JANICE JENSEN

 
 

Personal Credits



Two Sisters, One Heart – 1x60 HD special for Discovery Health 
 
Emma and Taylor Bailey continue to astound doctors.  The beautiful conjoined twins weren’t supposed to live beyond a day, but the girls who share one large and abnormal heart are now learning to walk.  This hour chronicles the family’s journey between 18-months and the girls’ milestone second birthday. (Producer/Writer/Director)

SnakesKin – 6x30 HD series for Animal Planet                                       
You think you have a dangerous job? Try catching copperheads, cottonmouths and rattlesnakes in panic-stricken homeowners’ backyards. If you live in Georgia, Jason and Sarah Clark are the couple to call when you spot the “unexpected” lurking underfoot.   Series premieres in 4th Qtr 2009. (Developer/Producer/Director)

Gator Farm – 1x60 HD special for Animal Planet
This family is truly up to their elbows in alligators -- which is hard to believe considering they live above 7500-feet in the Colorado Rockies.  The Young’s are caregivers to more than 400 alligators and a huge variety of abandoned or confiscated reptiles and mammals. Documentary premieres in late 2009. (Developer/Producer/Director)

Jon & Kate + 8 – 1x30 episode for TLC
Produced the family’s vacation episode to North Carolina during the summer of 2008. (Producer)

Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern – 4x60 HD shows for Travel Channel               
He’s the official taste-tester of the world’s most macabre and extreme foods.  Renowned gourmand Andrew Zimmern visits Iceland, Russia, Bolivia and Guangzhou, China, this season on Bizarre Foods. (Writer)

Heli-skiing: Livin’ the Dream -- 1x60 HD special for Discovery HD Theater                                                     
This one-hour special follows the people, the powder and perils of heli-skiing British Columbia.  Shot on the remotest mountaintops of the Cariboos and Monashees mountain ranges, Heli-skiing: Livin’ the Dream takes viewers past glaciers and crevasses during post avalanche season for an extreme Discovery Club 1080 adventure.  (Writer/Producer)

Chasing Lance – 8x60 for Discovery Channel, FitTV & HD Theater.                                                       
 This series of one-hour specials unveils the arduous training regimen of the world-renowned Discovery Cycling Team and its leader Lance Armstrong.  The eight one-hour specials take viewers behind the scenes during the team’s spring racing competitions; Lance Armstrong’s early training season, and the days and nights during his amazing 7th Tour de France win. The final one-hour compilation episode was nominated for two Emmy’s. The series also received the acclaim of cycling magazine Velo News. (Executive Producer/Series Producer/Writer)

Wildlife Wars - 1x90 for Animal Planet                                                                                                  
 This two-hour movie/documentary hybrid follows the true-life and harrowing close calls of undercover wildlife agent Terry Grosz.   The sleeper hit received rave reviews and unexpected ratings.  Terry’s unique storytelling -- and even more unique case solving – bring these entertaining and true conservation journals to life. You’ll never look at wildlife the same way again. (Executive Producer/Co-Writer)

Home for the Holidays  – 1x60 for the Travel Channel   
 
 TV Guide gives a thumbs-up to this innovative one-off that incorporates vintage home movies with celebrity commentary on the subject of traveling for the holidays – ye old Christmases of our childhood. Celebs include “Desperate Housewives” Eva Longoria and Comedians Robert Schimmel, Greg Proops, Adele Givens, and Judy Gold. (Executive Produce/Writer)

Second Opinion with Dr. Oz 13x60 for Discovery Channel   
                                                        
This talk show series is the brainchild of New York Presbyterian’s acclaimed heart surgeon Mehmet Oz.  It’s the “do it yourself” guide to your own body.  Each hour is devoted to the intricacies of an internal system…the brain, the heart, even the plumbing and pipes.  Stories are told through the personal accounts of celebrities and patients.  Guests include Oprah, New York Yankees coach Joe Torre and legend Quincy Jones.  Dr. Oz credits the series for helping inspire his New York Times Bestseller “You, the Owner’s Manual.” (Supervising Producer/Segment Writer)

Busted -- 20x60 for Animal Planet  
                                                                                                         
Combine “CSI” and “Lassie” and you’ve got “Busted”.  This highly produced reenactment drama is the only series of its sort that shows how animals solve crimes…forensically and instinctively. This is true crime at its most curious. (Executive Producer/Writer)

World’s Best Beaches 2005 -- 1x60 for the Travel Channel & HD Theater      
                            
This one-hour special takes viewers to beach paradises as remote as Fernando de Noronha, Brazil, and as modish as Barcelona, Spain.  Travel experts from Condé Nast Traveler, Fodor’s and USA Today debate the options, and come up with the top ten beach excursions.  (Executive Producer/Co-Writer)

Battles on the Beach 1x60 for the Travel Channel & HD Theater                                          
Another one-hour special that taunts viewers to take in new beach hangouts -- as well as some of the hottest action on the sand.  This hour showcases the top sports and competitions on America’s beaches.  (Executive Producer/Co-Writer)

Best Beach Havens -- 1x60 for the Travel Channel & HD Theater       
                                         
Where do you head for the ultimate beach experience?  This one-off narrows the choices down to seven of America’s top beach towns.  Don’t miss what the hippest neighborhoods have to offer once you brush off the sand and hit the town for fun and leisure. (Executive Producer/Co-Writer)

Breed All About It -- 52x30 for Animal Planet    
                                                                               
 What’s better than a series devoted to our best friend?  “Breed All About It” celebrates the purebreds of the world. Each half hour episode is devoted to one breed.  The popular daytime strand has been part of the network mainstream since its inception.  (Executive Producer/Supervising Producer)

Emergency Vets -- 130x30 for Animal Planet   
                                                                                        
You want reality TV? This breakout series is the cream of the reality crop.  “Emergency Vets” remains one of the most popular strands on the network.  Its raw, documentary-style storytelling of people and their animals in crisis still captures our emotions and interest years after its premiere. (Series Segment Producer/Writer, Show-runner for Ep’s 30-31).

 

 
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