V I D E O • A G E JU N E 2 0 0 8 2 0 0 8 2008-09 Season’s New Series L . A . S C R E E N I N G S By International Distribution Company CBS PARAMOUNT INT’L TV 90210 (CW) Production Team: Gabe Sachs, Jeff Judah, Mark Piznarski Format: One-hour drama Contemporary spinoff of the Aaron Spelling classic. Harper’s Island (CBS) (midseason) Production Team: Jon Turteltaub Format: One-hour drama Murder mystery that unfolds as friends and family attend a destination wedding on a secluded island. Stylista (CW) Production Team: Tyra Banks, Ken Mok, Eli Holzman, Desiree Gruber, Jane Cha Format: One-hour reality Aspiring fashion assistants vie for a muchcoveted editorial job with Ellemagazine. Worst Week (CBS) Production Team: Matt Tarses, Jimmy Mulville Format: Half-hour comedy About a man who’ll do anything to please his girlfriend’s parents… but becomes a human wrecking ball whenever he’s around them. DISNEY-ABC INTERNATIONAL TV Project Gary (CBS) Production Team: Ed Yeager, Ric Swartzlander Format: Half-hour comedy About a dad trying to navigate new waters with his kids, his ex and his newfound romantic life. Raising the Bar (TNT) Production Team: Steven Bochco Format: One-hour drama A public defender tries to help the down and out. FREMANTLEMEDIA ENTERPRISES America’s Toughest Jobs(NBC) Production Team: Thom Beers, Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun Format: One-hour reality Twelve people leave their safe jobs for demanding ones. Merlin(NBC) Production Team: Julian Murphy, Johnny Capps, Jake Michie, Julian Jones Format: One-hour drama Fantasy series set in Camelot about the early days of Arthur and Merlin. Shark Taggers(NBC) Production Team: Thom Beers, Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun Format: One-hour reality Marine biologists track down and investigate ocean predators. GRANADA INTERNATIONAL Chopping Block (NBC) Production Team: David Barbour, Julian Cress Format: One-hour reality Couples are tested in various restaurant challenges. LIONSGATE Tough Trade (TNT) Production Team: Chris Offutt, Sean Furst, Bryan Furst Format: One-hour drama Dramatic but humorous look at the Nashville music scene. NBC UNIVERSAL INT’L TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION Date My Ex(Bravo) Production Team: Douglas Ross, Gregory Stewart, Kathleen French Format: One-hour reality Follow a Real Housewives of Orange Countyalum as she looks for love in Los Angeles. Kath & Kim (NBC) Production Team: Michelle Nader, Paul Feig, Wil Calhoun, Mark Koops, Howard Owens, Gina Riley, Jane Turner, Rick McKenna Format: Half-hour comedy Molly Shannon and Selma Blair star in a sitcom about a 40-something divorced mom and her self-absorbed daughter. Based on an Australian series of the same name. Kings (NBC) Production Team: Michael Green, Francis Lawrence, Erwin Stoff Format: One-hour drama David and Goliath set in a meta modern world. Knight Rider(NBC) Production Team: David Bartis, Doug Liman, Gary Scott Thompson Format: One-hour drama A modern take on the original series with a brand-new KITT and cast, but all the sexiness of the original. My OwnWorst Enemy (NBC) Production Team: Jason Smilovic, David Semel Format: One-hour drama A middle-class executive lives a double life as a government agent. The Office Spinoff (NBC) Production Team: Greg Daniels Format: Half-hour comedy Spinoff of the hugely successful sitcom with new faces and a new location. The Philanthropist(NBC) Production Team: Charlie Corwin Format: One-hour drama About a billionaire who uses his resources to help those in need — often at great risk to himself. The Rachel Zoe Project (Bravo) Production Team: Charlie Corwin, Jamie Patricof, Rachel Zoe Format: One-hour reality Celebrity stylist Zoe gives a fly-on-thewall look at how she juggles it all. The Real Housewives of New Jersey (Bravo) Production Team: Sirens Media Format: One-hour reality The McMansions and lavish lifestyles of some of New Jersey’s wealthiest wives. POWER Crusoe(NBC) Production Team: Justin Bodle, Michael Prupas, Genevieve Hofmeyr Format: One-hour drama New twist on Daniel Defoe’s classic tale. RDF USA Secret Millionaire (FOX) (midseason) Production Team: Chris Coelen, Greg Goldman, Bruce Toms Format: One-hour reality Unscripted series that follows millionaires who go undercover to some of America’s most disadvantaged areas in search of everyday heroes. SHAFTESBURY FILMS The Listener(NBC) Production Team: Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, Michael Amo, Russ Cochrane, Glen Davis, Bill Laurin Format: One-hour drama A suspenseful series that follows a paramedic who can read people’s minds. SONY PICTURES TV INT’L Sit Down, Shut Up (FOX) (midseason) Production Team: Mitch Hurwitz, Kim Tannenbaum, Eric Tannenbaum, Paul Buccieri, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein Format: Half-hour comedy Animated show that centers of the faculty at the most dysfunctional school in America. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION The Cleveland Show (FOX) (midseason) Production Team: Seth MacFarlane, Rich Appel, Mike Henry Format: Half-hour comedy Animated series that follows The Family Guy’s Cleveland Brown as he moves to Stoolbend, Virginia. Dollhouse (FOX) (midseason) Production Team: Joss Whedon Format: One-hour drama From the mind of Joss Whedon comes this action series about a female Jason Bourne. DoNot Disturb (FOX) Production Team: Abraham Higginbotham, Howard Owens, Carolyn Bernstein, Paul Young, Peter Principato, Brian Dobbins Format: Half-hour comedy Multi-camera sitcom focusing on the help at a hip New York hotel. The Ex List(CBS) Production Team: Diane Ruggiero, Jonathan Levin Format: One-hour drama Focuses on a woman who is surprised to learn from a psychic that she’s already dated her future husband. Life on Mars(ABC) Production Team: Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg, Jane Featherstone, Stephen Garrett, David E. Kelley Format: One-hour drama Adaptation of a BBC series about a cop who wakes up 30 years in the past. WARNER BROS. INT’L TV Eleventh Hour (CBS) Production Team: Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Danny Cannon, Cyris Voris, Ethan Reiff, Mick Davis, Paul Buccieri Format: One-hour drama Focuses on a government agent who investigates scientific crises and oddities. Fringe (FOX) Production Team: J.J. Abrams, Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, Bryan Burk, Alex Graves, Jeff Pinkner Format: One-hour drama Sci-fi series about an FBI agent, an institutionalized scientist and a Mensa member/high school dropout who team up to identify paranormal activity. Man vs. Cartoon (truTV) Production Team: Craig Piligian Format: One-hour reality Real humans attempt stunts like those done by Looney Tunescharacters. Will these humans have more success than classic Warner Bros. icons like Wile E. Coyote? Or will they end up seeing stars? The Mentalist (CBS) Production Team: David Nutter, Bruno Heller Format: One-hour drama About a former celebrity psychicturned-detective, who uses his skills of observation to “read” people and solve crimes. Surviving the Filthy Rich(CW) Production Team: Rina Mimoun, Leslie Morgenstein, Bob Levy Format: One-hour drama Recently fired tabloid journalist is offered a position as a tutor for twin 16year-old billionaire sisters. Truth in Advertising(TNT) Production Team: Greer Shephard, Michael M. Robin, John Coveny, Hunt Baldwin Format: One-hour drama About two talented ad men whose jobs and friendship are increasingly on the line. INT’L DISTRIBUTOR TBA Angel City (TNT) Production Company: Mandalay TV Format: One-hour drama Features six cops in three cars during a single shift. Delta Blues(TNT) Production Companies: Warner Horizon TV, SmokeHouse Format: One-hour drama Tells the tale of an Elvis impersonator/ cop who lives with his mother. Leverage (TNT) Production Company: Electric Ent. Format: One-hour drama Timothy Hutton stars as a former insurance investigator who turns against corporate America. The Goode Family (ABC) (midseason) Production Companies: MRC, 3 Arts Animated comedy about a family obsessed with doing the “right” thing. Momma’s Boys (NBC) Production Companies: Ryan Seacrest Productions, Glassman Media Format: One-hour reality Moms select brides for their complacent sons. Morse Code (TNT) Production Company: Warner Horizon Format: One-hour drama About a young war hero/Drug Enforcement Administration officer in Boston. Opportunity Knocks (ABC) Production Companies: Katalyst Films, 3 Ball Productions Format: One-hour reality A game show that shows up on America’s doorstep. Untitled Ashton Kutcher/Tyra Banks Project (ABC) Production Companies: Bankable Productions, Katalyst Films, Warner Horizon TV Format: One-hour reality A beauty pageant unlike all others. Untitled Joel Surnow Project (TNT) Production Team: Joel Surnow Format: One-hour drama The life of an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. 23
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