More Potential "Point Pleasant" Info (for Alex Wai!)
Ian J. Ball
Pleasant" is still in play as a potential mid-season for FOX.
So if one of their planned shows gets a pre-partum hook (and almost
certainty when talking about FOX!), "Point Pleasant" could be back in
play.
To wit..
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Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 9:26 AM
2004 Broadcast Upfront Presentations Wrap-Up, Part 2
By The Futon Critic Staff
LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- While over 50 new projects are set
to debut over the course of the 2004-05 season on the six major
broadcast networks, nearly twice that amount that were in development
won't ever see the light of day.
One of the most commonly asked questions now that the upfronts - when
the networks announce their 2004-05 season plans - are over is what are
the chances one of the various pilots that weren't picked up will get a
midseason order?
Realistically the chances are pretty slim. To illustrate our point we've
gone over the upfront presentations from last season of ABC, CBS, FOX,
NBC, UPN and the WB and compared them with what eventually made it to
air.
Aside from additional reality series, the development of which generally
doesn't follow that of scripted programming, only seven comedies or
dramas were given series orders by the broadcast networks beyond those
announced at their respective upfront presentations:
"The Big House" (ordered by ABC on 6/27/03)
"The D.A." (ordered by ABC on 11/24/03)
"Becker" (ordered by CBS on 6/17/03)
"Century City" (ordered by CBS on 7/8/03)
"Come to Papa" (ordered by NBC on 8/13/03)
"Game Over" (ordered by UPN on 6/27/03)
"Summerland" (ordered by the WB on 8/18/03)
Overall, here's a comparison of what did and did not appear in each
network's upfront presentation's midseason plans:
ABC (announced at upfront) - "Line of Fire," "Stephen King's Kingdom
Hospital"
ABC (eventually ordered) - "The Big House" (6/27/03), "Celebrity Mole:
Yucatan" (3/17/03), "The D.A." (11/24/03), "Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition" (11/13/03)
CBS (announced at upfront) - "The Stones"
CBS (eventually ordered) - "Becker" (6/17/03), "Century City" (7/8/03),
"Star Search" (11/25/03)
FOX (announced at upfront) - "American Idol 3," "Banzai," "Cracking Up,"
"The Ortegas," "Still Life," "Wonderfalls"
FOX (eventually ordered) - "Forever Eden" (12/22/03), "My Big Fat
Obnoxious Fiance" (1/5/04), "Playing It Straight" (8/21/03), "The Simple
Life" (2/11/03), "The Swan" (10/9/03), "Totally Outrageous Behavior
(12/19/03), "World's Craziest Videos" (12/19/03)
NBC (announced at upfront) - "The Apprentice," "Crossing Jordan," "The
Tracy Morgan Show"
NBC (eventually ordered) - "Average Joe" (4/23/03), "Come to Papa"
(8/13/03), "The Restaurant 2" (11/13/03)
UPN (announced at upfront) - None.
UPN (eventually ordered) - "Game Over" (6/27/03), "I'm Still Alive"
(3/16/04)
The WB (announced at upfront) - "Fearless", "Gilmore Girls Spin-Off",
"Make My Day", "The Help," "The Mayor", "High School Reunion 2," "The
Surreal Life 2"
The WB (eventually ordered) - "Summerland" (8/18/03), "Superstar U.S.A."
(4/15/04)
It's also worth mentioning that a half-dozen of the projects announced
for midseason at the upfronts were never made or shelved completely -
"The Ortegas," "Still Life," "Fearless," "Gilmore Girls Spin-Off," "Make
My Day" and "The Mayor." In addition, "The Stones" and "Fearless" were
both targeted for fall bows however over the course of the summer CBS
and the WB respectively opted to go with a new season of "Becker" and
the then new drama "One Tree Hill" in their place.
Nevertheless, despite such odds more than a few projects that didn't
make the cut last week have been mentioned as being considered for
midseason orders: "My 11:30" (NBC), "Nevermind Nirvana" (NBC), "Point
Pleasant" (FOX), "Beck and Call" (UPN) and "The Bad Girl's Guide" (UPN).
Also more than a few pilots are being shot or are potentially in the
works for early 2005: "Nice Guys" (CBS), "Vinyl Cafe" (CBS), "Washington
Street" (CBS), "The Perez Family" (FOX), "Spellbound" (FOX), "Untitled
Chris Rock Project" (FOX), "Never in My Wildest" (NBC), "Untitled R. Lee
Fleming Jr. Project" (NBC), "I Do, I Did, Now What?" (UPN), "Two Kings"
(UPN), "Global Frequency" (WB), "Rocky Point" (WB) and "Untitled
Schimmel/Stern Project" (WB).
Fans of any of the projects that didn't get picked up should also note
that the options on the cast of the majority of the pilots shot
generally expire by late July or early August.
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Alex Wai
"Ian J. Ball" <ijball***SPAM-No***@mac.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:ijball***SPAM-No***-E8EB48.163...@orngca-news04.socal.rr.com...
> Found this while surfin' The Futon Critic. According to this, "Point
> Pleasant" is still in play as a potential mid-season for FOX.
>
> So if one of their planned shows gets a pre-partum hook (and almost
> certainty when talking about FOX!), "Point Pleasant" could be back in
> play.
And so the plot thickens... time for Veronica Mars to get on the case.