Cancelled shows of Tomorrow: The War on Chuck Lorre - Part 6

[Teelie]

He was written out and replaced for some reason (actor had another show or wasn't what they had in mind). Promotion I believe was how they handled it.

 

[lespaul59]

I've always liked Bones. And, honestly, the way their relationship developed was rather natural, except for season 6 when they forced it backwards by a year for...reasons.

But why Fox is trying to make such a big deal out of it when they've been together for two seasons now? More reasons???

I never really understood why they brung in the Hannah character. To me it just seemed like she was there for no other reason than to keep Booth and Bones apart so they could include character development for Bones (and maybe Booth) that could have been done in any of the first five seasons. I'm not sure if I'm exactly wording this the right way so I hope you understand what I'm trying to say. Not to mention Booth and Bones getting together was anti climatic. Only Bones' father notices something different between them. I know she tells Angela but it's like they took a page out of Smallville's playbook and figured letting it happen in offscreenville was good enough. I get why season 7 jumps right into Bones being pregnant. For those who don't know Emily Deschanel was actually pregnant. But they could have had a few flash back sceens in there some where.

It's obviously not going to be great but it could have. Instead they dropped the ball before it had a chance.

I like Bones and it's progressed in a somewhat realistic manner although it does get contrived. I really, really got sick of Pelant though and glad that story and character are well and truly done with. He overstayed his welcome by at least a season, considering he was apart of at least 3 of them. The wedding I'm indifferent to. I figure they'll make a big show of it and then... that's it. I don't see what else they can do post-wedding to make the story any more interesting in that direction.

I compleatly agree about Pelant. I never thought he was that good of a villain not to mention I also think the end to his story arc was also anti climatic. I acutally think Gormogon is a better villain/story arc than Pelant. I thought the wedding would end S9 and not be at the beginning. As for post wedding my guess is that the serial killer that Pelant mentions will be the next major villain. To me it just seems like they made a big enough deal out of Bones not making a connetion to the unsolved cases to just be a mind game from Pelant.

 

[Sawyer]

http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/babylon-fields-pilot-nbc/

Cult Drama ‘Babylon Fields’ Resurrected With Pilot Order At NBC, Michael Cuesta Inks Overall Deal With 20th Century Fox TV
By NELLIE ANDREEVA

EXCLUSIVE: Before AMC’s smash The Walking Dead, hit French series The Returned and ABC’s upcoming Resurrection, there was the 2007 CBS/20th Century Fox TV pilot Babylon Fields, from Michael Cuesta, Gerald Cuesta and Michael Atkinson, about a town’s residents coming back from the dead. Though it had a momentum, it missed the cut for fall 2007 and then midseason 2008, but the demise only cemented its instant cult status. Now Babylon Fields is getting a second chance at NBC, which has ordered a new pilot. The Cuesta brothers and Atkinson are back in their original roles as writers (Gerald Cuesta, Atkinson) and director (Michael Cuesta). The three will executive produce for 20th Century Fox TV. As part of the pilot order, Michael Cuesta has inked a two-year overall deal with the studio.

Described as a sardonic drama, in Babylon Fields, the dead are rising in Babylon, NY, and as a result, lives are regained, old wounds are reopened and families are restored — for better or worse. The newly regenerated bodies are healing faster and growing stronger than anyone else leading to the suspicion that they might be the next step in human evolution. Babylon Fields has long been a passion project for NBC Entertainment president Jennifer Salke, who developed it in her previous role as EVP Creative Affairs at 20th TV. Despite often getting the “zombie” label (the pilot’s deceased did look the worse for wear — bad skin, autopsy scars, open wounds, worms and all), according to the creators, Babylon Fields goes beyond the initial ‘return of the dead’ conceit, exploring the power of human connectedness, the next steps in our evolutionary progress, the slow-boil conflicts between the new societies, religions and mores birthed by the phenomenon; and the question: who, ultimately, is more fully human — the living, or the dead?

While pilots come and go, very few have had the staying power of Babylon Fields. Clips and the entire pilot surfaced online soon after it got the pass by CBS (you can watch the original pilot starring Ray Stevenson, Kathy Baker and Amber Tamblyn below), and it has remained on people’s radar, recently evoked in conjunction with the French series The Returned, which A&E is remaking with Carlton Cuse, and ABC’s Resurrection, which share a similar premise. (The Returned is based on a 2004 French movie, Resurrection on a book.)

The overall deal marks Michael Cuesta’s return to 20th TV where he directed, exec produced, and worked on set day-to-day on the first two seasons of the studio’s Emmy-winning Homeland, including directing the pilot. “We’ve had such a meaningful partnership with Michael from the original pilot which was always a favorite of executives in our company, to the celebrated work he’s done on Homeland from its pilot through the second season,” 20th chairman Dana Walden said. “Having an opportunity to remake Babylon Fields, which will be part of our new overall with Michael, is kind of a dream come true. Jennifer Salke deserves a tremendous amount of credit here. She worked with us on the original and led the charge to bring Babylon Fields back to life on NBC.” Cuesta has helmed the pilots of 4 series that have aired this year: Showtime’s Homeland and Dexter and CBS’ Blue Bloods and Elementary. He recently wrapped Focus Features/Jeremy Renner vehicle Kill The Messenger. The Cuestas are repped by WME and attorney Andrew Hurwitz.

This is NBC’s third early pilot order this season, joining drama Tin Man, from top feature writer Ehren Kruger, and the Red Arrow-produced Odyssey, co-written and directed by Peter Horton.

And here's the original pilot:
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Obviously a bit of this has to stem from regret over passing on TWD back in the day, but considering this pre-dates the TWD series and the concept seems quite a bit different, I won't hold it against them too much. I'd be interested in watching if it got picked up. Wonder how different the pilot will be. Considering the gap in pilots, I'm guessing none of the actors will reprise their roles.

 

[Sawyer]

http://www.deadline.com/2013/10/philip-marlowe-drama-series-castle-abc/

Philip Marlowe Drama From ‘Castle’ Creator Andrew Marlowe & Michael De Luca At ABC
By NELLIE ANDREEVA

ABC is taking another crack at bringing one of the most famous detective literary characters to primetime, this time teaming with the creator of its most successful crime-solving drama of the past decade. The network has put in development a Philip Marlowe drama project, inspired by Raymond Chandler’s famous hard-boiled detective, from Castle creator/executive producer/showrunner Andrew Marlowe (put your Marlowe pun in here) and feature producer Michael De Luca (Captain Phillips, Fifty Shades Of Grey). The project, from ABC Studios, where Marlowe is under an overall deal, is described as a smart, sexy and stylish update of Chandler’s character which follows the investigations of wisecracking, edgy and rugged private detective Philip Marlowe as he navigates the morally complicated world of today’s Los Angeles — where the bright California sun casts long and dangerous shadows…and where true love can be more difficult to find than justice. Marlowe is writing the script with his wife, Castle writer/consulting producer Terri Edda Miller, through their MilMar Pictures. The two are executive producing with De Luca through Michael De Luca Prods.

ABC previously tried launching a Philip Marlowe drama series during the 2006-2007 season when the project, shepherded by current Disney feature bigwig Sean Bailey, went to pilot with Jason O’Mara playing the famous detective. The Marlowe character is no stranger to television. Powers Boothe played the gumshoe in the early 1980s HBO period drama Philip Marlowe, Private Eye, which ran for several years. On the big screen, Marlowe has been played by Humphrey Bogart, Robert Mitchum, Elliot Gould and James Garner among others.

On the TV side, De Luca, repped by CAA and Tara Kole, also is executive producing the new Frank Darabont TNT series Mob City, which will debut December 4; and is developing a Shogun remake as a limited series for Fox as well as Sutton, based on the J.R. Moehringer novel, at FX, with Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne also producing; Childhood’s End at Syfy; and Columbine at Lifetime. Marlowe is repped by CAA, Management 360, and Jonathan Shikora; Miller is repped by CAA, Jeff Field, and Linda Lichter. The Estate of Raymond Chandler was repped by CAA, the Ed Victor Agency in London and Alan Schwartz.

Even if it's modern, I still hope it's plenty noir, and not just some standard procedural.

 

[Sawyer]

Ironside and Welcome to the Family Cancelled

The Crazy Ones, The Millers and Mom Get Full-Season Orders

 

[Teelie]

No surprises there.

 

[antsman41]

Why can't we get Community like next week or so?

 

[Sawyer]

Because you haven't earned it.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I have not seem Mom. I've seen The Millers. It's not terrible, but it's also not great. It's okay.

And can NBC now cancel "Piece of Crap Starring Shawn Hayes?"

 

[The Shape]

I watched 3 minutes of Ironside and wished I harness the power to cancel it myself. Good riddance to a stupid idea.

 

[antsman41]

Also, why can't NBC learn from the same mistake they've made for 3 years?

You have to cancel your new ****** **** shows by mid-season but you still whine and dick around a great show that has a huge loyal 'albeit interwebz' fanbase...

Makes 0 sense.

 

[Dr. Evil]

One of NBC's main problems is that they rely too much on their highest rated prime time program: Sunday Night Football. NBC believes that by promoting their other shows during Sunday Night Football, people will watch.

 

[Teelie]

I watched 3 minutes of Ironside and wished I harness the power to cancel it myself. Good riddance to a stupid idea.

It was actually a remake of a very successful series from the 60's/70's.

 

[Dr. Evil]

It was actually a remake of a very successful series from the 60's/70's.

Which also spawned several TV movies in the 80's.

 

[Sawyer]

"Detective in a Wheelchair" might've been enough to go on in the 1970s, but today? Nah.

 

[The Shape]

It was actually a remake of a very successful series from the 60's/70's.

Well aware. Doesn't make bringing it back on NBC with Blair Underwood any less of a stupid, poorly executed idea. Completely monotonous.

 

[wiegeabo]

Honestly, it was just another detective show back in the 70's. Just had the power of Burr, and some smarter than average cops (for the day) working with him.

Nothing special for today. Maybe if they'd built some weapons and csi equipment into his chair...

otherwise, fairly typical cop show for these days. I liked it, but I won't miss it. Shame though in that I like Blair Underwood and his portrayal.

 

[Dr. Evil]

I read that Blair Underwood has a talent deal with NBC.

 

[DrDoom]

Brooklyn 9 9 got a full season pick-up

 

[X-Ray]

I read that Blair Underwood has a talent deal with NBC.

Oh, similar to what the male lead on Hawaii 5-0 has with CBS. I think he went through 2 failed series on CBS before finding success with 5-0. I think this was Underwood's 2nd failed series with NBC in the last 3 years. Just a shame too.

 

[wiegeabo]

Yeah. Moonlight and Three Rivers only lasted half a season each. Everyone figured O'Loughlin was cursed. But 5-0 is on season 4 now (although season 5 isn't looking too good from what I've heard).

 

[Mace Dolex]

She's really pretty but I wasn't aware that she was particularity famous or that MTV did scripted programs. the premise is a lot more interesting than I imagined it would be when I saw who was starring and the title of the show.

Will it air on MTV or do they produce and have it aired on a network?

MTV will promote it heavily at first until but then just forget about it later down the line, honestly I remember the tons of commercials leading to the premiere of Teen Wolf and now it's like they hardly ever mention it.

 

[Mace Dolex]

Ironside and Welcome to the Family Cancelled

The Crazy Ones, The Millers and Mom Get Full-Season Orders

Who would've thought that CBS known for years as the "old fart" network would now have decent shows (notice I didn't say popular).

 

[Sawyer]

You've got that backwards. Given their numbers, the shows are very popular. But only a few of them are decent.

 

[Mrs. Sawyer]

They will need a show to replace How I Met Your Mother so I'm not surprised.