Reel Talk

Reel Talk
Genre	Talk show
Presented by	Jeffrey Lyons Alison Bailes
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	WNBC
Original release
Release	2005 (2005) – 2009 (2009)

Reel Talk is a syndicated weekend movie review series hosted by film critics Jeffrey Lyons and Alison Bailes. It was produced by, and originally ran exclusively on, WNBC, a New York City NBC affiliate.

Airtimes

The show initially aired as part of NBC All Night on Fridays and Saturdays. The show usually aired at 4:00 a.m. on late Friday nights and/or late Saturday nights at 2:00 a.m. It then launched into syndication in September 2007 via NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution. The program In Wine Country took the place of Reel Talk on the NBC All Night schedule.

Production and website

The show was produced by WNBC. Michael Avila was Executive Producer of Reel Talk.

In conjunction with the show's syndicated debut, an interactive website www.ReelTalkTV.com was simultaneously launched, offering viewers video reviews, extended interviews with celebrities, special web only features and trailers.

Celebrity guests

Past celebrities on the show have been:

• Sean Penn
• Judi Dench
• Kirk Douglas
• Donald Sutherland
• Kiefer Sutherland
• Antonio Banderas
• Pierce Brosnan
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Morgan Freeman
• George Clooney
• Forest Whitaker

Cancellation

On May 28, 2009, NBC Universal announced the cancellation of Reel Talk due to Jeffrey Lyons and Alison Bailes losing their jobs with WNBC. The last edition of Reel Talk aired in late June 2009.

External links

• Official website
• Reel Talk at IMDb