‘Alcatraz’ Drama Picked Up To Pilot At Fox

COMMENTS (8)

• You reported that Alcatraz had been picked up to pilot on the 15th. Did you mean to report that it has now been picked up to series?

  Comment by Walt Petersen — Wednesday September 22, 2010 @ 2:47pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Smart move by JJ. Announce the pick up of your new series five hours before your current one is a huge bomb.

  Comment by Interested observer — Wednesday September 22, 2010 @ 3:46pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Why is it going to bomb? Because the leads are African American? Since you seem to know how to predict the future, will a bitter untalented you ever be able to find work in this town or will you hide behind annanimty on a blog bitching about talented people’s work?

  Comment by smartestonehere — Wednesday September 22, 2010 @ 4:59pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • The only interesting thing about Undercovers is that the leads are African-American. Seriously, it’s a lazy show — have you watched it? Fringe at least was a re-tread of X-Files. This is a retread of Hart to Hart.

    Comment by Anonymous — Wednesday September 22, 2010 @ 5:11pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • Well, in fairness to the first comment, there’s a chance it fails simply because the general public has never buyed into Boris Kodjoe. The guy is great looking but the definition of wooden.

    Also, even with JJ’s track record, people need to understand that Fringe isn’t a hit and 8 PM Wednesday’s have been a death slot for a while now on many networks (except CBS).

    It may not bomb, but the numbers could definitely be disappointing. What would be considered an adequate opening numbers wise?

    3.5 in the demo (18-49), 12 million premiere? I see some people predicting that in a few places, but I honestly have no clue. Let’s hope Survivor’s audience doesn’t cross-over with Undercovers.

    Comment by brick — Wednesday September 22, 2010 @ 5:13pm PDT  Reply to this post

• It WILL bomb. I already read the pilot, and then watched it and it was AWFUL.

  Comment by Kyle Hampling — Wednesday September 22, 2010 @ 6:13pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Wow. Haven’t watched Undercover but the preview looked good. Some of the comments are interesting. I think “brick” has some basis for his prediction but I hope he’s wrong. Someone else said something about race and I’d like to add that it’s quite unfortunate that black actors not named Will Smith and one or two others stand little chance to command the attention much less respect of the mainstream. That makes blacks in the industry less appealling from a business standpoint. It’s just rough for blacks in the business even during the best of times. All it takes is a trip to any studio or talent agency to verify. I’d like to see that change but I’m not holding my breath. All that should matter is talent but in all honesty talent tends to be an afterthought in this business. It’.s all about who you know and if the audience can identify with you and your struggle. That’s why I could never rely on show biz.

  Comment by Curtis Scoon — Wednesday September 22, 2010 @ 8:03pm PDT  Reply to this post

• As I’ve just stumbled across this site and am enjoying the, what seems like, insider insight, maybe I could satisfy one of my lingering curiosities…
  What are the criteria for success/failure (read: staying on the air/cancelled) of new shows on the major networks?
  and
  Is there any consideration for non-traditional viewing options within those calculations?

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  Thanks for you time!

  Comment by Consumer — Friday October 7, 2011 @ 8:29am PDT  Reply to this post