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The Fringe legacy continues at Fox. Days after the cult series ended its run, the network has given a pilot order to a new sci-fi drama from Fringe‘s J.J. Abrams and J.H. Wyman. The untitled Warner Bros. TV/Bad Robot-produced project is described as an action-packed buddy cop show, set in the near future, when all LAPD officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids. In a competitive situation, the drama landed at Fox in September with a pilot production commitment. Wyman wrote the pilot and will executive produce with Bad Robot’s Abrams and Bryan Burk. Kathy Lingg is co-exec producing.
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This is one of two dramas from A-list auspices this season set in a world where human-looking robots co-exist with humans. The other, from Howard Gordon and Josh Friedman, which has a big penalty at NBC, is still awaiting word. NBC also is yet to pull the trigger on Abrams’ high-concept drama with Alfonso Cuarón, which has a pilot production commitment and had been exploring casting since December.
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Wyman has been on Fringe, created by Abrams, Alex Kurtzman and Bob Orci, since the first season. After co-running the show with Jeff Pinkner for three seasons, he was named sole showrunner for the sci-fi series’ 13-episode fifth and final season.
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I think this JJ guy has a real chance at makin it in this industry.
You do know that he’s already in the industry..?
Swoosh!!!
Hahaha
Can someone explain what is the difference between a pilot production commitment and a pilot order?
I’m guessing that if the they don’t order the pilot to series then they have to pay a fee….I remember last year one of jj Abrams pilots which might have been revolution had a 4million dollar penalty if not picked up
Isaac Asimov’s sideburns must be rolling over in their grave.
I think Wyman knows who Asimov is, as Asimov was quoted on Fringe, by name.
It’s called “homage.” deal with it. At least they’re stealing from the greats.
Zombie sideburns. Deal with it.
LOL
when I first read this i thought about the human/robot cops on Futurama…
A futuristic show with the look and feel of Fringe would be awesome !
Already setting my PVR
I just want more Fringe.
Fringe season 5 was horrible, Wyman destroyed everything that was great on Fringe,
Only great episode was 5.12 Liberty that had those great parts , Olivia central, Over There,
The rest was White men knowing all, doing all, and being macho,
Bishops over thetop crying and all their stories told, Olivia Dunham pushed to the back to serve them.
Brilliant actress Anna Torv half the time no lines, as Wyman did all his writing for his faves Jackson and Noble.
So this will be a lot of men , women in the back, a lot of kitsch cliche writing and all will be about love, loving men that is, fathers and sons.
Men in the future, men who are sympathetic, men and how they will save the world… I know JJ likes his Twilight Zones but it’s 2013 and women are an active part of the world except in Hollywood. The characters on JJ shows are all babes with no purpose. I’m glad there are lots of boy fans but the majority of viewers of TV are women with little but demoralizing shows that murder women in droves. I think the networks this year are more of the he man woman haters club than ever. Especially Fox, NBC and ABC with their pick ups.
Did any women writer/creators get pilots picked up? Women aren’t staffed enough, so they don’t get overall deals so they don’t matter at networks and their careers don’t evolve.
Also does a single pilot have a female director attached to push it over the top to pick up? I’ve only seen pictures of guys and then Sophia Vergara in a vanity producing deal. Is it the year 2000 here?
“partnered with highly evolved human-like androids” in a world where all forms of energy sudden..,oops sorry about that.I got my shows mixed up there for a minute. These same,er,different programs tend to run into each other.
Robocop?
New Abrams/Wyman FOX cop show must be like Abrams/Nolan POI – with procedural structure and less arcs. POI is best scripted and acted drama on broadcast TV. If they can move some of the writers and Greg Plageman to help Wyman the same way they do with Nolan will be perfect. Only change can be younger cast and hot female lead for better 18-34 demo – its FOX, not CBS.
add a dot to that URL…
I assume the producers of Robocop will be suing.
Back in 1992, there was a TV show called Mann and Machine about a cop and a female cop android. It starred Yancy Butler and wasn’t on for too long. I really wish some new concepts would come along instead of retreads.
This premise has been done multiple times. Can be successful if they do it right. Anyone remember a 1999 TV series called Total Recall 2070? I loved that show!
Future Cop also aired back in the 70′s. It was a great concept, but I think it was way before it’s time and failed miserably as a result with only 5 episodes. That’s just speculation. I don’t remember ever seeing this show as I was too young.
The Joke
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Your head.
Everybody has done this a thousand times, along with everything else under the sun, so what. I’m still embittered that Beautiful People didn’t make it last year. I hope both JJ’s and NBC’s versions make it to series.
@William,you do know Yah was probably trying to be funny/sarcastic/whatever. Lighten up.
Every time I see that JJ Abrams pic I start to think it’s Jake Kasdan.