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[Stefan]

Hi!

wobei ich da die CAST List von LOST, die in der Pressemeldung von ABC steht, sehr interessant finde:

"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Dominic Monaghan as Charlie and Terry O'Quinn as Locke.

Fällt euch auch auf, dass nichtmal das Pressedepartement von ABC gemerkt hat, dass Kiele Sanchez und Rodrigo Santoro im Hauptcast sind *ggg*

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Stefan

[mak]

Gabs ich nicht mal den netten Kommentar, dass eine Serie mit Carla Gugino und Jason Gedrick ein komplettes Network zum Einsturz bringen würden?

Naja, "Entourage" war ja IIRC eh schon davor verlängert...

Zu einer zweiten Staffel von Six Degrees war bei den serienjunkies kürzlich eine Aussage von Bridget Moynahan zu lesen, die auch eine Fortsetzung in Aussicht stellte. Ich kann es mir aber beim besten Willen nicht vorstellen.

ABC scheint die Hoffnung wohl noch nicht ganz aufgegeben zu haben. Es haben nun ja auch Josh Charles zum Cast hinzugefügt...

Noch die Pilot- und Castingnews von gestern:

ANCHORWOMAN (FOX) - WWE alum Lauren Jones, not Amber Smith, will topline the partially scripted comedy, about a supermodel (Jones) who settles down in a southern Texas town and becomes an anchorwoman for Tyler's CBS-19 station. (Smith starred in a different incarnation.) The half-hour project will not have a "cast" outside of Jones as only her role will be scripted. CBS-19's co-anchors, crew and producers then will play "themselves" as they react to Jones' foibles. Production is set to begin in May for a mid-to-late summer premiere.

THE BIONIC WOMAN (NBC) - Katee Sackhoff ("Battlestar Galactica") is set to guest star on the drama pilot, a re-imagining of the 1970s series of the same name. She'll play Sarah, an evil bionic woman and nemesis to Michelle Ryan's character.

CASHMERE MAFIA (ABC) - Lourdes Benedicto is the latest "The Nine" alum to land pilot duty. She's signed onto the cast of the drama, about four successful female executives, friends since college, who rely on each other as they juggle the demands of career, family, hard choices and high ambitions in New York City. It's not clear which character she'll be playing.

CW NOW (The CW, New!) - The netlet has issued a pilot order for a potential new half-hour newsmagazine. Said project, an evolution of its current advertiser-sponsored "content wraps," will include features on fashion, music, upcoming movies and new technology. "Extra" executive producers Lisa Gregorisch and Mike Miller are shepherding the pilot, which is being targeted for the network's Sunday, 7:00/6:00c slot.

FOOTBALL WIVES (ABC) - Spencer Garrett ("Bobby") has landed a role on the drama pilot, about three ordinary women's lives as they are transformed by the celebrity and fortune that come with being married to sports superstars. No specifics about his character were released.

MR. & MRS. SMITH (ABC) - Julia Ormond ("Beach Girls") has scored a role on the drama pilot, a small screen take on the 2005 feature starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. She'll play Mother, a potentially recurring role, the boss of Jane Smith (Jordana Brewster).

PHENOMENON (Sci Fi, New!) - Newcomers Brad Follmer and Lauren Iungerich are developing a new drama at the cable channel about a team of scientists and medical experts - lead by a young female prodigy with a mysterious past - as they try to find explanations for phenomena that appear to defy the laws of physics and biology. The project, which is being eyed as a two-hour pilot, is set up at Fox 21 and Kiefer Sutherland's East Side Entertainment. Follmer and Iungerich are penning the script with Sutherland executive producing and East Side topper Maggie Murphy serving as a co-executive producer.

TIN MAN (Sci Fi) - Neal McDonough ("Medical Investigation"), Kathleen Robertson ("Hollywoodland") and Raoul Trujillo ("Apocalypto") have all been cast in the upcoming mini-series, about a young woman (Zooey Deschanel) plucked from her humdrum life and thrust into the Outer Zone, a world filled with wonder but oppressed by dark magic. McDonough and Trujillo will play The Tin Man (Cain) and The Cowardly Lion (Raw) archetypes, respectively, with Robertson as The Wicked Witch of the West analogue Azkadellia. Production on the project is set to begin this month in Vancouver for a December premiere.

FOX Drama-Piloten: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx ... 70320fox02
FOX Comedy-Piloten: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx ... 70320fox01

[mak]

Weitere Pilot- und Castingnews:

Jamie Kennedy has been tapped to star opposite Lee Majors in Fox's single-camera comedy pilot "Me & Lee?" while Orlando Jones is set to star in ABC's untitled cop comedy pilot.

Meanwhile, Miguel Ferrer and Chris Bowers have been tapped to co-star in NBC's drama pilot "The Bionic Woman," a reimagination of the 1970s series that was a spinoff of Majors' signature series, "The Six Million Dollar Man."

Additionally, Barry Bostwick, Kristy Wu and Andre Holland have joined ABC's untitled Ric Swartzlander comedy pilot, and Ben Savage is set as Todd in the untitled Sachs/Judah pilot.

"Me & Lee?" from Lionsgate, centers on a guy (Kennedy) with chronic back pain who gets more than he bargained for when he undergoes "bionic" back surgery in a secret lab run by actor Lee Majors (playing himself) in the basement of his Beverly Hills mansion. Majors built the lab after becoming obsessed with bionics after "Man" went off the air.

Kennedy next appears in the documentary "Heckler," which premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival, and in the comedy feature "Kickin' It Old Skool." He is repped by CAA, Principato-Young Entertainment and attorney Mitch Smelkinson. Majors is managed by Denny Bold.

The untitled cops project, from CBS Par TV and ABC TV, follows the eccentric characters in a police precinct. Jones (UTA, Management 360, attorneys PJ Shapiro and Cliff Gilbert-Lurie) will play a charming and naive rookie detective assigned to the team.

"Bionic," from NBC Uni TV, centers on Jamie Sommers (Michelle Ryan), a bright woman who is transformed into a technological wonder with $50 million worth of bionic components implanted in her body. Ferrer will play the ruthless leader of the secret government agency that turned Sommers into a bionic woman. He co-stars on NBC's veteran drama "Crossing Jordan," also from NBC Uni TV, and it's understood that if "Bionic" goes to series, he might juggle both roles. Bowers (Gersh, Vincent Cirrincione & Associates) will play Sommers' supportive boyfriend.

The untitled Sachs/Judah project, from ABC TV, revolves around co-workers at a top law firm. Savage will play a new attorney at the firm.

The untitled Swartzlander pilot, from ABC TV, is set in a chaotic Phoenix TV newsroom. Bostwick will play the news director.

Sieht wohl nach dem Ende von "Crossing Jordan" aus...

[Theologe]

Sieht wohl nach dem Ende von "Crossing Jordan" aus...

Da scheinen sich die Vorzeichen zu verdichten, Jerry O' Connell wird mit Carpoolers in Verbindung gebracht (wobei ich das nur bei serienjunkies gelesen hab) , Kathryn Hahn hat einen Pilot und nun auch noch Miguel Ferrer. Es würde wenig Sinn machen mit einem so ausgedünnten Cast eine weitere Season zu starten, wobei man das bei Las Vegas trotzdem macht.

[Stefan]

Sieht wohl nach dem Ende von "Crossing Jordan" aus...

Da scheinen sich die Vorzeichen zu verdichten, Jerry O' Connell wird mit Carpoolers in Verbindung gebracht (wobei ich das nur bei serienjunkies gelesen hab) , Kathryn Hahn hat einen Pilot und nun auch noch Miguel Ferrer. Es würde wenig Sinn machen mit einem so ausgedünnten Cast eine weitere Season zu starten, wobei man das bei Las Vegas trotzdem macht.

Hi!

na ja.. das muss ja nichts heißen.. die haben wahrscheinlich bei CROSSING JORDEN ne "first position" .. aber da sie gute agenten haben. und die schon den braten gerochen haben, wurden sie schonmal in neuen Piloten untergebracht, aber wahrscheinlich in "second position".. daher.. wenn CJ wirklich verlängert wird, werden sie wohl zu der Serie zurückkehren müssen..

aber kann ich natürlich nicht mit sicherheit sagen, weiß jetzt rein gar nichts über ihre Verträge.. aber meist ist es so.. wenn sie halt nicht gerade auslaufen

cu
Stefan

[mak]

Weitere Pilot- und Castingnews:

Jennifer Coolidge and Alan Ruck have been tapped to star in ABC's comedy pilot "Family of the Year."

Additionally, Alanna Ubach has joined Fox's comedy pilot "Playing Chicken," Josh Dean has come aboard another Fox comedy pilot, "The Beast," Alex Borstein has been cast in ABC's comedy pilot "The Thick of It," and Anna Chlumsky has landed a lead in CW's comedy pilot "Eight Days a Week."

"Family," from 20th TV, revolves around the Halloways, a 10-time winner of the "family of the year" title in their dusty New Mexico home town. Coolidge, recently seen in "Click" and "For Your Consideration," will play the family's matriarch, a former beauty queen. "Spin City" alum Ruck will play her affable but not very bright husband.

"Chicken," from WBTV and Werner-Gold-Miller, centers on two brothers with opposite political views who are forced to live together after one (Norbert Leo Butz) suffers an accident that leaves him in a wheelchair. Ubach will play his physical therapist, on whom he has a crush. Ubach (Gersh, Margrit Polak Management) had a talent deal with WGM this season.

"Beast," from CBS Par TV and FremantleMedia, centers on a womanizing veterinarian (Steve Howey). Dean (Gersh, manager Jerry Silverhardt, attorney Jamie Mandelbaum) will play the vet's assistant. The casting stems from the actor's talent holding deal with Fox.

"Thick," from Sony TV and BBC Worldwide Prods., follows the workers in the office of a low-level congressman. "Mad TV" alumna Borstein will play the congressman's press secretary.

"Eight Days," from CBS Par TV and Hazy Mills, centers on four twentysomethings who work under the top movers and shakers in New York City. Chlumsky, who hit stardom as Macaulay Culkin's co-star in the 1991 "My Girl," will play one of them, a girl-next-door personal assistant to an egomaniacal Web site publisher.

Rob Heubel ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") will star in the comedy pilot "Zip," from NBC Universal TV. He'll play Tripp Stringer, a scam artist and family man.

Robert Hoffman has been added as a guest star on two pilots: As Josh on the single-camera untitled Liz Meriwether comedy, and as Gordon in the mostly improv entry "Revenge."

[Theologe]

Sieht wohl nach dem Ende von "Crossing Jordan" aus...

Da scheinen sich die Vorzeichen zu verdichten, Jerry O' Connell wird mit Carpoolers in Verbindung gebracht (wobei ich das nur bei serienjunkies gelesen hab) , Kathryn Hahn hat einen Pilot und nun auch noch Miguel Ferrer. Es würde wenig Sinn machen mit einem so ausgedünnten Cast eine weitere Season zu starten, wobei man das bei Las Vegas trotzdem macht.

Hi!

na ja.. das muss ja nichts heißen.. die haben wahrscheinlich bei CROSSING JORDEN ne "first position" .. aber da sie gute agenten haben. und die schon den braten gerochen haben, wurden sie schonmal in neuen Piloten untergebracht, aber wahrscheinlich in "second position".. daher.. wenn CJ wirklich verlängert wird, werden sie wohl zu der Serie zurückkehren müssen..

aber kann ich natürlich nicht mit sicherheit sagen, weiß jetzt rein gar nichts über ihre Verträge.. aber meist ist es so.. wenn sie halt nicht gerade auslaufen

cu
Stefan

In jedem Fall ist ist es kein gutes Zeichen wenn sich 3 Hauptdarsteller nach neuen Projekten umsehen. Von den Quoten her ist Crossing Jordan nunmal ein Wackelkandidat. Nicht wirklich schlecht, aber auch nicht mehr berauschend und davon hat NBC allerdings einige Serien.

[redlock]

Wobei CJ eine der älteren, und damit teueren Serien ist

[John Dorian]

Was machen die Sender eigentlich mit unausgestrahlten Episoden von abgesetzten Serien?

[mak]

Die Upfronts Termine sind bekannt:

NBC Monday May 14
ABC Tuesday May 15
CBS Wednesday May 16
FOX Thursday May 17
CW Thursday May 17

Im Prinzip wie letztes Jahr. Die Übersicht bei TFC: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/guide.aspx?id=upfront

[Stefan]

Was machen die Sender eigentlich mit unausgestrahlten Episoden von abgesetzten Serien?

Hi!

kommt drauf an.. wenn die Serie seeehr bald abgesetzt wurde wie zb SMITH , 3LBS, DAYBREAK.. versauern sie meistens in den Archiven der Sender und werden nie wieder gesichtet..

wenn zumindest ne halbe Staffel bzw sogar ne ganze gemacht wird, kann es sein, dass du die fehlenden Folgen mal auf DVD kaufen kannst *g*

ne weitere Möglichkeit ist, dass der Sender die fehlenden Folgen im Sommer irgendwann versendet.. was sie zwar sehr oft ankündigen, aber selten wirklich machen..

ja, und dann gibt es noch die Möglichkeit, die FOX dieses Jahr mit VANISHED gemacht hat: die restlichen Folgen ins Internet gestellt, damit es sich die Fans fertig ansehen konnten. Find ich persönlich sehr vernünftig.. ist aber natürlich arbeit und kostet dem Sender daher meist Geld, dass sie nicht mehr investieren wollen, auch wenns nur mehr um die paar Dollar geht, die die Person kosten würde, dies ins Netz stellt *g*

ich hoffe ich hab nichts vergessen

cu
Stefan

[Waterboy]

teilweise kann es auch sein wenn wie bei Day Break zum Beispiel noch zich Folgen vorhanden sind das sich ein KAnadischer Sender der Serie annimmt und sie zeigt.

Irgendwann gelangen die Folgen dann auch ins Internet.

[mak]

Manchmal wird die Serie auch beim kleinen Cable-Schwester-Kanel versendet (z.B. "The Jake Effect" bei Bravo). Abgesetzte SF-Serie kauft Sci Fi ein.

teilweise kann es auch sein wenn wie bei Day Break zum Beispiel noch zich Folgen vorhanden sind das sich ein KAnadischer Sender der Serie annimmt und sie zeigt.

Oder ein anderer englischsprachiger Sender. Z.B. würde "The Inside" zuerst in England komplett ausgestrahlt.

[Theologe]

Manchmal wird die Serie auch beim kleinen Cable-Schwester-Kanel versendet (z.B. "The Jake Effect" bei Bravo). Abgesetzte SF-Serie kauft Sci Fi ein.

teilweise kann es auch sein wenn wie bei Day Break zum Beispiel noch zich Folgen vorhanden sind das sich ein KAnadischer Sender der Serie annimmt und sie zeigt.

Oder ein anderer englischsprachiger Sender. Z.B. würde "The Inside" zuerst in England komplett ausgestrahlt.

Und den Rest von Joey gabs untertitelt in Schweden. Webepisoden wie bei Day Break, Kidnapped, Smith oder letzte Season The Book of Daniel kommen auch immer mehr in Mode.

Bei Kidnapped wurde bereits ein DVD-Release angekündigt und bei Day Break kann ich mir das auch vorstellen, schließlich ist die Staffel inhaltlich abgeschlossen.

[mak]

Weitere Pilot- und Castingnews:

John Michael Higgins has been tapped to lead the cast of ABC's comedy "The Thick of It."

Additionally, veteran Bill Smitrovich and Jason Antoon have joined Fox's comedy pilot "Me & Lee," Mark Moses and Smith Cho have been added to ABC's untitled D.C. comedy pilot, and Paul F. Thompkins and Amanda Detmer have been cast as the leads in CBS' comedy pilot "1321 Clover."

In other pilot casting news, "Strong Medicine" star Rosa Blasi has been cast in the CW comedy "Eight Days a Week," while "Living Single" alum Kim Coles has been added to another CW comedy, "Hell on Earth."

"Thick," from Sony Pictures TV and BBC Worldwide Prods., focuses on the nonpartisan high jinks that ensue in the office of a newly elected congressman (Higgins). The show reunites Higgins with the project's writer/executive producer, Mitch Hurwitz; Higgins recurred on Hurwitz's previous series, the Emmy-winning "Arrested Development." The actor next will appear in "Evan Almighty."

"Me & Lee" from Lionsgate, centers on Joel (Jamie Kennedy), a chronic back pain victim who gets more than he bargained for when he undergoes "bionic" surgery in a secret lab run by actor Lee Majors (playing himself) in the basement of his Beverly Hills mansion. Smitrovich will play Joel's obnoxious and opinionated father, and Antoon will play the lab's technician.

Smitrovich, who most recently appeared in the two-part Super Bowl episode of "Criminal Minds" and recurs on CBS' "Without a Trace," is repped by the Kohner Agency and Lighthouse Entertainment.

Antoon's recent credits include the features "The Ten," "Music and Lyrics" and the upcoming "Perfect Stranger" and the miniseries "The Lost Room."

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 (Michelle Trachtenberg) of his boss' arch enemy, a Republican senator (Moses). Cho (Gersh, Gateway Management Partners) will play the daughter's best friend. She co-starred on ABC's "Emily's Reasons Why Not."

"Clover," from CBS Par TV, is a documentary-style comedy about a typical suburban family. Comedian Thompkins will play the husband, an insecure man. Detmer, who co-stars on ABC's "What About Brian," will play his patient and loving wife and mother of two. Also cast in the pilot is Logan Grove as their 6-year-old son.

"Eight," from CBS Par TV and Hazy Mills, centers on four twentysomethings employed by top movers and shakers in New York. Blasi will play one of the bosses, a big-name personal publicist.

"Hell," from CBS Par TV, centers on a "mean girl" who gets hit by a bus, goes to purgatory and is given a second chance at life as an ordinary girl. Coles will play an angel.

Auch Spike versucht es wieder mit einer neuen Serie:

Spike's 'Pit' all filled up with cast
Staff report

March 26, 2007
Spike TV has rounded out the cast of its upcoming eight-hour drama series "Kill Pit," which stars John Leguizamo and Donnie Wahlberg.

Joining the cast of the series, from Lionsgate and Mandeville, are Peter Appel ("NYPD Blue"), Dana Ashbrook ("Deadwood"), Adam Cantor, Steve Cirbus ("Law & Order"), Jeremy Davidson ("Cold Case"), Christine Evangelista ("Law & Order"; reps are Gersh Agency, Myrna Jacoby at MJ Management and attorney Lev Ginsburg), Jennifer Ferrin ("Rescue Me"), Leo Fitzpatrick ("The Wire"), Frank Grillo ("Prison Break"), Michael Hogan ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent"), Michael Hyatt ("Grey's Anatomy"), Mike McGlone ("The Brothers McMullen") and Wayne Kasserman ("Law & Order: SVU").

Production on the series, which centers on a bank robbery that goes awry, starts Wednesday in Pittsburgh, with the show now set to premiere July 22.

In addition, Steve Shill has signed on to direct all eight episodes and co-executive produce.

[Theologe]

Spike TVs erster Versuch Blade : The Series war gar nicht schlecht. Noch nicht ganz ausgereift und blöderweise nach Cliffhanger abgesetzt, aber durchaus unterhaltsam.

[Mew Mew Boy 16]

Ich wollte mal fragen ob jemand infos über den Comedy-Pilot
"The Minister of Divine" hat?

Habe gerade gelesen, dass der Pilot abgedreht ist
und das Kirstie Alley darin die Hauptrolle spielen würde.

Wenn die Serie laufen würde,
wäre es ja großartig

[Waterboy]

THE MINISTER OF DIVINE

der Pilot wird am Thursday, April 19 - 7:00pm aufgezeichnet, Karten kann man auch bestellen aber ich denk mal die interessieren dich nicht so

es ist ne Comedy für fox

Beschreibung:

A new comedy for FOX about an outrageous woman (Kirstie Alley) who tries to make amends for her sins by returning to her hometown of Divine, Georgia as a minister in the church. Also starring Jonathan Tchaikovsky, Malcolm Barrett, Riki Lindhome and W. Earl Brown.

[mak]

Ich wollte mal fragen ob jemand infos über den Comedy-Pilot
"The Minister of Divine" hat?

Also soweit ich weiß ist das eine Adaption der britischen Erfolgsserie "The Vicar of Dibley"...

Wenn die Serie laufen würde,
wäre es ja großartig

Das wird wohl erst wenn dann erst im Mai bekannt gegeben. Keine Ahnung ob die Serie eine Chance hat. FOX hat doch recht viele Comedy-Piloten dieses Jahr. Könnte man allerdings gut mit "Action News" paaren. "Fraiser" und "Veronica's Closet" liefen ja IIRC auch recht gut zusammen.

[Mew Mew Boy 16]

Achso. Danke für eure Infos.
Naja ich hoffe das der Pilot überzeugt,
denn würde Kirstie so gerne wieder sehen.

Aber wie schon gesagt wurde, werden wir es im Mai wissen *g*

[mak]

Weitere Pilot- und Castingnews:

Heather Locklear has closed a deal to play the title role in ABC's comedy pilot "See Jayne Run," while Jason Behr has landed the lead in Fox's drama pilot "Company Man," previously known as "NSA Innocent."

Additionally, Johann Urb and Brianna Brown have joined the CW comedy pilot "Dash 4 Cash."

"Jayne," from ABC TV Studio and Brillstein-Grey TV, centers on an accomplished alpha female (Locklear) working in the male-dominated world of investment banking who struggles to balance career and motherhood.

The project reunites Locklear with the network and the studio following her starring role in the ABC/ABC TV Studio comedy pilot "Women of a Certain Age" last year. Locklear, who most recently toplined Lifetime's original movie "Angels Fall," is repped by ICM and Brillstein-Grey.

"Man," from 20th Century Fox TV and Realtime Prods., centers on a family man (Behr) recruited by the National Security Agency as a spy within the defense contracting company he works for. Also cast in the pilot is Annie Wersching ("General Hospital") as his wife.

The pilot originally was scheduled to go into production two weeks ago with Stephen Moyer as the lead. Following a table read March 12, the production start date was pushed in order to rework and recast the lead (HR 3/13). The main character and his wife, a role that had not been cast, are now significantly younger. Other major tweaks also have been made to Bob Cochran and David Ehrman's original script by the project's executive producers, including Cochran, Joel Surnow and Howard Gordon.

"Roswell" alum Behr's (UTA, Robert Stein Management) upcoming features include "Skinwalkers," "Senseless" and "The Tattooist."

"Dash," from CBS Paramount Network TV and Grammnet Prods., is set behind the scenes of a racing TV reality show.

Urb (APA, Lena Roklin Management) will play a former frat boy and football jock who has partnered with his college roommate. Urb recurs on FX's "Dirt." Brown (Anonymous Content) will play a recently single pediatrician trying to recover from the demise of her long-term relationship.

TNTs Plan für Sommer (plus "The Closer"):

HEARTLAND One-hour drama series premiering in June

HEARTLAND is set in the high-tension world of the organ donors and features a recently divorced couple played by Treat Williams (Everwood) and Kari Matchett (Invasion) working both sides of the industry. As an organ-recovery coordinator, she convinces survivors to donate body parts of their recently departed loved ones; as a top organ-transplant surgeon, he harvests and implants the valuable organs into needy patients. The series is about second chances, for not only the patients being treated but also the doctor who helps put their lives together even when his own seems to be falling apart. HEARTLAND comes to TNT from Warner Bros. Television, with David Hollander writing the pilot and serving as executive producer.

SAVING GRACE One-hour drama series premiering in July

Academy Award winner Holly Hunter makes her television series debut in this edgy, unique drama as Grace Hanadarko, a tormented, fast-living Oklahoma City police detective who, despite having an excellent career in solving crimes, takes self-destruction to new heights. After seeing tremendous tragedy, both professionally and personally, Grace reaches a turning point one night and meets a rough-hewn angel (Leon Rippy of Deadwood) with a similar past who wants to help lead her back to the right path. Kenneth Johnson (The Shield), Bailey Chase (Las Vegas), Bokeem Woodbine (The Big Hit) and Laura San Giacomo (Just Shoot Me) co-star in this drama series from Fox Television Studios and creator Nancy Miller (Any Day Now), who wrote the pilot. She also serves as executive producer along with Gary A. Randall (A Little Thing Called Murder) and Artie Mandelburg (Leaving L.A., Mr. & Mrs. Smith), with Hunter serving as producer. The pilot was directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan (Battlestar Galactica, Invasion).

THE COMPANY Six-hour limited series premiering in August

Chris O'Donnell, Alfred Molina and Michael Keaton star in this gripping six-hour limited series based on The New York Times bestseller by Robert Littell. This dramatic, action-packed series traces the activities of the CIA during the Cold War. The plot follows agents imprisoned in double lives, fighting an elusive, formidable enemy while also engaging in an internecine battle within the CIA itself. As agents delve deeper and deeper into the game of espionage, some can keep their hearts and heads cold and removed. But one man is forever changed by the cost in human lives and his own inability to resist even the deadliest of dangers: falling in love with an enemy. THE COMPANY is directed by Mikael Salomon (Band of Brothers, TNT's Salem's Lot) from a script by Ken Nolan (Black Hawk Down). It comes to TNT from Sony Pictures Television, with Ridley Scott (Gladiator), Tony Scott (The Gathering Storm), John Calley (The Da Vinci Code), David Zucker (N3mbers) and David A. Rosemont (Into the West) serving as executive producers.

[mak]

Weitere Pilot- und Castingnews:

"Seinfeld" alum Jason Alexander has joined ABC's untitled cop comedy pilot.

Also cast in the pilot are Sarah Lafleur and Jillian Armenante. Also, Jud Tylor has come aboard CW's comedy pilot "Dash 4 Cash," and Wayne Wilderson has joined ABC's comedy pilot "The Thick of It."

The untitled cop project, from CBS Paramount Network TV and ABC TV Studio, follows the eccentric characters in a police precinct.

Alexander will play the internal affairs superintendent responsible for tracking down "bad apples." The role originally was developed as a regular, though Alexander will guest star in the pilot. If the project goes to series, he is set to recur during the show's initial order and is expected to become a regular if it goes beyond that. Lafleur and Armenante will play homicide detectives who are partnered.

Alexander will next be seen in the feature "The Grand," which is slated to premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival. He also will host PBS' Fourth of July special. Alexander is repped by Paradigm, Yumkas Management and attorney Michael Gendler.

Armenante's (Domain, Framework) feature credits include "North Country" and the upcoming "A Mighty Heart." The actress recently did an arc on ABC's "Grey's Anatomy."

"Dash," from CBS Paramount Network TV and Grammnet Prods., is set behind the scenes of a racing TV reality show. Tylor will play a contestant who is a churchgoer and do-gooder. Tylor (TalentWorks, Darlene Kaplan Entertainment) recurred on "That '70s Show" and "What About Brian" last season. Her feature credits include "What Love Is" and the upcoming "Charlie Wilson's War."

"Thick," from Sony TV and BBC Worldwide Prods., follows the workers in the office of a low-level congressman (John Michael Higgins). Wayne Wilderson (Bauman, Redanty & Shaul, manager Miriam Milgrom) will play a smart and ambitious political blogger.

[Theologe]

Es gibt keine Schauspielerin die mir mehr auf den Geist geht als Jillian Armenante. Judging Amy hab ich wirklich gerne gesehen, aber bei der hätte ich immer wegschalten können. Selbst bei ihrem Gastauftritt bei Grey's Anatomy nervte sie nur.

[mak]

Pilot- und Castingnews der letzte 2 Tage:

M.I.L.F. & COOKIES (The CW) - The netlet has postponed production on the comedy pilot, about a group of mostly divorced mothers who live in a large apartment complex as told from the point of view of a security guard who patrols the area. It's understood the decision was related to problems with casting. Thus far, only one role has been cast - Ryan Michelle Bathe ("Boston Legal") as Regina.

UNTITLED VICTOR FRESCO PROJECT (FOX) - Oscar nominee Tom Conti ("Reuben, Reuben") has joined the cast of the comedy pilot, about a 10-year-old who tries to navigate life in his high-achieving, stressed family with the unorthodox help of his slightly crazy grandfather. He'll play Nate, said grandfather, in the project.

CAVEMEN (ABC) - Relative newcomers Bill English and Kaitlin Doubleday have both joined the cast of the comedy pilot, which is based on the Geico cavemen commercials. Doubleday will play Kate, a wealthy socialite who's engaged to one of the cavemen. English then is set as Joel, an unspecified character. In addition, Bill Martin and Mike Schiff ("Grounded for Life") have come aboard to supervise the project, which was created by Joe Lawson.

DASH 4 CASH (The CW) - Serah D'Laine ("Wicked Wicked Games"), Maulik Pancholy ("30 Rock") and newcomer Bert Belasco have all joined the cast of the pilot, a comedic take on the behind-the-scenes of a reality competition series. D'Laine will play Meredith, who's detailed in the casting notice as: "20s, gorgeous and overly sweet. She's a good Christian girl who loves Jesus, charity work, stylish clothes and sexy outfits - not necessarily in that order. Though she appears harmless and well-meaning at first, Meredith quickly manipulates Pablo and Ronnie into helping her and Dottie solve the puzzles and advance in the race, even suggesting a "secret alliance" with the boys that serves only to benefit her team."

GIANTS OF RADIO (CBS) - Jordan Black ("Halfway Home"), Missi Pyle ("The Wedding Bells"), Joel McHale ("The Soup"), Jackie Tohn ("Veronica Mars"), Phil Hendrie ("Teachers"), Danny Pudi ("Gilmore Girls") and creator Jason Winer have been confirmed as cast members on the pilot, a workplace comedy set behind-the-scenes of a fictional radio syndication network. The group all play hosts on three of the network's shows - Pyle and Tohn play sisters who host a "Loveline"-esque radio show, Hendrie's character is a right-wing talk show host and Winer and Black's characters host of a sports show. (McHale and Pudi's roles weren't specified.) In addition, the pilot reportedly was shot on spec for $150,000 - the fee Winer earned when he sold the pitch to producer 20th Century Fox Television. Because of the unique development of the pilot, all of the actors aren't officially "cast" in the project and deals must be struck with the respective actors - some of whom are already tied to other projects (Pyle on FOX's "Bells" on McHale on the NBC pilot "The IT Crowd") - should it move forward to series. To that end, the studio recently signed co-star Black to a talent holding deal.

HELL ON EARTH (The CW) - Lamont Thompson ("The O.C.") and Dawnn Lewis ("A Different World") have both been cast in the comedy pilot, about a not-so-nice girl who gets hit by a bus and gets a second chance in life as a normal girl from the wrong side of the tracks. They'll play the girl's parents. In addition, Dennie Gordon ("30 Rock") has come aboard to direct the half-hour.

PRIVATE PRACTICE (A.K.A. UNTITLED GREY'S ANATOMY SPIN-OFF PROJECT) (ABC) - The "Grey's Anatomy" spin-off now reportedly is running under the working title of "Private Practice."

UNTITLED VICTOR FRESCO PROJECT (FOX) - "According to Jim" co-star Larry Joe Campbell has joined the cast of the comedy pilot, about a 10-year-old who tries to navigate life in his high-achieving, stressed family with the unorthodox help of his slightly crazy grandfather, Nate (Tom Conti). He'll play Don Atlin, the boy's father. Campbell's involvement is in second position to his duties on "Jim."

Auch wenn man diesmal Tims Serie scheinbar gut promotet, irgendwie muss man sie doch sabotieren:

FOX TO SPLIT 'DRIVE' SEASON, 'WAR' TO WRAP EARLY
By Brian Ford Sullivan (TFC)

LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- FOX is splitting "Drive's" season into two parts while "The War at Home" will close its second season on April 22, one week prior to the May sweeps period.

Both are the latest chapters in the network's ever growing book of scheduling changes.

Citing the show's "tight production schedule," FOX will wrap "Drive's" upcoming five-week/six-episode run on Monday, May 7 with the remaining installments of its initial 13-episode order then airing at a later date.

A split of some sort had been widely expected as the network's summer entry "On the Lot" is due to inherit the Monday, 8:00/7:00c hour starting May 28. (A repeat of "House" will air on May 14 at 8:00/7:00c while the first half of "24's" two-hour season finale will fill the slot on May 21.).

Meanwhile, "The War at Home" will close its sophomore season on Sunday, April 22 at a special time of 7:00/6:00c. That same night "King of the Hill" will slide back to the 7:30/6:30c half-hour with additional episodes of "The Simpsons" at 8:30/7:30c and (beginning April 29) "King of the Hill" at 7:00/6:00c.

And if that weren't confusing enough, starting June 10, the group will assume their summer time periods of "The War at Home" at 7:00/6:00c, "King of the Hill" at 7:30/6:30c, "The Simpsons" at 8:00/7:00c, "American Dad" at 8:30/7:30c, "Family Guy" at 9:00/8:00c and the return of "The Loop" at 9:30/8:30c.

To review, here's a breakdown of the network's upcoming Sunday schedule:

Sunday, April 22
7:00/6:00c - "The War at Home" (Season Finale)
7:30/6:30c - "King of the Hill" (New Time Slot)
8:00/7:00c - "The Simpsons"
8:30/7:30c - "The Simpsons" (Repeat)
9:00/8:00c - "Family Guy" (Repeat)
9:30/8:30c - "American Dad"

Sundays (April 29-May 20)
7:00/6:00c - "King of the Hill" (New on 4/29 & 5/20, Repeats on 5/6 & 5/13)
7:30/6:30c - "King of the Hill"
8:00/7:00c - "The Simpsons"
8:30/7:30c - "The Simpsons" (Repeats on 4/29, 5/6 & 5/13, New on 5/20 - 400th Episode)
9:00/8:00c - "Family Guy"
9:30/8:30c - "American Dad"

(NASCAR coverage and the movie "Bad Boys 2" will pre-empt most of its Sunday lineup on May 27 and June 3, respectively.)

Sundays (as of June 10)
7:00/6:00c - "The War at Home" (Repeats)
7:30/6:30c - "King of the Hill" (Repeats)
8:00/7:00c - "The Simpsons" (Repeats)
8:30/7:30c - "American Dad" (Repeats)
9:00/8:00c - "Family Guy" (Repeats)
9:30/8:30c - "The Loop" (New Season)

As always, upcoming schedules are subject to change.

"airing at a later date" hört sich nicht gut an... :?
Auf der FOX-Seite gibt es nur übrigens Interviews mit allen Castmitglieder und die erste (guten) Reviews sind auch draußen:
http://thetvaddict.com/2007/03/26/thetv ... ur-engine/
http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/26/drive-an-early-look/

[Garfield]

7th heaven ist anscheindend abgesetzt:
http://www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin/d ... 5a4a61f507

Die Vielzahl hier wird es freuen. Mir bricht es fast das Herz.