2011-12 season...do you see anything you like?

Richard Dower

Any shows that stand out for you thus far?....sure it's all on spec, casting etc and synopsis. But does anything jump out at you for possible viewing?

FreudianSlippers

Not yet.

Conor108

Falling Skies,
Terra Nova

And while not a US 2011 season show, Wonders of the Universe with Brian Cox. March 6th-ish BBC. GONNA BE AWESOME.

DeWitt

When does Wonder Woman kick off?

DeWitt

The Ringer with SMG.

mikemac

I've very happy with Lights Out, it's humming along nicely

JP Liz V1

http://www.tvline.com/2011/03/emily-vancamp-abc-revenge/

Brothers & Sisters and Everwood alum Emily VanCamp is returning to ABC as the star of a potential new primetime drama, Revenge.
VanCamp has landed the lead in the project, written by Swingtown creator Mike Kelley and directed by Phillip Noyce. It’s described as a contemporary re-imagening of The Count of Monte Cristo from a female perspective and centers on Emily Thorn (VanCamp), a mysterious young woman who comes to the Hamptons to exact revenge on the people who destroyed her family.
VanCamp, who joined Brothers & Sisters midway through the first season, left the family drama this fall.

I like the sound of this but not sure on the casting of Emily

Also Starring LeVar Burton

From the pilots I've heard about the ones I'm interested in seeing would be...

ABC:
Don't Trust the Bitch in Apt 23 - Plot doesn't sound groundbreaking by any means, but the title grabs my attention and James Van Der Beek is a competent actor, so its got my attention.
The Last Days of Man - new Tim Allen comedy about being a man... Home Improvement 2.0 - 'nuff said... It's a winner in my books.
Smothered - Tired sitcom plot that has been done to death, but its got John C. McGinley and Kyle Howard, so I'd tune in for the cast alone.
Suburgatory - The concept appeals to me even if it has been done before and Alan Tudyk is in it - win.
Work It - Actually sounds like a pretty weak plot, but Amaury Nolasco and Rebecca Mader are two of the leads so I'd give it a shot.
Charlie's Angels - hot girls solving crimes, what more can one want... It has worked before, so it could work again.
Missing - ABC needs some good drama next year - they've done it before and its about time they did it again - this could potentially be a winner.
Once Upon A Time - modern take on fairy tales, I'm sold. Plus Ginnifer Goodwin is the lead and really liked her in Big Love, so that's an added bonus.
Poe - Edgar Allen Poe solving crimes in a period drama. Sounds good enough.
Revenge - modern take on the Dumas novel, that's enough to swing my vote.
The River - sounds like this years attempt at the next Lost, and since FlashForward and The Event failed miserably I won't hold my breath, but still want to give it a shot at the very least.

CBS:
Home Game - Done to death premise, but its got Rob Riggle and Ken Marino, so for that reason I'd watch it.
Vince Uncensored - Ultimately a TV version of Liar Liar, could be good.
Person of Interest - Michael Emerson is in it, so I'd check it out for that alone.
Ringer - Sarah Michelle Gellar and Nestor Carbonnell, I don't even need to see a pilot, I just hope it gets picked up.

Fox:
I Hate My Teenage Daughter - Sounds like a Mean Girls style comedy and its got Jaime Pressly. I reckon it'd fit in nicely alongside Raising Hope.
Tagged - sounds similar to a US version of C.U. Burn (TG4), could be very good.
Alcatraz - The 4400 meets Prison Break with Hurley thrown in the mix? Should be good.
Touch - Kiefer Sutherland stars and Tim Kring creates. Yes please!
Terra Nova - I shouldn't even have to comment on this one...
Untitled Bones Spin-Off - I don't really think it counts as a Bones spin-off, but sure I'll have a gander anyway.
Weekends at Bellevue - Not a lot of info floating about on this one, but I like the little I've heard so far.

NBC:
Brave New World - NBC has done pretty well with its comedy line-ups and this sounds like it'd fit in nicely.
17th Precinct - Half the cast of Battlestar Galactica + Eamonn Walker from Oz... Please, please, please make this one NBC!
Grimm - Cop show based on Grimm's fairytales - I'm intrigued.
Prime Suspect - Virtually no info on this show apart from the cast, but the cast includes Kirk Acevedo and Aidan Quinn, so I really want to know more.
Wonder Woman - I'd love a new superhero show, so I've my fingers crossed, but considering the disaster that was The Cape, NBC may be reluctant to invest in another superhero drama.

CW:
Awakening - Lucy Griffiths plus zombies... say no more...
Secret Circle - Its about Salem witches - could work, could be awful...

MTV:
The Inbetweeners - It's gonna be awful, but I'm curious all the same

Showtime:
Homeland - From the people who brought me 24... That's as far as I read - I'm in!

SyFy:
Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome -

USA:
Eden - Enver Gjokaj from Dollhouse aka. Probably the most underrated Actor in the World is one of the leads.

FX:
American Horror Story - From the guys who brought us Popular, Nip/Tuck and Glee, plus its on cable...
Powers - A superhero drama on a cable network... win!

Mr E

Great post, CN. Cheers.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Mr E wrote: »

Great post, CN. Cheers.

That post was moreso a reminder for myself as to what to keep an eye out for during the upfronts in May. Some good potential amidst the pilots anyway.

JP Liz V1

Source - Deadline

Donal Logue is returning to broadcast television as the lead in Marc Cherry's Hallelujah drama pilot for ABC. The project is set in the town of Hallelujah, Tenn., where the forces of good and evil are exemplified by hardworking, moral diner owner Rye Turner (Logue), a family man who has had a run of tragic luck, and his long-time nemesis, corrupt millionaire Del Roman (Terry O'Quinn), who is a law unto himself. Del seems to be winning the battle until mysterious newcomer Jared O'Neal (Jesse L. Martin) arrives in town.

Source EW

Next fall, Michael Chiklis might have a more ordinary family.
The actor has been signed to the lead role in a CBS comedy pilot Vince Uncensored, from veteran writer Phoef Sutton (Cheers, Terriers) and exec produced by Conan O’Brien and David Kissinger.
The premise of the Warner Bros. project: “After a life-changing experience, a man decides to take a more honest approach to his life, work and family.” The Vince Uncensored job is in “second position” to Chiklis’ gig on ABC’s struggling No Ordinary Family, which is looking unlikely to get another season.

Richard Dower

^ kinda proves NOF is dead if Chilkis is doing pilots.

Richard Dower

TV Guide have an excellent article up, includes 80 pilots + synopsis for each:

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Pilots-Wonder-Woman-1030441.aspx

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

I have my fingers crossed so hard for Wonder Woman just because I love Adrianne Palicki and she got shafted last year when Lone Star was dropped. It sounds terrible though. I'd say it will still get picked up but I can't see it lasting terribly long. The cast of FNL seem to be cursed to never get a good job again.

"Hart of Dixie" for The CW sounds alright. Kind of like a female Everwood without the kids. Love Rachel Bilson too, would be nice to see her back on TV (thank God she dropped that Ghost Angels thing she was linked to before). This sounds like it could be a return to the old style of shows The CW made when it was The WB.

I think Secret Circle is a definite pick up already, but I can't say it interests me and I don't like the idea of Kevin Williamson splitting his time between it and TVD.

I find myself hating these "concept" shows, if that's the right word for them, things like Lost or The Event. I much prefer good character driven shows with good writing. Most of those pilots seem like the opposite of that though.

Good Christian Bitches could be good. Leslie Bibb is good, and Jennifer Aspen who played Kendra on Glee last year is in it too.

JP Liz V1

Smash - NBC
A group of people (including Debra Messing and Katharine McPhee) come together to put on a Broadway show about Marilyn Monroe. Steven Spielberg will executive-produce. Anjelica Huston, Raza Jaffrey, Jack Davenport, Christian Borle, Brian d'Arcy James and Megan Hilty also star.

NBC's answer to Glee maybe

JP Liz V1

Irish actor Colin O'Donoghue, currently on cinema screens opposite Anthony Hopkins in 'The Rite', is to play the lead role in a new US series.
Deadline.com describes 'Identity' as an "action procedural" that follows the work of a police unit fighting crimes involving identity theft.
It is based on the British series of the same name.
The website says that O'Donoghue will play John Bloom, "an intensely private, psychologically insightful former undercover FBI agent who's secretly never left his undercover identity behind".

Anyone watch the UK series on ITV with Aiden Gillen

TICKLE_ME_ELMO

Good Christian B----es! (Drama)
Former high school mean girl Amanda (Leslie Bibb) returns to Dallas after her marriage ends in scandal, hoping for a second chance with those she once bullied. Darren Star (Sex and the City) is among the executive producers. Jennifer Aspen, Miriam Shor, Marisol Nichols and Annie Potts also star.

I was thinking this one sounded good, but then I was watching the film Hope Floats last night with Sandra Bullock in it, and it sounds like a TV version of that?
I have a thing for shows set in Texas, I blame Friday Night Lights, so I want this one to be picked up.

EDIT: Kristin Chenowith just signed up to it too.

JP Liz V1

Source

Eliza Dushku has joined CBS’ untitled sports radio comedy pilot that stars Damon Wayans.
Penned by Bill Martin and Mike Schiff, the comedy is inspired by Colin Cowherd’s outspoken sports talk show on ESPN. The cast also includes Danny Comden.
Dushku will play the role of Casey

DeWitt

I'm not sure how I feel about Eliza doing Sitcom. Every guest appearance she has made on a sitcom(Well the two I can think of right now, 70's show & BBT) has been less than impressive. But if Eliza's on my tv I guess I have to be happy. And hey she'll be on the same network as SMG(The Ringer). Oh the possibilites *evil laugh*

DeWitt

Has anyone heard anything more on Lauren Ambrose's(Six Feet Under) new pilot for FOX? From what I read it's set in a psychiatric hospital.

JP Liz V1

DeWitt wrote: »

Has anyone heard anything more on Lauren Ambrose's(Six Feet Under) new pilot for FOX? From what I read it's set in a psychiatric hospital.

Lauren Ambrose has joined the Fox drama pilot Weekends at Bellevue, The project, based on Julie Hollan’s memoir of the same name, centers on a psychiatrist Ellie (Ambrose) in charge of the weekend shift of Bellevue Hospital psychiatric unit.
Janet McTeer co-stars as the hospital’s head of psychiatry. The pilot is being written by Lisa Zwerling (ER).

DeWitt

Thanks, really looking forward to it. Loved her on SFU.

JP Liz V1

Source Digital Spy

Battlestar Galactica alumnus Katee Sackhoff has been signed as one of the lead characters in a new pilot for A&E.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sackhoff will play a female deputy officer on Longmire, opposite The Matrix actor Robert Taylor.
Although few details regarding the new show have been released, it is known that regular House director Greg Yaitanes will helm the pilot, from a script by Hunt Baldwin, John Coveny and the original book series's writer Craig Allen Johnson.
Other castmembers confirmed for Longmire include Lou Diamond Phillips, who portrayed David Telford on the recently-cancelled series Stargate Universe, and Smallville regular Cassidy Freeman.

expectationlost

so what are the big sunday night shows, ala sopranos and mad men, do we have to wait 3 weeks for treme and the like?

Richard Dower

The Borgias, Camelot, Game Of Thrones in April....all must see, in order:

Game Of Thrones
The Borgias
Camelot

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/27/camelot-vs-game-of-thrones/

expectationlost

Richard Dower wrote: »

The Borgias, Camelot, Game Of Thrones in April....all must see, in order:

Game Of Thrones
The Borgias
Camelot

http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/27/camelot-vs-game-of-thrones/

hmm the irish gas show sounds ok

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1582457/board/flat/180149726

not as trashy as tudors or camelot, love me some papal corruption expose

'Camelot' vs. 'Game of Thrones' vs. 'Borgias': Which epic TV series is best for you?
http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/03/27/camelot-vs-game-of-thrones/

Richard Dower

Here's a review of the pilot script for Grimm, expect spoilers: http://travisyanan.blogspot.com/2011/04/pilot-script-review-grimm.html

jacksprat

season 8 of curb your enthusiasm is due out sometime in 2011 isnt it..?? ci cant love that show enough! for any other fellow lovers of larry david i found a hilarious interview (rare as they are) with him,its a bit old but its still same old larry..the chaps a legend

http://www.kennykramer.com/LarryDavidInt.html