Pilot Season 2010-2011

[BillBrasky]

Pilot season won't officially get underway for a few months, but the networks are starting to order a lot of pilots already, so I thought we'd get the ball rolling with this thread. Pilot news can be posted here, anything that you think is relevant to AST.

Here's what looks promising right now:

ABC-

UNTITLED DANA GOULD PROJECT
1/29/10 - ABC ordered to pilot - currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · 3 Arts Entertainment · Warner Bros. Television
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (multi-camera)
[who's in it?] · Dana Gould
[who's making it? · ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Dana Gould as CRTR/EP
· Dave Becky as EP
· Tom Lassally as EP
[what's it about?] Comedy about a guidance counselor at a local high school and
father to two young children, who is caught between his father's old school
parenting beliefs and his wife's very progressive ideals

WRIGHT VS WRONG
2/4/10 - ABC ordered to pilot - currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · Sony Pictures Television · Tantamount
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?] Stephnie Weir
[who's making it?] ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Eric Tannenbaum as EP
· Kim Tannenbaum as EP
· Mitch Hurwitz as EP
· Stephnie Weir as CRTR/CO-EP
[what's it about?] Comedy about a female Republican pundit and her staff

CBS -

TEAM SPITZ
2/3/10 - CBS ordered to pilot - currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · CBS Television Studios · Principato-Young Entertainment
· Sony Pictures Television · Tantamount
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (multi-camera)
[who's in it?] · Rob Riggle
[who's making it?] · ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Bill Martin as CRTR/EP
· Eric Tannenbaum as EP
· Kim Tannenbaum as EP
· Mike Schiff as CRTR/EP
· Mitch Hurwitz as EP
· Paul Young as EP
· Peter Principato as EP
[what's it about?] Comedy about a bombastic high school football coach


FOX

BOB'S BURGERS

1/27/10 ordered to pilot [13 episodes] - currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] • 20th Century Fox Television
[related genres] • comedy (all) • comedy (animated)
[who's in it?] • Dan Mintz as Tina
• Eugene Mirman as Gene
• H. Jon Benjamin as Bob
• John Roberts as Linda
• Kristen Schaal as Louise
[who's making it?] • Jim Dauterive as CRTR/EP
• Loren Bouchard as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?] Animated comedy centering on a man who runs a struggling restaurant along with his tightly-wound wife and three underachieving kids

KEEP HOPE ALIVE
12/10/09 - FOX ordered to pilot - currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · 20th Century Fox Television
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?] · Garrett Dillahunt as Burt
· Kate Micucci as Mike
. Lucas Neff as Jimmy
· Martha Plimpton as Virginia
· Olesya Rulin as Sabrina
[who's making it?] . Greg Garcia as CRTR/EP
· Michael Fresco as DIR (Pilot)
[what's it about?] Comedy about a 25-year-old who winds up having to raise an infant with the help of his quirky family

(I put this in here because of Micucci; also Garcia and Fresco are MY NAME IS EARL vets, and I know some people here liked that)

THE STATION
1/14/10 - FOX ordered to pilot [original pilot being reshot] - currently in development
(2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · 20th Century Fox Television
·Red Hour Films
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?] · Carla Gallo as Mia
· John Goodman as Ted Gannon
· Jordan Peele as Hank
· Jose Zuniga as Sherman
· Justin Bartha as Eric
· Rob Huebel as Hank
[who's making it?] · Ben Stiller as EP
· David Wain as DIR (Pilot)
· Jeremy Kramer as EP
· Kevin Napier as CRTR/CO-EP
· Stuart Cornfeld as EP
[what's it about?] Workplace comedy which takes place in a covert CIA office

UNTITLED CARVEY & FERESTEN PROJECT
1/11/10 - FOX ordered to pilot [7-10 minute presentation] - currently in development
(2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · Brillstein Entertainment Partners
[related genres] · comedy (all) . comedy (improv/sketch)
[who's in it?] · Dana Carvey as Host
[who's making it?] · ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Dana Carvey as CRTR/EP
· Spike Feresten as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?] Sketch comedy series filmed on location rather than on a soundstage or with a live audience

UNTITLED IRS PROJECT
1/28/10 - FOX ordered to pilot- currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · 20th Century Fox Television · Imagine Television
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?] · N/A
[who's making it?] · ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Brent Forrester as CRTR/EP
· Brian Grazer as EP
· David Nevins as EP
· Ron Howard as EP
[what's it about?] Comedy about an IRS agent trying hard to believe that his job is good and noble and provides a very important, vital service

NBC

BEACH LANE
2/1/10 - NBC ordered to pilot - currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · Broadway Video Television · Universal Media Studios
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (multi-camera)
[who's in it?] · Matthew Broderick
[who's making it?] · ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Lorne Michaels as EP
· Marci Klein as EP
· Paul Simms as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?] Comedy about a celebrity author hired by an irresponsible millionaire heir to run his struggling small-town newspaper in the Hamptons

THE STRIP
1/19/10 - NBC ordered to pilot - currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · Principato-Young Entertainmen . Universal Media Studios
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (multi-camera)
[who's in it?] · Robert Ben Garant
· Thomas Lennon
[who's making it?] · ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Paul Young as EP
· Peter Principato as EP
· Robert Ben Garant as CRTR/EP
· Thomas Lennon as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?] A multicamera comedy about a former child star (Lennon) who owns a Hooters-style eatery in a strip mall just outside of Las Vegas

UNTITLED ADAM CAROLLA PROJECT
2/1/10 - NBC ordered to pilot - currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] . BermanBraun
· Jackhole Industries
· Universal Media Studios
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?] · ??? as Inspector Gregory
· ??? as Ray
· ??? as Judith Arkowitz
· ??? as Ozzie
· Adam Carolla as Adam
· Megan Hilty as Suzie Graham-Sussman
[who's making it?] · ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Adam Carolla as CRTR/EP
· Daniel Kellison as EP
· Gail Berman as EP
· James Dixon as EP
· Jimmy Kimmel as EP
· Jon Pollack as CRTR/EP
· Kevin Hench as CRTR/EP
· Lloyd Braun as EP
[what's it about?] (from NBC's press release, January 2010) Among the comedies is the Adam Carolla comedy project that features the humorous radio and TV personality Carolla ("The Man Show," "The Hammer") as a contractor who sets out to re-build his life following a divorce.

COMEDY CENTRAL

ONION SPORTS NETWORK
11/5/09 - ordered to pilot- currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · N/A
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?] · N/A
[who's making it?] · ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Julie Smith as EP
· Lisa Leingang as EIP (Comedy)
· Will Graham as EP
[what's it about?] (from Comedy Central's press release, November 2009) A half-hour, scripted comedy series based on the popular Onion Sports Network online video series

UNTITLED NICK SWARDSON PROJECT
10/29/09 - ordered to series - [six episodes] currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] ·Happy Madison Productions · Sony Pictures Television
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (improv/sketch)
[who's in it?] · Nick Swardson
[what's it about?] (from Comedy Central's press release, October 2009) A half-hour weekly sketch series starring comedian Nick Swardson and executive produced by Swardson, Tom Gianas, Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions and Sony Pictures Television.

HBO

ANGRY BOYS
10/2/09 - HBO ordered to series [12 episodes]- currently in development - (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · Princess Pictures
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?] · Chris Lilley
[who's making it?] · Chris Lilley as CRTR/EP
· Laura Waters as EP
[what's it about?] mock-documentary style comedy about what it's like to be a male in the 21st century

(A new series from the creator of WE COULD BE HEROES and SUMMER HEIGHTS HIGH)

STITCH 'N' BITCH
10/8/09 - script- currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · N/A
[related genres] · comedy (all) .comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?] · Alia Shawkat · Sean Tillmann
[who's making it?] · Alia Shawkat as CRTR/EP
· Ellen Page as CRTR/EP
· Sean Tillmann as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?] comedy about two painfully cool hipster girls as they relocate from brooklyn's williamsburg neighborhood to los angeles' silver lake enclave in hopes of becoming artists - of any kind

TV LAND

RETIRED AT 35
1/4/10 - ordered to pilot [pilot films friday, december 18]- currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · N/A
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (multi-camera)
[who's in it?] · Casey Wilson
· Christine Ebersole
· Faye DeWitt
· George Segal as Alan
· George Wyner
· Jere Burns
· Jessica Walter
· Johnathan McClain as David
· Josh McDermitt
· Matt Champagne
· Ryan Michelle Bathe as Amy
[who's making it?] · ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Chris Case as CRTR/EP
· Michael Hanel as EP
· Mindy Schultheis as EP
[what's it about?] "Retired at 35" follows a successful businessman who decides to leave the rat race of New York City behind and move into his parents' Florida retirement home to reconnect with them, reevaluate his life and live the dream of retirement that so many are working towards. Segal will play the role of the father, who bonds with his son while showing him the glories of his newfound and liberated lifestyle.

[Bucky_Sinister]

Big hopes for the Dana Gould show! I love that guy.

[RoyalDutchOfDukes]

Bill, thank you for making this thread and the one of things to look forward to, it's really helped me keep track of my teevee watching.

[monkeylazarus]

awesome indeed.

[Ghost Dad]

Wow, yeah thanks for the intel!

I really hope that Mr. Gould's show takes off.

The most promising on the list to me seems to be The Station. TV suffers when Mr.Goodman isn't on a show, and Mr.Wain deserves a steady paycheque.

I'd also like to see Carolla's project take off, if only to help bolster the eventual success of his planned podcast network which will hopefully involve some of "our" favorite shows.

If I had to pick a horse to bet against I'd have to go with the Broderick project. That guy isn't old enough yet to not look like an aged young guy. If the production values are molded in the Office/parks rec mold I think this one's gonna have a hard time making it.

[Cameron]

I just freaked out about Bob's Burgers, then I realized it was animated...

I knew a sitcom starring Eugene Mirman and Dan Mintz was too good to be true.

[DiscoInferiorityComplex]

If I had to pick a horse to bet against I'd have to go with the Broderick project.

Eccentric billionaire plus Paul Simms equals win.

[BillBrasky]

The Broderick show is multi-camera, so it's not going to be like The Office or Parks & Rec. If I had to guess, I would assume it's going to be in the vein of "Newsradio", given Paul Simms' involvement (And, as people were saying in the not worth its own thread thread, it would be awesome if Stephen Root was hired to play the crazy millionaire guy, as Jimmy James or a Jimmy James-like character).

I'm wondering when these new NBC shows are going to air (if they get picked up). Thursday night's pretty much entrenched as NBC's comedy night, and there are 4 well-established shows there now (Community and Parks & Rec have already been renewed for next season). I guess NBC is going to try to branch out and put sitcoms on other nights, which hasn't worked well for them in the past. Maybe they can team The Strip and Beach Lane together on Wednesday nights or something.

A similar question mark for "Bob's Burgers", but animated shows on FOX take forever to make anyway, it'll probably end up as a midseason replacement while one of the MacFarlane shows is on break.

[Ghost Dad]

Eccentric billionaire plus Paul Simms equals win.

good point, Simms might be the guy to pull it off... I retract my earlier statement in the name of Larry Sanders.

[Having Fun!]

Your failure to mention Eagleheart over some show on TV Land is gob smacking.

[suavepebble]

They should start a cable channel that is nothing but failed pilots/one season shows.

[BillBrasky]

Your failure to mention Eagleheart over some show on TV Land is gob smacking.

All right, fine.


CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
10/22/09- ADULT SWIM- ordered to series- [17 quarter-hour episodes] currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · Warner Horizon Television
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?] · Rob Corddry
[who's making it?] · David Wain as EP
· Jonathan Stern as EP
· Rob Corddry as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
[what's it about?] a parody of hospital dramas

EAGLEHEART
11/17/09 - ADULT SWIM- script currently in development (2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?] · Conaco Productions
· Dakota Pictures
[related genres] · comedy (all) · comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?] · Chris Elliott
[who's making it?] . Andrew Weinberg as CRTR/EP
· Conan O'Brien as EP
· David Kissinger as EP
· Michael Koman as CRTR/EP
· Troy Miller as EP
[what's it about?] comedy about a low-level television executive sent to Texas to produce an action series who finds himself stuck in a never-ending power struggle with his temperamental star


I included the TV Land show because Casey Wilson is in it.

[metal2000]

(Community and Parks & Rec have already been renewed for next season)

Did I miss that news about Community? I know TVbythenumbers is predicting it'll get picked up, since its ratings are higher than Parks & Rec, which WAS already picked up. But I don't believe any announcement has been made (or will be made until May).

I hope above all hope that it WILL get picked up, since it's my favourite new show, and probably my favourite full-on comedy on TV right now, but I'm still nervous as hell until an announcement is made.

[BillBrasky]

You're right, I saw some articles online from October saying that "Community" was renewed, but what they really meant was that it was picked up for the "back 9" episodes (13+9 making a full first season). And then just recently 3 more episodes were added, so the first season will be 25 episodes. But no, it hasn't been renewed for a second season officially yet. But the fact that NBC is ordering extra episodes bodes pretty well for it being renewed.

[scamboogah]

I don't want to hear about what makes you smack your gob...

Sneeb, wasn't that Trio?

[KOPHSKJX]

[what's it about?] "Retired at 35" follows a successful businessman who decides to leave the rat race of New York City behind and move into his parents' Florida retirement home to reconnect with them, reevaluate his life and live the dream of retirement that so many are working towards. Segal will play the role of the father, who bonds with his son while showing him the glories of his newfound and liberated lifestyle.

Is this based on the Rodney Rothman Book "Early Bird"'?

[pixel revolt]

AST favorite and irreverent stand up Josh McDermitt is in Retired at 35! Stoked!

[mueXog]

http://losangeles.ucbtheatre.com/news/651
Matt L. Jones (Badger from "Breaking Bad") lands lead in TBS pilot

[BillBrasky]

CBS has handed a presentation order to an untitled comedy from "Borat" and "Bruno's" Larry Charles and Ant Hines.

The semi-scripted project, from Sony TV and Tantamount, stars English actor Paul Kaye as a British low-life moving to LA to reconnect with his daughter who is a teen celebrity.

"Da Ali G Show" alum Hines penned the project, with Charles on board to direct.

The two are executive producing with Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum and Mitch Hurwitz.

The project reunites Hines with CBS. He was behind the 2006 semi-scripted pilot "The Papdits," which found a second life on the network's Innertube streaming platform.

This is the second comedy pilot about an U.K. man coming to America this season.

ABC's "Awkward Situations for Men" stars British on-air personality Danny Wallace as himself as he moves to the U.S. with his wife, only to discover that his everyday behavior clashes with American values and gets him into trouble.

[darrylduffy]

i posted this in the lennon/garant pilot thread but didn't realize it was an AST News thread and not everyone may check it out. so, re: "The Strip":

news via Dave Holmes:

Natasha Leggero, Cedric Yarbrough, and Dave Holmes have joined the cast.

http://daveholmes.tumblr.com/post/385718286