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sf/f TV development news - 2015

Very interesting (and encouraging) that the new Bewitched is a sequel to the original, rather than a remake. I wonder if they'll explain how Tabitha was ten years older in the 70s than she should have been. :rommie:
 
Frankenstein drama set at Fox

Titled Frankenstein, the drama will be written and executive produced by Crisis and Life creator Ravich and executive produced by Homeland and Tyrant executive producer Gordon.

Taking inspiration from the basic Mary Shelley mythology of a man brought back to life by scientists playing god, Frankenstein centers on Adam Tremble, a morally corrupt FBI agent who is given a second chance at life when he is brought back from the dead. Now younger and stronger, Tremble will have to choose between his old temptations and his new sense of purpose — dealing with threats beyond the FBI’s capabilities. All the while navigating the complicated relationship with his “creators”: an antisocial Internet billionaire and his bio-engineer twin sister.

Interesting concept, will depend on execution...
 
^I'm a little bothered that the article seems to suggest the emphasis will be on Rikki Stormgren (whose first name they misspelled), the Finnish UN secretary-general who was only featured in the first of the novel's three sections. The character I think of as the real lead of Childhood's End, Jan Rodricks, is biracial. I hope they haven't rewritten the story to focus on a white lead over a person of color. That would be Earthsea all over again.
 
Tracy Katsky Lines Up Six Comedy Sales - one of them is called Botcop

Botcop

At Fox, Katsky has Botcop, a single-camera robot comedy from 20th TV and writers Itai Grunfeld and Geoff Barbanell (Kickin’ It). Here is the premise: In 1984 botcop was the cutting edge of law enforcement technology. Half man and half robot, all bad ass and he cleaned the mean streets of LA bringing crime to its lowest levels of all time. Now, 30 years later, botcop is nothing more that an outdated relic, he is fired from the LAPD and forced to take the only law enforcement gig he can get – that of a meter maid.

Adam Davidson To Direct Pilot For ‘The Walking Dead’ Companion Series

TBS Orders ‘Wrecked’ Deserted Island Comedy Pilot That Echoes ‘Lost’

Peter Jacobson, Alex Neustaedter & Gonzalo Menendez Join USA Pilot ‘Colony’
 
CW developing young William Shakespeare supernatural drama

The youth-skewing network is teaming with NCIS star Mark Harmon to develop Shakespeare's Sisters, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

Described as a tale of black magic, romance and revenge, the drama is set in 1590s London and chronicles a young Will Shakespeare's rise to prominence as he finds himself caught in a deadly conflict among three witches and the most powerful woman in the world, Queen Elizabeth.

Rumor: Krypton series in development
 
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That Krypton series could be pretty cool. I really enjoyed the Last Days of Krypton novel, and if this is done at all similarly to that I could see it being good.

The Bewitched sequel and Botcop both sound like they could be fun.
The Frankenstein series has the potential to be cool, or it could be just another quirky cop show.
Not really sure what to make of the Shakespeare series. I've enjoyed most of that kind of stuff that The CW has done, so I'll probably at least give it a try.
I'm still kind of baffled that the Supergirl series (which is mentioned in the article about Krypton) is at CBS and not The CW.
 
I'm still kind of baffled that the Supergirl series (which is mentioned in the article about Krypton) is at CBS and not The CW.

Well, DC's already got three shows on The CW, counting the upcoming iZombie; the network only has so much room. ;) And they've also got Gotham on FOX and Constantine on NBC.
 
The Krypton series could potentially be good-- but will they make it exotic like the Krypton of old or laughable like the Krypton of Man of Steel?

I'm surprised they're not setting the Shakespeare series in the 21st century. :rommie:
 
Peter Pan Drama ‘The League Of Pan’ Set At Fox

League Of Pan, a modern day twist on Peter Pan, has landed at Fox with a script commitment plus penalty. The mystery drama hails from 20th Century Fox TV and studio-based Imagine Television. Written by Andrew Miller, developer/executive produced of CW’s The Secret Circle, League Of Pan is described as a grounded, edgy, soapy thriller featuring updated versions of all favorite Neverland characters. It picks up the Lost Boys fifteen years after they left Neverland. Now men and very much estranged, the Lost Boys are forced back together when they realize someone is killing them off one by one. To find out who and why and stay alive, they’ll have to get past the bitter rivalries and bad blood that forced them out of paradise and rediscover the magic that made them fearless. This time in the very real world of contemporary Los Angeles.

‘Richie Rich’ Comedy Series Picked Up By Netflix For 2015
 
FX Developing Sci-Fi Comedy From ‘Super Fun Night’ Trio

‘Breed’ Supernatural Crime Drama From John Scott Shepherd Gets TNT Pilot Order

Fittingly for Halloween, TNT has given a pilot order to a drama that has monsters in it. The network has picked up Breed, from writer/novelist John Scott Shepherd (Life or Something Like It), director Scott Winant (Fargo) and producer Nicky Weinstock of Invention Film Co.

Breed, which TNT bought as a spec in the spring, tells the wild and chilling story of a series of brutal murders in the Pacific Northwest and the mysterious race of creatures who may be committing them. Despite his own mental instability, a gifted detective named Cooper Wells embarks on the case, employing his expertise on serial killers. But when the perpetrators start to reveal barbaric tendencies of an inhuman nature, Wells is forced to enlist the help of a powerful and alluring female assassin to track them.
 
Ah, I love 3001 (as I love all things Clarke), so I'm excited about this. It's just a shame that they're skipping over 2061; that was my favorite book in the series.
 
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