‘Hail Mary’ Not Going Forward At CBS, Being Shopped Around

COMMENTS (22)

• The script reads at a 4th grade reading level, it’s just not good kudos to CBS.

  Comment by Will — Tuesday May 17, 2011 @ 7:28pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • Oh damnit Will. You’re insulting 4th graders now.
    It was seriously B-A-D…

    Comment by jones — Tuesday May 17, 2011 @ 9:13pm PDT  Reply to this post

• If you told me this was going to be on the air and told me this was the pitch.

  “Hail Mary centers on Mary Beth (Driver), a suburban single mom in Atlanta, who teams up with KZ (Brandon T. Jackson), a streetwise hustler, to solve crimes.”

  Without knowing this was at CBS I would have bet money it was on TNT. They should start there.

  Comment by Thomas — Tuesday May 17, 2011 @ 7:34pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • If it goes anywhere that would be my guess. Female driven procedural, starring a b-lister with a recognizable name, has TNT written all over it.

    Comment by royce — Tuesday May 17, 2011 @ 7:55pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • Damn. This woulda been GREAT. Right after “Get Christie Love”, and “Baretta”. In 1978. So sorry Joel Silver didnt get a show picked up. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy.

    Comment by taxPAYER — Wednesday May 18, 2011 @ 3:02pm PDT  Reply to this post

• shame. this is a good one. hope it finds a good home!

  Comment by jasper — Tuesday May 17, 2011 @ 7:36pm PDT  Reply to this post

• thank the good Lord. minnie driver is unwatchable.

  Comment by panatronic — Tuesday May 17, 2011 @ 8:09pm PDT  Reply to this post

• The logline in the blurb doesn’t do it justice; the story is much richer than it reads. This was one of the strongest pilot scripts this season. It attracted the talents of Minnie Driver and Ilene Chaiken.

  Not sure how to interpret that first comment. It reads like it was written by a 4th grader. Actually, a 4th grader couple probably put together a more coherent sentence.

  Comment by T — Tuesday May 17, 2011 @ 9:52pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Sounds like it could easily fit between Burn Notice and Royal Pains.

  Comment by Lord Eugene Pepper-Hickory — Tuesday May 17, 2011 @ 10:28pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I’ve seen it – just ok and not very original – altho, first time on broadcast tv I’ve heard a character call another a “c u next Tuesday”. Minnie Driver is a good actress and likable but the premise is unbelievable. She deserves better. But then again, so do we!

  Comment by propro — Tuesday May 17, 2011 @ 10:35pm PDT  Reply to this post

• CBS dodges the Silver bullet of pain and mediocrity.

  Comment by AC — Tuesday May 17, 2011 @ 10:53pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • On the other hand, it would be fun to see Joel Silver v. Ilene Chaiken (the showrunner). What an odd mix!

    Comment by swifty — Wednesday May 18, 2011 @ 8:24am PDT  Reply to this post

• The script was pretty good, but I think it was the casting for this that makes HAIL MARY one of the better potential fall shows. While Minnie isn’t a huge name she’s a great actress and Brandon is really going to be a huge actor in a few years.

  While this may not have been the best fit for CBS, if this doesn’t get on the air this fall on some network someone is making a big mistake.

  Comment by G — Tuesday May 17, 2011 @ 10:58pm PDT  Reply to this post

• The script read well. Great characters. It’ll be a hit elsewhere. A favorite Pilot of mine.

  Comment by The Dark Knight — Wednesday May 18, 2011 @ 12:50am PDT  Reply to this post

• So basically it’s “Scarecrow and Mrs. King.”

  Comment by Ian — Wednesday May 18, 2011 @ 4:39am PDT  Reply to this post

• Forget that, bring back The Riches, FX.

  Comment by Aeiouy — Wednesday May 18, 2011 @ 4:48am PDT  Reply to this post

• “Hail Mary centers on Mary Beth (Driver), a suburban single mom in Atlanta, who teams up with KZ (Brandon T. Jackson), a streetwise hustler, to solve crimes.”

  Good God.

  Comment by Jerkstore Jimmy — Wednesday May 18, 2011 @ 8:44am PDT  Reply to this post

  • Probably didn’t get picked up because they forgot to add “jive-talkin’” to the “streetwise hustler” character description in the logline. Sheesh!

    Comment by TV aint shit no mo' — Thursday May 19, 2011 @ 3:29pm PDT  Reply to this post

• It’s such a good script that it didn’t get picked up right? Great logic. Ilene is great and so is Brad (director) but neither of them wrote it. They need to find better talent to pair up with. See ya later Minnie, you still have time to torment yet another crew:).

  Comment by Sourgrapes — Wednesday May 18, 2011 @ 2:53pm PDT  Reply to this post

• After loosing Terriers this was going to be my PI/Noir fix. I hope if it does get pick up on TNT that Tnt execs will allow it express lot more creativiy then it allow it’s other shows.

  Comment by George — Thursday May 19, 2011 @ 11:07am PDT  Reply to this post

• Damn. Had a non-speaking part in this as Ms Driver’s dead son. I was really hoping to see it. Ah well, fingers crossed for TNT or something.

  Comment by Jesse Brooks — Thursday May 26, 2011 @ 7:36pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Hey what’s the latest on Hail Mary Pilot??

  Comment by Fadi Malouf — Wednesday October 26, 2011 @ 11:56am PDT  Reply to this post