Video Age International May 2012

V I D E O • A G E MAY 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 2012-13 Network Commissioned Pilots L . A . S C R E E N I N G S 20 *Indicates that the pilot has already been picked up (as per May 8). ABC Drama 666 Park Avenue A young couple manages a legendary NYC apartment building where supernatural phenomena endanger the tenants Americana A soap revolving around a legendary fashion designer, his family and business Beauty and the Beast A fantastical re-imagining of the classic fairy tale set in a mythical world Devious Maids Follows the lives of four ambitious Beverly Hills maids Gilded Lilys Revolves around the opening of Gotham’s first luxury hotel in 1895 Gotham A female detective discovers a previously unseen magical world in New York City Last Resort The crew of a nuclear sub ignore an order to fire and declare themselves the world’s smallest nuclear nation Mistresses* Four women with scandalous love lives are at the mercy of their relationships Nashville* A family soap that follows one music star at her peak and another on the rise Penoza The widow of an assassinated criminal is dragged into his role at a crime syndicate to save her family Scruples About a rich and powerful designer/boutique owner in scandal-ridden Hollywood Untitled Roland Emmerich Project A New York City astrophysics grad student is chosen to destroy the forces of evil Zero Hour A man who’s spent 20 years as the editor of a skeptics magazine is pulled into a huge conspiracy Comedy American Judy A cosmopolitan woman moves to the suburbs, juggling stepchildren, a mother-inlaw and her husband’s ex: the town sheriff Awesometown Four young NYC professionals work and live together How to Live With Your Parents For The Rest Of Your Life A single mom moves in with her eccentric, inappropriate parents Malibu Country A divorcee moves her kids from Nashville to Malibu to restart her singing career The Manzanis An Italian-American family in a quiet New Jersey town clashes with WASPy neighbors Only Fools And Horses Get-rich-quick schemes of two streetwise brothers and their aging grandfather Prairie Dogs An uncool cubicle worker (at a cool company) reaches out to a thief who stole his identity to help him change his life Red Van Man A man is forced to put his dreams on hold when he takes over the family handyman business The Smart One A successful woman must work for her ditzy sister, now mayor of a major city Untitled Dan Fogelman Project A NJ gated community is populated by aliens disguised as humans Untitled Kari Lizer Project A high-powered female executive finds herself unemployed and acting as a fulltime mom to her two teens Untitled Mandy Moore Project A newlywed couple run a hip, new restaurant in the wife’s hometown CBS Drama Applebaum A former public defender becomes a private investigator to keep from being a bored stay-at-home mom Baby Big Shot A woman from a blue-collar background uses street smarts in the white-shoe world of a Manhattan law firm Elementary Famed detective Sherlock Holmes lives in modern-day New York City Golden Boy (a.k.a. Untitled Berlanti/Wootton) Tracks one cop’s meteoric rise from officer to detective to police commissioner Trooper A mother-turned-state-trooper takes a common sense approach to police work Untitled Pileggi Period Piece/Ralph Lamb Project The true story of Ralph Lamb, a rodeo cowboy who became a Las Vegas sheriff Widow Detective A decorated police detective becomes a surrogate husband, lover and father to the families of three deceased partners Comedy Entry Level An advertising executive has to work near the girl who broke his heart Friend Me Two 20-something guys move from Indiana to L.A. to work for Groupon Partners Two lifelong male friends’ relationship is tested when one decides to get married Super Fun Night Three nerdy female friends have a “super fun” Friday night every week Untitled Berlanti/Malins Project (a.k.a. Oh Fk, It’s You) Centers on a man who realizes after a health scare that he’s in love with his best friend and business partner Untitled Dorf/Falcone Project A single 37-year-old must move in with his parents Untitled Louis CK/Feresten Project A group of young people work to achieve their creative dreams amid tough financial times Untitled Martin Lawrence Project A widowed father joins the police academy after losing his job in construction CW Drama Arrow Based on the DC Comics superhero Green Arrow Beauty and the Beast Loosely based on the CBS drama from the late 1980s, described as a romance “with a procedural twist” The Carrie Diaries A Sex and the City prequel follows a younger Carrie Bradshaw Cult A PA and blogger investigate fans of a show who may be re-enacting its crimes First Cut A medical student learns that hospital life is not all that different than high school Joey Dakota A filmmaker travels back in time to the 1990s where she falls in love with the subject of her film, and has to figure out how to prevent his death The Selection 300 years in the future, a poor woman is chosen by lottery to compete to become the next queen of a war-torn nation Shelter Centers on the staff and guests of a historic New England summer resort FOX Drama The Asset Espionage drama revolving around a female spy in the NYC office of the CIA Guilty An attorney is falsely convicted of fraud but keeps taking on cases Mastermind About the complex relationship between a diabolical serial killer and damaged FBI agent Mob Doctor A surgeon, indebted to the Chicago mafia, moonlights as their doctor Rogue The orphaned daughter of a CIA operative encounters a rogue agent who serves as a surrogate father and mentor Comedy El Jefe A guy from a wealthy family must move in with his housekeeper The Goodwin Games A father leaves a fortune to his three children only if they agree to his terms Let it Go Ensemble comedy about a married couple, his best friend and her sister Like Father A dynamic, charismatic dad is only 19 years older than his adult son Little Brother A man discovers a half-brother he never knew — and he’s a con artist Living Loaded A hard-partying blogger changes his ways when he becomes the host of a radio show Mindy A female gynecologist tries to navigate both her personal and professional lives Ned Fox Is My Manny Revolves around a mother who hires her brother to serve as a “manny” Prodigy Bully A young genius uses brains and brawn to get what he wants Rebounding About a man recovering from the death of his fiancée, who gets help from his pickup basketball team NBC Drama Bad Girls Follows inmates and staffers in a federal women’s prison Beautiful People A “what if” drama set 10 minutes into the future about families of mechanical human beings Chicago Fire Follows the complex and heroic men and women of the Chicago Fire Department County A group of young doctors, nurses and administrators work in a morally compromising L.A. County Hospital Do No Harm A modern take on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde , where a neurosurgeon must wrestle with a dangerous alter-ego Frontier A Western adventure drama about a group of travelers in the 1840s Hannibal* Follows the protagonist of Silence of the Lambs Midnight Sun An FBI investigation of disappearances in an Alaskan commune Mockingbird Lane* A reinvention of the classic series The Munsters Notorious A soapy drama about a detective who goes undercover among a wealthy family to solve the murder of her best friend Revolution* A group of people live in a world where all forms of energy have ceased to exist. Comedy 1600 Penn* About a dysfunctional family in the White House Animal Practice* A veterinarian loves animals but usually hates their owners Downwardly Mobile The proprietor of a mobile home park acts as a surrogate mother to its residents Friday Night Dinner About a quirky family that has dinner together every Friday night Go On* A sportscaster suffers a loss and finds solace from his group therapy sessions Guys with Kids Three 30-something guys enjoy the adventures of parenting despite never having grown up Happy Valley A woman leans on her co-workers to help her plot revenge on her ex-fiancé Isabel A 10-year-old girl has magical abilities Lady Friends Two lifelong girlfriends find their lives changing when one of them gets married The New Normal* A family comedy centering on a gay couple and their surrogate Next Caller Please A brash satellite radio DJ butts heads with his new, plucky, feminist co-host Save Me* A housewife believes she is a prophet Susan 313 A woman re-adjusts to single life after a decade-long relationship Table for 3 A woman finds out her father is dating the “mean girl” from high school

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