Did we know about this?
Sci Fi is developing Witch Doctor, a dramedy from Ben Edlund that mixes the worlds of medicine and the supernatural with "warm human comedy.
It was mentioned in THR as part of an article about NBC/Universal.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
Giles ,'Conversations with Dead People'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Kristen - Jul 14, 2006 7:46:44 am PDT #587 of 10001
Frankenbuddha - Jul 14, 2006 7:55:51 am PDT #588 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Matt mentioned it over in the boxed set thread. That description makes me rethink what the show's about based on the title.
Tom Scola - Jul 14, 2006 7:59:39 am PDT #589 of 10001
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I'm trying to think how they pitched this.
"It's House, plus the X-Files, plus 7th Heaven!"
lisah - Jul 14, 2006 9:59:16 am PDT #590 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate
I emailed my doctor friend about Witch Doctor and she is a leeetle excited about it:
that is fuckin' awesome! That should be the show's motto: "Witch Doctor: It's fuckin' awesome!" Seriously though - fuckin' awesome!!!
(she actually stole the motto from an idea I presented to our mayor at a bar a couple of years ago: "Baltimore--It's Fucking Awesome". They decided to pay some "consultant" 1/2 a million dollars to come up with "Baltimore--Get in on it". I'm a little bitter.)
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 14, 2006 10:10:02 am PDT #591 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Regardless of what the show's like, they already have a tailor-made catchy theme song!
Tom Scola - Jul 14, 2006 10:11:27 am PDT #592 of 10001
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I'm gonna be so disappointed now if they don't use the Chipmunks for their theme song.
Frankenbuddha - Jul 14, 2006 10:12:36 am PDT #593 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
You mean:
Oooo, eeee, oooo, ah ah! Ying yang, walla walla bing bang!
Vortex - Jul 14, 2006 12:10:36 pm PDT #594 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Nah, it just needs to be playing in the car the first time the title character drives anywhere.
Kristen - Jul 14, 2006 1:12:14 pm PDT #595 of 10001
That should be the show's motto: "Witch Doctor: It's fuckin' awesome!"
I can see the promos now.
In unrelated news, I am watching an episode of Third Watch, where they're in Greenpoint and they're reporting shots fired at "11th and Greenpoint, by the river." Which may have led me to yell at the television. I think I scared my neighbors, who were out by the pool.
Vortex - Jul 14, 2006 1:40:05 pm PDT #596 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
That should be the show's motto: "Witch Doctor: It's fuckin' awesome!"
I can see the promos now.
if it were on Adult swim, it might actually happen.