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[Theologe]

Bei ABC klingt bis auf "Women's Murder Club" alles recht interessant, aber wahrscheinlich wird gerade Women's Murder Club ein Hit.

[mak]

Bei ABC klingt bis auf "Women's Murder Club" alles recht interessant, aber wahrscheinlich wird gerade Women's Murder Club ein Hit.

Also so schlimm klingt das nun auch wieder nicht, nur eben nach einem Konzept das relativ schnell alt werden könnte...

Weitere Castingnews:

Jeffrey Tambor has joined CBS' comedy pilot "The Captain," Michelle Trachtenberg is set as the female lead in ABC's untitled D.C. comedy pilot, and Kal Penn has been tapped to star in ABC's comedy pilot "The Call."

Additionally, Nick D'Agosto and Erick Avari will co-star in CBS' comedy pilot "The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud," Stephen Moyer has landed the lead in Fox's drama pilot "NSA Innocent," Alex O'Laughlin and Shannon Lucio are set to star in CBS' drama pilot "Twilight," Bill Burr has landed a lead in Fox's comedy pilot "Playing Chicken," Emmy winner Hector Elizondo has joined CBS' untitled Cynthia Cidre drama pilot, Mia Maestro has come aboard CBS' drama pilot "The Man," and Adam Goldberg is set to co-star in ABC's drama pilot "Marlowe."

- "Captain," from CBS Par TV, centers on a young writer (Fran Kranz) who moves into a legendary Hollywood apartment building. Tambor will play a retired TV writer who lives in the building. Tambor, whose recent credits include "Arrested Development," is repped by the Gersh Agency and Brillstein-Grey.

- The untitled D.C. project, from WBTV, is a comedic soap about an aide (Eric Christian Olsen) to a Democratic senator who falls for the daughter (Trachtenberg) of his boss' archnemesis. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" alumna Trachtenberg (CAA, Framework Entertainment) will next appear in "The Possibility of Fireflies."

- "Call," from 20th TV, revolves around a team of L.A. paramedics. Penn will play one of them, a hypochondriac and pessimist. Also cast in the pilot is Kali Rocha (ABC's "Grey's Anatomy") as the paramedics' boss. Penn (Gersh, Artistry) recently appeared in "Epic Movie" and is wrapping "Harold & Kumar 2."

- "Cloud," from ABC TV and CBS Par TV, centers on a brilliant writer (Tomei) who tries to recapture her youthful optimism. D'Agosto will play one of her students, on whom she has a crush, while Avari will play her therapist. D'Agosto (ICM, manager Faras Rabadi) will next appear in "Rocket Science," which premiered to strong reviews at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Avari (Greene & Associates) will next be seen in "Charlie Wilson's War."

- "NSA," from 20th TV and Realtime Prods., centers on a family man (Moyer) recruited by the NSA. British actor Moyer (PDF, Lena Roklin Management) will next appear in USA Network's "Starter Wife."

- "Twilight," from WBTV and Silver Pictures, centers on a private investigator (O'Laughlin) who also is a vampire. Lucio will play an ambitious TV reporter who becomes close with him. Additionally, Lucio has landed a co-starring role in the feature "Fireflies in the Garden." Best known for her role on "The O.C.," Lucio (WMA, manager Adam Lewis) will next appear in "Feast of Love." O'Laughlin will recur on the upcoming season of FX's "The Shield."

- "Chicken," from WBTV and Werner-Gold-Miller, revolves around two brothers (Norbert Leo Butz, Burr) with opposite political views who are forced to live together. Comedian Burr (WMA, 3 Arts) co-starred on "Chappelle's Show."

- The Cynthia Cidre project, from CBS Par TV, revolves around the lives of three generations of a powerful Latin American family. Elizondo (Gersh, manager Mark Teitelbaum) will play the family's patriarch. He will next appear in "Georgia Rule."

- "Man," from CBS Par TV, centers on an undercover cop (LL Cool J) who juggles his job and his adopted children. Maestro (Gersh, 3 Arts) will play a doctor who is close with him. Her credits include ABC's "Alias" and "Poseidon."

- "Marlowe," from ABC TV, is a procedural drama centering on P.I. Philip Marlowe. Goldberg will play an LAPD detective who helps him. Goldberg (ICM, Nine Yards) co-stars in "Zodiac."

[Theologe]

Bei ABC klingt bis auf "Women's Murder Club" alles recht interessant, aber wahrscheinlich wird gerade Women's Murder Club ein Hit.

Also so schlimm klingt das nun auch wieder nicht, nur eben nach einem Konzept das relativ schnell alt werden könnte...

Die Serie kling für mich einfach wie eine Mischung aus TKKG und Mord Ist Ihr Hobby. Beste Freundinnen die zusammen Morde aufklären, das hört sich einfach einfallslos an.

[mak]

Die Serie kling für mich einfach wie eine Mischung aus TKKG und Mord Ist Ihr Hobby. Beste Freundinnen die zusammen Morde aufklären, das hört sich einfach einfallslos an.

Ich würde mal sagen das kommt alles auf die Umsetzung an...

Weitere Castingnews:

Oliver Platt has been tapped to star in ABC's comedy pilot "The Thick of It," while Chris Lowell is the latest to join ABC's potential "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff.

Additionally, Steve Howey has landed the lead in Fox's comedy pilot "The Beast," lifting the contingency on the pilot, James D'Arcy has been tapped to star in Fox's drama pilot "Them," Lacey Chabert has been cast as a lead in Fox's untitled Liz Meriwether comedy pilot, and Tim Peper has nabbed a lead in ABC's comedy pilot "Carpoolers."

"Thick," from Sony Pictures TV and BBC Worldwide TV, follows the workers in the office of a low-level congressman. Platt will play the chairman of the Party Committee. Platt, who earned two Emmy nominations for his role on "Huff," which was produced by Sony TV, next will appear in the features "The Ten" and "The Martian Child" and in ESPN's miniseries "The Bronx Is Burning."

Lowell is set to guest star in the "enhanced" two-hour episode of "Grey's" designed to serve as a springboard for a potential spinoff from the hit medical drama centered on Dr. Addison Shepherd (Kate Walsh). He joins previously cast Taye Diggs, Tim Daly and Paul Adelstein. Lowell's series credits include "Veronica Mars" and "Life As We Know It." He is repped by WMA.

"Beast," from CBS Paramount TV and FremantleMedia, centers on a womanizing veterinarian (Howey). Howey (Endeavor, manager Geordie Frey) co-starred on "Reba."

"Them," from CBS Par Network TV, centers on a sleeper cell of extraterrestrial terrorists who take the shape of humans. D'Arcy (CAA) will play the lead agent responsible for enforcing policy.

The untitled Liz Meriwether project, from 20th TV, centers on three sorority sisters (Chabert, Molly Stanton, Dorian Brown) who try to clean up their act after graduating from college. The project marks Chabert's first full-time series gig since "Party of Five." Chabert (Paradigm, the Collective) next will appear in the feature "Colors of Love" and the Lifetime movie "What If God Were the Sun?"

"Carpoolers," from ABC TV, centers on four suburban men, one of them played by Peper, who carpool to work.

In other pilot casting news:

P.J. Byrne ("Charlie Wilson's War") and Eric Winter ("Harold & Kumar 2") have joined CBS' one-hour pilot "Viva Laughlin," about a man (Lloyd Owen) who dreams of opening a casino. Byrne (Greene & Associates) will play his accountant and business manager. Winter (KSA, Brillstein-Grey) will play a police detective.

Thad Luckinbill (Innovative Artists, Industry Entertainment) has been added to the cast of CBS' cop soap "Protect and Serve."

Drew Sidora has been cast in Fox's dramedy "Nurses."

Taylor Momsen has been added to the CW's drama pilot "Gossip Girl."

Chace Crawford ("The Covenant") has joined "Gossip Girl." He'll play Nate, one of the rich teens on the Warner Bros. TV-produced show and the boyfriend of Blair (Leighton Meester). Crawford's next feature is "Loaded."

Rick Gonzalez ("Coach Carter") has joined "Reaper," from ABC Television Studio.

[mak]

Weitere Pilot- und Castingnews:

ABC is close to landing a new Darren Star-produced comedy project starring Jenna Elfman and written by bestselling Australian novelist Matthew Reilly.
Sony Pictures Television, which has an overall deal with Darren Star Prods., will produce. Alphabet is set to make a pilot commitment to the project, with a significant penalty -- payable to Elfman -- attached if the project does not go forward.

Eliza Dushku ("Tru Calling") has been tapped to play Eve, the lead character on the hospital comedy/drama "Nurses" (also known as "Philadelphia General") for Fox. Dushku replaces Katheryn Winnick, who has departed the 20th Century Fox TV pilot. Dushku first gained fame for her role on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (and later on the show's "Angel" spinoff) and the feature "Bring It On." She'll next be seen in "Nobel Son."

Also for Fox, Danielle Hoover has been added to the Fox 21 comedy "Revenge" as a nurse who recently returned from Iraq.

Meghan Markle will play Kelly Calhoun, wife of John "Preacher" Calhoun (Keith Robinson), in the 20th Century Fox TV pilot "The Apostles."

At CBS, it didn't take Nikki Cox long to find a new gig. Days after being dropped from "Las Vegas," thesp has landed a role on "The Stumps of Hollywood," the 20th Century Fox TV laffer formerly known as "Fugly."

Also closing in on a deal to join the cast is Michael Rapaport, currently starring in Fox's "The War at Home." His casting is another sign that skein is unlikely to return next fall.

Also at CBS, child thesp Tony Gentile -- who's played a young Jack Black in both "Nacho Libre" and "Tenacious The Pick of Destiny" -- has also come onboard "Stumps."

At ABC, the David E. Kelley drama "Life on Mars" has been pushed to midseason, giving the producers more time to cast the pilot's star.

ABC execs and Kelley remain high on the project, which is an adaptation of the BBC skein about a detective who somehow travels to the past (where he works to solve his girlfriend's present-day abduction).

Kelley and ABC hope to revisit the casting process after pilot season, when many more actors currently committed to other projects will be available.

"After a thorough search, we still haven't been able to find the right actor for this role," Kelley said. " 'Life on Mars' is a project whose success relies heavily on the strength of its lead actors, and rather than compromise we prefer to keep looking and shoot for midseason."

Additionally, Amber Valletta will star in CBS' drama pilot "Twilight.", Joshua Malina and Nia Long have landed lead roles on ABC's untitled Jon Feldman drama pilot, Autumn Reeser and David Walton have joined CW's untitled Tom Wheeler pilot, and Beverly D'Angelo has been added to CBS' drama pilot "Skip Tracer."

"Twilight," from WBTV and Silver Pictures, centers on a PI (Alex O'Laughlin) who is a vampire. Valletta will play his timeless love, a vampire who made him immortal after biting him on their wedding night. Valletta (ICM, Artistry), whose feature credits include "Hitch" and "Raising Helen," will next be seen in "Premonition."

The untitled Jon Feldman project, from WBTV, centers on four high-powered CEOs and CEOs-to-be (Dylan McDermott, Michael Vartan, Christopher Titus, Malina) who are friends and members of the same golf club. Malina (IFA, Insight Entertainment) will play the CEO of a large pharmaceutical company who is sweet but insecure. Malina's series credits include "The West Wing" and "Sports Night." Long (Paradigm) will play Vartan's character "work wife." She recently did a multiepisode arc on "Boston Legal" and will next be seen in the feature "Premonition."

The untitled Tom Wheeler project, from WBTV and Class IV Prods., centers on a brilliant graduate student (Ryan Devlin) and his friends, who use their skills to solve crimes. Reeser will play the Devlin character's down-to-earth girlfriend, a paralegal and the daughter of an FBI agent. Reeser (APA, Kritzer, Levine, Wilkins Entertainment) recently co-starred on "The O.C." Walton (Phoenix Artists, Anonymous Content) will play a chemistry student, the class' stud.

"Tracer," from CBS Par TV, centers on a skip tracer (Stephen Dorff), a guy who finds people who have tried to disappear. D'Angelo will play his mom, who is in prison for the murder of her husband.

Das "untitled Jon Feldman project" soll sowiet ich gelesen habe "Bedrooms and Boardrooms" heißen. Nicht gerade der beste Titel, aber vom Cast (Joshua Malina!) und der Premise her hört sich ich der Pilot schon nicht schlecht an. Das "untitled Tom Wheeler project" heißt wohl "The World According to Barnes". Guter Titel, aber liegt die Premise nicht zu nahe an einer anderen CW-Serie...
Ansonsten Schade das es mit "Life on Mars" noch länger dauert, natürlich besteht eine gute Chance das DEK die Serie ruinieren wird, aber er scheint ja immerhin bemüht...
Yay für Beverly D'Angelo, aber irgendwie witzig das sie in einer Serie mit Stephen Dorff in der Hauptrolle spielt, nachdem dieser ja in "Entourage" ziemlich "gedisst" würde und es wohl auch außerhalb eine Auseinandersetzung mit Jeremy Piven hatte...

Die Termine für "Notes From the Underbelly" und "Traveler" scheinen nun wohl fix zu sein:

ABC has new plan for Wednesdays
By Andrew Wallenstein

March 12, 2007
ABC is making its summer plans already, announcing a Wednesday lineup set to launch after the close of the fall season.

In addition, the network has scheduled another midseason entry, the comedy "Notes From the Underbelly".

New reality series "The Next Best Thing: Who Is the Greatest Celebrity Impersonator?" will kick off at 8 p.m. May 30 with a two-hour opener. The following week, Season 2 of the unscripted hour "American Inventor" returns at 9 p.m.

Wednesday will be rounded out by the new scripted drama "Traveler", which ABC announced in May at its upfront presentation as a midseason addition.

"Underbelly", another midseason holdover from the upfront schedule, also is getting a Wednesday slot beginning April 11 at 9:30 p.m. The series will replace "In Case of Emergency," which has struggled against Fox's "American Idol". Whether -- or where -- that half-hour will continue is to be determined; by then 11 of its initial 13-episode order will have aired. The comedy about a couple pregnant with their first child is from the Tannenbaum Co., Hill Three Prods. in association with Warner Bros. Television.

"Impersonator" is from Peter Engel Prods. and New Wave Entertainment. Michele Merkin will host, with Jeffrey Ross, Elon Gold and Lisa Ann Walters on board as judges.

"Inventor" is from FremantleMedia North America, Syco Television and TV Ltd.

"Traveler," a thriller about friends whose cross-country road trip is interrupted by a terrorist attack, is from Warner Bros. Television in association with the Jinks/Cohen Co.

[mak]

Weitere Pilot- und Castingnews:

Helmer Betty Thomas ("John Tucker Must Die") has become the latest feature director to attach herself to a CW project She'll direct the pilot for "Dash 4 Cash," the CBS Par-produced comedy that spoofs the reality genre. Thomas directed the pilot for Fox's "The Loop."
Christina Applegate is returning to series television as the star of ABC's comedy pilot "Sam I Am." Jean Smart also has joined the project.

Also joining "Sam I Am": Tim Russ ("Star Trek: Voyager") will play Frank.

Additionally, Michael Rapaport has been tapped as the male lead in CBS' comedy pilot "Fugly," Melanie Griffith has signed on for a potential recurring role on CBS' "Viva Laughlin!" Diedrich Bader has been tapped to co-star opposite Stephen Dorff in CBS' drama pilot "Skip Tracer," Stephanie Childers has landed the female lead in ABC's comedy pilot "American Family," Jamey Sheridan has joined CBS' drama pilot "Babylon Fields" and Ty Burrell has joined Fox's comedy pilot "Action News."

"Sam," from ABC TV Studio and Brillstein-Grey TV, centers on a woman (Applegate) with amnesia who has to rediscover her life. Smart will play her self-absorbed mother.

Applegate had been heavily pursued to star in a series since the end of her previous show, NBC's "Jesse," but this is the first pilot she has agreed to do. The "Married With Children" alumna won an Emmy for her guest-starring role on NBC's "Friends." Her feature credits include "The Sweetest Thing," "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" and "Employee of the Month." She is repped by CAA, Management 360 and attorney Stephen Warren.

Smart (WMA, Untitled Entertainment) recently co-starred on Fox's "24."

"Fugly," from 20th TV, revolves around three siblings -- identical twin sisters (Nikki Cox, Marissa Jaret Winokur) and a brother (Rapaport) -- who buy one of the sisters (Cox) an extreme makeover and move to Hollywood to capitalize on her newfound good looks.

For Rapaport, the project is in second position to Fox's "The War at Home."

"Viva" centers on a man (Lloyd Owen) dreaming of opening a casino in Laughlin, Nev. Griffith will play a smart and conniving sexpot who has a romantic past with him. Griffith most recently starred on WB's "Twins."

"Tracer," from CBS Paramount TV, centers on a skip tracer (Dorff), a man who locates missing people. Bader ("The Drew Carey Show") will play his loyal friend and colleague.

"Family," from Sony TV, centers on a modern family. Childers ("Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip") will play the wife, a mother of three.

"Babylon," from 20th TV, is set in a Long Island town where the dead come to life. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" alum Sheridan will play a zombie, a former bullying man and a wife-beater.

"Action," from 20th TV, is set in a local news station. Burrell ("Out of Practice") will play a top-notch reporter.

In other pilot casting news:

Billy Brown (TalentWorks, Artistsry) and Jesse James have joined Fox's drama "NSA Innocent."

Newcomer Elizabeth Ho (Stone Manners, Cirrincione & Associates) has landed a role in ABC's "Women's Murder Club."

JP Walker has been added to NBC's comedy "Wildlife."

Brianne Davis ("Jarhead") is on board "I'm With Stupid," the half-hour being directed by Peter Farrelly for NBC U TV Studio.

[DonnieDarko]

Eliza Dushku in "Nurses", was so aussieht wie eine "Grey's"- Kopie auf den ersten Blick? Nun hoffe ich mal, dass die Serie doch besser sein wird als ihre Beschreibung klingt oder dass die Serie gar nicht erst ins Programm genommen wird und Eliza sich einen neuen Manager sucht.

Die Frau hat was besseres verdient.

[str1keteam]

Jamey Sheridan als Zombiebully. Der Cast von Babylon Fields gefällt mir immer besser.

[mak]

Eliza Dushku in "Nurses", was so aussieht wie eine "Grey's"- Kopie auf den ersten Blick?

Das würde ich von FOX erwarten...

Nun hoffe ich mal, dass die Serie doch besser sein wird als ihre Beschreibung klingt oder dass die Serie gar nicht erst ins Programm genommen wird und Eliza sich einen neuen Manager sucht.

Naja, immerhin eine Lead-Rolle und ob die Serie was taugt lässt sich allein vom Pilot-Skript IMO meist eh nicht sagen.

Die Frau hat was besseres verdient.

Schauspielerisch fand ich sie eigentlich Abseits von "Buffy" und "Angel" noch nicht so wirklich überzeugend. Wobei sie wie SMG wohl zu oft typgecastet wird...

[mak]

Dean Cain has been tapped to star and Tamala Jones to co-star in CBS' drama pilot "Protect and Serve," "Rome" star Polly Walker has joined CBS' untitled Cynthia Cidre drama pilot, and Paige Turco and Jessica Collins have been added to ABC's untitled Jon Feldman drama pilot.

Additionally, Raquel Welch has come aboard CBS' comedy pilot "The Captain," Jake Busey has joined Fox's comedy pilot "Playing Chicken," JD Walsh and Josh Meyers have been cast in CBS' untitled Scott Silveri comedy pilot, Tim Russ and Melissa McCarthy have joined ABC's comedy pilot "Sam I Am," and Sean O'Bryan has been added to Fox's comedy pilot "Two Families."

"Protect," from NBC Uni TV, follows the lives of street cops in suburban Los Angeles. Cain will play a veteran officer. Jones will play the wife of another cop (Steve Harris). Also cast in the project as officers' wives are Jessica Pare and Victoria Cartagena. Cain will next be seen in the CBS original movie "Crossroads: A Story of Forgiveness" and the indie "September Down." He is repped by Paradigm. Jones will next be seen in the features "What Love Is" and "Show Stoppers." She is repped by APA and Allman Rea Management.

The untitled Cynthia Cidre project, from CBS Par TV and ABC TV, revolves round three generations of the Duques, a powerful Latin American family. Walker will play the leader of the rival Samuels family. Walker, who plays Atia of the Julii on HBO's "Rome," is repped by Gersh and manager Jon Rubinstein. She is one of several "Rome" alums to land major roles this pilot season. Kevin McKidd plays the lead in NBC's drama "Journeyman," Ray Stevenson plays a lead in CBS' drama pilot "Babylon Fields," while Zuleikha Robinson got a role on Fox's drama pilot "New Amsterdam."

The untitled Jon Feldman project, from WBTV, centers on four high-powered CEOs and CEOs-to-be (Dylan McDermott, Michael Vartan, Christopher Titus, Joshua Malina) who are friends and members of the same golf club. Turco will play McDermott's character's ex-wife. Collins will play Malina's character's mistress. The casting stems from Turco's talent holding deal with ABC. Turco (Gersh) will next be seen in the feature "The Game Plan." Collins (Innovative Artists, manager Rick Ax, attorney Neil Meyer) co-starred on Feldman's "Tru Calling."

"Captain," from CBS Par TV, revolves around the characters who live in an old Hollywood building. Welch will play a former TV star and bombshell.

"Chicken," from WBTV and Werner-Gold-Miller, centers on two brothers at odds who come together after one (Norbert Leo Butz) is paralyzed in an accident. Busey (Innovative Artists, Kritzer Levine Wilkins) will play a dim and laid-back guy. He recently wrapped the feature "Play Dead" and the CBS miniseries "Comanche Moon."

The untitled Scott Silveri comedy, from WBTV, centers on a group of people, two of them played by Walsh and Meyers, who hang out at an all-night grill. Walsh (Stone Manners, Kritzer Levine Wilkins) recurs on "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" and "Two and a Half Men." "Mad TV" alum Meyers was recently seen in "Date Movie."

"Families," from 20th TV and HIP, revolves around two sets of adult siblings, one of them played by O'Bryan (Domain, Alan Siegel Entertainment), who share the same father (Beau Bridges).

"Sam," from ABC TV Studio and Brillstein-Grey TV, centers on Sam (Christina Applegate), a woman with amnesia who has to rediscover her life. Smart will play her self-absorbed mother. Russ (Stone Manners, manager Greg Edwards) will play the doorman at Sam's building. McCarthy (TalentWorks) will play a former friend of Sam's who reappears in her life.

In other pilot casting news, Penn Badgley (WMA, Raw Talent) has landed a lead role on CW's drama pilot "Gossip Girl," and Tracy Vilar (Don Buchwald & Associates, Raw Talent) has joined the cast of NBC's comedy "Wildlife."

Also wenn ich mich richtig erinnere hat Penn Badgley davor schon 3 WB-Serie gekillt...

Bravo kauft televisionwithoutpity.com:
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx ... 313bravo01
Es werden wohl einige Änderungen kommen, als erster werden in den nächsten Wochen "Brothers & Sisters," "Men in Trees," "Drive" und "The Wire" zu den gerecapten Serien hinzugefügt.

[redlock]

Die Frau hat was besseres verdient.

Schauspielerisch fand ich sie eigentlich Abseits von "Buffy" und "Angel" noch nicht so wirklich überzeugend. Wobei sie wie SMG wohl zu oft typgecastet wird...

Oft ist ein job ist besser als kein job :lol:

[Theologe]

Für Eliza Dushku ist es erstmal wichtig überhaupt mal wieder zu spielen. Denn junge hübsche Schauspielerinnen gibt es nun wahrlich mehr als genug.

[mak]

Die Frau hat was besseres verdient.

Schauspielerisch fand ich sie eigentlich Abseits von "Buffy" und "Angel" noch nicht so wirklich überzeugend. Wobei sie wie SMG wohl zu oft typgecastet wird...

Oft ist ein job ist besser als kein job :lol:

Das war ja auch irgendwie mein Punkt. Würde mich auch überhaupt nicht wundern SMG bald wieder in einem Network-Pilot zu sehen, ihre Karriere läuft ja nun auch nicht allzu gut...

Für Eliza Dushku ist es erstmal wichtig überhaupt mal wieder zu spielen. Denn junge hübsche Schauspielerinnen gibt es nun wahrlich mehr als genug.

Jep, vorallem wird sie die "tough girl"-Rolle nicht für immer spielen können...

Apropos Medizin-Drama: HBO scheint wohl nun auch auf dieses Zug aufspringen zu wollen. Das Projekt heißt im Augenblick "Hope Against Hope" und JJ Abrams steckt dahinter...

[Theologe]

Würde mich auch überhaupt nicht wundern SMG bald wieder in einem Network-Pilot zu sehen, ihre Karriere läuft ja nun auch nicht allzu gut...

Ich denke, 1-2 Jahre wird sie es noch probieren und spätestens dann zurück zum TV gehen.

Für Eliza Dushku ist es erstmal wichtig überhaupt mal wieder zu spielen. Denn junge hübsche Schauspielerinnen gibt es nun wahrlich mehr als genug.

Jep, vorallem wird sie die "tough girl"-Rolle nicht für immer spielen können...

Apropos Medizin-Drama: HBO scheint wohl nun auch auf dieses Zug aufspringen zu wollen. Das Projekt heißt im Augenblick "Hope Against Hope" und JJ Abrams steckt dahinter...

Könnte natürlich bei HBO um einiges interessanter sein, weil man dort immer sehr viel Wert auf Charakterentwicklung legt.

[Markus F.]

Ich als großer Eliza Dushku Fan freue mich schon sehr auf Nurses und stehe der Serie positiv gegenüber, wer weiß vielleicht kommt ja was gutes raus (... und wird dann hoffentlich nicht wie Tru Calling von Fox so schnell abgesetzt)

[mak]

Apropos Medizin-Drama: HBO scheint wohl nun auch auf dieses Zug aufspringen zu wollen. Das Projekt heißt im Augenblick "Hope Against Hope" und JJ Abrams steckt dahinter...

Könnte natürlich bei HBO um einiges interessanter sein, weil man dort immer sehr viel Wert auf Charakterentwicklung legt.

Schon, aber den Genre finde generell eher uninteressant. Das einzige was mich interessiert hätte wäre die Serie über ein Krankenhaus im 19. Jahrhundert die Milch wohl HBO mal gepitcht hat.

Ich als großer Eliza Dushku Fan freue mich schon sehr auf Nurses und stehe der Serie positiv gegenüber, wer weiß vielleicht kommt ja was gutes raus (... und wird dann hoffentlich nicht wie Tru Calling von Fox so schnell abgesetzt)

Das ist keine Serie sondern ein Pilot und ich bezweifle eher das da mehr draus wird. FOX hat diese Season wohl recht viel in der Entwicklung...

[mak]

Weitere Castin- und Pilotnews:

Ricki Lake has been tapped to star in ABC's single-camera comedy pilot "The Middle."

Additionally, Chris Klein and Al Madrigal have joined CBS' comedy pilot "The Captain," and Michael McKean has come aboard ABC's comedy pilot "The Thick of It."

"Middle," from WBTV, centers on an extended lower-middle-class family in the Midwest. Lake will play the central character and the narrator of the show, a harried but game mom. Also cast in the pilot is Brenna O'Brien as the family's middle child.

Former talk show host Lake recently hosted CBS' "Gameshow Marathon." She is repped by ICM and Hyler Management.

"Captain," from CBS Par TV, centers on a guy (Fran Kranz) who moves into an old Hollywood building. "American Pie" alum Klein will play the guy's best friend, a successful financial planner. Madrigal will play the building's daytime doorman, Jesus.

Earlier this development season, comedian Madrigal (CAA, Generate) had a talent holding deal with Fox Broadcasting Co. and 20th Century Fox TV.

"Thick," from Sony TV and BBC Worldwide Prods., follows workers in the office of a low-level congressman. "Spinal Tap" alum McKean will play a dissipated former campaign manager who is now chief of staff.

In other pilot casting news, Valarie Rae Miller (Kohner Agency, Leverage management) has joined CW's one-hour "The Reaper."

Pickup -- "I'm in Hell," a half-hour single-camera laffer, will mark the primetime series debut of Jason Biggs ("American Pie"). Aron Abrams and Greg Thompson wrote the CBS Paramount project and will exec produce.

Biggs will play Nick, a Wall Street maven who's killed in a Blackberry-related car accident. Since Hell's overcrowded, he's assigned to "Hell on Earth" -- a new life, devoid of all the trappings of his previous existence and in which Murphy's Law is always just around the corner. Biggs and Peter Kiernan will serve as producers.

Außerdem:

Duchovny back on TV at Showtime
By Nellie Andreeva

March 15, 2007
David Duchovny is returning to series television.

Showtime has picked up to series an untitled comedy pilot starring the former "X-Files" star, sources said.

The premium cable network has ordered 12 episodes of the project from writer Tom Kapinos, which centers on a writer (Duchovny) who juggles a 16-year-old daughter, an ex-wife whom he still cares for and an insatiable appetite for beautiful women.

It is understood that Showtime plans to launch the series in August, paired with the network's critically praised comedy series "Weeds."

Kapinos is executive producing the project with Duchovny and director Stephen Hopkins.

Reps for Showtime could not be reached for comment Wednesday night.

Schön, aber ich hoffe das ist keine schlechte Nachricht für "Manchild"...

Und auch wenn nicht ganz OnT (aber evtl. für die "Doctor Who"-Fans interessant ):

Piper picked for 'Belle'
British actress to star in TV adaptation
By STEVE CLARKE
LONDON -- Much-in-demand British thesp Billie Piper will play an upmarket call girl in a British TV adaptation of "Belle de Jour," the blog-turned-book penned by an anonymous London prostitute.

The eight-part skein is the most ambitious project yet for upstart web ITV2. If successful, show could become a fixture on the channel, Blighty's most watched after the five terrestrial nets.

Producing the program are indies Tiger Aspect and Silver Apples and talent agency Artists Rights Group, whose co-founder, Michael Foster, is Piper's agent and will exec produce.

"Belle de Jour" was one of several new projects announced Wednesday by ITV television topper Simon Shaps at a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch.

"Belle de Jour" is "based on the diaries of a working prostitute. It's a modern day 'Moll Flanders,' " he said. "We're bringing a major star to ITV2. We want ITV2 to feel like a big channel."

Piper has starred in the BBC's revival of "Doctor Who" and will soon be seen in an ITV adaptation of Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park," playing Fanny Price.

"Belle de Jour" marks another attempt by ITV to raise its game in drama and to win a younger, more upmarket crowd. Shaps confirmed that ITV is remaking E.M. Forster's "Room With a View," scripted by Andrew Davies, and a version of "Frankenstein" adapted by Jed Mercurio, known in Blighty for edgy dramas such as BBC2's "Bodies."

At the lunch the ITV director of television warned U.S. distributors that unless prices for their shows start to come down -- last fall, renewals of "Lost" and "Desperate Housewives" sold for around $1.9 million an episode in the U.K. -- they risk becoming financially unwise purchases for Brit networks.

"These show have become more expensive than making original British drama," Shaps said. "They're an important part of what we do, but the economics of acquisitions have become tricky."

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Für Eliza Dushku ist es erstmal wichtig überhaupt mal wieder zu spielen. Denn junge hübsche Schauspielerinnen gibt es nun wahrlich mehr als genug.

Yep, der "Nachschub" in den USA/Hollywood ist gewaltig

Allerdings hat "Faith" eine etablierte Fangemeinde

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Müsste es nicht mal langsam eine Übersicht geben welche Serien abgesetzt, bzw. verlängert sind? Das gröbste passiert erst im Mai, schon klar, aber im vorraus steht doch auch schon oft einiges fest.

[mak]

Allerdings hat "Faith" eine etablierte Fangemeinde

Hat ihr bei bei "Tru Calling" ja so viel geholfen... :lol:
Nein ernsthaft: Wenn eine Serie beim Publikum nicht ankommt hilft IMO keine Fangemeinde.

Müsste es nicht mal langsam eine Übersicht geben welche Serien abgesetzt, bzw. verlängert sind? Das gröbste passiert erst im Mai, schon klar, aber im vorraus steht doch auch schon oft einiges fest.

Bei den Serie wo es kritisch wird, wird das erst in Mai bekannt und bei dem Rest dürfte es eh keine großen Überraschungen geben...

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Allerdings hat "Faith" eine etablierte Fangemeinde

Hat ihr bei bei "Tru Calling" ja so viel geholfen... :lol:

Manchmal hat man einfach nur Pech :lol:

Nein ernsthaft: Wenn eine Serie beim Publikum nicht ankommt hilft IMO keine Fangemeinde.

Stimmt, aber man kriegt leichter einen neuen Job

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Der Faith-Bonus bei Eliza Dushku verblasst allerdings auch so nach und nach. Von den Buffy und Angel Darstellern hat kaum einer eine anständige Rolle und die haben alle eine Fanbasis.

[Stefan]

Der Faith-Bonus bei Eliza Dushku verblasst allerdings auch so nach und nach. Von den Buffy und Angel Darstellern hat kaum einer eine anständige Rolle und die haben alle eine Fanbasis.

Hi!

na ja, so würd ich das jetzt auch nicht sagen.. Sarah Michelle Gellar hat es ins Kino geschafft und macht dort einen Horror Film nach dem anderen.. lol

David Boreanaz und Allyson Hannigan haben ihre fixen Serien die auch beide solide Werte einfahren... und sicher noch mindestens eine weitere Staffel bekommen

na ja, und ich denke mal zumindest die Faith Fangemeinde hat TRU CALLING in eine zweite Staffel gerettet.. aber dann war es wohl auch schon zu spät.. die Serie war auch nicht wirklich gut (muss ich leider als ED Fan anstandslos zugestehen)

Amy Acker war übergens im Hauptcast der letzten Staffel von ALIAS (fällt mir grad noch so ein) und Charsma Carpenter spielte zumindest ne Zeitlang in Veronica Mars mit.. Nicolas Brandon war im Hauptcast von Kitchen Confidential.. James Masters war in der letzten Staffel von Smallville sehr oft zu sehen..

Michelle Trachtenberg hat einige Teeniefilme gemacht und ist jetzt wieder in irgend einem Pilot drin.. und ja.. vom Rest fallen mir jetzt keine Namen mehr ein :roll: :lol:

cu
Stefan

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Also diese Fanbasis wird glaube ich doch etwas überschätzt. Was Quoten angeht bringt das IMO recht wenig. Insgesamt gesehen war Buffy doch eher ein kleiner Fisch und dafür schlagen sich die ehemaligen Darsteller eigentlich recht gut.

Weitere Casting- und Pilotnews:

Rachel Boston has landed the lead and Amy Yasbeck has been cast as a co-lead on ABC's untitled Ric Swartzlander comedy pilot, while "24's" president-vice president duo of Gregory Itzin and Ray Wise have been tapped for co-starring roles on ABC's comedy pilot "Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office" and the CW's one-hour pilot "The Reaper," respectively.

Additionally, "The Wire" co-star Domenick Lombardozzi has joined CBS' drama pilot "The Man"; Brandon Quinn, Nick Gonzalez and Sarayu Rao have been cast in Fox's untitled Liz Meriwether comedy pilot; Rade Serbedzija has joined CBS' drama pilot "Twilight"; and Cynthia Watros has come aboard CBS' comedy pilot "The Rich Inner Life of Penelope Cloud."

The untitled Ric Swartzlander project, from ABC TV, is set in a chaotic Phoenix TV newsroom. Boston will play a rising star at the station who was recently promoted to executive producer of all news programs. "American Dreams" alum Boston is repped by the Gersh Agency and Forward Entertainment. Yasbeck, who recently co-starred on "Life on a Stick," will play a co-anchor.

"Nice Girls," from "24" producers 20th TV and Imagine TV, centers on the struggles of a "nice girl" trying to make it in the corporate world. Itzin will play an alpha male boss and adrenaline junkie. Itzin (SMS Talent, Kerry Korf Management) most recently has played President Charles Logan on Fox's "24," a role that earned him an Emmy nomination. His character was left clinging to life in Monday's episode. On the feature side, he recently wrapped the indie "Float" and the Lindsay Lohan starrer "I Know Who Killed Me."

"Reaper," from ABC TV Studio and the Marc Gordon Co., is a comedic drama about a 21-year-old slacker who becomes the devil's (Wise) bounty hunter. Wise played Vice President Hal Gardner on "24."

"Man," from CBS Par TV, centers on an undercover cop (LL Cool J) and single father. Lombardozzi will play a member of the cop's team. Lombardozzi (Gersh, Leverage Management) plays Detective Thomas Hauk on HBO's "The Wire."

The untitled Liz Meriwether project, from 20th TV, revolves around sorority sisters (Molly Stanton, Dorian Brown, Lacey Chabert) dealing with life after college. Quinn will play an ex-frat boy with a fancy finance job who is romantically linked to Chabert's character. Quinn (Pakula/King & Associates, Framework Entertainment) recently recurred on "The O.C." and "Vanished." Gonzalez will play a writer who has the hots for Stanton's character. Gonzalez (Pakula/King, the Collective), who recurred on "The O.C." and "Close to Home," will next be seen in the indie "Rockaway." Rao (SDB Partners, Allman/Rea Management) will play an overachiever who has always listened to her parents.

"Twilight," from WBTV and Silver Pictures, centers on a private investigator (Alex O'Laughlin) who is a vampire. Serbedzija will play an ancient vampire of European descent. Serbedzija recurs on "24" this season.

"Cloud," from ABC TV Studio and CBS Par TV, centers on a brilliant, opinionated writer (Marisa Tomei). Watros, who co-starred on "Lost," will play the writer's friend, a dancer and choreographer.

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Off topic:

Und Amy Acker hat "nebenbei" :lol: ein paar Kinder in die Welt gesetzt.

"name recognition" spielt bei castings schon eine gewisse Rolle