This could go so many different ways. Here's what we know so far: ABC has ordered an unnamed pilot about a family who moves into a lovely and "very desirable" gated community, only to find that all the other residents [...]
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Area 51 Series in Development by The Walking Dead’s Gale Anne Hurd
Gale Anne Hurd, executive producer of AMC’s The Walking Dead, is reported to be developing a series about the mysterious Area 51. She and her production company Valhalla Entertainment have optioned the rights of the book Area 51: An Uncensored [...]
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Syfy Orders Pilot Script for DC’s BOOSTER GOLD
And the pilot orders keep coming from Syfy. Yesterday we told you about Ghost Ghirls; today its DC’s Booster Gold. Yes, that annoying guy from Smallville’s last season. But more important, the star of several DC Comics. And although an [...]
Read moreBryan Fuller’s Remake of THE MUNSTERS Ordered to Pilot
I can just see ol’ Fred Gwynne in his Herman Munster getup, laughing his goofy laugh and stomping his giant feet for joy. We told you back in August that the remake of The Munsters as proposed by Bryan Fuller [...]
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NBC Orders Sci-Fi Drama Pilot BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
We’ve always known that sci-fi is cool, but could it be that the networks are starting to catch on? Today brings the great news of NBC ordering a futuristic drama entitled Beautiful People. ABC Studios is producing, along with Universal [...]
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Chuck Co-Creator Bringing U.S. Remake of Superpowered U.K. Series MISFITS
If you are in the UK or like me have friends in the UK then you may have heard of a quirky show by the name of Misfits. Not to be confused with our Misfits of Science where Courtney Cox [...]
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Fox Picks Up Pilot for Marvel’s THE PUNISHER
It's always great news when a network picks up a comic series for development into a television series, and we have news of the latest: Fox has picked up Marvel comic The Punisher, with Ed Bernero (Criminal Minds) as executive [...]
Read moreNYCC 2011: Locke & Key Pilot Given Another Screening
The Pilot That Wouldn’t Die. Fox ordered it to development but didn’t pick it up to series. It’s been said that they struck the set at the end of June, but they screened that pilot twice at Comic-Con a month [...]
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THE MAGICIANS Adaptation Picked Up By Fox for Drama Series
More great news on the sci-fi/fantasy tv front, as it has been reported that Fox has purchased Magicians, an adaptation of fantasy novel The Magicians by Lev Grossman. Even better, the hour drama series is to be written by Ashley [...]
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EX-COMM: ABC Picks Up White House Sci-Fi Series With Dream Team Writing Staff
They had me at “White House Sci-Fi Series.” ABC has handed out a put pilot commitment to a project entitled Ex-Comm. The premise: “Ex-Comm” stands for “Executive Committee” a top-secret team of elite minds working for the newly-elected president, investigating [...]
Read moreTV Review: American Horror Story: Episode 1 “Pilot”
Genre: Sci-Fi | Horror | Thriller Air Date/Time: October 5th at 10/9c Network: FX Network Creators: Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk Director: Ryan Murphy Writer: Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk American Horror Story revolves around The Harmons, a family of three who moved from Boston to [...]
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ABC Moving Forward With Beauty and the Beast TV Series Development
We’re always encouraged when we learn that sci-fi/fantasy properties are being developed for TV, but this has us a little worried. ABC is reportedly putting a modern-setting Beauty and the Beast into development for next season. Why are we worried? [...]
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