An unnamed production person on Pushing Daisies, a new TV show, has admitted to deliberately leaking the show to his neighbor’s kid, an inveterate uploader, in order to promote the show. Though this was done without the source’s boss’s approval, he says that it’s understood that this is widely done by the studios on a don’t ask, don’t tell basis. All your TV has an interview with the leaker.
Q: So what made you decide to pass along the file? Was this your idea, or did your boss approve it?
A: MY boss? Oh, God no. I mean…look, I think a lot of people….it’s a bit like the military’s ‘Don’t’ Ask Don’t Tell’ rule. I think a lot of people think in theory that getting a show out there ahead of time is a good idea. Especially a show (like “Pushing Daisies”) that generally gets a lot of excitement from people after they watch it.
But it’s not like anyone I know would admit to that while they’re on the clock, and it’s not even something you would bring up seriously as a suggestion.
(Thanks, Rick!)