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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Council of Dads”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots Peter Tolan, who with Denis Leary created Rescue Me, knows something about the comedy that emerges when when men try to assert their masculinity in the most idiotic ways. So you can ...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Bad Mom”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots It’s entirely possible that BAD MOM wouldn’t have worked as a network TV series. It represented an unusual attempt for a broadcast network (ABC) to step into the “edgy...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Homegrown”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots The pilot for HOMEGROWN, produced for CBS by Warner Bros Television, seems determined to hit as many dysfunctional-but-loving-family cliches as it can. We have one grouchy alpha male in a ...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Metro”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots The word was that Stephen Gaghan’s pilot METRO was in serious consideration for NBC’s schedule until the very end (conventional wisdom has it that the final choice came down to Metro...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Weekends At Bellevue”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots It was widely rumored in the weeks before the networks announced their new schedules at the Upfronts that WEEKENDS AT BELLEVUE was destined to hit the air on FOX. In fact, even its timeslo...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Apt. 23”

> Disclaimer: Network pilots now in circulation are not necessarily in the form that will air in the Fall. Pilots are often reedited and rescored, and in some cases even recast or reshot. So these critiques sh...

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THE SKED @ BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Wonder Woman”

> This year’s WONDER WOMAN pilot did not fly under the radar. Produced by Warner Bros Television for NBC, it was the subject of speculation before it was even placed with a network, scrutiny while it was being produ...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: Showtime’s “Homeland”

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Exit Strategy”

>See A Word About Busted Pilots On paper, EXIT STRATEGY looked like one of the hot FOX pilots this past season, a high-profile (Ethan Hawke’s first TV project) espionage thriller in the vein of 24 that could inherit that ...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “Terra Nova”

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: AMC’s “Hell On Wheels”

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Other People’s Kids”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots For the most part, actors only get one shot in a given pilot season. Since the lion’s share of network pilots are produced during the same narrow Spring window–allowing ...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Smothered”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots SMOTHERED, which was produced for ABC by Warner Bros Television, falls into the category of “not as bad as you’d think.” The concept is Predictable Sitcom 101:&nbs...

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Partners”

> See A Word About Busted Pilots Had it managed to become a full-fledged series, PARTNERS might have been a decent fit with ABC’s other female-oriented crime shows like Castle and Body of Proof, but based on the pilot, it...

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THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Alcatraz”

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THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Council of Dads”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Bad Mom”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Homegrown”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Metro”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Weekends At Bellevue”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: ABC’s “Apt. 23”

THE SKED @ BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Wonder Woman”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: Showtime’s “Homeland”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Exit Strategy”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: FOX’s “Terra Nova”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: AMC’s “Hell On Wheels”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Other People’s Kids”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Smothered”

THE SKED’S BUSTED PILOT THEATRE: “Partners”

THE SKED PILOT REPORT: PREMIERING TONIGHT – “Alcatraz”

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