Had these pilots been given the green light, we might have been without Breaking Bad, 24, Hannibal, Community and more…
It’s not all grumble and moan round here when TV networks decline to pick up pilots. Sometimes, we’re even grateful.
Hindsight teaches that every so often, passing on a particular show is the best thing a channel could have done. Not ordering one pilot to series spurs its creators on to start another, and frees up its cast to join new projects.
Had the failures below all thrived, there’s a chance we could now be living in a world with no Breaking Bad, Hannibal, or even South Park. Had these pilots gone on to enjoy healthy, lengthy lives, then Jack Bauer, Oberyn Martell, Chandler Bing and more might all be unrecognisable today.
Here then, are the TV pilots we’re grateful weren’t taken to series because their...
It’s not all grumble and moan round here when TV networks decline to pick up pilots. Sometimes, we’re even grateful.
Hindsight teaches that every so often, passing on a particular show is the best thing a channel could have done. Not ordering one pilot to series spurs its creators on to start another, and frees up its cast to join new projects.
Had the failures below all thrived, there’s a chance we could now be living in a world with no Breaking Bad, Hannibal, or even South Park. Had these pilots gone on to enjoy healthy, lengthy lives, then Jack Bauer, Oberyn Martell, Chandler Bing and more might all be unrecognisable today.
Here then, are the TV pilots we’re grateful weren’t taken to series because their...
- 2/24/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Kurtwood Smith and Frankie Faison have been added to NBC's untitled Luke Reiter drama pilot for director Barry Sonnenfeld.
The untitled Luke Reiter project, from Universal Media Studios, is a legal thriller about unapologetic lawyers at Mason & Kent, a prestigious New York civil firm who will do whatever it takes to win its high-profile cases and outmaneuver one another.
That '70s Show alum Smith will play Gene Whitacre, a 30-year Mason & Kent veteran -- a ruthless lawyer but also a likable guy -- who takes the reins of the firm.
The Wire co-star Faison will play Detective Lyle, a veteran homicide cop who is investigating a murder connected to Mason & Kent.
The untitled Luke Reiter project, from Universal Media Studios, is a legal thriller about unapologetic lawyers at Mason & Kent, a prestigious New York civil firm who will do whatever it takes to win its high-profile cases and outmaneuver one another.
That '70s Show alum Smith will play Gene Whitacre, a 30-year Mason & Kent veteran -- a ruthless lawyer but also a likable guy -- who takes the reins of the firm.
The Wire co-star Faison will play Detective Lyle, a veteran homicide cop who is investigating a murder connected to Mason & Kent.
- 10/24/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Megan Dodds and Christina Vidal have been tapped to co-star on NBC's untitled Luke Reiter drama pilot, which is being directed by Barry Sonnenfeld.
Meanwhile, Brendan Fehr and Kenneth Choi have been added to the ABC Family drama pilot Samurai Girl.
The untitled Luke Reiter project, from Universal Media Studios, is a legal thriller about unapologetic lawyers at a prestigious New York civil firm who will do whatever it takes to win their high-profile cases and outmaneuver one another.
It centers on Charlie (Alan Tudyk), a slick, gregarious lawyer who wants to make it to the top, and Joe (Andrew Lincoln), a soulful lawyer who has a true sense of justice. Both are in love with the same woman, Hannah (Dodds). Hannah is a lawyer at the firm and the elegant daughter of one of the most senior partners with her own plans to climb to the top of the corporate ladder.
Vidal will play a feisty third-year law student who is Joe's assistant and has ambitions and secrets of her own.
Meanwhile, Brendan Fehr and Kenneth Choi have been added to the ABC Family drama pilot Samurai Girl.
The untitled Luke Reiter project, from Universal Media Studios, is a legal thriller about unapologetic lawyers at a prestigious New York civil firm who will do whatever it takes to win their high-profile cases and outmaneuver one another.
It centers on Charlie (Alan Tudyk), a slick, gregarious lawyer who wants to make it to the top, and Joe (Andrew Lincoln), a soulful lawyer who has a true sense of justice. Both are in love with the same woman, Hannah (Dodds). Hannah is a lawyer at the firm and the elegant daughter of one of the most senior partners with her own plans to climb to the top of the corporate ladder.
Vidal will play a feisty third-year law student who is Joe's assistant and has ambitions and secrets of her own.
- 10/22/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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