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Primetime Pilot Panic: ABC & CBS Updates

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday May 13, 2011 @ 12:15am PDTTags: ABC, Apt. 23, Bad Mom, Charlie's Angels, Good Christian Bitches, Hail Mary, Hart of Dixie, Identity, Once Upon a Time, Pan Am, Person of Interest, Poe, Primetime Pilot Panic, Ringer, Rookies, Scandal, Smothered, Suburgatory, The Rememberer, The Secret Circle, Tim Allen Pilot, TV Pilots, Work It
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With Fox done with its series orders and NBC pretty much done too, attention is focusing on ABC and CBS. ABC is expected to make its series pickups tomorrow. Here is the latest buzz on the two networks:

ABC

Assured to get series orders are early frontrunners GOOD CHRISTIAN BITCHES and CHARLIE’S ANGELS, along with the modern fairy tale ONCE UPON A TIME. Shonda Rhimes’ PR drama SCANDAL looks solid, with one or both of PAN AM and procedural IDENTITY also expected to get a green light. Thriller THE RIVER is rumored for an order, though it’s unclear if it will be a regular or limited-series one. Other possibilities on the drama side include the Hamptons-set REVENGE, which has been gathering momentum, and Marc Cherry’s HALLELUJAH, possibly for midseason with some retooling, while 1840s detective show POE has been fading.

On the comedy side, the TIM ALLEN pilot, APT. 23 and SUBURGATORY are considered a go, with SMOTHERED, WORK IT and BAD MOM as possibilities.

CBS

With CBS’ most guarded secret — who will replace Charlie Sheen — out, a lot of the intrigue surrounding CBS’ presentation next week is gone. Luckily, we still have series pickups and schedule to try to figure out. On the drama side, the rise of the J.J. Abrams/Jonah Nolan crime drama PERSON OF INTEREST remains in what is considered a frontrunner status. Ensemble cop drama ROOKIES and procedural THE REMEMBERER also appear strong. PI show HAIL MARY, starring Mini Driver, is still a possibility, with the Sarah Michelle Gellar Lottie and Lisa-style mystery RINGER a dark horse. Meanwhile, early frontrunner SUSANNAH GRANT has been losing momentum.

On the comedy side, with Michael Patrick King available after NBC passes on A Mann’s World, his hot comedy pilot with Whitney Cummings TWO BROKE GIRLS, which had faced uncertainty after NBC picked up Cummings’ comedy pilot, should be able to return to frontrunner status alongside HOW TO BE A GENTLEMAN.

And at CW, THE SECRET CIRCLE and HART OF DIXIE continue to be the clear frontrunners.

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PILOT CASTINGS: NBC’s ‘I Hate That I Love You’ And ABC’s ‘Identity’ Find Leads

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday March 11, 2011 @ 6:40pm PSTTags: ABC, I Hate That I Love You, Identity, NBC, Nick Thune
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Comedian Nick Thune has been cast as the male lead in NBC’s comedy pilot I Hate That I Love You. The single-camera project, from writer/exec producer Jhoni Marchinko and 20th TV, is described as a twisty romantic comedy in … Read More »

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Megan Dodds, Orlando Jones Among Latest Pilot Cast Additions

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday February 17, 2011 @ 1:00pm PSTTags: Are You There Vodka? It's Me Chelsea, Are You There Vodka? It's Me Chelsea Pilot, Exit Strategy, Exit Strategy Pilot, Family Album, Family Album Pilot, Identity, Identity Pilot, Orlando Jones, Pan Am, Pan Am Casting, Pan Am TV Pilot, Rachael Harris, TV, TV Deals
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Megan Dodds has landed the female lead opposite Ethan Hawke in Fox’s drama pilot Exit Strategy, a high-octane procedural about a team of 5 experts associated with the CIA led by Eric Shaw (Hawke) who are deployed when a … Read More »

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Networks Go For Dramas Based On Source Material; 3 More Adaptations Enter The Fray

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday September 10, 2010 @ 6:25pm PDTTags: Identity, Locke & Key, Michael Seitzman, Sony TV, Stephen King The Dark Tower, The Dark Tower, Treadstone, Treadstone Anthony Zuiker, Zoe Lister-Jones
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With drama sale season in full force, book and format adaptations have emerged as a red-hot commodity. ABC is working on a U.S. version of hit British series Spooks with writer Michael Seitzman, NBC is developing an adaptation … Read More »

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