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Quean - CBS pilot now dead thanks to law suit

5 Mar 2012

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CBS’ drama pilot Quean has been killed after a law suit filed by Sony claiming it was ripping off The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. It centers on an edgy and independent Millennial hacker girl who teams up with an Oakland police detective to solve crimes.

This is of course good news to CBS' bubble shows and other pilots. CBS now only has 7 drama pilots in consideration.
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12 comments:

  1. Thomas5 March 2012 at 17:38

    You'd think they would have at least switched the genders...

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  2. Joshua Bower5 March 2012 at 17:42

    Haha, that does sound like a complete rip off of TGWTDT

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  3. Lou5 March 2012 at 17:48

    Haha did they even try to make it any different other than making it American?

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  4. Courtney5 March 2012 at 17:49

    I can see why they would think it was a rip off of the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo but then again, it's a really, really common trope. [Character with special skill] consults with police to solve crime. Fake psychics, writers, 'consulting detectives', comic book writers with expert knowledge of Alcatraz, etc. Computer hackers are one of the most common chracters brought in.

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  5. Wilson Crawford5 March 2012 at 17:49

    I was waiting to see if that was going to happen.

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  6. Bruce_F5 March 2012 at 18:28

     The script was actually rewritten and most of the characters and settings were completely changed from the original idea but, since the main character was still a "hacker," their lawyers advised killing the project anyway.

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  7. magnutude5 March 2012 at 18:54

    I wonder how the Hunger games camp feels about the CW pilot that seems to be borrowing elements from the HG books as well ( I think the show is called "The Selection")

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  8. Lou5 March 2012 at 19:51

    Ahh I see, I mean I don't think it would have worked anyway, hacking can come across as pretty cheesy when used in TV/Movies

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  9. Ashwaq5 March 2012 at 20:06

    too bad, I was excited for this.. some1 gotta make TGWTDT 4 tv ..

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  10. Belizo Junior5 March 2012 at 20:13

     i hope the same hapenns with the "american Sherlock".

    i would love that

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  11. Lou8 April 2014 at 02:31

    Ahh I see, I mean I don't think it would have worked anyway, hacking can come across as pretty cheesy when used in TV/Movies

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  12. Belizo Junior8 April 2014 at 02:31

     i hope the same hapenns with the "american Sherlock".

    i would love that

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