Post by DNA on Jan 3, 2007 11:52:18 GMT -5
NBC welcomes bionic woman, cops, spies
By Nellie Andreeva
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The pilot pickup season began in earnest Tuesday, with NBC greenlighting three one-hour projects, including a new take on "The Bionic Woman."
The original series, a spin-off from "The Six Million Dollar Man," starred Lindsay Wagner as a woman whose body is mechanically enhanced to save her life. It ran on ABC and then NBC for three seasons in the mid-1970s. NBC's order is contingent on casting.
The other pilots in NBC's order are a cop show and a spy comedy-drama.
"Fort Pit" is a drama with comedic elements set at one of the worst NYPD police precincts in Brooklyn where bad cops are sent to live out their careers and rookie cops with no connections are stationed. The project is based on the real-life experiences of former NYPD cop Robert Cea.
It comes from "Law & Order" veteran Michael Chernuchin, and "Rescue Me" creators Denis Leary and Peter Tolan.
For Leary and Tolan, "Pit" marks a return to the cop genre following their critically praised ABC comedy "The Job," which also was set in New York. The duo's FX drama "Rescue Me" follows a group of New York firefighters.
"Chuck," from "The O.C." creator Josh Schwartz, is described as a high-concept action dramedy about spies and twentysomethings in the vein of "Grosse Pointe Blank."
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
By Nellie Andreeva
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The pilot pickup season began in earnest Tuesday, with NBC greenlighting three one-hour projects, including a new take on "The Bionic Woman."
The original series, a spin-off from "The Six Million Dollar Man," starred Lindsay Wagner as a woman whose body is mechanically enhanced to save her life. It ran on ABC and then NBC for three seasons in the mid-1970s. NBC's order is contingent on casting.
The other pilots in NBC's order are a cop show and a spy comedy-drama.
"Fort Pit" is a drama with comedic elements set at one of the worst NYPD police precincts in Brooklyn where bad cops are sent to live out their careers and rookie cops with no connections are stationed. The project is based on the real-life experiences of former NYPD cop Robert Cea.
It comes from "Law & Order" veteran Michael Chernuchin, and "Rescue Me" creators Denis Leary and Peter Tolan.
For Leary and Tolan, "Pit" marks a return to the cop genre following their critically praised ABC comedy "The Job," which also was set in New York. The duo's FX drama "Rescue Me" follows a group of New York firefighters.
"Chuck," from "The O.C." creator Josh Schwartz, is described as a high-concept action dramedy about spies and twentysomethings in the vein of "Grosse Pointe Blank."
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
