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CW has handed out a script order to an untitled drama project starring Gossip Girl‘s Michelle Trachtenberg, which marks the actress’ producing debut. It hails from the creators of CW’s Gossip Girl, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, whose Fake Empire banner co-produces the project with Warner Bros. TV and CBS TV Studios. Based on an idea by Trachtenberg, the drama would star the actress as a young criminology student with a gift for profiling and a dark past. Stuart Zicherman (Six Degrees) will write the script and executive produce alongside Schwartz, Savage and Len Goldstein. Trachtenberg will serve as producer. This is Fake Empire’s second hourlong project this season toplined by a young actress from one of Schawrtz’s other shows. Schwartz is writing Ghost Angeles, a supernatural romantic comedy starring The O.C. alumna Rachel Bilson, which received a pilot production commitment from NBC. Trachtenberg has been recurring on Gossip Girl for the past 2 years. She will next be seen in Kids in America.
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Been a fan of hers for a very, very long time now. Good for her.
If a “Young Female w/ a Dark Past Who Solves Crimes/Cases” didn’t work for the excellent “Veronica Mars” on the CW before, why would they think to try something similar again.
The CW’s ratings are shameful. They really should be operating as a specialty cable channel instead of a Broadcast Network. And while I don’t have Savage and Schwartz, “Gossip Girl” isn’t exactly doing so hot these days. 800K in total viewers last Monday for a re-run when it’s lead in “90210″ (and also a rerun) delivered 1.2 million.
Not good. Trachtenberg is good though, but better as part of an ensemble and not the central focus IMO.
*Don’t HATE Savage and Schwartz…
Sounds like The Inside.
Wow, Donnie..u are right..it does sound like The Inside..good memory..you might be one of five people who watched it..originally supposed to premiere in Feb 2005 out of IDOL..Kathryn Bigelow (yes, really) directed the original pilot which was sort of a 21 Jump St with a female lead–someone looking younger than her yrs undercover/solving crimes involving teens..the Kesslers (Damages) were showrunners..then someone decided it if ain’t broke,to fix it, put the pilot on a shelf, fired almost the whole writing staff, brought on new showrunner,re-conceived it to be some nebulous FBI-type unit, re-shot the pilot, re-shot it again..until nobody knew what the hell they’d bought in the first place! Then the final nail in the coffin–premiered in June opposite some silly show we all snickered about–Dancing With the Stars.over and out.:)
A female sherlock holmes?
Shirley Holmes?
Well to be all good and technical, Veronica Mars was doing good but it was Dawn’s choice to let the show go after PCD Search for The New Doll caked in a heap of ratings (which is utter bull). Also the fact that a lot of people were complaining about the third season, even though it was a good one. Now where as Schwartz is concerned, Gossip Girl until mid-season three was doing quite well, and this season could do equally as well if the format was revamped some, and they let go of some stories, and also took it there much like 90210 did with Annie’s previous storyline the previous season.
I think Michelle can handle herself as a lead character, she has a very strong acting persona and given the chance, could do quite well in a lead role. I still remember her days in the movie Harriet The Spy.
I’m curious to see this, it could be interesting. I’ve been wanting a related Veronica Mars gig for a while, I just wish it was on another network with a better track record.
Veronica Mars was never doing well. It always had lousy ratings. It was on the air way past its expiration date.
Veronica Mars had lousy ratings for every channel that was not the CW. For the CW it had pretty average ratings, it got roughly 2.5 million per episode. Gossip Girl’s average started in the high 2 millions but I think has decreased to being barely 2 million and it’s one of the networks more popular shows. Considering that their highest viewed television show currently is Vampire Diaries at 3.5 million, Veronica Mars doesn’t seem to be doing too badly. Although then again, it was at a time in which both Smallville and Supernatural averaged around 4-5 million. Still, Veronica Mars wasn’t actually doing that badly, at least in comparison to other CW shows.
Considering how far the CW has fallen and how devoted Veronica Mars fans have stayed over the year, I think it was a poor investment dropping it off the schedule. Despite a lot of fans not liking season 3, it still had the same ratings as season 1 roughly, and improved upon season 2 ratings. A 2.5 million show would actually put it ahead of a lot of their other programs, Gossip Girl, 90210 and pretty much on par with Hellcats.
Then again this is coming from a delusional fan so take everything I say with a grain of salt.
Wasn’t this the proposed ‘Veronica Mars’-spin off?
Michelle is a fun actress though.
I’m also a huge fan of this girl. I’ll actually admit I caught her on Gossip Girl back when it was watchable. Crazy talented, plays one hell of a conniving b*tch.
Michelle is closely associated with characters people have despised. This can be a liability, or – if they can pull it off – an empowering stepping stone to legitimacy. I note the transformation of Vincent Kartheiser’s character on Mad Men as an example. Initially he was as easy to hate as was the previous character he played on Joss Whedon’s Angel (deliberately so, I assume, on both counts,) but matured before our eyes into a protagonist. I hope Michelle Trachtenberg can likewise burn off her Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s annoying sister character and her Gossip Girl psychopath stigma and show us range and grace.
I love her Cant wait!
I’ll never forget “A meat party in my mouth” from Buffy.
Unwholesome thoughts sprung to mind.
I think Veronica Mars’ problem was the NETWORK – I realized what a great show it was, but not til AFTER it was off the air. (and that ending was a bummer! ha ha). I think the CW will do MUCH better with this! And please bring back Jason Dohring – ooh, and adam brody – where the heck has HE been?!
Adam Brody just got done filming Scream 4 which will be out on April 15th, 2011.
When can we get another pure Schwartzian drama. I just re-read the OC pilot and that shit is brilliant. His action, character description everything is so clever. All these new pilots are bland and have no writer voice. Not all some
Hmm. And CW said they didn’t want any more shows with students.
Trachtenberg has played lead on any number of indie movies/Lifetime stuff, and strong support in others. She was hilarious in Eurotrip, great in her nasty character in Gossip Girl, has tremendous range. Nasty girl or nice, good/intelligent girl (17 Again, Eurotrip, those lifetime movies, etc.) Very few can do both intelligent/decent which is pretty much a requirement for a strong lead, and retain femininity. Trachtenberg can, she’s the best actress of her age group.
Yes, it’s akin to the Profiler on NBC, or Veronica Mars, or parts of Chase. NBC’s “Life,” Batman, and the Punisher are all variants of Count of Monte Christo. Its skill of execution not original ideas that matter most.
CW seems content to eke out tiny ratings from a very desirable demo. Even Smallville, Vampire Diaries, Nikita, One Tree Hill don’t do well compared to other networks dogs. Veronica Mars did no worse and in some cases, better than much of what CW broadcasts now.
Mars demise was because show-runner Rob Thomas in the third season gave a middle finger to PC. Instead of cardboard cut-out “conservative” villains (televangelist, a sorority, dumb frat boys) the bad guys were self-righteous PC enforcers, a gay guy, etc. And the conservatives were shown to be human after all.
The young female audience HATES HATES HATES being told PC is utter trash. And being led to believe a PC morality tale (ala Law and Orderen) and given a surprise (you can’t tell who did it by PC identity). There was also not enough of the rich hunky bad boy (Dohring) to make them happy. Young women demand this.
Anyway, great for Trachtenberg. She has an amazing, non-little girl voice.
Stu Zicheman is great writer. Show has a shot…
Have had the pleasure of working with Zicherman. He is the real deal and an honest and funny guy – this show has promise.
Yeah Stu!! Very excited that such a talented team of producers and writers are working together. It is sure to be a big hit!
“The Inside” was a vastly underrated and mishandled (by Fox… shocker!) gem of a show that deserved at least a full season.
To me, she will ALWAYS be Dawn from Buffy!!