Archive for the 'Pilots' Category

Over the weekend Fox network picked up "New Amsterdam" and the Terminator series "The Sarah Connor Chronicles." I haven’t seen "New Amsterdam" yet, but I have screened "The Sarah Connor Chronicles" and it is an excellent pilot. Fast-paced, great acting, exciting storytelling. This one’s going on the TiVo Season Pass list. Here’s more info on […]

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The Hollywood Reporter reports that ABC has pre-announced what new shows it will be picking up next week. These are the SciFi highlights:
Eli Stone [via ABC Press Release]
Following on the success of their current hit Brothers and Sisters, Ken Olin ("Alias"), Marc Guggenheim and Greg Berlanti ("Everwood") create a unique, character-driven drama that explores the […]

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Today the Hollywood Reporter confirms the following SciFi pilots will be announced as pick ups for Fall 2007 season next week:
The Bionic Woman  [via NBC Press Release]
Struggling as a bartender and surrogate mom to her teen-aged sister, Jamie Sommers didn’t think life could get much harder. But when a devastating car accident leaves her at […]

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Next week the telelvision networks will announce which new shows they are picking up for the fall. But this Hollywood Reporter article lists which new shows were told to start hiring writers this week. These are the SciFi ones that have been given the go ahead so far:
The Bionic Woman - NBC
Journeyman - NBC
Pushing Daisies […]

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An update to my earlier post. Here are additional SciFi pilots being considered:
ABC
- Life on Mars: Detective whose girlfriend has just been kidnapped finds himself transported back to the 1970s. Based on the BBC series.
- Eli Stone: Thirtysomething attorney (Jonny Lee Miller) begins to have larger-than-life visions that compel him to do unusual things; Victor […]

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The major Hollywood studios have finished shooting the new SciFi/Fantasy series pilots this year. Next week the television broadcast networks will announce which ones they order into series for the Fall 2007 season. Here’s a breakdown of the series [via TheFutonCritic]:
ABC
- Pushing Daisies: A pie maker with the gift to bring people back to life […]

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