While the fate of Wonder Woman hasn’t been decided yet, NBC has given the green light to four new show for the upcoming season.
According to EW, NBC is leaning more toward passing on Wonder Woman than picking it up, despite the amount of publicity the show has received. That could be because most of it’s negative.
We’ll find out later today if NBC goes with Wonder Woman or not. Until then, we’ve got details on the four new series coming to the network courtesy of the Hollywood Reporter.
Whitney. The multicamera comedy, from Universal Media Studios, is based on the stand-up comedy of Whitney Cummings and revolves around the ups and downs of a young couple in a committed relationship. Cummings penned the pilot and will executive produce with Betsy Thomas (Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel), Scott Stuber (Your Highness), Quan Phung and Barry Katz (Good Luck Chuck). Andy Ackerman (Perfect Couples) directed the pilot. The series garned strong buzz in recent weeks, with network interest in femme-skewing comedies.
Up All Night (formerly known as the untitled Emily Spivey, Alpha Mom). Another single-cam comedy that takes an irreverent look at parenthood through the point of view of an acerbic working mother (Christina Applegate) who never thought she’d be a mom, along with her stay-at-home husband (Will Arnett) and opinionated parents. Maya Rudolph co-stars in the UMS project. Spivey wrote the pilot and will executive produce along with Lorne Michaels (Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock). Sources tell THR this too is a go, with the combo of talent involved a major selling point.
Smash. The musical drama, based on an idea by Steven Spielberg, revolves around a cross-section of characters (Debra Messing, Katharine McPhee) who work to put on a Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe. Theresa Rebeck penned the pilot with Spielberg, Justin Flavey, Darryl Frank, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron on board as executive producers. Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman will contribute original songs. Smash, which many have dubbed Glee for adults, hails from Universal Media Studios and DreamWorks TV. The project was said to be a sure thing all along. Working in its favor: Spielberg’s engagement, a high-profile cast and the early involvement of NBC boss Bob Greenblatt, who developed the show while still at Showtime.
Prime Suspect, an adaptation from the British miniseries starring Helen Mirren, stars Maria Bello as a female detective who has to make her bones in a tough New York precinct dominated by men. The reboot counts Alex Cunningham, Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights), Sarah Aubrey and Julie Meldel Johnson as executive producers. Berg directed the pilot. Greenblatt was a big fan of both the reboot concept and Bello, sources tell THR.
Pass on them all. I have no interest in this line-up.
Except for Prime Suspect I give a “meh” for the other 4 choices.
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“Based on the stand-up comedy of [INSERT STAND UP COMEDIAN] and revolves around the ups and downs of a young couple in a committed relationship.” Never seen anything like that before. Unless you count something like King of Queens, Everybody Loves Raymond, Home Improvement… you know… nothing POPULAR, though.
“Another single-cam comedy that takes an irreverent look at parenthood through the point of view of an acerbic working mother [INSERT HAS-BEEN ACTRESS] who never thought she’d be a mom, along with her stay-at-home husband [INSERT IRRELEVANT LEADING MAN ACTOR WHO NEEDS WORK] and opinionated parents.” Because Who’s the Boss needed a remake?
SMASH…. ugh. Really?
“…A female detective who has to make her bones in a tough New York precinct dominated by men.” Because this is a new concept? Or because American TV people can’t come up with their own ideas?
Crap, crap, crap, and crap. Got it.
So, am I the only one who remembers that TNT’s series “The Closer” was initially touted as the American version of “Prime Suspect”, and that “Prime Suspect” was acknowledged as being the main inspiration for the show?
All of the networks line ups suck. What trash are we Americans bbuying- God help this country, we are DOOOOOOMMMMMEEEDDDDD by the stupid people who watch this crap!!!!!!