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[NotTheGuyYouKill]

The CW pilots sound terrible. Then again, Nikita, Arrow, and Supernatural are awesome... and Cult looks good, so I should give them the benefit of the doubt.

But those shows just sound awful.

 

[ivysaur12]

Updated the OP. Started The Great Pilot Read of 2013.

 

[Hours Left]

Thanks for compiling all this ivy.

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

@TVGuideMagazine
ABC comedy pilot: SPY. To impress his smart son, man inadvertently takes a job with Secret Service. Simeon Goulden writer, based on UK show.

This is interesting. Watched the original on Hulu recently, and it's quite good

 

[ivysaur12]

NBC and CBS should be done. ABC will probably pick up a few more. Maybe one or two more at Fox. Same with the CW.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

This is interesting. Watched the original on Hulu recently, and it's quite good

Hopefully the American version will actually deal with, you know, actual spy work. In the British version they just sit at a desk all day and work from a computer. It shouldn't even be called "Spy".

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

Hopefully the American version will actually deal with, you know, actual spy work. In the British version they just sit at a desk all day and work from a computer. It shouldn't even be called "Spy".

I felt that was part of it's charm and appeal, actually :lol

 

[Dan]

When I think of a spy, I definitely do not think of the Secret Service. Sounds like if they did a real translation to the US he'd be joining the CIA instead. Pretty odd.

 

[Jest Chillin]

When I think of a spy, I definitely do not think of the Secret Service. Sounds like if they did a real translation to the US he'd be joining the CIA instead. Pretty odd.

The change is probably to make it easier to facilitate the fact that there will be little to no "spy work" as it's considered by American viewers.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

I felt that was part of it's charm and appeal, actually :lol

S'more like false advertisement if you ask me!

 

[Krauser Kat]

fuuuuuuuuuck YEAH. Colbie is coming back for shield series.

 

[Sloane]

Any news on Chosen?

 

[Tim the Wiz]

Hopefully the American version will actually deal with, you know, actual spy work. In the British version they just sit at a desk all day and work from a computer. It shouldn't even be called "Spy".

Heh, but that's what spy work is overwhelmingly like.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Heh, but that's what spy work is overwhelmingly like.

Maybe, but that's not what most people are going to expect from a show called SPY and the opening credits suggest something Mission Impossible esque.

 

[Link]

fuuuuuuuuuck YEAH. Colbie is coming back for shield series.

How is that gonna work with HIMYM renewed?

 

[RatskyWatsky]

How is that gonna work with HIMYM renewed?

She isn't definitively coming to SHIELD; She's just in talks at the moment. But since she's a regular on HIMYM, I'd imagine that she'd only guest on SHIELD.

 

[Tim the Wiz]

Maybe, but that's not what most people are going to expect from a show called SPY and the opening credits suggest something Mission Impossible esque.

Well, just speaking to the British sitcom, I viewed it as part of the joke. Espionage has always been more Le Carre than Bond, or more Rubicon than Homeland. It seemed like a clever premise to hang a sitcom concept on.

 

[ivysaur12]

‏@franklinavenue
CW drama pilot: BLINK. Family drama told from POV of father in a coma, can't speak or move but can see and hear all. Vera Herbert writer.

‏@franklinavenue
CW drama pilot: THE TOMORROW PEOPLE. Based on UK series about humans with special powers. Phil Klemmer writer. Greg Berlanti, Julie Plec EPs

@TVMoJoe
Per industry insiders, the final pilot script for AMAZON (aka Wonder Woman) isn't in yet. CW may yet order for fall -- or midseason

The CW is done ordering pilots.

 

[Link]

@franklinavenue
CW drama pilot: THE TOMORROW PEOPLE. Based on UK series about humans with special powers. Phil Klemmer writer. Greg Berlanti, Julie Plec EPs

Wow, I used to watch that show on Nickelodeon all the time. Had no idea it was from the UK.

 

[beat]

CW drama pilot: BLINK. Family drama told from POV of father in a coma, can't speak or move but can see and hear all. Vera Herbert writer.

"We'll only need one set!"

... I guess they'll use flashbacks a lot?

 

[Clevinger]

@franklinavenue
CW drama pilot: BLINK. Family drama told from POV of father in a coma, can't speak or move but can see and hear all. Vera Herbert writer.

The CW is done ordering pilots.

That sounds so depressing and not fun and probably horrible.

 

[anaron]

Hey CW, just add "Julie Plec and Greg Berlanti present" to your logo while you're at it.

 

[ivysaur12]

@franklinavenue
CBS drama pilot: THE SURGEON GENERAL. About the surgeon general of the United States. Samuel Baum writer.

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[Wes]

That CW pilot "REIGN" sounds interesting to me. I can't see it being anything but a trainwreck.

 

[ivysaur12]

That CW pilot "REIGN" sounds interesting to me. I can't see it being anything but a trainwreck.

The first scene is Mary playing an epic soccer match against Nuns in the 1500s, so that's as far as I got.

 

[anaron]

The first scene is Mary playing an epic soccer match against Nuns in the 1500s, so that's as far as I got.

\

I need to see this realized

 

[ivysaur12]

Allison Janney cast opposite Anna Farris in Chuck Lorre's CBS multicam "Mom", basically solidifying it as the frontrunner.

 

[Monty Mole]

Intrigued by David Shore's Doubt. The premise doesn't excite me too much, but then neither did the premise of House, one of my favourite shows of all time. So with Shore writing, hopefully it'll be something special. Been waiting anxiously for his next move, hopefully his pilot is a success.

 

[ivysaur12]

Rob Corddry to star in ABC's Spy as the lead. Wow.

 

[TJ Bennett]

This is the first time since 2009 that I haven't had to do a pilot and I'm thrilled. None of the networks' pickups have me intrigued.

I'm crossing my fingers that Blink goes to series because it sounds like such a terrible idea for network television. Scratch that, it's just a terrible idea in any format.

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

Rob Corddry to star in ABC's Spy as the lead. Wow.

This gets a thumbs up from me, actually. Woot

 

[ivysaur12]

‏@franklinavenue
NBC drama pilot: WONDERLAND. New updated take on the Alice in Wonderland tale. Whit Anderson writer. Anthony Zuiker among EPs.

.

This is the first time since 2009 that I haven't had to do a pilot and I'm thrilled. None of the networks' pickups have me intrigued.

I'm crossing my fingers that Blink goes to series because it sounds like such a terrible idea for network television. Scratch that, it's just a terrible idea in any format.

Me neither! Horay jobs!

I have Blink in the queue. I'm rooting for it because the woman who wrote is was an assistant, and I'm very much pro assistants getting bigger projects, but this is not a series.

 

[ivysaur12]

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

‏@franklinavenue
ABC drama pilot: BIG THUNDER. (Named after the ride.) 19th century NY doctor moves family to frontier minding town. Jason Fuchs writer.

UHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

and this:

‏@franklinavenue
ABC drama pilot: GOTHICA. Sexy soap incorporating legends of Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, Frankenstein, Dorian Gray, others. Matt Lopez writer.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Gothica, or, a boardroom full of ABC execs ask "how the fuck does CW get so many people to watch vampire diaries?"

 

[Link]

Looks like ABC wants to replicate Once Upon a Time for the emo set.

 

[Jest Chillin]

lol. This thread is the first exposure I've gotten to the world of TV Pilots and I have to say it's pretty jarring to see the ideas that will never make the light of day. In contrast though it makes it startlingly clear as to why some of the terrible shows actually get pilots and worse off get picked up for seasons.

 

[beat]

Gothica, or, a boardroom full of ABC execs ask "how the fuck does CW get so many people to watch vampire diaries?"

Gothica also answers "how can we use some public domain IPs?"

 

[ivysaur12]

‏@TVGuideMagazine
ABC drama pilot: RECKLESS. Problem solver must go to unconventional means to help free his wife overseas. Chris Black writer.

@TVGuideMagazine
ABC drama pilot: MURDER IN MANHATTAN. Hour-long dramedy about mom/daughter amateur sleuths. Maria Maggenti writer.

Well all righty then.

lol. This thread is the first exposure I've gotten to the world of TV Pilots and I have to say it's pretty jarring to see the ideas that will never make the light of day. In contrast though it makes it startlingly clear as to why some of the terrible shows actually get pilots and worse off get picked up for seasons.

Uh huh!

 

[Jest Chillin]

I love detective stuff but Murder in Manhattan will almost assuredly depend entirely on dialogue for me. For example I'm a huge Psych fan but can't stand The Mentalist.

 

[ivysaur12]

I love detective stuff but Murder in Manhattan will almost assuredly depend entirely on dialogue for me. For example I'm a huge Psych fan but can't stand The Mentalist.

It's described as a dramady so I hope it's more Psych. This is all the weekend homework.

 

[Snake]

@franklinavenue
ABC drama pilot: BIG THUNDER. (Named after the ride.)

There are no adequate jokes to describe this.

After the PotC and Haunted Mansion films, this was the joke.

 

[ivysaur12]

There are no adequate jokes to describe this.

After the PotC and Haunted Mansion films, this was the joke.

Corporate S-Y-N-E-R-G-Y!

 

[Dan]

Rob Corddry to star in ABC's Spy as the lead. Wow.

Good for him, but I hope this doesn't impact Childrens Hospital.

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

Corporate S-Y-N-E-R-G-Y!

Promote synergy, like a boss

 

[ivysaur12]

It’s been a very tough January spec market this season, with several scripts taken out and none of them selling. Until now. I’ve learned that, in a competitive situation with NBC and Fox bidding, Brenda Forever, a high-concept comedy script by writers Andrew Leeds and David Lampson, just landed at NBC with a pilot order. Casting on the project is yet to begin but I hear Ellie Kemper, who is close friends with Leeds and Lampson, has had informal conversations and is interested in playing the lead. That would be coup for the show as Kemper has been among the most sought-after actresses this pilot season.

Brenda Forever takes place in two time periods, following Brenda growing up as both a 31-year-old woman and a 13-year-old girl. The project was developed internally at Sony Pictures TV with studio-based Fedora Entertainment. Lampson, Leeds and Fedora’s Peter Tolan and Michael Wimer executive produce. Sony TV took a gamble with Leeds and Lampson, signing a deal with the duo back in April to develop a project in-house instead of going through the regular pitch process. It just paid off. Brenda Forever reunites Leeds and Lampson with NBC where they landed their first network pilot, the 2010 Rex Is Not Your Lawyer.

NBC now has 17 comedy pilots/presentations.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

I'm excited for Starz' new gritty ballerina drama.

 

[Hours Left]

I'm excited for Starz' new gritty ballerina drama.

For reals? (As in, this is a real thing?)

 

[anaron]

I'm excited for Starz' new gritty ballerina drama.

We already have one tho

 

[Wes]

Is that from Bunheads? How did that show turn out?

 

[ivysaur12]

@TVGuideMagazine
Fox drama pilot: WILD BLUE. Men and women on a U.S. aircraft carrier. Michael Dinner director. Taylor Elmore writer. Graham Yost among EPs.

@TVGuideMagazine
Fox drama pilot: GANG RELATED. Gang member infiltrates the San Francisco PD's gang task force. Chris Morgan writer. 20th TV, Imagine TV.

Fox is done with drama orders. These two sound interesting, will read.