First sighting that I've noticed: ABC orders pilots for two unremarkable comedies. Blergh. But I've written network comedies off altogether, so it's not surprising that it continues to be dreck. I'm sure more significant news will be forthcoming. Hopefully 2011-12 won't be as wretched as 2010-11 has been. This is about the time of year when THR's pilot season blog starts ramping up. Nothing yet...
I've learned not to judge comedies too harshly on their one sentence or even one paragraph descriptions as some of them sound really bad on paper but actually turn out being really funny. For example, when I read the descriptions of Big Bang Theory, Modern Family, and Arrested Development, I remembered thinking how stupid they sounded, and now they are three of my favorite shows.
However with the crap ABC seems to be making, it seems they just got lucky with the three good / decent comedies they have now.
Chuck has had a good run but it's creatively tapped out and running on fumes now. This really needs to be the last season and everyone can go on to something fresh and new. I haven't seen the other two, but Community sounds like something I should catch up on someday.
Community is the best, and only good, show on NBC. The Halloween episode is the best thing on TV THIS SEASON.
Happened by Ben Browder's entry on IMDB today and noticed in his filmography a show called Naught for Hire. It also lists Jennifer Sky (Cleopatra 2525) and Chase Masterson in the cast. The tagline is "He's an analog guy in a digital world." And that's all there is to the entry. It's listed as "in production" with a date of 2011, so I wonder where it might show up and if it'll be any good. The tagline really doesn't give much to go on.
What did the professor say? Something like... "We won't have truly entered the pushbutton age until we have combined atomic power with all our modern conveniences." We have to be postdigital but now. Digital to me means blinking unset clockfaces on VCRs.
ABC might be trotting out something interesting...they're not afraid to try replicating Lost (after many failures)? ABC Prez Interview
Something slightly different: a series set in the world of professional dance. Still waiting for any really interesting news.
http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a297936/buffy-writers-join-randall--hopkirk.html Sounds like the typical SyFy channel show...set in the present involving cops of some kind or another. And light and fluffy of course.