Amazon’s development of original content is going directly to the audience to try and pick the projects that will get a series green light.
According to Deadline, Amazon unveiled 14 pilots this morning and is giving audiences the chance to decide which ones will go to series.
Amazon will consider “a lot of data points” in Amazon’s decision-making process as to which pilots will be picked up to series,” said Amazon Studios director Roy Price. The company will look at how many people watched the entire episode and if the shows pick up buzz via social media. There will also be online focus groups to garner feedback.
Amazon’s comedy pilots available for viewing as of today include Alpha House,starring John Goodman with cameos by Bill Murray and Stephen Colbert; musical Browsers starring Bebe Neuwirth; Onion News Empire, starring Jeffrey Tambor;Those Who Can’t, which was submitted though Amazon Studios’ website; Dark Minions, written by Big Bang Theory co-stars Kevin Sussman and John Ross Bowie; animated comedy Supanatural; Betas, starring Ed Begley Jr and Jon Daly; and Zombieland, based on the hit feature.
Ooh, I can’t wait to watch the Zombieland one.