Dick Wolf is branching out. The uber producer and NBC Mvp, who has five drama series on the peacock network, has received a 13-episode order at CBS for a new procedural drama slated for launch during the 2018-2019 season. It will be Wolf’s first drama series to launch on a network other than NBC in 15 years, since the 2003 Dragnet reboot on ABC. The new series, tentatively titled F.B.I., will chronicle the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of…...
- 9/20/2017
- Deadline TV
TV season is upon us yet again, which means that it’s time for some exciting new programs…and some rehashes of old favorites. Yes, reboots and remakes are about as familiar as commercials on television these days. Some like 90210, Hawaii Five-o, and Dallas have met with fairly hefty success, whereas others were gone in about as long as it takes to change the channel! This year we’re welcoming a revamped version of the long running ’60s detective drama Ironside to the small screen. We have high hopes for the program, and we’re keeping our fingers crossed that it doesn’t go the way of these 10 failed remakes. Read on to see how these short-lived shows rank by number of episodes that actually made it to air!
10. The Love Boat: The Next Wave
Beloved Original Series: 1977-1986 (9 seasons/249 episodes)
Cringe-Worthy Remake: 1998-1999 (2 seasons/22 episodes)
Few shows have been...
10. The Love Boat: The Next Wave
Beloved Original Series: 1977-1986 (9 seasons/249 episodes)
Cringe-Worthy Remake: 1998-1999 (2 seasons/22 episodes)
Few shows have been...
- 9/12/2013
- by Jordan Runtagh
- TheFabLife - Movies
Newsflash: Simon Cowell is supposedly interested in booking Jennifer Love Hewitt to replace Britney Spears on The X Factor next season. Yes, that Jennifer Love Hewitt.
On the surface, this idea seems, well, sorta nuts. Despite five recent-ish seasons of Ghost Whisperer, Hewitt hasn’t been particularly relevant since her Party of Five days, and her brief early-aughts singing career was unmemorable at best. (Though you’ve got to admit, “BareNaked” is still pretty catchy.)
Dig a little deeper, though, and suddenly the rumor starts making a weird kind of sense. Hewitt’s certainly as famous as, say, Paula Abdul...
On the surface, this idea seems, well, sorta nuts. Despite five recent-ish seasons of Ghost Whisperer, Hewitt hasn’t been particularly relevant since her Party of Five days, and her brief early-aughts singing career was unmemorable at best. (Though you’ve got to admit, “BareNaked” is still pretty catchy.)
Dig a little deeper, though, and suddenly the rumor starts making a weird kind of sense. Hewitt’s certainly as famous as, say, Paula Abdul...
- 4/26/2013
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
Mark Margolis started out his career on the stage performing hundreds of plays and has since contributed to over 40 television series and 70 plus features including Scarface, The Cotton Club, Gone Baby Gone, and every one of Darren Arnofsky’s films.
On Breaking Bad, Margolis played Hector “Tio” Salamanca, the former right-hand-man of the Juarez Cartel, who after suffering a stroke, was unable to speak or walk; left only to communicate with a brass service bell fixed to his wheelchair amd his face. That didn’t stop him from being one of the most memorable characters on the best show in television and at 72, Margolis earned his first Emmy nomination for Guest Actor in a Drama Series. But his nomination was not just a by-product of the Breaking Bad gloss in recent years, instead, it shows how far the excellence of the show extends. Good luck being an extra.
Margolis is sharp,...
On Breaking Bad, Margolis played Hector “Tio” Salamanca, the former right-hand-man of the Juarez Cartel, who after suffering a stroke, was unable to speak or walk; left only to communicate with a brass service bell fixed to his wheelchair amd his face. That didn’t stop him from being one of the most memorable characters on the best show in television and at 72, Margolis earned his first Emmy nomination for Guest Actor in a Drama Series. But his nomination was not just a by-product of the Breaking Bad gloss in recent years, instead, it shows how far the excellence of the show extends. Good luck being an extra.
Margolis is sharp,...
- 7/30/2012
- by Ernie Estrella
- BuzzFocus.com
Oh, we’re off to see the Kardashians?
E! announced a slate of scripted dramas (yes, dramas, not reality shows) that the network has in development Sunday night, and one title in particular stands out: Dorothy.
Here’s the logline: “Inspired by the book Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz, a girl from Kansas City falls for a man and moves with him to the Emerald City to work at his Emerald Hotel. From writer Natalie Krinsky (Gossip Girl, Grey’s Anatomy) and Warner Horizon Television.”
Huh!
E! also announced other titles in development like the Amy Devlin Mysteries (based...
E! announced a slate of scripted dramas (yes, dramas, not reality shows) that the network has in development Sunday night, and one title in particular stands out: Dorothy.
Here’s the logline: “Inspired by the book Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz, a girl from Kansas City falls for a man and moves with him to the Emerald City to work at his Emerald Hotel. From writer Natalie Krinsky (Gossip Girl, Grey’s Anatomy) and Warner Horizon Television.”
Huh!
E! also announced other titles in development like the Amy Devlin Mysteries (based...
- 4/30/2012
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Formerly known as Blood Brothers, The Reunion is the next film from WWE Studios and Samuel Goldwyn Films and tells the story of three borthers reunited after the death of their father… Sam (Cena), a hardened cop currently on suspension, Leo, a loud-mouthed overbearing bail bondsman, played by Ethan Embry, and Douglas (Boyd Holbrook), a handsome twenty-year old thief fresh out of prison, who until recently never knew he even had a real family.
Despite any criticisms other critics have about the films put out by the WWE, I’ve actually enjoyed a number of them – none more so than the two starring John Cena: The Marine and 12 Rounds; and to top it all off The Reunion also stars Ethan Embry, an actor whose work I could watch any day of the week and who, in my opinion, deserves a much bigger career – if you haven’t seen his...
Despite any criticisms other critics have about the films put out by the WWE, I’ve actually enjoyed a number of them – none more so than the two starring John Cena: The Marine and 12 Rounds; and to top it all off The Reunion also stars Ethan Embry, an actor whose work I could watch any day of the week and who, in my opinion, deserves a much bigger career – if you haven’t seen his...
- 9/28/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Director: Patrik Syversen.
Writer: Tim Tori.
Prowl is one of eight films produced by After Dark Films, as part of its 2011 After Dark Originals production program. This title was recently released on DVD March 29th and the film involves six friends on a road trip to the Windy City. The trip does not go as planned and soon a hungry supernatural element is introduced, which adds both tension and mystery to a solid independent horror feature.
Other film critics have given this film a peep and Matt Withers has said of the film: "Prowl rises well above most of it's kin" Withers talks primarily about the excellent performances of the cast, but Prowl is also creative in its execution. If you have not read the plot, then your knowledge of what will happen to six twenty-somethings locked in a semi-trailer will be limited. This not-knowing is what created much of the tension for this reviewer,...
Writer: Tim Tori.
Prowl is one of eight films produced by After Dark Films, as part of its 2011 After Dark Originals production program. This title was recently released on DVD March 29th and the film involves six friends on a road trip to the Windy City. The trip does not go as planned and soon a hungry supernatural element is introduced, which adds both tension and mystery to a solid independent horror feature.
Other film critics have given this film a peep and Matt Withers has said of the film: "Prowl rises well above most of it's kin" Withers talks primarily about the excellent performances of the cast, but Prowl is also creative in its execution. If you have not read the plot, then your knowledge of what will happen to six twenty-somethings locked in a semi-trailer will be limited. This not-knowing is what created much of the tension for this reviewer,...
- 4/1/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
There’s a running joke that everyone has been on Law & Order at some point. With seven incarnations over two decades, it’s become less of a joke and more of a reality. From perpetrators to defense attorneys to victims, the franchise has featured some notable names and outstanding performances (like in last night’s Svu). Below are a list of some of my favorites – who are yours?
Spoiler Alert: Since we’re discussing entire guest arcs here, there are spoilers for episodes below.
In no particular order:
1. Jason Wiles, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (“Branded,” 2010)
Anyone who knows me could have guessed that Jason Wiles would end up on this list; I’ve been a fan of his since his work as hotheaded, dedicated cop Maurice “Bosco” Boscorelli on Third Watch. Yet as Alexander Gammon, he was the kind of guy Bosco would love to destroy – a rich, arrogant,...
Spoiler Alert: Since we’re discussing entire guest arcs here, there are spoilers for episodes below.
In no particular order:
1. Jason Wiles, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (“Branded,” 2010)
Anyone who knows me could have guessed that Jason Wiles would end up on this list; I’ve been a fan of his since his work as hotheaded, dedicated cop Maurice “Bosco” Boscorelli on Third Watch. Yet as Alexander Gammon, he was the kind of guy Bosco would love to destroy – a rich, arrogant,...
- 10/21/2010
- by Brittany Frederick
- TVovermind.com
Count me as one of the people who rolled their eyes when NBC made the decision to axe the reinvigorated Law & Order right before it made TV history, only to replace it with this West Coast spinoff in the same timeslot. Why, I thought, do you get rid of a show that’s getting its second wind…and then why do you replace it with a version of itself? It seemed a slap in the face to Law & Order fans.
The show didn’t do itself any favors with its unorthodox opening sequence, which threw out the beloved Steve Zirnkilton narration in favor of just putting the show’s logo over a black-and-white map of the Los Angeles area and the beat of some pop music. In fact, it makes the unfortunate choice to bypass an opening sequence altogether, going for the now-commonplace tactic of running credits over the first act.
The show didn’t do itself any favors with its unorthodox opening sequence, which threw out the beloved Steve Zirnkilton narration in favor of just putting the show’s logo over a black-and-white map of the Los Angeles area and the beat of some pop music. In fact, it makes the unfortunate choice to bypass an opening sequence altogether, going for the now-commonplace tactic of running credits over the first act.
- 9/30/2010
- by Brittany Frederick
- TVovermind.com
I’m about to severely date myself, but I remember watching the original Hawaii Five-o along with a whole batch of classic series like Dragnet, Hunter and The Equalizer when I was a kid. Mostly, my commentary on it at the time consisted of joking about how James MacArthur’s Danny Williams was always the one who had to imperil himself first. Now that I’m old enough to actually do more than take potshots at the original, there’s a remake for my generation. My first thought? Hoping it wasn’t the next L.A. Dragnet.
We open during a prisoner transport in South Korea, where then-Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin, who’s still going to be ‘the guy from Moonlight‘ to certain people no matter what he does) gets a desperate phone call from his father, who’s being held hostage by Victor Hesse (James Marsters), the...
We open during a prisoner transport in South Korea, where then-Lieutenant Commander Steve McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin, who’s still going to be ‘the guy from Moonlight‘ to certain people no matter what he does) gets a desperate phone call from his father, who’s being held hostage by Victor Hesse (James Marsters), the...
- 9/21/2010
- by Brittany Frederick
- TVovermind.com
There's good and bad news coming from NBC's decision to cancel the 10Pm Jay Leno Show. It's going to free up five hours during the week for more scripted shows. That's the good news. The bad news? One of those hours might be filled with yet another Law & Order spinoff.
Yup, the network wants a Los Angeles-based Law & Order from Dick Wolf to add to the franchise. They're calling the new show Lola, which is probably what we're all going to have to get used to typing since I'm sure this show will be given the green light and we'll be writing about it in the next year or two. Of course, a Law & Order set in Los Angeles sounds a lot like Dragnet. And hey, wasn't Southland set in L.A.?
Soon, all that will be on TV will be different Law and Order, CSI, and NCIS spinoffs and nothing else.
Yup, the network wants a Los Angeles-based Law & Order from Dick Wolf to add to the franchise. They're calling the new show Lola, which is probably what we're all going to have to get used to typing since I'm sure this show will be given the green light and we'll be writing about it in the next year or two. Of course, a Law & Order set in Los Angeles sounds a lot like Dragnet. And hey, wasn't Southland set in L.A.?
Soon, all that will be on TV will be different Law and Order, CSI, and NCIS spinoffs and nothing else.
- 1/11/2010
- by Bob Sassone
- Aol TV.
'I have a lot more appreciation for those [tough] times,' he says of his struggling-actor days.
By Larry Carroll
Zachary Quinto
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Beverly Hills, California — This weekend, 31-year-old Zachary Quinto can be glimpsed on the big screen wielding the pointy ears and razor-thin eyebrows of one of the most iconic characters in pop-culture history. On the small screen, meanwhile, a polar-opposite portrayal continues to fuel the superheroic hit "Heroes." But how has he gone from aspiring star to science-fiction icon in three short years — and where does he go from here?
"I've been acting since I was a kid, actually," said the affable "Star Trek" actor when we caught up with him recently. "I started when I was 11 in Pittsburgh, and then it evolved from a hobby to a serious interest to something I studied a lot to application. I've been at it now for about 20 years.
By Larry Carroll
Zachary Quinto
Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Beverly Hills, California — This weekend, 31-year-old Zachary Quinto can be glimpsed on the big screen wielding the pointy ears and razor-thin eyebrows of one of the most iconic characters in pop-culture history. On the small screen, meanwhile, a polar-opposite portrayal continues to fuel the superheroic hit "Heroes." But how has he gone from aspiring star to science-fiction icon in three short years — and where does he go from here?
"I've been acting since I was a kid, actually," said the affable "Star Trek" actor when we caught up with him recently. "I started when I was 11 in Pittsburgh, and then it evolved from a hobby to a serious interest to something I studied a lot to application. I've been at it now for about 20 years.
- 5/5/2009
- MTV Movie News
Sony Pictures released the movie clip “Church Bells” from the upcoming musical “Cadillac Records” by director Darnell Martin (Law & Order, Dragnet, ER) and starring Emmanuelle Chriqui (Saint John of Las Vegas, Robot Chicken), Gabrielle Union (Meet Dave), Beyoncé Knowles, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Columbus Short, Mos Def and Cedric the Entertainer. Synopsis: In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, “Cadillac Records” follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America’s musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock for the latest “Cadillac Records” movie news and trailers.
- 11/30/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Sony Pictures released another brand new tv spot from the upcoming musical “Cadillac Records” by director Darnell Martin (Law & Order, Dragnet, ER) and starring Emmanuelle Chriqui (Saint John of Las Vegas, Robot Chicken), Gabrielle Union (Meet Dave), Beyoncé Knowles, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Columbus Short, Mos Def and Cedric the Entertainer. Synopsis: In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, “Cadillac Records” follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America’s musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock for the latest “Cadillac Records” movie news and trailers.
- 11/21/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Sony Pictures released another brand new tv spot from the upcoming musical “Cadillac Records” by director Darnell Martin (Law & Order, Dragnet, ER) and starring Emmanuelle Chriqui (Saint John of Las Vegas, Robot Chicken), Gabrielle Union (Meet Dave), Beyoncé Knowles, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Columbus Short, Mos Def and Cedric the Entertainer. Synopsis: In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, “Cadillac Records” follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America’s musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock for the latest “Cadillac Records” movie news and trailers.
- 11/21/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Sony Pictures released another new movie trailer from the upcoming musical “Cadillac Records” by director Darnell Martin (Law & Order, Dragnet, ER) and starring Emmanuelle Chriqui (Saint John of Las Vegas, Robot Chicken), Gabrielle Union (Meet Dave), Beyoncé Knowles, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Columbus Short, Mos Def and Cedric the Entertainer. Synopsis: In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, “Cadillac Records” follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America’s musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock for the latest “Cadillac Records” movie news and trailers.
- 11/20/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Sony Pictures released another new movie trailer from the upcoming musical “Cadillac Records” by director Darnell Martin (Law & Order, Dragnet, ER) and starring Emmanuelle Chriqui (Saint John of Las Vegas, Robot Chicken), Gabrielle Union (Meet Dave), Beyoncé Knowles, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Columbus Short, Mos Def and Cedric the Entertainer. Synopsis: In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, “Cadillac Records” follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America’s musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock for the latest “Cadillac Records” movie news and trailers.
- 11/20/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Sony Pictures recently released this new movie psoter from the upcoming musical “Cadillac Records” by director Darnell Martin (Law & Order, Dragnet, ER) and starring Emmanuelle Chriqui (Saint John of Las Vegas, Robot Chicken), Gabrielle Union (Meet Dave), Beyoncé Knowles, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Columbus Short, Mos Def and Cedric the Entertainer. Synopsis: In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, “Cadillac Records” follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America’s musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock for the latest “Cadillac Records” movie news and posters.
- 11/10/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Sony Pictures released this brand new movie trailer from the upcoming musical “Cadillac Records” by director Darnell Martin (Law & Order, Dragnet, ER) and starring Emmanuelle Chriqui (Saint John of Las Vegas, Robot Chicken), Gabrielle Union (Meet Dave), Beyoncé Knowles, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Columbus Short, Mos Def and Cedric the Entertainer. Synopsis: In this tale of sex, violence, race, and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, “Cadillac Records” follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America’s musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Stay tuned to Toxic Shock for the latest “Cadillac Records” movie news and trailers.
- 11/8/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Tina Fey's "30 Rock" out-paper/scissored the TV competition Sunday night at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards show in Downtown Los Angeles, winning key awards including Best Comedy Series, Best Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (Fey) and Best Lead Actor (Alec Baldwin). For the complete list of Emmy winners CLICK HERE! "We are all very grateful to have jobs in this turkey burger economy," said Fey, who singled out her "The New Adventures of Old Christine" fellow nominee Julia Louis-Dreyfus as her acting inspiration. "Sometimes on the '30 Rock' set when I don't know how to play a scene, my husband says, 'Just act like Julia Louis-Dreyfus.' Thank you Julia Louis-Dreyfus -- it's really working out for me." In the second consecutive year, the NBC comedy, which received a total of 17 nominations, beat out such heady competition as "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Entourage," "The Office" and "Two and a Half Men.
- 9/22/2008
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Steve Keller and Mike Stone are back on "The Streets of San Francisco."
CBS is developing a contemporary remake of the classic 1970s cop series that starred Michael Douglas and Karl Malden.
Feature writer Sheldon Turner ("The Longest Yard") and "Numbers" producer Robert Port are penning the script, with Simon West on board to direct the potential pilot.
CBS Par TV, which owns the rights to Quinn Martin Prods.' original series, is producing the new take that has received a script order from the network.
Turner and Port, a certified member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, had worked on reinventing "Streets" for the past seven months. They spent time in San Francisco, riding along with Sfpd cops.
The remake will keep key elements from the original series: the title, the names of the two main characters and, of course, the backdrop of the City by the Bay. But the main focus is to bring the spirit of the original "Streets" into the new reincarnation, Turner said.
"The times are very similar -- it was the Vietnam War in the 1970s and the Iraq War now," he said. "There is the same sort of tension between generations, and we wanted to carry that to the new series."
Turner compared the 21st century Keller and Stone to presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.
"One, like Obama, wants to be active and believes in rehabilitation, while the other one, like McCain, doesn't quite believe in rehabilitation and believes that the enemy is the enemy," Turner said.
Turner and West, who has a deal at CBS Par TV, will executive produce the new "Streets," which also will feature elements of a traditional crime procedural. Port and West's producing partner, Jib Polhemus, serves as co-exec producer.
While several classic cop series such as "Starsky & Hutch" and "Miami Vice" have made the leap to the big screen, TV remakes, such as Dick Wolf's 2003 attempt to revive "Dragnet," have been rare.
Still, reinventions of old series are hotter than ever among the broadcast networks with such recent entries as NBC's "Knight Rider" and "The Bionic Woman" and CW's "90210."
Turner, whose credits also include "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning," and "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" director West are repped by CAA. Port, Oscar winner for "Twin Towers," is repped by UTA.
CBS is developing a contemporary remake of the classic 1970s cop series that starred Michael Douglas and Karl Malden.
Feature writer Sheldon Turner ("The Longest Yard") and "Numbers" producer Robert Port are penning the script, with Simon West on board to direct the potential pilot.
CBS Par TV, which owns the rights to Quinn Martin Prods.' original series, is producing the new take that has received a script order from the network.
Turner and Port, a certified member of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, had worked on reinventing "Streets" for the past seven months. They spent time in San Francisco, riding along with Sfpd cops.
The remake will keep key elements from the original series: the title, the names of the two main characters and, of course, the backdrop of the City by the Bay. But the main focus is to bring the spirit of the original "Streets" into the new reincarnation, Turner said.
"The times are very similar -- it was the Vietnam War in the 1970s and the Iraq War now," he said. "There is the same sort of tension between generations, and we wanted to carry that to the new series."
Turner compared the 21st century Keller and Stone to presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.
"One, like Obama, wants to be active and believes in rehabilitation, while the other one, like McCain, doesn't quite believe in rehabilitation and believes that the enemy is the enemy," Turner said.
Turner and West, who has a deal at CBS Par TV, will executive produce the new "Streets," which also will feature elements of a traditional crime procedural. Port and West's producing partner, Jib Polhemus, serves as co-exec producer.
While several classic cop series such as "Starsky & Hutch" and "Miami Vice" have made the leap to the big screen, TV remakes, such as Dick Wolf's 2003 attempt to revive "Dragnet," have been rare.
Still, reinventions of old series are hotter than ever among the broadcast networks with such recent entries as NBC's "Knight Rider" and "The Bionic Woman" and CW's "90210."
Turner, whose credits also include "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning," and "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" director West are repped by CAA. Port, Oscar winner for "Twin Towers," is repped by UTA.
- 7/29/2008
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Casting news for actors from old shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Little House on the Prairie, That 70's Show, The O.C., Happy Hour, Joey, L.A. Dragnet, Total Security, The Winner, Less than Perfect, The Real Wedding Crashers, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Head of the Class, Pimp My Ride, The X-Files, Everwood, Cory in the House, In Living Color, Boston Legal, Murphy Brown, and Star Trek: Enterprise.
- 12/14/2007
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
NBC is going underwater with Fathom, an action-adventure drama project from writers-directors Josh Pate and Jonas Pate. The network has greenlighted a pilot from the NBC Universal Television show, which is described to be in the vein of James Cameron's The Abyss and revolves around mysterious creatures deep in the ocean. The twin brothers penned the pilot script and are set to direct and executive produce the pilot. The action-adventure drama genre is hot this development season on the heels of the success of ABC's freshman series Lost. The brothers, who started off in features with The Grave and Deceiver, most recently served as co-executive producers of Dick Wolf's short-lived series for ABC, L.A. Dragnet. Josh and Jonas Pate are repped by Endeavor.
- 12/23/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ed O'Neill has been tapped to co-star in ABC's untitled Jennifer Love Hewitt comedy pilot. Meanwhile, Connie Britton has come on board NBC's comedy pilot My 11:30, Jessica Lundy, Peter Mackenzie and Ashley Johnson have been tapped to star in Fox's comedy pilot Sweden, OH; Victoria Jackson has landed a lead role on ABC's comedy pilot I Married Sofia; and Blair Brown has joined the WB Network's drama pilot Dark Shadows. The untitled Jennifer Love Hewitt comedy, from Touchstone TV, stars Hewitt as an on-air reporter on a sports TV show and a single mom. O'Neill will play the show's executive producer. His credits include the features The Bone Collector and The Spanish Prisoner and the series Married ... With Children and L.A. Dragnet. He is repped by ICM.
Sarah Wayne Callies (the WB Network's Tarzan) has been cast as the lead in the ABC drama pilot The Secret Service, while Eva Longoria (ABC's L.A. Dragnet) has been cast as one of the leads in the ABC drama pilot Desperate Housewives. The Secret Service, from Touchstone TV and exec producers Alex Kurtzman-Counter, Roberto Orci and Francie Calfo, is a character-driven procedural drama that centers on a young woman (Callies) who struggles to balance her marriage with the demands and dangers of her career in the Secret Service.
NBC has made changes to its Tuesday and Thursday schedules to make room for the new midseason comedy The Tracy Morgan Show, while ABC and the WB Network have bid farewell to L.A. Dragnet and Tarzan, respectively. Meanwhile, NBC has cut back the order for its sophomore series American Dreams from 22 to 18 episodes and has ordered three additional episodes of Ed. In other scheduling news, CBS has announced that it will replace the first part of its canceled four-hour miniseries The Reagans on Nov. 16 with a rerun of a two-episode arc of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. On Nov. 18, when Part 2 of the mini was to air, the network will rebroadcast episodes of CSI: Miami and Without a Trace.
- 11/7/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CBS stayed hot with its newly configured drama slate on the second Friday of the fall season, even as most of the Big Three networks' new offerings on the night suffered week-to-week ratings declines from the previous week's season premieres. A baseball overrun boosted Fox to the nightly win on Saturday, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. It was slow going Saturday at 10 p.m. for the return of ABC's revamped Dick Wolf drama L.A. Dragnet, which was forced to compete with an NBC rerun of Wolf's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. On Friday, CBS' buzzworthy new 8 p.m. drama Joan of Arcadia again won its time slot in viewers and adults 18-49 with an average 12 million viewers and 3.0 rating/11 share. Joan was down from last week's premiere (13.2 million viewers, 3.7/11), as was NBC's Miss Match (6.2 million, 2.0/7). Miss Match ranked third in adults 18-49 in the time slot behind Joan and ABC's comedies George Lopez (7.8 million, 2.7/10) and the 8:30 p.m. bow of Married to the Kellys (8.2 million, 2.9/10), which built slightly on its lead-in.
- 10/6/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Roselyn Sanchez, co-star of the ABC series Dragnet, has been cast in director Marcos Siega's The Underclassman for Miramax Films and Tapestry Films. The project, about a young detective who goes undercover at an elite private school and stumbles upon an international stolen car ring, stars Nick Cannon and Shawn Ashmore. Penned by David Wagner and Brent Goldberg, Underclassman is based on an original idea by Cannon. Sanchez will play a teacher at the school who is Cannon's romantic interest.
ABC was plotting an extensive makeover of its primetime lineup during the weekend, while the WB Network was looking at more modest changes to accommodate an eclectic batch of new series. Both networks will present their 2003-04 lineups to advertisers Tuesday in New York. On the comedy side, ABC has picked up the Faith Ford-Kelly Ripa starrer Hope and Faith, from Touchstone TV and Industry Entertainment; It's All Relative, from Paramount Network TV/Touchstone TV/Storyline Entertainment; The Big House (previously the untitled Kevin Hart project) from 20th Century Fox TV/Imagine TV; and the 20th TV/Brad Grey TV untitled Tom Hertz sitcom for midseason. Sources said ABC was planning to revive its TGIF family-friendly branding initiative for its Friday night lineup, with some new additions anchored by returning comedies George Lopez and Life With Bonnie. There also was talk that the Wonderful World of Disney telefilm showcase would move from the Sunday 7-9 p.m. berth, possibly to Saturday. And at long last the jury has returned on The Practice. David E. Kelley's Emmy-winning drama has been picked up for an eighth season after lengthy negotiations between the network and 20th Century Fox TV. Sources said the deal calls for the network to cut the show's license fee by at least half -- ABC had been paying an estimated $6.5 million per episode -- but the show is guaranteed a return to its old Sunday 10 p.m. time slot after suffering through a disastrous move to Monday 9 p.m. in late January. Also making the cut is the Dick Wolf remake of Dragnet, which inherited Practice's Sunday 10 p.m. slot for its debut but is now believed to be headed to a tougher neighborhood, Saturday 10 p.m.
- 5/12/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC was plotting an extensive makeover of its primetime lineup during the weekend, while the WB Network was looking at more modest changes to accommodate an eclectic batch of new series. Both networks will present their 2003-04 lineups to advertisers Tuesday in New York. On the comedy side, ABC has picked up the Faith Ford-Kelly Ripa starrer Hope and Faith, from Touchstone TV and Industry Entertainment; It's All Relative, from Paramount Network TV/Touchstone TV/Storyline Entertainment; The Big House (previously the untitled Kevin Hart project) from 20th Century Fox TV/Imagine TV; and the 20th TV/Brad Grey TV untitled Tom Hertz sitcom for midseason. Sources said ABC was planning to revive its TGIF family-friendly branding initiative for its Friday night lineup, with some new additions anchored by returning comedies George Lopez and Life With Bonnie. There also was talk that the Wonderful World of Disney telefilm showcase would move from the Sunday 7-9 p.m. berth, possibly to Saturday. And at long last the jury has returned on The Practice. David E. Kelley's Emmy-winning drama has been picked up for an eighth season after lengthy negotiations between the network and 20th Century Fox TV. Sources said the deal calls for the network to cut the show's license fee by at least half -- ABC had been paying an estimated $6.5 million per episode -- but the show is guaranteed a return to its old Sunday 10 p.m. time slot after suffering through a disastrous move to Monday 9 p.m. in late January. Also making the cut is the Dick Wolf remake of Dragnet, which inherited Practice's Sunday 10 p.m. slot for its debut but is now believed to be headed to a tougher neighborhood, Saturday 10 p.m.
- 5/12/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It's a safe bet that Teri Polo is headed to ABC's upfront presentation in New York next week. Polo's comedy pilot I'm With Her, about a regular guy who suddenly finds himself married to a female celebrity, is high on the list of ABC comedy projects with a strong shot at landing on the 2003-04 schedule that ABC will present to advertisers Tuesday, industry insiders said. In addition to I'm With Her, from Tollin/Robbins Prods. and Warner Bros. TV, pilots on the fast track are said to include the Paramount Network TV/Touchstone TV untitled Flett-Giordano/Ranberg project, about a young married couple from very different backgrounds; Touchstone TV/Industry Entertainment's Kelly Ripa-Faith Ford starrer Hope and Faith; and the untitled Tom Hertz project from 20th Century Fox TV and Brad Grey TV starring Breckin Meyer. Also in the mix are Platonically Incorrect and the untitled Kevin Hart comedy, sources said. On the drama side, where ABC is in dire need of a new hit, the field is said to be wide open, with Universal Network TV/Jersey TV's Karen Sisco rumored for the Wednesday 10 p.m. slot. Spelling TV/Touchstone TV's Danny Nucci-toplined police drama 10-8, Warner Bros. TV's Steven Weber starrer The DA and Touchstone TV's The Street Lawyer and The Partners all are considered serious contenders. The Warner Bros. TV-Tollin/Robbins Prods. family drama Better Days also is in the mix. Meanwhile, things were looking up Wednesday for a possible return of David E. Kelley's veteran legal drama The Practice, which has suffered steep ratings declines and time-slot shifts this season. Also, Dick Wolf is said to be mounting a major lobbying effort with ABC brass to secure a pickup for his midseason drama Dragnet. Over at the WB Network, which also presents its lineup Tuesday, Warner Bros. TV's Tarzan and Jane is expected to swing onto the fall schedule, possibly on Sunday. One Tree Hill, a drama from WBTV and Tollin/Robbins Prods., also looks like a contender, possibly in a Wednesday berth, while WBTV's Gilmore Girls spinoff also is considered likely to get a pickup. In the comedy field, the WB is said to have the hots for WBTV's All About the Andersons and Sony Pictures TV's untitled Adam Resnick project about a 19-year-old small-town mayor, with both eyed for Thursday slots, sources said. The WB's freshman comedy What I Like About You and third-year drama Angel are both said to be likely for renewal. ABC and the WB declined comment.
CBS got a bounce from its coverage of the Masters golf tournament, but Sunday was otherwise a ho-hum night in primetime for the Big Four networks, according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. Fox prevailed in the 18-49 demographic derby for the night (3.5 rating/10 share) despite subpar performances from its 7-10 p.m. comedy block, including 8 p.m. anchor The Simpsons (11.4 million, 5.0 rating/15 share in adults 18-49.) CBS was expected to take the total viewer crown thanks to the spillover of its Masters coverage, which ran roughly 30 minutes into the start of primetime in East Coast and Midwestern markets. (Because of the live event coverage, reliable national numbers for CBS won't be available until Tuesday.) ABC had a weak fourth-place finish for the night (6.7 million, 2.4/7) with a repeat of the theatrical Dr. Dolittle leading into a 9 p.m. rerun of Alias (4.7 million, 2.0/5 and a fresh installment of 10 p.m. drama Dragnet (7.6 million, 2.5/7), which was beaten by NBC's 10 p.m. cop show Boomtown (9 million, 3.5/10). NBC was expected to place second to Fox in 18-49 (3.2/9) and second to CBS in total viewers (9.1 million). The peacock had a respectable showing from its 8 p.m. drama American Dreams (8 million, 3.1/9), but a rerun of 9 p.m. tentpole Law & Order: Criminal Intent (11.3 million, 4.2/11) and a kept the lid on NBC's numbers for the night.
- 4/14/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It was a good night for Fox's Oliver Beene and NBC's Boomtown on Sunday. Fox and the peacock split the nightly win thanks in part to strong showings from the aforementioned series. Fox's new sitcom Beene (11 million, 5.1 rating/13 share in adults 18-49) held up well in its second 8:30 p.m. outing, retaining a good chunk of its Simpsons lead-in (13 million, 5.9/15), according to preliminary estimates from Nielsen Media Research. NBC, meanwhile, saw 10 p.m. drama Boomtown (10.7 million, 4.3/12) easily win the 10 p.m. hour and match its highest demo rating of the season, despite the fact that its 9 p.m. lead-in, Law & Order: Criminal Intent (12.7 million, 4.6/11) was in rerun. ABC had a slow night all around with a repeat telecast of the animated feature The Emperor's New Groove (8.9 million, 2.8/8), followed by Alias (9.6 million, 4.3/10) and Dragnet (8.7 million, 3.0/8). CBS saw another respectable performance at 8 p.m. by new sitcom My Big Fat Greek Life (12.4 million, 3.1/8) but it went downhill from 9-11 p.m. with the telefilm Mafia Doctor (6.4 million, 1.7/5). For the night, NBC led in total viewers (10.4 million) while Fox prevailed in 18-49 (4.5/12).
- 3/17/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Veteran Ed O'Neill has stepped in to play Joe Friday in Dick Wolf's remake of Dragnet for ABC and Universal Network Television. He was tapped to play the role -- very suitably -- on Friday, replacing Danny Huston, who was let go from the midseason cop series earlier last week (HR 10/2). Ethan Embry will continue as Friday's partner, Frank Smith. Production, which was shut down Tuesday, is set to resume Friday, and the show is on track for its scheduled January premiere.
- 10/7/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Production on ABC's remake of Dragnet, from Dick Wolf and Universal TV, was shut down Tuesday after producers decided to recast the lead role, formerly played by Danny Huston. "Danny Huston is a wonderful actor and a complete professional," Wolf said in a statement. "I regret that this situation didn't work out, but I hope to work with him in the future." Sources said the producers are looking at an older actor for the role of Joe Friday. "I wish everyone involved in 'Dragnet' the very best with the show," Huston said in a statement. The shutdown is not expected to push back Dragnet's midseason launch, slated for January, sources said.
- 10/2/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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