Untitled sports radio show (Bill Martin, Mike Schiff, Eric & Kim Tannenbaum). Inspired by ESPN personality Colin Cowherd’s outspoken sports talk show and stars Eliza Dushku, Danny Comden and Damon Wayans. (comedy).
So, Sports Night 2011?
Work it (Andrew Reich, Ted Cohen). Two out-of-work salesmen realize that it is now a woman’s world and decide that in order to find work and succeed, they are going to have to dress as women to get jobs as pharmaceutical reps. Stars Amaury Nolasco, John Caparulo, Rebecca Mader, Ben Koldyke, Kirstin Eggers (comedy).
So, Busom Buddies 2011?
Wonder Woman (David E. Kelley). A reboot of the superhero tale that’s a serious, non-campy take on the DC Comics character. Stars Adrianne Palicki, Cary Elwes, Elizabeth Hurley (drama).
I worry that they feel the need to call it "serious" and "non-campy"
Dan Goor project (Dan Goor, Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun). A young doctor joins his parents’ medical practice and spends as much time tending to his family as to his patients. Stars Jean Smart, Andrew West, Brad Morris (comedy).
So, Out of Practice, 2011 (the one with Stockard Channing)
Hart of Dixie (Leila Gerstein, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Len Goldstein): Culture shock awaits a young New York City doctor after she inherits a medical practice in a small Southern town inhabited by an eclectic and eccentric group of characters in this comedic drama. Cast: Rachel Bilson, Jamie King, Wilson Bethel, Cress Williams
so, Doc Hollywood 2011?
Aside from the blatant ripoffs, there are a lot of similarities with these pilots. Like, there are a few pilots that have to do with supernatural police work, or "imaginary" characters in the real word.
Georgetown (Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage). A sexy soap centered around young people behind the power brokers of Washington DC. Stars Jimmy Wolk, Katie Cassidy, Daisy Betts, Joe Mazzello, Condola Rashad (drama).
Oddly, this is filming on my block in Brooklyn this weekend.
Oddly, this is filming on my block in Brooklyn this weekend.
I am absurdly grateful that it's not filming in DC.
Apparently it's a woman's world. Pilot season told me so.
New doctor is very nice. So was the lady in the waiting room that complimented my steel toed mary janes.
Zen, if you bought it on a card they can look up the purchase with that. Well, most stores can.
Pan Am (Jack Orman, Nancy Ganis, Sid Ganis, Tommy Schlamme). A sexy soap set against the jet age, focusing on the stewardesses and pilots and their glamorous world full of adventures. Stars Margot Robbie, Michael Mosley, Karine Vanasse, Christina Ricci, Kellie Garner, Jonah Lotan (drama).
Seriously? When was the last time airline travel was glamorous? Bah. It's unclear if it's set in the 50s/60s; if it is, we get more sexism a la Mad Men. If it's not, it's just blah.
Untitled Tim Allen (Jack Burditt). Even though the world around him has declared the traditional male an ‘endangered species,’ Tim Fitzgerald (Allen) is fighting for his manhood in a world that is being increasingly dominated by women (comedy).
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If the world were dominated by women, this would never have been written, much less shot.
Untitled Tim Allen (Jack Burditt). Even though the world around him has declared the traditional male an ‘endangered species,’ Tim Fitzgerald (Allen) is fighting for his manhood in a world that is being increasingly dominated by women (comedy).
Again?
My Frickin’ Family (Erica Rivinoja, Peter Traugott). Two young parents’ lives change after they have a baby and the four grandparents butt in. Stars Harish Patel, Chris Rich, Ellen Woglom, Ravi Patel, Mo Gaffney (comedy).
Looks like the main characters are an interracial couple, Indian and white. Have we had that on TV before?
Apartment 23 (Nahnatchka Khan, David Hemingson). The story is about a naive young woman (Dreama Walker) who comes to New York City and ends up with a trouble-making party-girl roommate (Krysten Ritter). Also stars James Van Der Beek as himself. (comedy).
That last line might make it worth watching.
Brave New World (Peter Tolan, Michael Wimer). This single-camera workplace comedy follows a group of unusual characters at Pilgrim Village, a theme park that specializes in recreations of New England in 1647. Stars Ed Begley, Jr, Robby Benson, Nick Braun (comedy).
Could be fun.
Bent (Ted Quill). Single-camera comedy about a recently divorced Type A single mom who tries hard not to fall for the sexy surfer dude contractor she hires to re-do her kitchen. Stars Amanda Peet, Jeffrey Tambor, David Walton (comedy).
Who's the Boss?
Seriously? When was the last time airline travel was glamorous? Bah. It's unclear if it's set in the 50s/60s; if it is, we get more sexism a la Mad Men. If it's not, it's just blah.
I think it is set in the sixties -- it says "jet age," and Pan-Am hasn't been around for a while.
Looks like the main characters are an interracial couple, Indian and white. Have we had that on TV before?
Big Bang theory, though they are not married
Pan-Am hasn't been around for a while.
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You are so correct. Which means I won't be able to watch these women getting harrassed, patted on the butt, and generally patronized by their coworkers and their customers. I mean, I could, but I won't.