Friday, April 27, 2012

2012-2013 Pilots Preview

Sad that the final premieres of the 2011-2012 TV season have come and gone?  Well here's a little something to tide you over: the complete list of pilots that each network is currently developing for next season.  Not all of these will end up making it to the air, but next season will definitely be made of up some combination of the following projects.  Between last fall and this spring, 42 new network dramas and comedies premiered.  There are 85 shows on the list below, which means that probably less than half of them will actually end up making it to the air.  Is the next mega-hit somewhere in the list below?  Only time will tell.

Check them out below, and then vote for which ones you're most excited for!

(I've also included what I think are more appropriate titles for each show based on their loglines, for your perusing pleasure.)

ABC - Dramas

666 PARK AVE.
Logline: When a young couple accepts an offer to manage one of the most historic apartment buildings in New York City, they unwittingly begin to experience supernatural occurrences, which complicate and endanger the lives of everyone in the building.
a.k.a. - John Locke From LOST Probably Plays The Devil In This One
Cast: Dave Annable, Rachael Taylor, Terry O'Quinn, Vanessa Locke

AMERICANA
Logline: A soap that revolves around a legendary fashion designer and his family and business.
a.k.a. - Claire Littleton From LOST Probably Plays A Cute Young Blonde Woman In This One
Cast: Annabeth Gish, Anthony LaPaglia, Ashley Greene, Emilie De Ravin, Ken Olin

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Logline: A fantastical reimagining of the classic fairy tale set in a mythical, dangerous world wherein a beautiful and tough princess discovers an unlikely connection with a mysterious beast.
a.k.a. - Fairy Tale Mania Contiunes!
Cast: Alan Dale, Chris Egan, Darius Campbell, F. Murray Abraham

DEVIOUS MAIDS
Logline: Based on the Mexican format, this soap follows four maids with ambition and dreams of their own while they work for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills.
a.k.a. - DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES Redux
Cast: Ana Ortiz, Grant Show, Susan Lucci, Tom Irwin

GILDED LILYS
Logline: Vicious family rivalries, scandalous secrets, and the conflict and co-mingling of classes take center stage amidst the opening of NYC's first luxury hotel in 1895.
a.k.a. - 19th Century GOSSIP GIRL
Cast: Blythe Danner, John Barrowman, Madeline Zima, Matt Long, Matt Lauria, Sarah Bolger

GOTHAM
Logline: After pursuing a seemingly unsolvable case, a female cop discovers a magical world that exists within New York City.  A world that goes unseen by normal humans, and takes all of the familiar NYC landmarks and reinvents them in a magical otherworldly manner.
a.k.a. - The Show That Will Disappoint Thousands Of Fanboys Worldwide When They Discover That It's Not Actually About Batman.
Cast: Brian Cox, Carry Sloane, Lennie James, Megan Ketch

LAST RESORT
Logline: An international action-thriller-soap that follows the story of establishing a new society in a world held hostage by the crew of a ballistic missile submarine.  Basically, a U.S. nuclear sub crew refuses orders to fire their missiles and escapes to a NATO outpost and declares themselves the smallest nuclear nation.
a.k.a. - The High-Concept Show That Sounds Awesome And Will Probably Fall Flat On Its Face: Thanks For Paving The Way, FLASHFORWARD and THE EVENT!
Cast: Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Autumn Reeser

NASHVILLE
Logline: The Nashville music scene provides the setting for this family soap with one star at her peak and one on the rise.
a.k.a. - Totally Not Based On The Robert Altman Movie (But We Totally Want You To Think It Is)
Cast: Connie Britton, Eric Close, Hayden Panettiere, Jonathan Jackson, Powers Boothe

PENOZA
Logline: Based on the Dutch format, PENOZA centers on the widow of an assassinated criminal who is forced to adopt her husband's role in an organized-crime syndicate in order to protect her family.
a.k.a. - This Show Will Get A New Name Before It Premieres
Cast: Erin Moriarty, Mido Hamada

SCRUPLES
Logline: Based on the 1978 novel that follows the life of Wilhelmina Hunnewell Winthrop, a.k.a. Billy, a previously plump woman who loses weight, becomes fabulously cool, and survives a very rich (and very old) first husband.  She ends up opening up a Beverly Hills clothing boutique called Scruples.
a.k.a. - ...What?
Cast: Boris Kodjoe, Chad Michael Murray, Claire Forlani, Gary Cole

UNTITLED ROLAND EMMERICH/HAROLD KLOSER PROJECT
Logline: Set in New York City against the backdrop of the presidential race, a young astrophysics student finds out that his destiny lies not in science but somewhere between hell and heaven.
a.k.a. - New York City Will Explode Seven Times In The First Hour Alone
Cast: Linus Roache, Martin Landau, Gabriella Wilde

ZERO HOUR
Logline: A bizarre twist of fate pulls a man who's spent 20 years as the editor of a skeptics magazine into one of the most compelling conspiracies in human history.
a.k.a. - We're Not Actually Going To Tell You What This Show's About
Cast: Anthony Edwards, Michael Nyqvist

ABC - Comedies

AMERICAN JUDY
Logline: A cosmopolitan woman gets married and becomes a fish out of water in the suburbs, having to juggle step-kids, her mother-in-law, and the ex-wife of her husband, who also happens to be the town sheriff.
a.k.a. - Not To Be Confused With French Judy.
Cast: Judy Greer, Ken Marino

COUNTER CULTURE
Logline: Three aging sisters who run their family diner together in West Texas find that sibling dynamics are always getting in the way of getting the job done.
a.k.a. - We Love Puns
Cast: Delta Burke, Doris Roberts, Ken Howard, Margo Martindale

DUSTY GOES TO AWESOMETOWN
Logline: A raw, hilarious peek behind the curtain of modern twentysomething relationships.
a.k.a. - We Had To Make Our Title Sound Super Cool Because Our Show Is Actually Super Boring
Cast: Ben Rappaport, Dennis Miller, Amanda Crew

HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE
Logline: Polly, a recently divorced single mom, moves in with her eccentric parents, Elaine and Max, a couple who are full of life but know no boundaries.
a.k.a. - Your Worst Nightmare
Cast: Brad Garrett, Elizabeth Perkins, Orlando Jones, Rachel Eggleston, Sarah Chalke

MALIBU COUNTRY
Logline: After her good ol' boy rock star husband cheats on her and burns through most of their money, Reba divorces him and moves her three sons and mom from Nashville to the only asset they have left - a little house in Malibu.
a.k.a. - White People Problems
cast: Reba McEntire, Sara Rue, Jai Rodriguez, Lily Tomlin

ONLY FOOLS & HEROES
Logline: This classic comedy - a reboot of the British series - chronicles the misadventures of two streetwise brothers and their aging grandfather as they concoct outrageous, morally questionable get-rich-quick schemes in their quest to become millionaires.
a.k.a. - Doc Brown Steal Your Money, Then Go Back In Time And Steal It Again
Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Dustin Ybarra, John Leguizamo, Wendi McClendon-Covey

PRAIRIE DOGS
Logline: Neil, an uncool cubicle worker, or prairie dog, at one of the coolest companies in the world, is victim to identity theft.  When he discovers the thief has created a much more fulfilling, kick ass life with his identity, he engages the charismatic conman to help him reinvent himself.
a.k.a. - The True Story Of How Cary Elwes Tried To Revive His Dying Career By Reinventing Himself As A Comedy Star
Cast: Cary Elwes, Dan Fogler, Kal Penn

RED VAN MAN
Logline: Based on the British format, the show centers on a man who is forced to put his dreams on hold in order to take over the family handyman business from his father.
a.k.a. - Okay Seriously, What's Up With All These Foreign Formats? What Does "Based On The British Format" Even Mean? They Have A "Format"?? What's The "American Format"? (working title)
Cast: J.K. Simmons, Kyle Bornheimer, Leah Remini

THE SMART ONE
Logline: Portia de Rossi stars as a brilliant and successful woman who begrudgingly goes to work for her less-brainy but more popular sister - a former beauty queen, weather girl and now big-city mayor.
a.k.a. - Richard From LOST Finds A New Job Since RINGER Is A Sinking Ship
Cast: David Arquette, Jean Smart, Malin Akerman, Portia De Rossi, Nestor Carbonell

UNTITLED DAN FOGELMAN PROJECT
Logline: A family moves into a highly desirable gated community in New Jersey only to discover that the entire neighborhood is made up of aliens disguised as humans.
a.k.a. - Just Another Normal Day In The Suburbs
Cast: Jamie Gertz, Max Charles

UNTITLED KARL LIZER PROJECT
Logline: The half-hour multi-camera project concerns a high-powered female executive, who has dominated corporate America for years, now faces the biggest challenge of her life: finding herself unemployed and acting as a full-time mom to her two teenagers.
a.k.a. - Being A Mother Obviously The Worst Job Ever
Cast: Mary McCormack, Mo Gaffney, Horatio Sanz

UNTITLED MANDY MOORE PROJECT
Logline: Newlyweds Annie (Mandy Moore) and Ben get the opportunity of a lifetime to run a hip, new restaurant in Annie's hometown, bringing her closer to her needy and high maintenance family.
a.k.a. - MANDY MOORE IS IN THIS ONE, GUYS! YOU SHOULD TOTALLY WATCH IT!
Cast: Mandy Moore, Ravi Patel, Stockard Channing

CBS - Dramas

APPLEBAUM
Logline: Based on Ayelet Waldman's Mommy Track Mysteries, a former public defender becomes a private investigator to keep from being bored to death as a stay-at-home mom.
a.k.a. - Being A Mother Is Obviously The Worst Job Ever - Part II
Cast: Jay Mohr, Rachelle LeFevre

BABY BIG SHOT
Logline: A working-class woman uses her street smarts to compete with her more polished colleagues at a Manhattan law firm.
a.k.a. - THE GOOD WIFE Redux
Cast: Janet Montgomery, Kyle MacLachlan, Pablo Schreiber

ELEMENTARY
Logline: A modern take on the cases of Sherlock Holmes, with Sherlock now living in New York City.
a.k.a. - We're Obviously Grasping At Straws For A Recognizable Brand Name Since This Show Will Bear No Observable Similarity To The Creation Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: We Also Apparently Want You To Think This Show Is About The Struggles And Triumphs Of A Group Of Precocious Third Graders
Cast: Johnny Lee Miller, Lucy Liu, Aidan Quinn

GOLDEN BOY
Logline: A show about the making of a man.  Tracks one cop's meteoric rise from officer to detective to police commissioner.
a.k.a. - We Just Spoiled The Whole Show For You So You Don't Have To Watch It
Cast: Chi McBride, Kevin Alejandro, Bonnie Somerville

TROOPER
Logline: A common-sense mother turns New York state trooper.
a.k.a. - Yaawwwnnnn.....
Cast: Mira Sorvino

UNTITLED RALPH LAMB PROJECT
Logline: A period piece set in the 1960s centered around the true story of Ralph Lamb: rodeo cowboy turned longtime sheriff of Las Vegas.
a.k.a. - The Macho Show: Cowboys! Rodeos! Vegas! Quaid! Chicklis!
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Michael Chiklis, Jason O'Mara, Carrie-Ann Moss

WIDOW DETECTIVE
Logline: After losing three partners in the line of duty, a decorated police detective becomes surrogate husband, lover, and father to their families.
a.k.a. - Wait, The Main Character's A Dude? Oh, I Guess It Should Be WidowER Detective. My bad.
Cast: John Corbett, Natalie Martinez, Jennifer Beals, Paula Marshall

CBS - Comedies

FRIEND ME
Logline: Twentysomething best friends, Evan and Rob, move from their hometown of Bloomington, Ind., to Los Angeles to begin their exciting new lives working at GroupOn.  Evan is having trouble breaking his old slothful habits and rather than go out after work to explore L.A. and meet new people, prefers to play online poker with his buddies back home.  Rob has different plans and is determined to drag Evan, kicking and screaming, along with him.
a.k.a. - McLovin Comes To Your TV
Cast: Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Nicholas Braun

PARTNERS
Logline: A personal story of two lifelong friends and business partners.  Architects Charlie and Louis' friendship has lasted longer than either of their romantic relationships and almost seems like a weird marriage.  When Charlie decides to propose to his girlfriend, Louis' neurotic attempts to be supportive nearly result in the breakup of his own relationship.
a.k.a. - Superman Comes To Your TV
Cast: David Krumholtz, Michael Urie, Sophia Bush, Brandon Routh

SUPER FUN NIGHT
Logline: A half-hour multi-cam comedy following three nerdy female friends on their "funcomfortable" quest to have SUPER FUN every Friday night.
a.k.a. - Funcomfortable Is The New Adorkable
Cast: Kevin Patterson, Alan Ritchson, Edi Patterson

UNTITLED GREG MALINS/GREG BERLANTI PROJECT
Logline: Nick has a health scare and realizes Wendy, his best friend and business partner of 15 years, is "the one."  Now he has to figure out how to break it to her.
a.k.a. - Three Gregs One Show
Cast: Joanna Garcia Swisher, Greg Grunberg, Matt Cook.

UNTITLED LARRY DORF/BEN FALCONE PROJECT
Logline: Comedy series about a single 37-year-old man (Ben Falcone) who loses everything he has in the real estate collapse and finds himself back home in the house he grew up in...with his parents.
a.k.a. - Haven't We Read This Logline Like Five Times Already?
Cast: Judd Hirsche, Emily Rutherford, Rachael Harris, Ben Falcone

UNTITLED LOUIS CK/SPIKE FERESTEN PROJECT
Logline: Ensemble of young people trying to achieve their creative dreams in these tough financial times.
a.k.a. - Yep, You're Not Crazy. Louis CK Is Now On CBS.
Cast: Ashley Tisdale, Dan Byrd

UNTITLED MARTIN LAWRENCE PROJECT
Logline: Martin Lawrence stars as a widowed father of two teenagers who, after losing his job in construction, decides to go to the police academy and become a cop at the age of 46.
a.k.a. - Even Martin Lawrence's Show Has To Be About Cops Because It's On CBS
Cast: Martin Lawrence, Ethan Suplee, Regina Hall, John Amos

UNTITLED NICK STOLLER PROJECT
Logline: Loosely based on Stoller's real-life experiences, the pilot is a twentysomething ensemble comedy about a guy who gets his heart broken by his girlfriend and now has to work one cubicle away from her at an ad agency.
a.k.a. - As If Cubicles Weren't Already The Most Depressing Things On Earth...
Cast: Randall Park, Brie Larson, Michael Angarano

CW - Dramas

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Loosely based on the CBS Beauty and the Beast series from the 1980s, this is a modern-day romantic love story with a procedural twist.
a.k.a. - Another One???
Cast: Kristin Kreuk

THE CARRIE DIARIES
Logline: Based on the novel by Candace Bushnell, a young Carrie Bradshaw comes of age in the 1980s, asking her first questions about love, sex, friendship, and family while exploring the worlds of high school and Manhattan.
a.k.a. - SEX AND THE CITY: The Teenage Years
Cast: AnnaSophia Robb

CULT
Logline: After a rash of disappearances and a likely murder, an inquisitive, young female production assistant on a wildly popular television show called Cult joins a journalist-blogger in investigating the rabid fans of the series who might be re-creating crimes seen on the program, in real life.
a.k.a. - The True Story Of Twihards
Cast: Matt Davis

FIRST CUT
Logline: Glad to leave her nerdy past behind for a fresh start in the adult professional world, a newly minted doctor discovers that, sadly and comically, life at the hospital where she works is no different than high school.
a.k.a. - GREY'S ANATOMY Redux
Cast: Mamie Gummer

JOEY DAKOTA
Logline: In this romantic time-travel musical, based on the Israeli format Danny Hollywood, a documentary filmmaker travels back in time to the 1990s where she meets and falls in love with the rock-star subject of her film.  When she unexpectedly returns to the present day, she must find her way back to the past to reunite with her love and prevent his untimely death.
a.k.a. - A Romantic Time-Travel Musical In The Israeli Format! We Swear We're Not Joking!
Cast: Amber Stevens

THE SELECTION
Logline: Based on the forthcoming series of books by Kiera Cass, The Selection is an epic romance set 300 years in the future which centers on a poor young woman who is chosen by lottery to participate in a competition to become the next queen of a war-torn nation at a crossroads.
a.k.a. - We Can't Actually Afford This Show
Cast: Aimee Teegarden

SHELTER
Logline: Drama set at an historic New England summer resort where the new and returning staff attend to the practical, emotional, and often comical needs of the guests while navigating friendships, rivalries, and romances of their own.
a.k.a. - You Would Never Know J.J. Abrams Is Producing This Show
Cast: Hannah New, Eka Darville

FOX - Dramas

THE ASSET
Logline: A character-driven drama set in the CIA's New York City station, focusing on a female agent with a very specialized and controversial area of expertise.
a.k.a. - This Title Is Totally Not Referring To Ali Larter's...assets.
Cast: Ali Larter, Hamish Linklater, Bradley Whitford

GUILTY
Logline: After being falsely convicted of fraud and stripped of his legal license, a brilliant, morally questionable defense attorney uses his unusual methods to solve the cases he's been prohibited from handling and ultimately to exact revenge on the man who set him up.
a.k.a. - We're Cashing In On America's Love For "Morally Questionable" Protagonists. Thank You, Jon Hamm And Bryan Cranston.
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr, Jay Harrington, Julian Morris

UNTITLED JOSH BERMAN PROJECT
Logline: A young female thoracic surgeon with Bridgeport roots is split between two worlds as she juggles her career and her lifelong debt to the South Chicago mob.
a.k.a. - We Know You'll Watch Anything That Zeljko Ivanek Is In
Cast: Jordan Spiro, William Forsythe, Zach Gilford, Zeljko Ivanek

UNTITLED KARYN USHER PROJECT
Logline: The orphaned 17-year-old daughter of a CIA operative encounters a mysterious rogue agent-assassin, who serves as both her surrogate father and professional mentor in the spy world.
a.k.a. - Totally Not An Adaptation Of LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL
Cast: Julian McMahon, Angela Bassett, Rick Schroder

UNTITLED KEVIN WILLIAMSON PROJECT
Logline: an edge-of-your-seat thriller about the complex relationship between a diabolical serial killer and the damaged FBI agent who took him down.  After the killer escaped, the agent is reactivated and discovers that he is no longer just hunting one man, but a massive cult of serial killers created and manipulated during his time in prison.  Kevin Bacon is near a deal to star as the agent.
a.k.a. - Kevin Bacon Kicks Ass And Takes Name For One Hour A Week
Cast: Kevin Bacon, James Purefoy, Natalie Zea

FOX - Comedies

BEN FOX IS MY MANNY
Logline: Under the guise of being his niece's manny, a free spirited young guy moves in with his type "A" tightly wound sister and in the process will help her reenter the world.
a.k.a. - MRS. DOUBTFIRE: No Drag This Time
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Lucy Punch

EL JEFE
Logline: Tossed out of his Brentwood home, an affable but lost 30-year-old guy moves in with his longtime Latin American nanny, goes head-to-head with her strong-willed son, and finds himself in a family and work life very different from the one he grew up in.
a.k.a. - Next Year's Requisite Clash-Of-Cultures Comedy
Cast: Mercedes Ruehl, Ana Nogueira, Will Greenberg

THE GOODWIN GAMES
Logline: High-concept family comedy about a father who leaves his fortune to his three children only if they agree to his terms.
a.k.a. - I Really Really Want To Know What Those Terms Are
Cast: Scott Foley, Becki Newton

LET IT GO
Logline: An ensemble comedy told through the perspective of a young father who is strongly committed in his beliefs and will go to any length to prove his point.
a.k.a. - At Least The Father's Not Being Played By Tim Allen
Cast: Zachary Levi, Kat Foster

LIKE FATHER
Logline: Comedy centering on a father-son relationship.
a.k.a. - The Least Descriptive Logline Ever.
Cast: Colin Ferguson, Kevin Michael Martin, Annie Q

LITTLE BROTHER
Logline: A boisterous ex-con moves in with his level-headed brother and the brother's family.
a.k.a. - John Stamos Is Still Prettier Than You
Cast: John Stamos, T.J. Miller, Rosa Salazar

LIVING LOADED
Logline: A hard-partying blogger is forced to reevaluate his laissez-faire career plan when he gets a new job as a host on public radio.
a.k.a. - The Story Of My Life
Cast: Larry Wilmore, Donald Sutherland, Mike Vogel

PRODIGY BULLY
Logline: A rare child prodigy with an attitude shakes up his Hogwarts-like academy, while bringing the rarified world of his school back home to his aggressive working class family in Lowell, Mass.
a.k.a. - What If Draco Was The Hero?
Cast: Mike O'Malley, Missi Pyle, Don Lake

REBOUNDING
Logline: An uplifting comedy about a man recovering from the death of his fiance with the help of the idiots on his pickup basketball team.
a.k.a. - The Most Depressing Comedy Ever
Logline: Will Forte, Andrea Savage, Hayes MacArthur

UNTITLED MINDY KALING PROJECT
Logline: A young Bridget Jones-type doctor tries to navigate both her personal and professional lives.
a.k.a. - This Working Title With Mindy Kaling's Name In It Would Attract More Viewers Than Whatever We End Up Changing It To
Cast: Mindy Kaling, Chris Messina, Ed Weeks

NBC - Dramas

BAD GIRLS
Logline: From the producers of SHAMELESS, and adapted from the long-running U.K. hit series of the same name, BAD GIRLS follows the ins and outs of a group of unlikely women in a federal prison: a scandalous female warden, her new protégé and a host of inmates - some mothers, some friends - who struggle with loyalties to people on the inside and the outside.
a.k.a. - Not To Be Confused With NEW GIRL. Or 2 BROKE GIRLS. Or Even Just GIRLS.
Cast: Amy Smart, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jamie Pressly

BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE
Logline: An imaginative and thematically rich "what if" drama set 10 minutes in the future where families of mechanical human beings exist to service the human population - that is, until some of the mechanicals begin to "awaken."
a.k.a. - I, ROBOT Redux
Cast: Francis Conroy, James Murray, Tovah Feldshuh

CHICAGO FIRE
Logline: From the writing team of 3:10 To Yuma comes this action-driven drama exploring the complex and heroic men and women of the Windy City's Fire Department.
a.k.a. - Not About The "Great" One In 1871
Cast: Kelly Severide, Peter Mills

COUNTY
Logline: Emmy-winning creator Jason Katims takes us into the lives of a group of young doctors, nurses, and administrators in a frenetic underfunded and morally compromising L.A. County Hospital.
a.k.a. - ER Moves To LA
Cast: jason Ritter, Michael Imperioli

DO NO HARM
Logline: A brilliant neurosurgeon wrestles with his dangerous alter ego that threatens to wreak havoc on his personal and professional life.
a.k.a. - Jekyll & Hyde: The Gritty Reboot
Cast: Steven Pasquale, Phylicia Rashad

THE FRONTIER - aka This show won't make it past one season when they run out of story.
Logline: In an intense tale of survival, a group of disparate travelers embark on an incredible cross-country adventure through the West, where danger stalks them at every turn.
a.k.a. - This Show Won't Make It Past One Season When They Run Out Of Story
Cast: Ethan Embry, Bridget Regan

HANNIBAL
Logline: A one-hour contemporary thriller series features the classic characters from Thomas Harris' novel Red Dragon - FBI agent Will Graham and his mentor Dr. Hannibal Lecter - who are re-introduced at the beginning of their budding relationship.
a.k.a. - The Creator Of The Candy-Colored PUSHING DAISIES Decides To Tackle Cannibalism.
Cast: Hugh Dancy

INFAMOUS
Logline: An opulent soap in which a female detective returns undercover to the wealthy family she grew up in - as the maid's daughter - to solve the murder of the notorious heiress who was once her closest friend.
a.k.a. - REVENGE Redux
Cast: Victor Garber, Tate Donovan, Meagan Good

MIDNIGHT SUN
Logline: This thriller follows the mysterious disappearance of a group living on a comune in Alaska.  Based on an acclaimed Israeli format, a female FBI cult specialist starts an investigation that uncovers a larger conspiracy.
a.k.a. - This Will Probably End Up Being About Aliens
Cast: Julia Stiles, Titus Welliver

UNTITLED J.J. ABRAMS/ERIC KRIPKE PROJECT
Logline: In this epic adventure thriller, a family struggles to reunite in a post-apocalyptic American landscape: a world of empty cities, local militias and heroic freedom fighters, where every single piece of technology - computers, planes, cars, phones, even lights - has mysteriously black out...forever.
a.k.a. - This Will Probably End Up Being My Most-Anticipated Show Of The Entire Year.
Cast: Giancarlo Esposito, Andrea Roth

NBC - Comedies

1600 PENN
Logline: A family show set in the White House where all the kids are less than perfect.
a.k.a. - This Is Clearly Not About The Obamas 'Cause Those Kids Are Freakin' Angels
Cast: Jenna Elfman, Bill Pullman, Josh Gad

ANIMAL KINGDOM
Logline: A single-camera office comedy centered on a HOUSE-like veterinarian, who lives animals but usually hates their owners.
a.k.a. - We're Not Even Trying To Avoid The Inevitable Comparisons With HOUSE To The Point Of  Making Them Ourselves: Keeping It Classy
Cast: Justin Kirk, Tyler Labine

DOWNWARDLY MOBILE
Logline: This multi-cam comedy brings Roseanne Barr back to series television as the proprietor of a mobile-home park and surrogate mother to all of the unique people who live there in a challenging economy.
a.k.a. - The Story Of Roseanne's Career
Cast: Roseanne Barr, John Goodman

FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER
Logline: Based on the U.K. format, this single-camera comedy about a quirky family that has supper together every Friday night is adapted by Emmy-winning creator Greg Daniels.
a.k.a. - Allison Janney Rocks Your World For Thirty Minutes
Cast: Tony Shalhoub, Allison Janney, Kevin Bigley

GO ON
Logline: While an irreverent yet charming sportscaster tries to move on from loss, he reluctantly finds surprising solace form the members of his mandatory group-therapy sessions.
a.k.a. - Matthew Perry Tries Yet Again
Cast: Matthew Perry, Julie White

GUYS WITH KIDS
Logline: Three thirtysomething guys enjoy the adventures of parenting despite the fact they haven't grown up themselves.
a.k.a. - Just What You Wanted! More Man-Children On TV!
Cast: Jesse Bradford, Jamie Lynn Sigler, Tempestt Bledsoe, Sara Rue

HAPPY VALLEY
Logline: After being dumped by her fiance, a shy, focused woman leans on her co-workers to help her come out of her shell and plot her revenge.
a.k.a. - REVENGE...Relationship-style!
Cast: Mena Suvari, Freedie Prinze, Jr.

ISABEL
Logline: A comedy centering on an otherwise normal middle-class family that wrestles with the challenges of everyday life while raising a daughter who has magical qualities.
a.k.a. - Raising Hermione
Cast: Marcia Gay Harden, Kevin Nealon, Sophia Mitri Schloss

THE NEW NORMAL
Logline: A heartwarming comedy about a blended family of a gay couple and the woman who becomes a surrogate to help them have children.
a.k.a. - MODERN FAMILY Without Two-Thirds Of What Makes It Appealing
Cast: Justin Bartha, Bebe Wood, Ellen Barkin, Jayson Blair

NEXT CALLER
Logline: A single-camera gender comedy focusing on a brash alpha-male DJ and his new, plucky, feminist cohost, set in the offices of a satellite radio station.
a.k.a. - Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus Part MMMDCCXVIII
Cast: Dane Cook, Jeffrey Tambor

NIC AND JEN
Logline: What happens between two lifelong female friends when a husband comes into the mix.
a.k.a. - I Thought This Show Was Called BEST FRIENDS FOREVER
Cast: Minni Driver, Andrea Anders, Rachel Dratch, Josh Hopkins

SAVE ME
Logline: A woman, who lets herself go while in a broken marriage, goes through a transformation where she becomes the best version of herself and creates miracles along the way.
a.k.a. - Save Me From Another Boring Sitcom
Cast: Anne Heche, Michael Landes, Alexandra Breckenridge

SUSAN 313
Logline: A single-camera comedy in which series star Sarah Silverman returns to her old life after a breakup, ready to pick up where she left off, and finds it's not as easy as she thought because those around her have moved on.
a.k.a. - We Hope This Is Better Than Whitney!
Cast: Sarah Silverman, Ken Leung

TABLE FOR 3
Logline: A young woman returns home form overseas to find that her father is seriously dating the "mean girl" from her high school.
a.k.a. - I Hope This Stars Regina George
Cast: Scott Bakula, Brenda Song

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