ABC to bring back the early 2000's

[ElimParra]

^ I'm hoping something happens with Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson (as they are thinking about working on some projects)

Anyways back to the reboot of Alias. I'd rather see a spin off, instead of a reboot. Anyways right at the moment, I'm watching the pilot episode for the first time.

[jefferiestubes8]

Out Of My Vulcan Mind wrote:

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Spy shows were all the rage this development season.

looks like ABC finally has their spy show to work on...for a younger audience:

Exclu: ABC Family is developing a new series titled “Shadows,” about a secret program at Harvard designed to train a new generation of spies.

The show revolves around faculty and students involved in the spy program and represents one of several scripted shows the network has on its development slate.

The project was created by Jesse Peyronel, who will serve as an executive producer.

Executive producers are George Tillman Jr., Matthew Pritzker and Robert Teitel of State Street along with co-creator Rene Rigal and Mal Young.

ABC Family developing 'Shadows'

[jefferiestubes8]

NBC just greenlit a pilot called "Legends" which is another CIA/Alias-type show.
deadline.com has the story. (i couldn't copy & paste the URL on this mobile web browser.)

Let's count 'em:
Nikita, Covert Affairs, Under Covers
and the 'in development' True Lies series coming, & ABC Family's "Shadows".

okay some are FBI-based but all are the spy genre.

[gh4chiefs]

wamdue wrote:

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http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/new...as-remake.html

yeah why to think outside the box ABC, anything else you want to remake, Lost?

Is there any originality left in US networks.

Expect way more of this if Hawaii 5-0 takes off.

bigdaddy wrote:

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I would like a remake of LOST where they actually explain shit.

Now that's funny right there, I don't care who you are.

[jefferiestubes8]

http://www.deadline.com/2010/09/nbc-...howard-gordon/

Writer Mark Bomback ("Live Free or Die Hard") has sold a put pilot to the network along with producers Howard Gordon ("24") and Jonathan Levin ("Charmed").

Titled "Legends" the 20th Century Fox TV project is about a government operative with an uncanny gift for "legends" -- what spooks call false identities -- and is sent on a variety of missions while simultaneously coping with the possibility that his own identity may be a "legend" too.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...2caaff3f8ce15a

http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...goryid=14&cs=1

[Jack Bauer]

^^^ That sounds similiar to the original idea for the NCIS spin off.

[jefferiestubes8]

Perhaps this is the spy series this thread was originally about.

untitled spy drama eyed for next summer.

While it has received a script order, there is already talk about 3-5 back-up scripts. And feelers have been sent out to writers to join the potential series. The project, from ABC Studios and Scharbo and Matthews' Little Engine, is a female-centered spy show described as Taken meets The Bourne Identity.

ABC already has 2 female-friendly spy dramas in the works for next season: remakes of Charlie's Angels and True Lies.

October 4, 2010
http://www.deadline.com/2010/10/abc-...summer-series/

[jefferiestubes8]

Spy shows being the rage FOX picked one up:

The network has picked up "ECHELON" from Gordon and Imagine Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV.

The show will center on a fictional team called G.H.O.S.T. (Global Hierarchical Observation Strategy Taskforce) whose assignment it is to investigate this paranormal data.

Brian Grazer and Francie Calfo are executive producers on the project, with Gordon also executive producing.

‘300' writer sells spooky spy project to NBC
October 8, 2010