ABC has announced the mid-season return of V. The alphabet net will pair up the alien invasion saga with No Ordinary Family on Tuesday nights at 9:pm, starting January 4th. NBC, meanwhile, has given full-season orders to three of its new-in-2010 shows. The Event, which is … [Read more...]
Marvel Readies Properties for TV, Including New ‘Hulk’
The old Incredible Hulk series starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno is arguably Marvel's most successful and most respected foray into live-action TV. So it should come as no surprise that now that Marvel has created its own TV division, Marvel Television, that the House of Ideas … [Read more...]
‘Awkward Family Photos’ Coming to ABC
The popular blog and book of the same name, Awkward Family Photos, is being developed into a half-hour comedy for ABC. Blog creators Mike Bender and Doug Chernack will serve as executive producers, while Moses Port and David Guarascio are showrunners. Admittedly, the blog is … [Read more...]
Sam Raimi Producing 3 New Pilots
ABC, CBS, and Fox have ordered three new pilots from Sam Raimi's Stars Road Entertainment. These three new hour-longs represent the first TV commitments from Stars Road, which is looking to expand into all aspects of TV, including cable, now that they've appointed Robert … [Read more...]
Cameron’s ‘True Lies’ Heading for ABC
ABC has picked up the TV adaptation of James Cameron's True Lies, which I told you about last week. Should NBC's Undercovers receive a second season, there will be two shows on TV featuring husband-and-wife-spies, going head to head. Now the question becomes: who will be the … [Read more...]