.” It’s premiering at a theater in Monrovia, CA on Sunday. After that, it will head straight to DVD as Riley and his company, Colony Bay, look for a distribution partner. You can watch the trailer for the first episode below:
So who is Riley? THR gives a little more background on him and his business partner:
Colony Bay was founded by James Patrick Riley and Jonathan Wilson, who started in Hollywood as an assistant in ICM’s motion picture literary department and became director of development for Peter Hyams, working on films like End of Days with Arnold Schwarzenegger. They met when Wilson was forming the Pasadena chapter of Tea Partiers and he recruited Riley, an experienced Patrick Henry impersonator, to perform at an event.
The episode was filmed on Riley’s sprawling, 760-acre apple and pear farm. And even though the film and its producers are Tea Partiers, Riley admits that he’s not opposed to employing liberals. In fact, he told THR, “We have cast members who are raging leftists.”
But despite Hollywood’s reputation for harboring those leftists, Riley said the city actually has its share of conservatives.
“I was surprised to learn how many Tea Partiers there are in Hollywood,” Riley said. “Most won’t talk about it, though.”
Read more about the series at The Hollywood Reporter.
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Comments (118)
Sam Brown
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:15pmThe left has said over and over that the Tea is weak like loving by the lake, just watch as times get worse and the tea gets stronger.
Report Post »SICKOFPCNESS
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:15pmHas great potential!! If they stick to the truth…I’d be worth whatever they want to charge for it.
Report Post »FORLORNHOPE
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:15pmThank you, More please.
Report Post »ofallon
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:13pmThis is wonderful news and answered prayer for an alternative to the media filth. How refreshing!
Report Post »ZZero
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:06pmPart of the problem with the TEA party perceptions by folks who don’t really understand the process is our presentation. They see people in 3 cornered hats and colonial dress as odd and stale which is hard to argue. Recent surveys illuminate that most young folks have no true concept of history nor do they want to. The left comes across as being more hip, cool,and relevant to voters and, as such, does a much better job of marketing their ideas. Jon Stewart is an example as he uses humor and current examples in his presentations. If we could kick it up to a more current and immediate relevancy in our presentation, with a little humor, we may cross over enough to get the minority and youth vote that could make a difference. Just saying………….
Report Post »StargazerInSavannah
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:46pmJon Stewart a humorist? Maybe if you are an idiot you might see some humor.
Report Post »ZZero
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:15pmTry and keep things civil dude. No need to be rude. You made my point. There is an audience out there that is being missed by the TEA party. Some might be idiots but they are being influenced by people like him. Being ham handed, as in your response, cetainly doesn’t encourge them to think otherwise about us or our policies. We need to be their bridge to reality not push them away from it.
Report Post »ZOMBIE JESUS LOVES ME
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 5:52pmZZERO has a point.
You’re a D-bag, Stargazer.
Report Post »57states
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:05pmAwesome can’t wait!
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:04pmWhat? The Nation wasn’t founded by black folk? You mean “colonialism” doesn’t just happen unless you set back and let it? If you are satisfied with being lorded over by a ‘caretaker’ you didn’t care enough about your freedom/liberties to stand? Why are their no Mexicans cities? I’m so confused..
Report Post »Jezreel
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:03pmSince I really love history, I am sure my husband and I will enjoy something decent finally that is not filled with filth and vulgarity.
Report Post »Brad Wesselmann
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:02pmIf they don’t talk about it, then they are not TEA party people. That is the ACTION that separates real Constitutional/American patriots from the chaff.
Report Post »Navyveteran
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:01pmToo bad I don’t have the money to see it. With utilities, gas, food all going up my budget is tightening and I won’t be viewing this unless someone buys me the DVD for a late fathers day present ;)
Report Post »The_Bees_Assume
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:37pmNo need to whine so much – you will be able to get free copies in 2-3 months, by looking in the street on Garbage pick up day.
Report Post »Oh My God
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:00pmTrue American Heros. We are now coming into our own!
Report Post »2smart
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:57amFinally a counterpoint to the revisionist history esposed by the left. Perhaps enough of our fine citizens will take interest and figure out how America really did come about and the reasons why the Constitution is written as it is. Why we demanded independance from England? And how we grew as a young nation because of the freedoms to inovate and to profit from our ideas and creations.
Report Post »Lion420
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:55amLooks good! I’m looking forward to seeing more!
Report Post »13thGenerationAmerican
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:55amIf you want to watch a real series on the United States watch John Adams on HBO
Report Post »lakecrazy
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:53amThis is a good thing! I’ve been tracing our “roots” and my husbands family is full of Pilgrims and Revolutionary War folks. There are some great stories in his history with Indians, Witches, Thatchers Island couple who lost all of their children in a ship wreck arriving in the New Land.
Report Post »The_Bees_Assume
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:34pmVery Cool! This could make a good comedy like, ‘Gilligan’s Continent!’
Report Post »Alfred F. Jones
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:51amI think this is awesome! I am totally going to buy this. Tea Partiers hiring extreme leftist to act, only proves to show that we are the better man. You don’t see Michael Moor hiring conservatives. Besides, as long as the message is correct who cares if the actor was from the left or right wing. People need jobs today in America, and we should over look politics and provide them.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:59pmThanks, Alfred,
Report Post »That’s what I was trying to say.
rightwingheroes
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:51amTEA, anyone?
Report Post »fitsgibbons
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:51amAwesome…must see.
Report Post »Dahart
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:49amSo this really is not a TV show…it an Internet show that you must have a paid subscription too or buy a DVD…….what ever!
Report Post »VRW Conspirator
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:08pmthe article says that they are seeking a distributor and production …it seems like any other TV show…they made a pilot with their own money and time…and now are shopping for a market and a network….
I think GBTV should pick it up IMMEDIATELY!!!.. BLAZE, Glenn people…we know you monitor here… SERIOUSLY…GBTV should pick this up and run with it….
Report Post »The_Bees_Assume
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:33pmWe are talking about Business here – and Profits.
The fact this “Tea Party Production” became listed as “News” on the Blaze is a clear indication you will someday be able to see it on GBTV (along with the horrid little down-home-quality “Andrew Wilcow Constitution Series” tapes that are also “available on DVD for a small fee.”
Also expect to see Atlas Shrugged and other niche shows on the new Glenn Channel
Ayn Rand would be Proud of these Brave Entrepreneurs who are using TEA-nology to enrich themselves
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:40amAs long as it is truth let it run run run!!! first three seasons of 24 were pretty good until the “screenwriters” a.k.a “leftist loons” got PC!!
Report Post »kerf
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:39amOMG, Stewart and the rest of the brain dead left is gonna have a cow. Let them have one, time there was something other than FNC to watch.
Report Post »bhelmet
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:38amAbout time and here is to much success. Our voices deserve to be heard as well – especially since we can make a better, more fact-based argument.
Report Post »The_Bees_Assume
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:32am“We need to recognize that many talented actors we USE are ”Raging Leftists.” (and it’s OK that we hired abortion murderers if nobody associates the DVD with abortions, right. )
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:46amNot everything can be conservative. There has to be a balance. If we want musicians and artists, then we need people who think with the other side of their brain. They aren’t ALL bad people, they just think differently. Sometimes, we just need to agree to disagree and get on with living.
Report Post »jeffile
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:03pmThey just think differently? Isn’t that precisely what conservatives have been saying all along? Isn’t that the problem? Charles Manson, Jeffrey Dahmer, Al Capone, Mao Tse Tung, Adolph Hitler, Joseph Stalin among many others also thought differently.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:56pmI said they weren’t ALL bad.
Report Post »Zombee
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:19pmLiberalism Is A Persistent Vegetative State. “When the modern liberal mind whines about imaginary victims, rages against imaginary villains and seeks above all else to run the lives of persons competent to run their own lives, the neurosis of the liberal mind becomes painfully obvious.”
Report Post »The_Bees_Assume
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:42pmActually, it’s because so many actors are Professionals, who strive to be and do exactly as they are being directed, working as team members effectively, and while they are on the cast they are able to suspend their beliefs and suppress their true emotions to get the job done. It’s just a job.
Report Post »obama brotherhood.
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:31amwonderful.
Report Post »I hope it’s available for everyone.
Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:50amI’m sure it is. Green is green, no matter whether if it comes from red or blue. It is actually possible to hold on to your principles and not be polarizing. Conservatives have been watching liberal, Hollywood, TV and movies for years.
Report Post »ZOMBIE JESUS LOVES ME
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:58pmYeah. Green is green … but crap is crap.
Look at the films Fireproof and Facing the Giants. Evangelicals and conservatives can hoop and holler all they like, but a poorly made movie (or TV show) is just BAD.
Report Post »ZOMBIE JESUS LOVES ME
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:06pmSo, Obama Brotherhood.
I’ve noticed that your icon is the “classic” Obama as the Joker with — what is that on his forehead, my friend?
Report Post »pattybbb1
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 6:58pmThis is fantastic. I wish this was a TV series. Then I would keep my cable TV. But, alas, will probably do away with it next month when Beck goes.
Report Post »The_Bees_Assume
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:30amParty! Party!
We have Now Gone HIGH DEF!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:53am**BLAZE** please mute the Mojo.com ad that comes on when a story is opened. Some of us access theblaze.com at work and get surprised by the sound.
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:55amThat is fantastic.
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JohnGalt
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 11:57amWhen and where is it coming out? That’s all I need to know.
Report Post »nysparkie
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:08pmIMHO this will be soooooo much better than CURRENT TV with that Keith OBERLUDICRISTMAN!
Report Post »This show will actually get some type of recordable ratings> That other “THING” will go the way of
“AirAmerica” in the toilet.
Psychosis
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:13pm@ anonymos
use firefox as your browser and you wont get that video anymore
its not the blaze, its the browser putting that add there
firefox is much better too with a great side bare and synch addon give it a try you will like it
Report Post »lovenfl3
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:16pmThis is going to drive the whole left coast insane. I love it. Sounds like a great way to celebrate this great country. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNaZeZBGD2c
Report Post »fastfacts
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 12:17pmIT’S ONLY A START
What happened to the Conservative TV Network that they were working on. We have taken over the Talk Shows, we are working our way into the blogosphere, we have Fox News but the liberal media still is stronger than when it comes to catching the youth’s eyes. We need to fight back. It is because of the liberal media that people are starting to talk down our Constitution and history: http://tiny.cc/dtc9m
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:03pmThx, psych!
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:11pmTwo if by tea! Get yours!
Report Post »bw3131
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:22pmThe libs will have a feild day with this, you mean to tell me with all the comedic material here on the blaze we can’t put together a right wing show for young mush minds that would beat the pants off Jon Stewart, the new generation is not going to watch this, WE need cut to the bone comedy in 10 second clips, the mush heads will laugh at, easy stuff!
Report Post »bw3131
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:37pmI must say it does look good and I wuold watch it, but in the long term we need to change hearts and minds not entertain our own base, maybe these talented men will spawn a new era of youngsters who can sit through a thougtful and informative show. One can pray.
Report Post »Awakened One
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 1:41pmIt needs a wider audience. Maybe HBO or FOX channel.
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:11pmI hope I can get it and watch it….Go TEA!!!
Report Post »Buttercup
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:37pmAnonymous, there were no Mojo ads when the site came on, nor when the video started. Are you really telling the truth?
Report Post »Al J Zira
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:52pmyou mean to tell me with all the comedic material here on the blaze we can’t put together a right wing show for young mush minds that would beat the pants off Jon Stewart,
I believe that’s part of what Brian Sack will be doing on GBTV. Sign up if you haven’t already. Drop HBO or some other useless liberal channel, it will more than cover the cost of GBTV and the information available on GBTV is worth the price alone.
Report Post »ZOMBIE JESUS LOVES ME
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 2:54pmThis show is going to be awesome! I can’t wait to see Paul Revere ringing bells and warning the British, and George Washington freeing the slaves and Benjamin Franklin preaching the evils of abortion. I am so excited.
Report Post »ZZero
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:07pm“Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. It is almost impossible to counteract ridicule. Also it infuriates the opposition, which then reacts to your advantage” Sal Alinsky’s rule #5.
Report Post »ZOMBIE JESUS LOVES ME
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 3:45pmAlinsky. A truly great man.
Report Post »ZZero
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:22pmIf greatness is measured by dedicating your book to Lucifer……I guess he is your man.
Report Post »NES
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 5:16pm@NYSparkie
Current TV is necessary. Up until now, Comedy Central hasn’t had any competition. ;)
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 7:24pmPersonally, I’d love to see it streamed on the net or on iTunes, etc.
That IS the future of content delivery.
Glenn is sharp enough to have seen it coming and jumped in nice and early!
He’ll do great because of it, too!
Way to go, Riley!
I’ll be watching for this.
Report Post »encinom
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 8:13pmZZero
Report Post »Posted on June 24, 2011 at 4:22pm
If greatness is measured by dedicating your book to Lucifer……I guess he is your man.
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Lucifer was once God’s greatest servent. Also read Paradise Lost, many of the same arguements regarding individual freedom tbagger love to shout come directly from Milton’s Lucifer as he gives his justification for rebellion.
godhead
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 9:23pmZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Where’s Jamie Colby when you need her?
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Report Post »ZZero
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 9:49pmSo the Tea Party is satanic? I read the Bible and Paradise Lost but can’t come to the same conclusion. Dude, you much be hitting the Friday not bong a little hard.
Report Post »ZZero
Posted on June 24, 2011 at 10:06pmSorry ENCINOM, my “bong” crack was out of line.
Report Post »democrat
Posted on June 29, 2011 at 9:50pmI Love IT! The Majority of Principal Actors in the series are left wing liberals!!!
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