Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Justified renewed for Season 3
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FX Orders Season Three For JUSTIFIED!!
Published on: Mar 29, 2011 5:57:48 PM CDT
I am Hercules!!
"Justified" also landed on the cover of TV Guide under the headline "7 Shows You Need To Watch," alongside "Parenthood," "Community," "Fringe," "Friday Night Lights," "The Good Wife" and "Nikita."
Look! Press release!
FX'S CRITICALLY ACLLAIMED HIT DRAMA JUSTIFIED GETS PICK UP
Network Orders 13 Episodes for Third Season from FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television
Six All New Episodes Remain in Season One, Wednesdays at 10 PM ET/PT With Season 1 Finale Airing June 8
Season Two (First-Run) Averaging 3.9 Million Total Viewers and 2.0 Million Adults 18-49 Marking Gains of +16% in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 vs. Season One Average
With Multi-Run Weekly Average of 7.2 Million Total Viewers and 3.7 Million Adults 18-49
LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2011 - The FX drama series Justified is enjoying one of the most critically acclaimed seasons of any show on television this year and today the network has ordered another season of the hit series, picking up a 13-episode third season, announced John Landgraf, President and General Manager of FX Networks. Six all new episodes remain in season two, airing Wednesdays at 10 PM ET/PT, with the second season finale airing May 4.
"Justified was a critically acclaimed hit series in its first season, but the show has far surpassed our expectations this season," said Landgraf. "Creatively, the show is on a roll. The performances of Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Margo Martindale and the entire cast are extraordinary. Graham Yost and his team of writers are delivering some of the richest stories anywhere on TV and are doing a brilliant job of being true to Elmore Leonard's original character, Raylan Givens. We couldn't be more proud of the work everyone has done."
Developed for television by Graham Yost and starring Timothy Olyphant, Justified (TV-MA) is based on the popular Elmore Leonard character "Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens" from his short story Fire in the Hole and some of his other novels.
Yost said, "I always say that the best review we've ever received on Justified is the fact that Elmore Leonard gets a kick out of the show. I must add to that. Now tied for the best feedback we've ever received is the news that a network as cool and original and supportive as FX is bringing us back for another year."
"The show's appeal speaks volumes to Graham's fresh approach to storytelling," said Jamie Erlicht, president of programming and production, Sony Pictures Television.
"The stellar performances by Timothy, Walton and the entire cast are Emmy caliber and we couldn't be prouder of this series" added Zack Van Amburg, president of programming and production, Sony Pictures Television.
SOURCE: The Nielsen Company, NHI (Live+7)
Through seven weeks, first-run episodes of Justified are averaging 3.9 million viewers (+15% vs. season 1) and 2.0 million Adults 18-49 (+18% vs. season 1). The weekly multi-run average viewership for the season 2 is 7.2 million total viewers and 3.7 million Adults 18-49, respective gains of +6% in Total Viewers and +6% in Adults 18-49.
The series co-stars Walton Goggins guest stars as "Boyd Crowder," Nick Searcy as Givens longtime friend and boss "Chief Deputy Art Mullen," Jacob Pitts as "Deputy Marshal Tim Gutterson," Erica Tazel as "Deputy Marshal Rachel Brooks," Joelle Carter as "Ava Crowder," and Natalie Zea as Raylan's ex-wife "Winona Hawkins." This season Margo Martindale joined the cast in a supporting role as "Mags Bennett," matriarch of a rural Kentucky crime family and nemesis of Raylan Givens.
Yost wrote the pilot and serves as Executive Producer/Writer on the series. Leonard is an Executive Producer on the series along with Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Michael Dinner, and Olyphant is Producer. Justified is produced by FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television.
FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable network from Fox. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in more than 99 million homes. The diverse schedule includes a growing roster of critically acclaimed and award-winning original series, an established film library of acquired box-office hit movies, and an impressive lineup of acquired hit series.
FX's “Archer” is also reportedly renewed, but we don't have a press release for it yet. Like "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," it was not on the cover of this week's TV Guide.
FX Orders Season Three For JUSTIFIED!!
Published on: Mar 29, 2011 5:57:48 PM CDT
I am Hercules!!
"Justified" also landed on the cover of TV Guide under the headline "7 Shows You Need To Watch," alongside "Parenthood," "Community," "Fringe," "Friday Night Lights," "The Good Wife" and "Nikita."
Look! Press release!
FX'S CRITICALLY ACLLAIMED HIT DRAMA JUSTIFIED GETS PICK UP
Network Orders 13 Episodes for Third Season from FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television
Six All New Episodes Remain in Season One, Wednesdays at 10 PM ET/PT With Season 1 Finale Airing June 8
Season Two (First-Run) Averaging 3.9 Million Total Viewers and 2.0 Million Adults 18-49 Marking Gains of +16% in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 vs. Season One Average
With Multi-Run Weekly Average of 7.2 Million Total Viewers and 3.7 Million Adults 18-49
LOS ANGELES, March 29, 2011 - The FX drama series Justified is enjoying one of the most critically acclaimed seasons of any show on television this year and today the network has ordered another season of the hit series, picking up a 13-episode third season, announced John Landgraf, President and General Manager of FX Networks. Six all new episodes remain in season two, airing Wednesdays at 10 PM ET/PT, with the second season finale airing May 4.
"Justified was a critically acclaimed hit series in its first season, but the show has far surpassed our expectations this season," said Landgraf. "Creatively, the show is on a roll. The performances of Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Margo Martindale and the entire cast are extraordinary. Graham Yost and his team of writers are delivering some of the richest stories anywhere on TV and are doing a brilliant job of being true to Elmore Leonard's original character, Raylan Givens. We couldn't be more proud of the work everyone has done."
Developed for television by Graham Yost and starring Timothy Olyphant, Justified (TV-MA) is based on the popular Elmore Leonard character "Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens" from his short story Fire in the Hole and some of his other novels.
Yost said, "I always say that the best review we've ever received on Justified is the fact that Elmore Leonard gets a kick out of the show. I must add to that. Now tied for the best feedback we've ever received is the news that a network as cool and original and supportive as FX is bringing us back for another year."
"The show's appeal speaks volumes to Graham's fresh approach to storytelling," said Jamie Erlicht, president of programming and production, Sony Pictures Television.
"The stellar performances by Timothy, Walton and the entire cast are Emmy caliber and we couldn't be prouder of this series" added Zack Van Amburg, president of programming and production, Sony Pictures Television.
SOURCE: The Nielsen Company, NHI (Live+7)
Through seven weeks, first-run episodes of Justified are averaging 3.9 million viewers (+15% vs. season 1) and 2.0 million Adults 18-49 (+18% vs. season 1). The weekly multi-run average viewership for the season 2 is 7.2 million total viewers and 3.7 million Adults 18-49, respective gains of +6% in Total Viewers and +6% in Adults 18-49.
The series co-stars Walton Goggins guest stars as "Boyd Crowder," Nick Searcy as Givens longtime friend and boss "Chief Deputy Art Mullen," Jacob Pitts as "Deputy Marshal Tim Gutterson," Erica Tazel as "Deputy Marshal Rachel Brooks," Joelle Carter as "Ava Crowder," and Natalie Zea as Raylan's ex-wife "Winona Hawkins." This season Margo Martindale joined the cast in a supporting role as "Mags Bennett," matriarch of a rural Kentucky crime family and nemesis of Raylan Givens.
Yost wrote the pilot and serves as Executive Producer/Writer on the series. Leonard is an Executive Producer on the series along with Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Michael Dinner, and Olyphant is Producer. Justified is produced by FX Productions and Sony Pictures Television.
FX is the flagship general entertainment basic cable network from Fox. Launched in June of 1994, FX is carried in more than 99 million homes. The diverse schedule includes a growing roster of critically acclaimed and award-winning original series, an established film library of acquired box-office hit movies, and an impressive lineup of acquired hit series.
FX's “Archer” is also reportedly renewed, but we don't have a press release for it yet. Like "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," it was not on the cover of this week's TV Guide.
World War Z gets a second chance?
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WORLD WAR Z To Rise From The Grave?
Published on: Mar 29, 2011 3:31:27 PM CDT
Nordling here.
Last week it was reported that WORLD WAR Z was having difficulty finding financing. Seems like quite a few big budget films are getting the second look these days; no one seems to want to go out on a limb for riskier projects. Paramount was having trouble giving the greenlight to WORLD WAR Z, even though Marc Forster was attached to direct and with Brad Pitt set to star.
Well, according to Deadline, possibly three financiers are stepping in to negotiate for rights and funding, including David Ellison's Skydance Productions (TRUE GRIT, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, GHOST PROTOCOL). I'm hopeful that money discussions are successful, and that we will see Max Brooks' book adapted for the big screen. The common complaint is that there's too many zombie movies right now. Personally, I can't get enough of them. But if we're going to go big with the zombie apocalypse, we may as well go all the way, and I think Brooks' novel was a fascinating read, scary and full of ideas, and I still want to see it adapted.
Nordling, out.
WORLD WAR Z To Rise From The Grave?
Published on: Mar 29, 2011 3:31:27 PM CDT
Nordling here.
Last week it was reported that WORLD WAR Z was having difficulty finding financing. Seems like quite a few big budget films are getting the second look these days; no one seems to want to go out on a limb for riskier projects. Paramount was having trouble giving the greenlight to WORLD WAR Z, even though Marc Forster was attached to direct and with Brad Pitt set to star.
Well, according to Deadline, possibly three financiers are stepping in to negotiate for rights and funding, including David Ellison's Skydance Productions (TRUE GRIT, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, GHOST PROTOCOL). I'm hopeful that money discussions are successful, and that we will see Max Brooks' book adapted for the big screen. The common complaint is that there's too many zombie movies right now. Personally, I can't get enough of them. But if we're going to go big with the zombie apocalypse, we may as well go all the way, and I think Brooks' novel was a fascinating read, scary and full of ideas, and I still want to see it adapted.
Nordling, out.
Monday, March 21, 2011
What have you done this month? (Language NSFW)
via BadAssoftheWeek.com
Badass of the Week: Hideaki Akaiwa
On the afternoon of Friday, March 11th, Hideaki Akaiwa was at his job, dully trudging out the final bitter minutes of his work week in his office just outside the port city of Ishinomaki in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture. What this guy's day job actually is, I honestly have no idea, but based on the extremely limited information I have on the guy I can only presume that his daily nine-to-five routine probably falls somewhere between the motorcycle chase scenes from the movie Akira and John Rambo's antics in the book version of First Blood on the ridiculousness/badassitude scale. But that's only speculation.
The one thing we know for certain is that Akaiwa was at work on the 11th, when suddenly, right as he was in the middle of jumping over a giant Gatling-gun-armed robot while riding on a rocket-powered jetbike he'd MacGuyvered together out of vines, tree branches, and a couple thumbtacks, something terrible happened – an earthquake. And not just any earthquake – a mega fucking brain-busting insane earthquake the likes of which the island of Japan had never had the misfortune of experiencing before. The ground shook, buildings crumbled, lights smashed apart, and the entire population of the country froze in fear as fault line below Japan rumbled for a ridiculous two-plus minutes.
But, amazingly, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake wasn't the worst thing to happen to the town Ishinomaki on that horrible day. No, that was afterwards, when the tremors from the earthquake churned up a raging tsunami that took a bustling city of 162,000 people and suddenly turned it into little more than a ten-foot-deep lake.
For reference, here's a NASA satellite comparison of the city before and after the tsunami[1]. Needless to say, poor Hideaki Akaiwa, concerned for his family, rushed out of his office in time to see his city completely submerged under an obscene ten feet of water that buried everything from houses to businesses. He ran to the high water mark and stared helplessly into the sprawling lake that once used to be his home.
But it gets even worse. Hideaki's wife of twenty years was still buried inside the lake somewhere. She hadn't gotten out. She wasn't answering her phone. The water was still rising, the sun was setting, cars and shit were swooshing past on a river of sea water, and and rescue workers told him there was nothing that could be done – the only thing left was to sit back, wait for the military to arrive, and hope that they can get in there and rescue the survivors before it's too late. With 10,000 citizens of Ishinomaki still missing and unaccounted for, the odds weren't great that Hideaki would ever see his wife again.
For most of us regular folks, this is the sort of shit that would make us throw up our hands, swear loudly, and resign ourselves to a lifetime of hopeless misery.
But Hideaki Akaiwa isn't a regular guy. He's a fucking insane badass, and he wasn't going to sit back and just let his wife die alone, freezing to death in a miserable water-filled tomb. He was going after her. No matter what.
How the fuck Hideaki Akaiwa got a hold of a wetsuit and a set of SCUBA gear is one of the great mysteries of the world. I'm roughly twenty hours into Fallout 3 and I'm lucky to come across a fucking vacuum cleaner in that godforsaken post-apocalyptic wasteland, yet this guy is in the middle of a real-life earth-shaking mecha-disaster and he's coming up with oxygen tanks, waterproof suits, and rebreather systems seemingly out of thin air. I guess when you're a truly unstoppable badass, you, by definition, don't let anything stand in your way. You make shit happen, all the time, no matter what.
Regardless of how he came across this equipment (borrowing, stealing, buying, beating up a Yakuza SCUBA diving demolitions expert, etc.) Hideaki threw on his underwater survival gear, rushed into the goddamned tsunami, and dove beneath the rushing waves, determined to rescue his wife or die trying. I'm not exactly sure whether or not the dude even knew how to operate SCUBA equipment, but according to one version of his story he met his wife while he was surfing (which is awesome, by the way), so it doesn't seem like that much of a stretch to say that he already had a little experience SCUBA diving under a more controlled situation. Of course, even if this dude didn't know how to work the gear I'm certain that wouldn't have stopped him either – Hideaki wasn't going to let a pair of soul-crushing natural disasters deter him from doing awesome shit and saving his family. He dove down into the water, completely submerged in the freezing cold, pitch black rushing current on all sides, and started swimming through the underwater ruins of his former hometown.
Surrounded by incredible hazards on all sides, ranging from obscene currents capable of dislodging houses from their moorings, sharp twisted metal that could easily have punctured his oxygen line (at best) or impaled him (at worst), and with giant fucking cars careening through the water like toys, he pressed on. Past broken glass, past destroyed houses, past downed power lines arcing with electrical current, through undertow that could have dragged him out to sea never to be heard from again, he searched.
Hideaki maintained his composure and navigated his way through the submerged city, finally tracking down his old house. He quickly swam through to find his totally-freaked-out wife, alone and stranded on the upper level of their house, barely keeping her head above water. He grabbed her tight, and presumably sharing his rebreather with her, dragged her out of the wreckage to safety. She survived.
But Hideaki Akaiwa still wasn't done yet.
Now, I'm sure you're wondering what the fuck is more intense than commandeering a wet suit, face-punching a tsunami and dragging your wife of two decades out of the flooded wreckage of your home, but, no shit, it gets even better. You see, Hideaki's mother also lived in Ishinomaki, and she was still unaccounted for. I think you all know where this is going.
First, Hideaki searched around the evacuation shelters and other areas, looking for his mom among the ragtag groups of survivors who had been lucky enough to flee to higher ground. She might have escaped, and he needed to find her. Now. He ran through the city like some post-apocalyptic action hero, desperately trying to track her down, but when a couple of days went by without any sign of her, he knew what he had to do. The water had only receded a few inches by this point, the rescue teams weren't working quickly enough for his tastes, and Hideaki Akaiwa fucking once again took matters into his own hands – rushing back into the waterlogged city looking for his mom.
These are not ideal SCUBA diving conditions.
So, once again Hideaki navigated his way through the Atlantean city, picking his way through crumbling wreckage, splintered wood, and shredded metal to find his elderly mother. After another grueling trek, he tracked her down on the upper levels of a house – she'd been stranded there for four days, and would almost certainly have died without the timely aid of her son. He brought her to safety somehow as well, as you might expect at this point.
Now, while most people would have been content in the knowledge that their family was safe, Hideaki Akaiwa isn't the sort of badass who's going to hang up his flippers and quit just because he'd taken care of his own personal shit – this guy made an oath to keep going back into the wreckage on his own to find people and help them to safety. Today this 43 year-old Japanese badass rides out every single day, multiple times a day, riding around on a bicycle with his legs wrapped in plastic to keep himself dry. His only equipment – a pocketknife, a canteen, a flashlight, a change of clothes, and a badass set of aviator sunglasses – packed into a trusty trio of backpacks, he rides out in search of people needing rescue, a modern-day, real-life action hero.
Badass of the Week: Hideaki Akaiwa
On the afternoon of Friday, March 11th, Hideaki Akaiwa was at his job, dully trudging out the final bitter minutes of his work week in his office just outside the port city of Ishinomaki in Japan's Miyagi Prefecture. What this guy's day job actually is, I honestly have no idea, but based on the extremely limited information I have on the guy I can only presume that his daily nine-to-five routine probably falls somewhere between the motorcycle chase scenes from the movie Akira and John Rambo's antics in the book version of First Blood on the ridiculousness/badassitude scale. But that's only speculation.
The one thing we know for certain is that Akaiwa was at work on the 11th, when suddenly, right as he was in the middle of jumping over a giant Gatling-gun-armed robot while riding on a rocket-powered jetbike he'd MacGuyvered together out of vines, tree branches, and a couple thumbtacks, something terrible happened – an earthquake. And not just any earthquake – a mega fucking brain-busting insane earthquake the likes of which the island of Japan had never had the misfortune of experiencing before. The ground shook, buildings crumbled, lights smashed apart, and the entire population of the country froze in fear as fault line below Japan rumbled for a ridiculous two-plus minutes.
But, amazingly, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake wasn't the worst thing to happen to the town Ishinomaki on that horrible day. No, that was afterwards, when the tremors from the earthquake churned up a raging tsunami that took a bustling city of 162,000 people and suddenly turned it into little more than a ten-foot-deep lake.
For reference, here's a NASA satellite comparison of the city before and after the tsunami[1]. Needless to say, poor Hideaki Akaiwa, concerned for his family, rushed out of his office in time to see his city completely submerged under an obscene ten feet of water that buried everything from houses to businesses. He ran to the high water mark and stared helplessly into the sprawling lake that once used to be his home.
But it gets even worse. Hideaki's wife of twenty years was still buried inside the lake somewhere. She hadn't gotten out. She wasn't answering her phone. The water was still rising, the sun was setting, cars and shit were swooshing past on a river of sea water, and and rescue workers told him there was nothing that could be done – the only thing left was to sit back, wait for the military to arrive, and hope that they can get in there and rescue the survivors before it's too late. With 10,000 citizens of Ishinomaki still missing and unaccounted for, the odds weren't great that Hideaki would ever see his wife again.
For most of us regular folks, this is the sort of shit that would make us throw up our hands, swear loudly, and resign ourselves to a lifetime of hopeless misery.
But Hideaki Akaiwa isn't a regular guy. He's a fucking insane badass, and he wasn't going to sit back and just let his wife die alone, freezing to death in a miserable water-filled tomb. He was going after her. No matter what.
How the fuck Hideaki Akaiwa got a hold of a wetsuit and a set of SCUBA gear is one of the great mysteries of the world. I'm roughly twenty hours into Fallout 3 and I'm lucky to come across a fucking vacuum cleaner in that godforsaken post-apocalyptic wasteland, yet this guy is in the middle of a real-life earth-shaking mecha-disaster and he's coming up with oxygen tanks, waterproof suits, and rebreather systems seemingly out of thin air. I guess when you're a truly unstoppable badass, you, by definition, don't let anything stand in your way. You make shit happen, all the time, no matter what.
Regardless of how he came across this equipment (borrowing, stealing, buying, beating up a Yakuza SCUBA diving demolitions expert, etc.) Hideaki threw on his underwater survival gear, rushed into the goddamned tsunami, and dove beneath the rushing waves, determined to rescue his wife or die trying. I'm not exactly sure whether or not the dude even knew how to operate SCUBA equipment, but according to one version of his story he met his wife while he was surfing (which is awesome, by the way), so it doesn't seem like that much of a stretch to say that he already had a little experience SCUBA diving under a more controlled situation. Of course, even if this dude didn't know how to work the gear I'm certain that wouldn't have stopped him either – Hideaki wasn't going to let a pair of soul-crushing natural disasters deter him from doing awesome shit and saving his family. He dove down into the water, completely submerged in the freezing cold, pitch black rushing current on all sides, and started swimming through the underwater ruins of his former hometown.
Surrounded by incredible hazards on all sides, ranging from obscene currents capable of dislodging houses from their moorings, sharp twisted metal that could easily have punctured his oxygen line (at best) or impaled him (at worst), and with giant fucking cars careening through the water like toys, he pressed on. Past broken glass, past destroyed houses, past downed power lines arcing with electrical current, through undertow that could have dragged him out to sea never to be heard from again, he searched.
Hideaki maintained his composure and navigated his way through the submerged city, finally tracking down his old house. He quickly swam through to find his totally-freaked-out wife, alone and stranded on the upper level of their house, barely keeping her head above water. He grabbed her tight, and presumably sharing his rebreather with her, dragged her out of the wreckage to safety. She survived.
But Hideaki Akaiwa still wasn't done yet.
Now, I'm sure you're wondering what the fuck is more intense than commandeering a wet suit, face-punching a tsunami and dragging your wife of two decades out of the flooded wreckage of your home, but, no shit, it gets even better. You see, Hideaki's mother also lived in Ishinomaki, and she was still unaccounted for. I think you all know where this is going.
First, Hideaki searched around the evacuation shelters and other areas, looking for his mom among the ragtag groups of survivors who had been lucky enough to flee to higher ground. She might have escaped, and he needed to find her. Now. He ran through the city like some post-apocalyptic action hero, desperately trying to track her down, but when a couple of days went by without any sign of her, he knew what he had to do. The water had only receded a few inches by this point, the rescue teams weren't working quickly enough for his tastes, and Hideaki Akaiwa fucking once again took matters into his own hands – rushing back into the waterlogged city looking for his mom.
These are not ideal SCUBA diving conditions.
So, once again Hideaki navigated his way through the Atlantean city, picking his way through crumbling wreckage, splintered wood, and shredded metal to find his elderly mother. After another grueling trek, he tracked her down on the upper levels of a house – she'd been stranded there for four days, and would almost certainly have died without the timely aid of her son. He brought her to safety somehow as well, as you might expect at this point.
Now, while most people would have been content in the knowledge that their family was safe, Hideaki Akaiwa isn't the sort of badass who's going to hang up his flippers and quit just because he'd taken care of his own personal shit – this guy made an oath to keep going back into the wreckage on his own to find people and help them to safety. Today this 43 year-old Japanese badass rides out every single day, multiple times a day, riding around on a bicycle with his legs wrapped in plastic to keep himself dry. His only equipment – a pocketknife, a canteen, a flashlight, a change of clothes, and a badass set of aviator sunglasses – packed into a trusty trio of backpacks, he rides out in search of people needing rescue, a modern-day, real-life action hero.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Friday, March 11, 2011
BuddyTV's Top 10 new shows of 2011
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#10 Hallelujah (ABC)
This mysterious show about a battle between good and evil could be a modern-day version of Carnivale, and while having Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry as executive producer is a good thing, I'm more excited by the cast. The show has the always strong Jesse L. Martin, Donal Logue from the recently canceled but brilliant Terriers and Lost's Terry O'Quinn. That's a winning trio.
#9 Alcatraz (FOX)
This new show produced by J.J. Abrams about a team tracking down a group of Alcatraz prisoners and guards who mysteriously disappeared and return 30 years later reteams Abrams with Lost's Jorge Garcia, which sounds pretty great to me.
#8 Person of Interest (CBS)
A CIA agent is hired to catch criminals by a billionaire, which isn't the exciting part. The exciting part is that the billionaire is played by Lost's Michael Emerson. If you've noticed a trend with my first three picks, it's because I'm very eager for Lost stars to get back on TV.
#7 Home Game (CBS)
This sitcom about a retired football star may sound fairly standard, but it stars the very funny Rob Riggle, who certainly deserves his own show.
#6 Wonder Woman (NBC)
A new Wonder Woman is cool enough, especially with Friday Night Lights star Adrianne Palicki taking on the lead role. Written and produced by David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Boston Legal), it could be interesting, especially since it also features Cary Elwes, who will forever be Wesley from The Princess Bride to me. I only hope my prayers that NBC puts this show on the air are met with the network saying, "As you wish."
#5 Little in Common (FOX)
This comedy is about the families of a group of kids who play Little League together, but who cares about the plot. It's written and created by Rob Thomas from Veronica Mars and Party Down, and that man can do no wrong in my book.
#4 Ringer (CBS)
Like every Buffy fan, the thought of Sarah Michelle Gellar coming back to TV gives me goose bumps. This drama about a woman on the run who takes over the identity of her twin sister sounds a little strange, but with Gellar, Lost's Nestor Carbonell and Life Unexpected's Kristoffer Polaha, I would definitely watch.
#3 Georgetown (ABC)
Sure, this prime-time soap about young people in Washington D.C. comes from the executive producers ofGossip Girl, but more importantly, it was Katie Cassidy and Lone Star's James Wolk, the most in-demand actor for rabid TV fans desperate for him to hurry up and find another show.
#2 Secret Circle (The CW)
Another show based on a series of books by L.J. Smith, the woman behind The Vampire Diaries? I love that show, so why not. Plus, with a cast that includes Life Unexpected's Britt Robertson and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' Thomas Dekker, they're off to a very good (and very good-looking) start.
#1 17th Precinct (NBC)
There are nearly 100 reasons why I wish this show was already on TV. Not only does this show about cops in a supernatural town come from Battlestar Galactica's Ronald D. Moore, but it reunites him with BSG stars Jamie Bamber, James Callis and Tricia Helfer. If that doesn't make you geek out, nothing will. But it also has Eamonn Walker (who was amazing on Oz and Kings), Matt Long (who I still remember from the short-lived but brilliant Jack and Bobby) and the woman who will always be First Lady Abigail Bartlett to me, Stockard Channing. All of that adds up to the show I am most excited about.
So which pilots are you most excited to see?
(Image courtesy of Syfy)
The 10 Potential New Shows I Most Want to See
Pilot season is in full swing, with tons of new shows being made with hopes of getting on the fall 2011 TV schedule Shows are still being cast and worked out, and while there are a lot of them, there are only a handful that I'm extremely excited for.
For a comprehensive look at the over 80 potential new shows, check out TVGuide's very detailed list here[1]. However, I've narrowed the large field down to my top 10 shows that I definitely hope make it on the air.#10 Hallelujah (ABC)
This mysterious show about a battle between good and evil could be a modern-day version of Carnivale, and while having Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry as executive producer is a good thing, I'm more excited by the cast. The show has the always strong Jesse L. Martin, Donal Logue from the recently canceled but brilliant Terriers and Lost's Terry O'Quinn. That's a winning trio.
#9 Alcatraz (FOX)
This new show produced by J.J. Abrams about a team tracking down a group of Alcatraz prisoners and guards who mysteriously disappeared and return 30 years later reteams Abrams with Lost's Jorge Garcia, which sounds pretty great to me.
#8 Person of Interest (CBS)
A CIA agent is hired to catch criminals by a billionaire, which isn't the exciting part. The exciting part is that the billionaire is played by Lost's Michael Emerson. If you've noticed a trend with my first three picks, it's because I'm very eager for Lost stars to get back on TV.
#7 Home Game (CBS)
This sitcom about a retired football star may sound fairly standard, but it stars the very funny Rob Riggle, who certainly deserves his own show.
#6 Wonder Woman (NBC)
A new Wonder Woman is cool enough, especially with Friday Night Lights star Adrianne Palicki taking on the lead role. Written and produced by David E. Kelley (Ally McBeal, Boston Legal), it could be interesting, especially since it also features Cary Elwes, who will forever be Wesley from The Princess Bride to me. I only hope my prayers that NBC puts this show on the air are met with the network saying, "As you wish."
#5 Little in Common (FOX)
This comedy is about the families of a group of kids who play Little League together, but who cares about the plot. It's written and created by Rob Thomas from Veronica Mars and Party Down, and that man can do no wrong in my book.
#4 Ringer (CBS)
Like every Buffy fan, the thought of Sarah Michelle Gellar coming back to TV gives me goose bumps. This drama about a woman on the run who takes over the identity of her twin sister sounds a little strange, but with Gellar, Lost's Nestor Carbonell and Life Unexpected's Kristoffer Polaha, I would definitely watch.
#3 Georgetown (ABC)
Sure, this prime-time soap about young people in Washington D.C. comes from the executive producers ofGossip Girl, but more importantly, it was Katie Cassidy and Lone Star's James Wolk, the most in-demand actor for rabid TV fans desperate for him to hurry up and find another show.
#2 Secret Circle (The CW)
Another show based on a series of books by L.J. Smith, the woman behind The Vampire Diaries? I love that show, so why not. Plus, with a cast that includes Life Unexpected's Britt Robertson and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles' Thomas Dekker, they're off to a very good (and very good-looking) start.
#1 17th Precinct (NBC)
There are nearly 100 reasons why I wish this show was already on TV. Not only does this show about cops in a supernatural town come from Battlestar Galactica's Ronald D. Moore, but it reunites him with BSG stars Jamie Bamber, James Callis and Tricia Helfer. If that doesn't make you geek out, nothing will. But it also has Eamonn Walker (who was amazing on Oz and Kings), Matt Long (who I still remember from the short-lived but brilliant Jack and Bobby) and the woman who will always be First Lady Abigail Bartlett to me, Stockard Channing. All of that adds up to the show I am most excited about.
So which pilots are you most excited to see?
(Image courtesy of Syfy)
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