The Canceled Shows of Tomorrow: Pilot Season - Part 2

[Sawyer]

http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/x-f...-is-back-with-mystery-series-produced-by-mrc/

‘X-Files’ Creator Chris Carter Is Back To TV With Mystery Drama Produced By MRC
By NELLIE ANDREEVA

EXCLUSIVE: The long-awaited return to TV of The X-Files creator Chris Carter is close to reality. I’ve learned that Carter is set to write, direct and executive produce a mystery drama with a female lead for MRC. The company, which hopes to go straight to series on the project, is expected to start pitching the show to networks in the next few weeks. Carter had had the idea for the action series for a while and earlier this year pitched it to MRC, which has been teaming with A-list film and TV auspices. The company most recently sold the David Fincher/Kevin Spacey drama House Of Cards to Netflix with a two-season order. Since The X-Files ended its run on Fox in 2002, ICM-repped Carter has stayed largely out of the spotlight, only resurfacing to do the 2008 X-Files movie sequel and the upcoming thriller Fencewalker. There is now talk about a potential third X-Files movie.

http://www.deadline.com/2011/09/fox...rom-alex-kurtzman-roberto-orci-dating-comedy/

Fox Buys Wyatt Earp Western From Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci
By NELLIE ANDREEVA

Fox is joining the Western trend this development season with an untitled drama project from producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, who co-wrote this summer’s big-screen Western with a sci-fi twist Cowboys & Aliens. Written by The Shield alum John Hlavin, the project is described as a Western that tells the origins of Wyatt Earp, chronicling both the well-known incidents in his life such as the Gunfight at the OK Corral and lesser-known details of Earp and his brothers bringing order to a lawless frontier. UTA-repped Hlavin, who has a feature Western, The Gunslinger, in development at Warner Bros, brought the project to Kurtzman and Orci. The three will executive produce with Heather Kadin for 20th Century Fox TV and Kurtzman and Orci’s K/O Paper Products. This marks K/O’s return to Fox, where the company had two high-profile drama pilots last season, Locke & Key and Exit Strategy, neither of which were picked up to series. This is Kurtzman and Orci’s second sale this season, following the script plus penalty commitment at CBS for an Anna Fricke-written drama about a congresswoman advocate. The Hlavin project joins a slew of Westerns in development at the broadcast networks. NBC has an untitled Kerry Ehrin project set in the 1880s, which is produced by Sean Hayes’ Hazy Mills; ABC has Ron Moore’s Hangtown, set in the early 1900 and David Zabel’s Gunslinger. Additionally, TNT recently gave a cast-contingent pilot order to Bruce C. McKenna and Danny Cannon’s Gateway, set in the 1880s.

 

[wiegeabo]

A third X-Files movie? Cool. I was afraid the poor performance of the second would have killed off the chances. Who's bright idea was it to put that flick up against summer blockbusters when it would have made a killing as an October/Halloween release?

 

[Donut]

Monday - Terra Nova, Hawaii Five-0
Tuesday - Ringer
Wednesday - Nothing
Thursday - The Vampire Diaries, Person Of Interest, The Secret Circle
Friday - Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Fringe, Supernatural

Still to come in October

Alcatraz
Friday - Chuck
Sunday - The Walking Dead, Homeland, Once Upon A Time

 

[Dark Raven]

I never watch anything live. Currently this season (so not including everything I watch throughout the year) are:

Sunday: CSI Miami, Pan Am
Monday: Castle, Hawaii Five-0, The Playboy Club
Tuesday: Ringer (might soon stop watching)
Wednesday: Revenge
Thursday: The Mentalist, Person of Interest
Friday: CSI NY
Saturday: Strictly Come Dancing

I watch Chuck and Bones as well, but still haven't caught up. Will watch Burn Notice again when it comes back in November.

 

[wiegeabo]

Finally watched the first Prime Suspect.

Much better than I expected. I'll definitely be coming back. I'd watch the second episode now, but sleep is calling out to me.

I think they were a little heavy handed with the 'women detective' thing. It is somewhat outdated (for us viewers at least, maybe not in real life). But the ones giving the most grief were the old hands at the job, so I could see those who've been around for a long time still having problems with it.

 

[wiegeabo]

Finally watched the first Prime Suspect.

Much better than I expected. I'll definitely be coming back. I'd watch the second episode now, but sleep is calling out to me.

I think they were a little heavy handed with the 'women detective' thing. It is somewhat outdated (for us viewers at least, maybe not in real life). But the ones giving the most grief were the old hands at the job, so I could see those who've been around for a long time still having problems with it.

 

[Jordacar]

You should never judge a show by its pilot

unless it's ing "Charlie's Angels"

 

[wiegeabo]

The PS pilot was more than enough to keep giving it a try.

I couldn't event get past the intro and Garber's mission brief in Angel's.

 

[Prison Mike]

Victor Garber is the voice of Charlie? Heh, I never noticed that.

 

[Dark Raven]

Victor Garber is the voice of Charlie? Heh, I never noticed that.

It is quite distinctive, and also distinctively bad.

 

[wiegeabo]

Too bad the couldn't get Robert Wagner like they originally wanted.

 

[Prison Mike]

It is quite distinctive, and also distinctively bad.

I'm pretty horrible at distinguishing voices if I can't see the actual person...

 

[wiegeabo]

I recognized Garber's voice as one I'd heard before. But it was bugging the hell out of me because I just couldn't pin it down. Finally had to look it up.

 

[enterthemadness]

I know it's a Daytime Talk Show, but The Chew is already in trouble. Haven't seen Friday's ratings...but...

Monday's debut did a share of 2.1/7. Thursday's did a 1.7/6. The benchmark is a 1.7 before a show's future is in doubt. And it's bleeding viewers from it's lead in. Ouch. However it's cheap so unless it's share falls to a 1.2 or lower, it may stay on. But I expect GH to take it's timeslot next year.

 

[BlackLantern]

gotta leave GH at 3pm.....

 

[Dr. Evil]

The Chew would have been a better talk show if the hosts were former Oakland Raiders QB Jamarcus Russell, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Former Kansas Head Coach Mark Mangino, Former WWE Wrestler Viscera and a Sumo Wrestler.....all of whom are about the size of the planet Jupiter.

 

[BlackLantern]

it would not have been a "talk" show....just a show about some fat mother****ers nom nom nomming

 

[Dr. Evil]

it would not have been a "talk" show....just a show about some fat mother****ers nom nom nomming

It would have higher ratings that the Chew.

 

[Sawyer]

Daytime TV..... pfft.

 

[BlackLantern]

unless its something involving a paternity test, I am not interested


I have standards, dammit

 

[TheVileOne]

Deadline.com says full season pick ups for Whitney and Up All Night for NBC.

Playboy Club now cancelled .

 

[wiegeabo]

Not surprised.

The concept just didn't feel like network material, when we've already got Mad Men filling the quota for 60's stuff.

 

[Dr. Evil]

Also, the Playboy Club has one of the worst lead ins ever.

I mean the Sing Off? Seriously? Why NBC did not show it during the Summer is beyond me.

 

[Prison Mike]

Never even watched Playboy Club. It should have been on HBO or Showtime, damnit!

 

[wiegeabo]

Never even watched Playboy Club. It should have been on HBO or Showtime, damnit!

A show called Playboy Club on HBO or Showtime...

You couldn't have beaten those ratings away with a stick!