MTV To Film In West Virginia

• {Charleston, West Virginia}...The West Virginia Film Office has denied tax credits to a company planning an MTV reality series, citing concerns that the show "Buck Wild" will negatively portray the state's young male residents. Director Pam Haynes says New Remote Productions Inc. applied twice, in May and July, but was denied both times. The Film Industry Investment Act offers tax credits of up to 31 percent for companies that film in West Virginia, but Haynes said the law is clear: Participation is prohibited for derogatory productions. The executive producer of "Buck Wild," J.P. Williams of Parallel Entertainment, is a native West Virginian best known for creating Blue Collar Comedy. MTV programming head David Janollari says the network has ordered 12 episodes of the show portraying the colorful antics of a group of friends just out of high school. Filming is set to begin next spring in Sissonville and Charleston.