FOX is developing 5 new pilots (3 dramas, 2 sitcoms) for 2012. It is likely that if they get a pilot order and then a season pickup, they won't air until September 2012 but it is also possible that one of these shows hit the air this Spring - if I remember correctly, Breaking In (launched in April 2011) was picked up in November 2010.
1 - Stranger Planet, created by Matt Miller (writer on Chuck and showrunner on Human Target season 2) :
It's an action/comedy/sci-fi drama revolving around an LAPD officer who discovers that aliens are living among humans and he teams up with two of them to solve extraterritorial-related cases. Sounds like a keeper to me.
2 - The Asset, created by Josh Friedman (creator/showrunner of The Sarah Connor Chronicles) :
It's a spy/action drama about a CIA agent in the New-York City agency. And like in Alias and Covert Affairs, this spy is a young woman. Hopefully they'll find a way to make this original and fresh.
3 - An untitled drama project created by Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Secret Life of Bees and Love & Basketball) :
It's a copshow set in one of the toughest Los Angeles districts, it will follow two women working for the LAPD and they happen to be followed by a camera crew on a daily basis. Detroit 1-8-7 (cancelled after a single season a few months ago) had the same 'documentary' premise when the show was just a pilot but it was eventually dropped out.
4 - El Jefe, created by Moses Port and David Guarascio (creators/showrunners of Aliens in America) :
It's a sitcom about a 30-year old guy who lived happily in his father and mother-in-law's mansion, but they wanted their space so they kicked him out and he ends up living at his housekeepers' (Lupe ?).
5 - Guidance, created by Tim Dowling (writer on feature movies like Role Models and Just Go With It) :
It's a single-camera sitcom described as an "adult buddy comedy set in high school". Ryan Reynolds will execute produce (he's been very involved in the project, pitching it himself to FOX (the first network they had been to) which ultimately decided to commit to it by ordering a script). Tyler Labine (Reaper, Sons of Tucson, Mad Love) will star.
Regarding FOX pilots, Family Album is no longer in contention to be a part of the 2-hour comedy block on Tuesdays for 2 months next Spring. During Glee's hiatus, FOX will program 4 live-action sitcoms in one night for 8-9 weeks. It is likely that New Girl (if it's successful) and Raising Hope won't be a part of it, FOX will want to keep new episodes of these 2 sitcoms to air after new episodes of Glee (it would be pretty stupid to have reruns of Raising Hope in April and May), or else one of them is going to have a 27-28 episode season order, which is unlikely.
All that's left for this block is I Hate my Teenage Daughter (premieres on Nov 23), the pilot in development Little in Common (created by Rob Thomas, not officially ordered yet) and season 2 of Breaking In, which seems more and more likely since Family Album is out of the race. Maybe FOX will 'sacrifice' either of their fall sitcoms (Raising Hope and New Girl) with 4-5 new episodes (+ 2-3 reruns) at 9pm to attract people who usually watch FOX on Tuesdays and give some structure to this new block.
2012 FOX pilots : aliens, spies, cop show 'real TV' style, buddies in high school and mexican housekeepers
Streaming Options
Sign Up for the SpoilerTV Newsletter where we talk all things TV!
Recommendations
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
