• Welcome! The TrekBBS is the number one place to chat about Star Trek with like-minded fans.
    If you are not already a member then please register an account and join in the discussion!

sf/f TV development news - 2013

Oh, I forgot to say that the shows I listed earlier are the one-hour shows on the broadcast networks. In terms of half-hour shows, there's also The Neighbors on ABC, which is likely headed for cancellation.
So nothing confirmed.
Sleepy Hollow is confirmed as renewed. Aside from that, it's an "as things stand now" list based on the observable cancellation thresholds of the various networks in various timeslots.
 
I thought that was evident by labeling them as being "on the bubble." In other words, no decision has been reached. Although it might make more sense if the shows that have been actually removed were separated from the ones that will probably be back.
 
I thought that was evident by labeling them as being "on the bubble." In other words, no decision has been reached. Although it might make more sense if the shows that have been actually removed were separated from the ones that will probably be back.
"On the bubble" here means that a show's chances of renewal are about 50/50. So you have a division into shows that are likely to return, shows that are a toss-up to return and shows that are likely to be cancelled. I'll edit in some changes to my earlier post for greater clarity.
 
ABC has ordered The Visitors, based on Ray Bradbury's short story "Zero Hour", to pilot. You can read Deadline's report here.

Edit to add: ABC has also ordered Forever, which is about an immortal medical examiner, to pilot. You can read Deadline's report here.
 
Hmm, the premise of "Zero Hour" could make for an effectively creepy series: Children playing a game with "imaginary friends" who turn out to be aliens using the children as a means of invading the Earth. Although The Visitors is a lame title and too reminiscent of V. Unfortunately we just had a TV series called Zero Hour (although a short-lived and reportedly dreadful one), so I guess they had to change the title. But I hope they come up with a better alternative before it airs.
 
E4 have commissioned an alternative reality show called Alt:

E4 have announced details of their new drama pilot ALT.

The 60-minute pilot - written by Jamie Mathieson (Being Human, FAQ About Time Travel) - enters production this month, and will be directed by Ben Caron (My Mad Fat Diary).

ALT stars Gethin Anthony (Game of Thrones) as 24-year-old Danny, who finds himself transported to a parallel universe with his ex-best friend Milo, played by Craig Roberts (Submarine).

The full synopsis for the new drama reads: "Imagine: that mate you dumped months ago because he's a tool, rings you out of the blue and asks for help. You go round and he's tripping. Banging on about parallel worlds and killers with swords and you're not really listening to be honest.

"And the next thing you know the world's changed. Literally changed. Your girlfriend, who was kind of the love of your life, no longer even recognises you. Dead relatives are suddenly alive again. And someone who looks just like you is living your life. Badly."


I wonder if it's the show's publicist or just the news site that can't be bothered to proofread their blurbs.
 
Last edited:
Here's how I see things as they now stand for the SFF shows on the US broadcast networks based on closely following the ratings:

Renewed or highly likely to be renewed

Agents of SHIELD (ABC)
Arrow (CW)
Grimm (NBC)
Once Upon a Time (ABC)
The Originals (CW)
Person of Interest (CBS)
Sleepy Hollow (Fox)
Supernatural (CW)
Under the Dome (CBS; summer series)
The Vampire Diaries (CW)

On the bubble (50/50 shot at renewal)

Almost Human (Fox)
Revolution (NBC)
The Tomorrow People (CW)

Highly likely to be cancelled

Beauty and the Beast (CW)
Dracula (NBC)
Intelligence (CBS)
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (ABC - sometimes billed as a limited series, but the intention was for it to continue had the ratings been good enough)

Haven't aired yet

The 100 (CW)
Believe (NBC)
Resurrection (ABC)
Star-Crossed (CW)

Note: edited for clarity

The 100 reminds me children of the corn meets lord of the flies.
I am happy with all the renewed shows. I am hoping dracula will be picked up.
 
Casting news for Tin Man from Deadline:

Kara Killmer has been cast as a series regular in the NBC pilot Tin Man, a futuristic thriller drama from feature writer Ehren Kruger. Set in the near future, it centers on robot Adam Sentry (Patrick Heusinger), accused of the first-degree murder of his creator, Charles Vale, and the female public defender forced to fight for his cause. Killmer, repped by APA and Kelly Tiffan Management, will play Athena True, Vale’s synthetic robotic companion, a gorgeous and provocative seductress modeled to exactly resemble Vale’s late wife. She claims to be an eyewitness of Adam murdering Vale, but the truth may be a lot more complicated.
 
Wait a minute... A robot named Adam is on trial for the murder of his creator whose name is Charles? That's Eando Binder's "I, Robot." Or, rather, the Outer Limits adaptation thereof, since there was no trial in the original story. Both versions of the Outer Limits adaptation, in the original and revival series, focused on the defense attorney as the main character.

It sounds like this is an adaptation of "I, Robot," but I can't find any articles stating that this is based on the work of Binder or Outer Limits screenwriter Robert C. Dennis, who added the trial element and the attorney character. Hopefully that's just an oversight on the part of the press.
 
Mira Sorvino has been cast in BBC America's Intruders. From Deadline (some spoilers in the description):

I’ve learned that Mira Sorvino is set as the female lead opposite John Simm in Intruders, BBC America’s eight-episode original series. Also cast in the drama, based on Michael Marshall Smith’s 2007 novel The Intruders, is James Frain. Written by Glen Morgan, The Intruders is about a secret society devoted to chasing immortality by seeking refuge in the bodies of others. It centers on ex-cop Jack Whalen (Simms) who has escaped a dark, violent past for a seemingly quiet life with his wife, Amy (Sorvino, who will play 2 characters in the same body). When she goes missing, Jack starts an investigation that forces him to confront his past. Frain will play Richards Shepherd, a murderer on a 20-year secret mission who claims to be an FBI agent. Sorvino, repped by ICM Partners, Management 360 and Lichter Grossman, will segue to The Intruders after wrapping her recurring role on TNT’s Falling Skies.
Rick Cosnett and Danielle Panabaker have been cast in The Flash. From Deadline:

Cosnett stars as star Detective Eddie Thawne, a recent transfer to the Central City Police Department, whose past is a mystery and who harbors a dark secret. Panabaker plays Caitlin Snow, a highly intelligent bioengineering expert who lost her fiancé during an explosion at S.T.A.R. Labs.
Kristen Connolly and Kathleen York have been cast in Tin Man. Connolly plays Katie Piper, the public defender who represents the robot accused of murder, while York plays Wendy, a robot that's the idealized version of the perfect wife.
 
Last edited:
Here's how I see things as they now stand for the SFF shows on the US broadcast networks based on closely following the ratings:

Renewed or highly likely to be renewed

Agents of SHIELD (ABC)
Arrow (CW)
Grimm (NBC)
Once Upon a Time (ABC)
The Originals (CW)
Person of Interest (CBS)
Sleepy Hollow (Fox)
Supernatural (CW)
Under the Dome (CBS; summer series)
The Vampire Diaries (CW)

On the bubble (50/50 shot at renewal)

Almost Human (Fox)
Revolution (NBC)
The Tomorrow People (CW)

Highly likely to be cancelled

Beauty and the Beast (CW)
Dracula (NBC)
Intelligence (CBS)
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (ABC - sometimes billed as a limited series, but the intention was for it to continue had the ratings been good enough)

Haven't aired yet

The 100 (CW)
Believe (NBC)
Resurrection (ABC)
Star-Crossed (CW)

Note: edited for clarity

/QUOTE]
Damn, I watch and enjoy all of those on the bubble shows and endangered shows, excepet Beauty and the Beat. The only one I wouldn't miss is OUaTiW, it's been good but not anything really noteworthy. I've only watched the first couple Intelligence episodes, but I enjoyed them both quite a bit.
 
Wait a minute... A robot named Adam is on trial for the murder of his creator whose name is Charles? That's Eando Binder's "I, Robot." Or, rather, the Outer Limits adaptation thereof, since there was no trial in the original story. Both versions of the Outer Limits adaptation, in the original and revival series, focused on the defense attorney as the main character.

It sounds like this is an adaptation of "I, Robot," but I can't find any articles stating that this is based on the work of Binder or Outer Limits screenwriter Robert C. Dennis, who added the trial element and the attorney character. Hopefully that's just an oversight on the part of the press.
Yeah, I seem to remember this news item coming up before and there being no mention of Adam Link. I wonder if Otto Binder has an estate.
 
It's just a rumor for now, but Latino Review is saying that Neill Blomkamp will direct the pilot for Halo, which will be the flagship series for the Xbox One TV service. Blomkamp was attached to a Halo movie some years ago, but that project fell apart.
 
She got a life, apparently. Somebody who knows her on Facebook has reported that she's okay.
 
If you are not already a member then please register an account and join in the discussion!

Sign up / Register


Back
Top