Fox has been very aggressive on the comedy side this season,
taking another high-profile half-hour project from sibling 20th
Century Fox TV off the market pre-emptivly with a major
commitment. The network has handed a put pilot commitment
to a comedy from writer Andrea Abbate, 20th TV and studio-
based 21 Laps/Adelstein. Tentatively titled Paroled, the project is
described as a male Laverne and Shirley on parole. WME-
repped Abbate executive produces with 21 Laps/Adelstein’s
Marty Adelstein, Shawn Levy and Becky Clements.
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what does "put pilot commitment" mean or for that matter with a penalty. I hear these terms a lot but have no idea what that means.
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ReplyDeleteA put pilot is a pilot that the network has agreed to air. If the network does not air the pilot episode, the network will owe substantial monetary penalties to the studio. Generally, this guarantees that the pilot will be picked up by the network.
A lot of put pilot commitments this year.... way too many....
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