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What is the DEVWATCH?

This section will allow you to track what's in development - whether it be by network, by commitment, by status, by genre or by studio - or just to see a list of all the projects we currently cover.

Each project has its own DEVWATCH page where you can see all the news, dvds, listings, etc. related to it. There you can also add it to your MYFUTON page for easy tracking.

Instructions: Use the filter options to the right to narrow your search. You can also click on a resulting column name to sort the results by that option. For specific title searches or to search by cast or crew member, use the site's main search box located at the top of each page.





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series date
start/end		 updated network commitment status
LA CONFIDENTIAL 3/16/01 -
6/18/02 		6/18/02 FOX ordered to pilot previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Regency Television
· Warner Bros. Television

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· David Conrad as Ed Exley
· Eric Roberts as Pierce Patchett
· Josh Hopkins as Bud White
· Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Vincennes
· Melissa George as Lynn Bracken
· Pruitt Taylor Vince as Sid Hudgens
· Tom Nowicki as Capt. Smith
[who's making it?]
· Eric Laneuville as DIR (Pilot)
· James Ellroy as BOOK
· Walon Green as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
small screen take on the feautre film about three tough cops who battle crime amidst the glamour and corruption of 1950s los angeles
LA SHERIFF'S HOMICIDE 7/21/00 -
3/9/06 		3/9/06 NBC unspecified previously in development
(2000-2001 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LAB RATS 4/1/03 4/1/03 SYFY unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Hallock-Healey Entertainment

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Kevin Healey
· Scott Hallock
[what's it about?]
reality series that puts to test in the real world the outrageous claims and miracle promises many products offer nowadays
LADY AND THE CHAMP 12/12/08 -
12/12/08 		12/12/08 OXYGEN unspecified currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Next Entertainment

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· Jin Mosley
· Sugar Shayne Mosley
[who's making it?]
· Mike Fleiss as EP
[what's it about?]
(from Oxygen's press release) World Title boxing champion, Sugar Shayne Mosley, has beaten Oscar de la Hoya Twice. But in his personal life, it's his fast-talking, Korean-American wife Jin, with her thick Long Island accent that has him dancing as fa... [continued]
LANCASTER 2/4/05 2/4/05 CBS cast-contingent previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· CBS Television Studios
· Shore View Entertainment

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Kevin Kennedy as WRTR/EP
· Niels Mueller as WRTR/EP
· Perry Simon as EP
· Rod Holcomb as DIR
[what's it about?]
drama about the mayor of a mid-sized city who enjoys massive popularity even as he deals in backroom politics and shady deals
LANEY SPARROW 9/30/09 9/30/09 FOX script currently in development
(2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Storyline Entertainment

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Craig Zadan as EP
· Dana Calvo as CRTR/EP
· Neil Meron as EP
[what's it about?]
a character-driven legal drama
LARRY GODMOTHER 5/8/07 5/8/07 ABC FAMILY script previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Endemol USA

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Jeremy Gold as EP
· Mark Palmer as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
(from Endemol USA's press release) ABC Family has given a pilot script commitment to "Larry Godmother," a comedy by Mark Palmer. This young ensemble comedy centers on an unemployed 21 year-old who discovers one day that he is in fact a "fairy godmoth... [continued]
LAST ANGRY MAN OF GOOD BEHAVIOR, THE 8/8/02 8/8/02 ABC script previously in development
(2002-2003 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· larry miller
[who's making it?]
· Flody Suarez
· Jack Burditt
· Larry Miller
· Michael Bostick
· Tom Shadyac
[what's it about?]
comedy based on miller's own life as a standup comic with three kids
LAST BEEKEEPER, THE 7/30/09 7/30/09 PLANET GREEN unspecified currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· World of Wonder Productions

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
(from Planet Green's press release, July 2009) Falling prey to the startling phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder, the world's honeybees are disappearing at an alarming rate. The Last Beekeeper follows the human impact of this mysterious plag... [continued]
LAST DANCE 9/1/00 -
5/13/01 		5/13/01 NBC unspecified previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LAST GENERATION, THE 8/5/05 8/5/05 NBC script previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
· Phoenix Pictures

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Brad Fischer as EP
· Mike Medavoy as EP
· Steffan Postaer as BOOK
[what's it about?]
drama revolves around a vision of the near future in which humans can no longer reproduce
LAST LARRY, THE 5/25/07 5/25/07 COMEDY CENTRAL script previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· 3 Arts Entertainment

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Dana Gould
[who's making it?]
· Dana Gould as CRTR/EP
· Dave Becky as EP
· Tom Lassally as EP
[what's it about?]
"shaun of the dead"-esque comedy set in a post-apocalyptic world in which the few remaining survivors are trying to get on with their lives
LAST OF THE NINTH, THE 10/24/05 -
12/18/08 		12/18/08 HBO ordered to pilot previously in development
(2008-2009 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Red Board Productions

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· Clifton Powell
· Fredric Lehne
· Jonah Lotan as Joe Dalton
· Lily Rabe
· Michael Gaston
· Michael Raymond-James
· Ray Winstone as John Giglio
[who's making it?]
· Bill Clark as CRTR/EP
· Carl Franklin as DIR (Pilot)
· David Milch as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
drama about clark's experiences as a rookie undercover officer assigned to keep tabs on the black panthers and other countercultural rabble-rousers during the post-vietnam era in new york, a period which saw scandalous levels of corruption among new ... [continued]
LAST REQUESTS 5/12/06 5/12/06 A&E ordered to pilot previously in development
(2006-2007 season)
[who's behind it?]
· World of Wonder Productions

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Elaine Frontain Bryant as EP
· Fenton Bailey as EP
· Nancy Dubuc as EP
· Randy Barbato as EP
[what's it about?]
(from A&E's press release) A real-life drama at its most poignant, LAST REQUESTS will, for the very first time, assist people in finding true emotional closure, making their life whole and complete, before they go. The show will cover topics ranging ... [continued]
LATE BLOOMERS 4/6/01 -
2/17/03 		2/17/03 CBS unspecified previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LATE NIGHT BUFFET WITH AUGIE & DEL 9/29/06 -
10/31/06 		10/31/06 TBS ordered to pilot previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Jim Henson Company, The

[related genres]
· talk show
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Bill Barretta as EP
· Brian Henson as EP
[what's it about?]
(from TBS's press release) TBS recently completed shooting a pilot for THE LATE NIGHT BUFFET WITH AUGIE AND DEL, which mixes newly created puppets from the world-famous Jim Hensons Creature Shop interacting with live celebrity guests in a talk-show f... [continued]
LATE NIGHT SHOPPING 11/18/02 11/18/02 FX unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· John Riggi
[what's it about?]
half-hour comedy based on a british movie about four twentysomethings working the graveyard shift
LAURA BENNETT 4/14/09 4/14/09 BRAVO unspecified currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Goodbye Pictures

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· Laura Bennett
[who's making it?]
· Rich Bye as EP
[what's it about?]
(from Bravo's press release, April 2009) Her trademark red hair is never out of place and her lipstick is always perfect. From the looks of the perennially put together Laura Bennett, one would never know what insanity brews in her downtown loft fill... [continued]
LAW AND HENRY LEE, THE 7/10/02 -
5/8/03 		5/8/03 CBS ordered to pilot previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Spelling Television

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· Bill Smitrovich
· conor michael dubin
· d.b. woodside
· danny glover
[who's making it?]
· Arnold Rifkin
· Danny Glover
· Edward Allen Bernero
· Kevin Rodney Sullivan
· Walter Mosley
[what's it about?]
danny glover plays as a san francisco cop who becomes a private investigator
LAW DOGS 10/3/02 -
2/9/07 		2/9/07 CBS ordered to pilot
[14-20 minute presentation]		 previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Barry Schindel Company, The
· CBS Television Studios
· Scott Free Productions

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· Barry Shabaka Henley as Alton "Big Al" MacBride
· Chastity Dotson as Law Clerk
· Janeane Garofalo as Lily Blackwood
· Josh Cooke as Matt Harper
· Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Jason Marlowe
· Rachael Carpani as Carly Owen
[who's making it?]
· Adam Bernstein as DIR (Pilot)
· Barry Schindel as CRTR/EP
· David W. Zucker as EP
· Ridley Scott as EP
· Tony Scott as EP
[what's it about?]
drama about the lives, relationships, cases and careers of a team of public defenders
LAW, THE 2/11/09 -
5/19/09 		5/19/09 ABC ordered to pilot currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
· DreamWorks Television

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Cedric the Entertainer as Cedric Battiste
· Donald Faison as Dan
· John Amos as Charles
· Larry Joe Campbell as Carl Tucker
· Madchen Amick as Liz
· Mercedes Masohn as Theresa Ramirez
· Ryan Devlin as Michael
[who's making it?]
· Bob Fisher as CRTR/EP
· Cedric the Entertainer as CRTR/EP
· Darryl Frank as EP
· Eric Rhone as EP
· Justin Falvey as EP
· Luke Greenfield as DIR (Pilot)
[what's it about?]
(from ABC's web site, March 2009) They're the few. They're the proud. They're the reserves. Cops, that is. In this comedy of errors, get a glimpse into the lives of the L.A. County Sherriff's Dept. Reserves. These weekend warriors may stumble now and... [continued]
LAWS OF CHANCE 10/13/04 -
8/10/05 		8/10/05 ABC ordered to pilot previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Roundtable Ink

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· Bruce McGill as Charles Bauman
· Fran Kranz as Baines
· Frances Fisher as Evelyn
· Julian Ovenden
· KaDee Strickland as Chance Morgan
· Michael O'Neill as Wyatt
· Viola Davis as Rebecca
[who's making it?]
· Gary Glasberg as CRTR/EP
· Gina Matthews as EP
· Grant Scharbo as EP
· Michael Dinner as DIR (Pilot)
[what's it about?]
(from ABC's press release) Life is different in Texas: bigger, bolder and certainly more colorful. The talk is different, the walk is different...even the crimes committed there seem more vivid, creating the need for a feisty female ADA like Chance M... [continued]
LAX 9/3/02 9/3/02 ABC unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Ken Solarz
[what's it about?]
a drama set at los angeles international airport
LEAD BALLOON 4/5/07 -
3/26/08 		3/26/08 BBC AMERICA ordered to series
[six episodes]		 previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Anna Crilly as Magda
· Antonia Campbell-Hughes as Sam
· Jack Dee as Rick Spleen
· Raquel Cassidy as Mel
· Rasmus Hardiker as Ben
· Sean Power as Marty
· Tony Gardner as Michael
[who's making it?]
· Jack Dee as CRTR
· Pete Sinclair as CRTR
[what's it about?]
(from BBC America's press release) "Comedy Saturday" is the exclusive destination for fans who want to catch the latest British comedy buzz. A BBC AMERICA co-production, "The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle" is written by and stars "Ab Fab's" Jennife... [continued]
LEAD SHEET, THE 8/7/08 -
5/12/09 		5/12/09 A&E script currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Fox 21
· MiddKid Productions

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· James Ellroy as CRTR/EP
· Joel Gotler as EP
· Shawn Ryan as EP
[what's it about?]
(from A&E's press release, May 2009) "The Lead Sheet" follows the police work of the LAPD tracking the infamous Hillside Strangler in 1977 - 78. Each episode in this crime procedural will begin with a tip that leads to solving a different violent cri... [continued]
LEADING MEN 4/23/09 4/23/09 CENTRIC ordered to series currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
(from Centric's press release, April 2009) Meet the LEADING MEN who live their lives in public and allow viewers to take a rare look at their private side. Prominent African American men who have impacted American culture artistically, socially, and ... [continued]
LEAN ANGLE 12/7/00 12/7/00 SYNDICATION unspecified previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LEAN ON ME 3/3/08 -
5/14/08 		5/14/08 TNT unspecified previously in development
(2008-2009 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Star Price Productions

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Kenny Smith as EP
· Star Price as EP
[what's it about?]
(from TNT's press release) Behind every famous figure stands an unsung hero, someone who has provided inspiration or motivation for success in life. This unscripted series will find uplifting drama in everyday life, celebrating mentors of some of the... [continued]
LEAP 7/27/07 7/27/07 ABC put pilot previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Warner Horizon Television

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· Goldie Hawn
[who's making it?]
· Goldie Hawn as EP
· Marta Kauffman as CRTR/EP
· Sara Davidson as EP/BOOK
[what's it about?]
multi-generational drama based on sara davidson's book about how people approach various crossroads
LEAPFROG 9/18/09 9/18/09 ABC ordered to pilot currently in development
(2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Warner Bros. Television

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Shana Goldberg-Meehan as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
comedy about two sisters at different stages in their romantic relationships - one sister is in a happy, long-term relationship but isn't married; the other gets pregnant and winds up quickly marrying her new beau
LEARNING TO FLY 12/14/05 -
10/5/09 		10/5/09 ABC ordered to pilot previously in development
(2006-2007 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Warner Bros. Television
· Wonderland Sound and Vision

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Bonnie Somerville as Sam Boyd
· Danny Comden as Danny Carter
· Kal Penn as Max
· Scott Caan as Dick
[who's making it?]
· Danny Comden as CRTR/EP
· Eric Zicklin as EP
· McG as EP
· Pete Aronson as EP
· Robert Duncan McNeill as DIR (Pilot)
[what's it about?]
(from ABC's press release) Do you ever feel trapped by the career choices you've made? Do you feel like there's an enormous gap between who you are, and who you thought you'd be? Do you ever just want to turn your life upside down and do something to... [continued]
LEAVE ME ALONE 11/16/01 -
10/3/02 		10/3/02 NBC script previously in development
(2002-2003 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· jon lovitz
· norm macdonald
[who's making it?]
· Adam Sandler
· Doug Robinson
· Jack Giarraputo
· Tim Herlihy
[what's it about?]
sitcom featuring lovitz and macdonald as mismatched roommates
LEFT BEHIND 1/5/01 -
8/25/04 		8/25/04 PAX unspecified previously in development
(2004-2005 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Namesake Entertainment

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Bobby Neutz
· Jerry B. Jenkins as BOOK
· Joe Goodman
· Tim LaHaye as BOOK
[what's it about?]
(from PAX's press release) Primetime television audiences will be riveted when they experience the thriller that has engaged millions of readers in the popular novel series "Left Behind," where in one cataclysmic moment, millions around the world dis... [continued]
LEFT OF THE DIAL 5/16/01 5/16/01 MTV unspecified previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LEFTY 10/2/01 -
12/19/02 		12/19/02 CBS ordered to pilot previously in development
(2002-2003 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· danny nucci
· david hewlett
· marin hinkle
· marina benedict
· viola davis
[who's making it?]
· Cynthia Cidre
· Jimmy Veres
· Sylvester Stallone
[what's it about?]
drama about a war veteran (danny nucci) who ends up a priest in miami
LEGACY, THE 4/5/02 4/5/02 UPN ordered to pilot previously in development
(2002-2003 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· matthew marsden
[who's making it?]
· Jerry Bruckheimer
[what's it about?]
drama about a young man (matthew marsden) who inherits a wristwatch and becomes a superhero as a result
LEGAL EYES 10/5/04 10/5/04 UPN script previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Axelrod-Edwards Company, The
· CBS Television Studios

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Jonathan Axelrod as EP
· Jonathan Penner as WRTR/EP
· Kelly Edwards as EP
· Stacy Title as WRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
drama that explores what happens when two law firms with different investigative styles merge
LEGALLY BLONDE 8/8/01 -
12/17/04 		12/17/04 ABC ordered to pilot previously in development
(2002-2003 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· caitlin mowrey
· christina pickles
· david moscow
· jamie iglehart
· jennifer hall
[who's making it?]
· Marc E. Platt
[what's it about?]
jennifer hall takes over reese witherspoon's role in the small screen adaptation of the hit film
LEGALLY BLONDE 6/7/04 6/7/04 SYNDICATION ordered to pilot previously in development
(2004-2005 season)
[who's behind it?]
· MGM Television

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
new one-hour series version of the popular movie franchise for first-run syndication
LEGALLY MAD 10/15/08 -
5/11/09 		5/11/09 NBC ordered to pilot
[blind series commitment]		 currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· David E. Kelley Productions
· Warner Bros. Television

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· ??? as Paige Gideon
· Charity Wakefield as Brady Hamm
· Hugh Bonneville as Gordon Hamm
· Jon Seda as Joe Matty
· Kristin Chenoweth as Skippy Pylon
· Kurt Fuller as Steven Pearle
· Loretta Devine as Janette Harris
[who's making it?]
· David E. Kelley as CRTR/EP
· Kenny Ortega as DIR (Pilot)
[what's it about?]
drama set in a chicago law firm and revolves around an aging partner and his daughter who works with him as well as a host of eccentric characters around them
LEGEND OF BUTCH & SUNDANCE, THE 3/6/03 -
12/8/04 		12/8/04 NBC ordered to pilot
[two-hour backdoor pilot]		 previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· CBS Television Studios
· Once Upon A Time Films
· Universal Media Studios

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· Blake Gibbons as Durango
· David Rogers as Butch Cassidy
· Rachelle Lefevre as Etta Place
· Ryan Browning as The Sundance Kid
[who's making it?]
· Damien Ganczewski as PROD
· Greg Gugliotta as EP
· John Fasano as WRTR
· Sergio Mimica-Gezzan as DIR
· Stanley M. Brooks as EP
[what's it about?]
(from NBC's press release) “The Legend of Butch & Sundance,” will focus on the early years in the real lives of the gentlemen bandits Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid based on historical information about the pair. Stepping in to the title roles of... [continued]
LEGION 4/1/03 4/1/03 SYFY unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Kudos Productions
· Universal Cable Productions
· Whoop

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Jane Featherstone
· Stephen Garrett
· Tony Jordan
· Whoopi Goldberg
[what's it about?]
drama about a young man who sells his soul to the devil to save his daughter's life but must wander the world with the terrifying ability to recognize other demonically possessed souls in return
LEISURE 7/1/08 7/1/08 HBO script previously in development
(2008-2009 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Interscope Television

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Albert Hughes as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Allen Hughes as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Evan Reilly as CRTR/EP
· Jimmy Iovine as EP
· Polly Anthony as EP
[what's it about?]
drama series which explores the world of prostitution through the eyes of a legendary pimp contemplating retirement
LENNY & ADAM SHOW, THE 2/13/03 2/13/03 COMEDY CENTRAL unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· Adam Ferrara
· lenny clarke
[who's making it?]
· Denis Leary
· Jim Serpico
· John Fortenberry
· Tom Sellitti
[what's it about?]
comedians lenny clarke and adam ferrara star as themselves in a show that chronicles their efforts to get their careers back on track after abc's cancellation of "the job"
LET BOB DO IT 11/2/04 -
1/11/06 		1/11/06 NICK AT NITE ordered to pilot previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Gay Rosenthal Productions

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Bob Perlow as EP
· Gay Rosenthal as EP
· Jason Alexander as EP
· Jennifer Birchfield-Eick as EP
· Nicholas Caprio as EP
· Paul Barrosse as EP
[what's it about?]
comedy which combines the scripted behind-the-scenes antics involved with the crew of an actual reality show called "let bob do it"
LET GO 9/1/05 -
5/9/06 		5/9/06 ABC ordered to pilot previously in development
(2006-2007 season)
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Anthony Russell as Angelo
· Bonnie Hunt as Kate Holloway
· Dennis Miller as Dr. Langley
· Don Lake as Billy
· Joe Mantegna as Jack
· Jonathan Kimmel as Xavier
· Lauren Tom as Beverly
· Malcolm Barrett as Sam
· Michael Landes as Nick
[who's making it?]
· Bonnie Hunt as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Don Lake as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
(from ABC's press release) With flashbacks, film clips and a touch of fantasy, Bonnie Hunt (Life with Bonnie, Cheaper by the Dozen) and frequent collaborator/comic Don Lake (A Mighty Wind, Best in Show) create a work/play partnership dynamic not seen... [continued]
LET IT GO 12/12/08 -
5/7/09 		5/7/09 ABC ordered to pilot currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Sony Pictures Television
· Tantamount

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Holly Robinson Peete as Macy
· Jeffrey Tambor as Marty Roth
· Josh Braaten as Chris Hopper
· Lauren Graham as Bridget O'Shea
· Lucy Davis as Lucy St. John
[who's making it?]
· Alex Herschlag as CRTR/EP
· Barry Sonnenfeld as DIR (Pilot)
· Eric Tannenbaum as EP
· Kim Tannenbaum as EP
· Mitch Hurwitz as EP
[what's it about?]
(from ABC's web site, March 2009) What happens when a self-help guru needs more than a little help herself? Inspirational talk show host Bridget O'Shea followed her own best-selling advice to "let it go," and now has really let herself go. Ten years ... [continued]
LET'S SHOP AMERICA 10/17/00 -
5/6/01 		5/6/01 COMEDY CENTRAL unspecified previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LIAR 11/7/03 -
5/25/04 		5/25/04 CBS ordered to pilot previously in development
(2004-2005 season)
[who's behind it?]
· 3 Arts Entertainment
· FremantleMedia North America
· Reveille

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· d.l. hughley
[who's making it?]
· Ben Silverman as EP
· David Lyle as EP
· H.T. Owens as EP
· Jay Blumenfield as EP
· Tony Marsh as EP
[what's it about?]
series features a "to tell the truth"-style game in which six contestants all claim to have something in common, but only one is telling the truth
LIBBY MONTANA 12/16/02 12/16/02 LIFETIME unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· lauren holly
[who's making it?]
· Aaron Ray
· Larry Shapiro
· Lauren Holly
· Morgan Gendel
[what's it about?]
drama about a producer-reporter (lauren holly) who uses her down-home skills to come to the aid of women who have been victimized by corporate greed, meets her long-lost father when she moves to los angeles to work for the tv station where he's the g... [continued]
LIBERTYVILLE 2/22/08 -
5/9/08 		5/9/08 LIFETIME ordered to pilot previously in development
(2008-2009 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Media Rights Capital

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Aedin Mincks as Grant
· Christine Ebersole as Susie
· Geoff Pierson as Phil
· Harve Presnell as Henry
· Misti Traya as Tiffany
· Rebecca Creskoff as Lorie
[who's making it?]
· Caryn Mandabach as EP
· Keith Samples as EP
· Michael Hanel as CP
· Mindy Schultheis as CP
· Tom Saunders as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
comedy about a divorced mother fearful of dating whose life is complicated by her lazy 22-year-old daughter and cantankerous father who live with her
LIES & PROMISES 10/26/07 10/26/07 FOX script previously in development
(2008-2009 season)
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Far Field Productions

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Harlan Coben as BOOK
· Hart Hanson as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
drama based on harlan coben's eight-book myron bolitar series about a former basketball player who becomes a sports agent and winds up solving murder mysteries
LIES AND THE WIVES WE TELL THEM TO 12/15/04 -
1/31/06 		1/31/06 NBC ordered to pilot previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Universal Media Studios

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
[who's in it?]
· ed helms
· jeremy garrett
· jessica st. clair
· johnny sneed
· kyle chandler
[who's making it?]
· David Guarascio as WRTR/EP
· Gary Halvorson as DIR
· Moses Port as WRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
(from NBC's press release) Ever tell a lie to your spouse? Four couples navigate their way through the "politics of marriage" with lies that range from tiny to big, revealing how fabrications -- when done right -- may in fact further a healthy relati... [continued]
LIFE 11/2/09 11/2/09 DISCOVERY ordered to series
[11 episodes]		 currently in development
(2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?]
· BBC Worldwide Productions

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· Oprah Winfrey as Narrator (Voice)
[who's making it?]
· Mike Gunton as EP
· Susan Winslow as EP (Discovery)
[what's it about?]
(from Discovery's press release, November 2009) Global media leader and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey will narrate Discovery Channel's all-new 11-part series LIFE, set to premiere in March 2010. The series reveals the most spectacular, bizarre and fas... [continued]
LIFE & TIMES OF JIMMY JAXX, THE 5/23/08 5/23/08 FOX script previously in development
(2008-2009 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Smart Entertainment

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (animated)
[who's in it?]
· Tommy Lee
[who's making it?]
· Bill Rosenthal as EP
· John Jacobs as EP
· Michael Davidoff as EP
· Steve Freeman as EP
· Steven Ilous as EP
· Tommy Lee as PROD
[what's it about?]
animated comedy which would revolve around a rocker who attempts to balance his crazy lifestyle on the road with a calmer existence at home, not to mention his tattoos, which literally come to life and are constantly trying to lead him down the wrong... [continued]
LIFE & TIMES OF MARCUS "FELONY" BROWN, THE 12/3/07 12/3/07 VH1 ordered to pilot previously in development
(2008-2009 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Modus Entertainment
· Wayans Bros. Productions

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Affion Crockett as Seville
· Darius McCrary as Marcus "Felony" Brown
· Jon Abrahams as Cash
· Marcello Thedford as Tiny
· Toni Trucks as Tia
· Vince Green as E-Z
[who's making it?]
· Keenen Ivory Wayans as EP
· Lisa Suzanne Blum as EP
· Marcus Raboy as DIR (Pilot)
· Marlon Wayans as EP
· Rick Alvarez as EP
· Shawn Wayans as EP
· Xavier Cook as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
comedy about an up-and-coming hard-core east coast rapper who, after his debut album goes platinum, is forced to relocate to los angeles to record his follow-up
LIFE AFTER SETH 1/30/03 1/30/03 FOX unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Dave Stern
· Dave Weiss
· N/A
[what's it about?]
comedy revolves around a guy who dies and comes back as a ghost to serve as a guardian angel and matchmaker for his best friend
LIFE AS A SONG 4/17/07 4/17/07 CBS ordered to pilot previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Scout Productions
· Storyline Entertainment

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Craig Zadan as EP
· David Collins as EP
· David Metzler as EP
· Dean Pitchford as CONS
· Evan Weinstein as CO-EP
· Neil Meron as EP
[what's it about?]
reality series in which people who have major announcements to make or questions to ask are given the opportunity to do so via an elaborate song and dance number
LIFE AT FIVE FEET 8/12/01 -
5/27/02 		5/27/02 NBC ordered to pilot previously in development
(2002-2003 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· Alex Borstein
· patti lupone
· robert bagnell
· victor raider wexler
[who's making it?]
· Gavin Polone
· Maya Forbes
[what's it about?]
alex borstein plays a struggling writer who gets a job ghostwriting a column for a supermodel
LIFE FOR DUMMIES 2/6/09 2/6/09 SYNDICATION unspecified currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· A. Smith & Company Productions

[related genres]
· strip (talk show)
[who's in it?]
· Paige Davis as Host
[who's making it?]
· Arthur Smith as EP
· Kent Weed as EP
· Paige Davis as PROD
[what's it about?]
talk show based on wiley publishing's popular "for dummies" how-to book series
LIFE HITS THE FAN 3/30/01 3/30/01 LIFETIME unspecified previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LIFE IS SUPER 11/3/06 11/3/06 ABC script previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Anthony Russo as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Joe Russo as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Phil Johnston as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
comedy centers on a lovable but attention-starved woman who has spent much of her adult life adopting children - five and counting - with the hope of finding a prodigy but ended up with a houseful of uniquely unexceptional kids
LIFE IS TOO SHORT 12/12/03 -
1/7/05 		1/7/05 NBC ordered to pilot previously in development
(2004-2005 season)
[who's behind it?]
· 51 Minds Entertainment

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· elena fondacaro
· phil fondacaro
· verne troyer
[who's making it?]
· Elena Bertagnolli
· Mark Cronin
[what's it about?]
reality series that will track the trio as they live together in a san fernando valley home that's been specially built to accommodate their size
LIFE OF LEISURE 10/31/05 -
1/11/06 		1/11/06 ABC script previously in development
(2006-2007 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Fox Television Studios

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Guy Shalem as WRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
improvised comedy about a depressed twentysomething man who decides to move back in with his parents and discovers they've settled into a retirement community for active seniors
LIFE ON MARS 4/1/03 4/1/03 SYFY unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Universal Cable Productions
· Wall to Wall Productions

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
one-hour reality drama in which two colonies of people (12 total) take on the struggle for survival off-planet, as they attempt to live in a realistic mars base
LIFE ON PAROLE 2/10/02 -
3/13/02 		3/13/02 FOX ordered to pilot previously in development
(2002-2003 season)
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· DreamWorks Television

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Ana Ortiz
· David Herman
· Jon Polito
· RonReaco Lee
[who's making it?]
· Brent Forrester as CRTR/EP
· Jon Favreau as DIR (Pilot)
· Judd Apatow as EP
[what's it about?]
comedy about a parole officer (dave herman) whose best friend is one of his parolees
LIFE OR DEATH 10/20/06 10/20/06 NBC script previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Baer Bones
· Universal Media Studios

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Dawn DeNoon as CRTR/EP
· Neal Baer as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
drama about two adjacent los angeles hospitals - one a private facility for the wealthy, the other a county facility for the uninsured
LIFE WITH DAVID J 3/1/01 -
10/13/04 		10/13/04 CBS unspecified previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LIFE, THE 5/14/09 5/14/09 COMEDY CENTRAL script currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Cube Vision Productions

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· DJ Pooh as CRTR/EP
· Ice Cube as CRTR/EP
· Matt Alvarez as EP
[what's it about?]
(from Comedy Central's press release, May 2009) Ice Cube and DJ Pooh have reunited to pen a script for the first time since their hit comedy film, "Friday." Set in Los Angeles, "The Life" follows a surprise one-hit-wonder music star as he tries to ma... [continued]
LIFEGUARD 4/3/03 4/3/03 MTV unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
the lives of several young lifeguards are chronicled in a "baywatch"-style reality series
LIFESTYLE, THE 9/3/02 -
12/19/02 		12/19/02 SHOWTIME unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· David Maples
· Jon Turteltaub
[what's it about?]
a drama about a married couple in orange county, california who join a group of swingers
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON 10/9/03 10/9/03 ABC script previously in development
(2004-2005 season)
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
· Mandeville Films

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Alan Zweibel
· David Hoberman
[what's it about?]
a comedy which centers on a divorced father who moves in with his estranged, and recently divorced, son
LILAC LANE 1/9/04 1/9/04 SHOWTIME ordered to series
[six episodes]		 previously in development
(2004-2005 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Pretty Pictures

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Gail Mutrux
· Neil LaBute
[what's it about?]
half-hour drama which tracks a young male college professor who finds himself disgraced and unemployed after having an affair with a co-ed with things getting even darker when the woman he slept with turns up missing
LILLY 11/18/02 11/18/02 ABC unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Michael Seitzman
[what's it about?]
drama about a magical nanny who joins a rich new york family
LIMELIGHT 9/28/07 -
3/31/09 		3/31/09 ABC ordered to pilot currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Warner Bros. Television
· Wonderland Sound and Vision

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· Brooklyn Sudano as Jazz Barkley
· Jessy Schram as Georgia Beech
· Kyle Riabko as Eddie
· Matthew Davis as David Laddeman
· Noah Gray-Cabey as Romeo
· Oded Fehr as Vincent Marlowe
· Robbie Jones as Xavier Davis
· Shannon Woodward as Zoe
· Sharon Leal as Nina Khari
· Telly Leung as Kevin Cotton
[who's making it?]
· David Semel as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· K.J. Steinberg as CRTR/EP
· Leonard Goldberg as EP
· McG as EP
· Peter Johnson as CO-EP
· Pharrell Williams as CP
[what's it about?]
(from ABC's web site, March 2009) Almost everyone wants to be famous, but few possess the talent, drive and luck to make their dream come true. At the Public Academy for Performing Arts (PAPA), the most prestigious performing arts college in the coun... [continued]
LINE, THE (2004) 4/22/04 -
10/13/04 		10/13/04 TNT ordered to pilot previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· DreamWorks Television

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· christina cox
· dean winters
· evan handler
· paul ben-victor
· victoria cartagena
[who's making it?]
· Darryl Frank as EP
· Justin Falvey as EP
· Mark Rosner as WRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
(from TNT's press release) THE LINE (previously announced as The System) is a hard-hitting one-hour drama from writer/executive producer Mark Rosner (Crime Story, Harsh Realm) and executive producers Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey (Las Vegas, TNT's I... [continued]
LINE-UP, THE 11/26/03 -
10/13/06 		10/13/06 TNT ordered to pilot previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Bender-Brown Productions
· Warner Horizon Television

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· J.R. Cacia as Ethan
· John Heard as Walter
· Michael Raymond-James as Tommy
· Rocky Carroll as Sean
· Tia Texada as JoJo
[who's making it?]
· John Dahl as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Kevin Brown as EP
· Lawrence Bender as EP
· Thomas Hines as CRTR
· William Finkelstein as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
procedural police drama where each episode begins with a lineup of suspects and works backward through the eyes of police detectives
LIPSHITZ SAVES THE WORLD 7/7/06 -
8/31/07 		8/31/07 NBC ordered to pilot previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Universal Media Studios

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Brooklyn Decker as Rachel
· Jack Carpenter as Adam Lipshitz
· Jenny McCarthy as Jenny McCarthy
· Leslie Nielsen as Leslie Nielsen
· Ruth Westheimer as Dr. Ruth
· Ty Burrell as Man In Red
[who's making it?]
· Chris Koch as DIR (Pilot)
· Dan Fogelman as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
(from NBC's press release) Think you've got problems? Try having to clean your room, study for a physics exam, and save the world — all before Mom calls you for dinner. That's a typical day in the life for 17-year-old Adam Lipshitz, who's been chosen... [continued]
LIQUID GENERATION TV 3/1/05 3/1/05 WB ordered to pilot
[7-10 minute presentation]		 previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Michigan J. Frog

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (animated)
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Brad Saranecki as EP
· Bruce Freud as EP
· Jerry Offsay as EP
· Kim Klechner as EP
[what's it about?]
an animated, no-holds-barred sketch-comedy show based on popular youth-oriented web site of the same name
LIQUID SOAP 2/6/01 2/6/01 FOX unspecified previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LIQUIDATE YOUR LIFE 1/8/04 1/8/04 A&E unspecified previously in development
(2004-2005 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
(from A&E's press release) Ever dream of getting away from the rat race? Of escaping the daily grind of your 9-5 job? This series will make people's dreams come true ... but at a price! In this series, participants are given the chance to finally exp... [continued]
LIST, THE 8/18/03 8/18/03 NBC unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Bruce Nash
[what's it about?]
scripted/reality hybrid that will feature a loose plotline in which a key character is killed off each week and the audience will help determine who gets bumped off
LITERARY SUPERSTAR 3/12/07 -
4/15/08 		4/15/08 ABC script
[pilot order rescinded]		 previously in development
(2008-2009 season)
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
· Darren Star Productions
· Sony Pictures Television

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· ??? as Ed Weiner
· ??? as Jack Calloway
· ??? as Kevin Mieville
· ??? as Suzanne Hoffman
· Jenna Elfman as Jo
[who's making it?]
· ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Darren Star as EP
· Dottie Dartland Zicklin as EP
· Matthew Reilly as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
comedy about a book publicist who's intensely loyal to her clients and lobbies to continue working with smaller, quirkier authors
LITTLE RED MAN 1/14/05 -
4/21/05 		4/21/05 A&E unspecified previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· ITV Studios

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Nancy Dubuc as EP
[what's it about?]
(from A&E's press release) Has a family member forgotten an anniversary or does a friend owe you money? What do you do to settle the score? To right the wrong, call “The Little Red Man” (in his special Red suit). He follows the forgetful victim aroun... [continued]
LIVE FROM TOMORROW 1/9/03 -
4/2/03 		4/2/03 WB unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Michael Davies
[what's it about?]
commercial-free, hourlong talk/variety hybrid that in lieu of 30-second spots will incorporate products into all of its segments
LIVE GIRLS 5/17/00 -
11/28/00 		11/28/00 FOX ordered to pilot previously in development
(2000-2001 season)
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Littlefield Company, The
· Universal Media Studios

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Dash Mihok as Brad
· Emily Rutherfurd as Kathryn
· Jenny McCarthy as Rebecca
· Kiele Sanchez as Lynne
[who's making it?]
· Arlene Sanford as DIR (Pilot)
· Brian Medavoy as EP
· Marco Pennette as CRTR/EP
· Nancy Pimental as EP
· Warren Littlefield as EP
[what's it about?]
ensemble comedy set in new england
LIVE LIKE YOURE DYING 10/20/08 -
5/18/09 		5/18/09 CBS ordered to pilot currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Mark Burnett Productions

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· Jeff Probst as Host
[who's making it?]
· Denise Cramsey as EP
· Jeff Probst as EP
· Mark Burnett as EP
[what's it about?]
reality project which takes a person who has been given a terminal diagnosis and gives them "the last adventure of their life"
LIVING DOLLS 5/1/01 5/1/01 MTV unspecified previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LIVING WITH ABANDON 11/12/08 -
8/10/09 		8/10/09 FOX ordered to pilot
[first-look deal on the independently produced pilot]		 previously in development
(2008-2009 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Ed Quinn
· Melissa Peterman
· Nick Dodani
· Rachel Specter
· Todd Grinnell
[who's making it?]
· Heath Corson as CRTR/SP
· Joe Revello as CO-EP
· Michael Binkow as CO-EP
· Richie Keen as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
[what's it about?]
comedy about members of an abandonment support group who suffer a blow when their therapist commits suicide and must band together to solve each other's issues
LIVING WITH IT 10/6/03 10/6/03 ABC script previously in development
(2004-2005 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Pariah Television

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Julia Sweeney
· Vivian Cannon
[what's it about?]
a new dramedy about about a terminally ill mother who has to deal with her imminent death, her parents and her children
LIZA & DAVID 7/2/02 -
9/24/03 		9/24/03 VH1 ordered to pilot previously in development
(2002-2003 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· david gest
· liza minnelli
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
project dropped due to creative differences with those involved
LLOYD, WHAT HAPPENED? 2/18/03 2/18/03 HBO unspecified previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· E. Max Frye
· Gary Goetzman
· Tom Hanks
[what's it about?]
no details are available other than it is a comedy
LOADED 12/1/06 12/1/06 HBO script previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Alex Hertzberg as PROD
· Jeff Timon as CRTR/CO-EP
· Justin Silvera as PROD
· Michael Tolkin as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
drama set in a gun store that has been owned and operated by several generations of the same family
LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP 3/11/09 3/11/09 MTV ordered to pilot currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Dan Levy as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
comedy about a high school couple who go to separate colleges and conduct a relationship via webcam
LONG ISLAND CONFIDENTIAL 9/14/07 -
10/12/07 		10/12/07 LIFETIME ordered to pilot previously in development
(2008-2009 season)
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
· Bender-Brown Productions

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· Alison Elliott as Kate Larkin
· Amber Benson as Liz
· Anthony Carrigan as Jake
· Jeffrey Pierce as Mike McCarthy
· Lorraine Bracco as Norah Larkin
· Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Calvin Burke
[who's making it?]
· Guy Bee as DIR (Pilot)
· Jan Oxenberg as CRTR/EP
· Kevin Brown as EP
· Lawrence Bender as EP
[what's it about?]
drama about a detective who returns to her long island roots and learns that it's hard to escape one's past
LONG ISLAND SOUND 9/24/04 9/24/04 ABC put pilot previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Tannenbaum Company, The
· Warner Bros. Television

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
[who's in it?]
· emilio estevez
[who's making it?]
· Danny Jacobson as WRTR/EP
· Emilio Estevez as EP
· Eric Tannenbaum as EP
· Kim Tannenbaum as EP
[what's it about?]
comedy about a long island-based family man (estevez) who has to redefine his life after he loses his engineering job with a big company after the sept. 11 attacks and finds success as a small-business entrepreneur
LOOK, THE 2/11/05 -
4/15/05 		4/15/05 LIFETIME script previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· John Tinker as WRTR/EP
· Jonathan Murray as CO-EP
· Peter Barsocchini as CO-EP
· Wallis Nicita as CO-EP
· Wallis Nicita
[what's it about?]
drama which explores the behind-the-scenes, high-stakes world of fashion
LOOMIS 8/28/00 -
6/21/01 		6/21/01 CBS unspecified previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LOSER LEAVES TOWN 3/1/05 -
8/24/05 		8/24/05 TBS ordered to pilot previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Nash Entertainment

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Bruce Nash as EP
· Scott Satin as EP
[what's it about?]
(from TBS' press release) TBS is giving two feuding neighbors the chance to hash out their differences, once and for all, in LOSER LEAVES TOWN, a new original series created by Bruce Nash of Nash Entertainment (Outback Jack, Meet My Folks). The show ... [continued]
LOST & FOUND 8/1/08 -
9/25/09 		9/25/09 NBC ordered to pilot currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Universal Media Studios
· Wolf Films

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· Andre Holland as Gayle Dixon
· Bahar Soomekh as Abigail
· Brian Cox as Burt Macey
· Damon Herriman as Anthony Yeckel
· Josh Cooke as Max Burroughs
· Katee Sackhoff as Tessa Cooper
[who's making it?]
· Chris Levinson as CRTR/EP
· Dick Wolf as EP
· Michael Engler as DIR (Pilot)
· Nena Rodrigue as EP
· Peter Jankowski as EP
[what's it about?]
drama about a quirky, offbeat female lapd detective who, after butting heads with the higher-ups, is sent as a punishment to the basement to work on john doe and jane doe cases
LOST IN OZ 8/16/01 -
9/27/02 		9/27/02 WB ordered to pilot previously in development
(2002-2003 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Bender-Brown Productions

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· colin egglesfield
· melissa george
· mia sara
[who's making it?]
· David Hayter
· Joel Smith
· Kevin Kelly Brown
· Lawrence Bender
[what's it about?]
based on the oz novels by l. frank baum, the series will center on a 20ish woman (melissa george) who lands in oz, is unable to escape and leads a revolt against emerald city
LOST IN THE '80S 9/3/08 -
3/18/09 		3/18/09 NBC script
[pilot order rescinded]		 currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Sony Pictures Television
· Tantamount

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· Billy Campbell as Pete Mobley
[who's making it?]
· Bob Brush as CRTR/EP
· Eric Tannenbaum as EP
· Kim Tannenbaum as EP
· Mitch Hurwitz as EP
· P.J. Hogan as DIR (Pilot)
[what's it about?]
drama that's being billed as "fast times at ridgemont high" meets "the ice storm," or more appropriately an '80s version of "the wonder years"
LOST IN THE USA 5/13/01 -
8/21/01 		8/21/01 WB unspecified previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LOST SON, THE 9/4/08 9/4/08 A&E script currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
· Original Productions

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Charles Murray as CRTR/EP
· Philip Segal as EP
· Thom Beers as EP
[what's it about?]
drama about a cop who suddenly jumps 15 levels to become the new commissioner of a large city but continues doing police work at night, including his mother's murder
LOUISE CANDELL 8/5/09 8/5/09 USA script currently in development
(2010-2011 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Universal Cable Productions

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· John Wirth as EP
· Matthew Lieberman as CRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
(from USA's press release, August 2009) A female attorney, whose star was on the rise, unexpectedly becomes a star on YouTube for all the wrong reasons. From Universal Cable Productions. Writer is Matthew Lieberman ("Judging Amy"). John Wirth ("Termi... [continued]
LOVE & SALSA 4/14/08 -
7/11/08 		7/11/08 LIFETIME ordered to pilot previously in development
(2008-2009 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Gay Rosenthal Productions

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Gay Rosenthal as EP
· Mario Lopez as EP
[what's it about?]
a docu-soap about los angeles salsa dancers
LOVE AGAIN 8/6/03 -
11/25/03 		11/25/03 FOX unspecified
[casting was completed in august (click here for more information)]		 previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Nash Entertainment

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Brian Gadinsky
· Bruce Nash
[what's it about?]
(from FOX's web site) If you are presently divorced...WE WANT YOU! You may be the perfect candidate for an upcoming FOX reality show -- LOVE AGAIN (working title).
LOVE AT THIRD SIGHT 12/16/05 12/16/05 NBC ordered to pilot
[14-20 minute presentation]		 previously in development
(2006-2007 season)
[who's behind it?]
· BBC Worldwide Productions
· Universal Media Studios

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Conrad Green as EP
· Richard Hopkins as EP
[what's it about?]
dating/reality series in which suitors get three chances to make first impressions on a date via the help of a hypnotist
LOVE LIFE 1/31/05 -
9/1/05 		9/1/05 ABC ordered to pilot previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· ABC Studios
· Untitled Burke-Tarses Project

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Alan Tudyk as Oakes
· Henry Simmons
· Julie Bowen as Jane
· Lucy Davis as Paige
· Michael Landes as Todd
· Sophina Brown
· Tom Everett Scott as Sam
[who's making it?]
· Deborah Kaplan as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Harry Elfont as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Jamie Tarses as EP
· Karey Burke as EP
[what's it about?]
(from ABC's press release) For singles in their thirties, dating becomes more focused on finding the right one rather than enjoying the right now. One quick way to sort out rejects is to expose them to your close friends. They give instantaneous feed... [continued]
LOVE LINDSAY/HATE HANNAH 1/6/05 1/6/05 WB script previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Tannenbaum Company, The
· Warner Bros. Television

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Andrew Kreisberg as WRTR/EP
· Eric Tannenbaum as EP
· Kim Tannenbaum as EP
[what's it about?]
comedy about a man who falls in love with his ex-wife's sister
LOVE REPORT 7/8/02 -
7/10/02 		7/10/02 USA unspecified previously in development
(2002-2003 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· M.J. Witt
[what's it about?]
a latenight series which purports to bring "journalistic storytelling to the world of love, relationships and sex"
LOVE SHAQ, THE 5/12/09 5/12/09 A&E ordered to pilot currently in development
(2009-2010 season)
[who's behind it?]
· 10x10 Entertainment

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· Shaquille O'Neal
· Shaunie O'Neal
[who's making it?]
· Ken Mok as EP
· Phil Robinson as EP
· Robert Sharenow as EP (A&E)
· Scott Lonker as EP (A&E)
· Shaquille O'Neal as EP
· Shaunie O'Neal as EP
· Stephen Harris as EP (A&E)
[what's it about?]
(from A&E's press release, May 2009) "The Love Shaq" is a celebrity family unscripted show featuring NBA basketball star Shaquille O'Neal and his family. While he may be the big man on the court, his 5-foot-2-inch wife Shaunie and their rambunctious ... [continued]
LOVE STORIES 4/3/01 4/3/01 CBS unspecified previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR 4/1/03 4/1/03 CBS ordered to pilot previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Philip Gurin
[what's it about?]
reality series that pits neighboring families with longstanding beefs against one another in a series of competitions of which both get their current mortgages paid off, while the winning clan gets a new home
LOVED ONES (AND OTHER PEOPLE WE HATE) 1/4/05 -
3/29/05 		3/29/05 NBC cast-contingent previously in development
(2005-2006 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Universal Media Studios

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (multi-camera)
[who's in it?]
· elon gold
[who's making it?]
· Bob Kushell as WRTR/EP
· Jeff Greenstein as WRTR/EP
[what's it about?]
(from NBC's press release) In this comedy, three adult siblings lead very separate and full adult lives -- yet their lives are always overlapping. For example, when they are together, they often find themselves inexplicably returning to behavior of t... [continued]
LOVELAND 8/7/08 8/7/08 FOX script previously in development
(2008-2009 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Standing Stone Productions

[related genres]
· reality
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Jo Pine as CRTR/EP
· Tom Gutteridge as EP
[what's it about?]
dating series in which participants select their dates based on interactions with computer-generated versions of potential suitors
LOVELAND ??? ??? FOX ordered to pilot previously in development
(2000-2001 season)
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· Bellamy Young as Remmington
· Jeremy Sisto as Mason
· Kristen Wilson as DeLeon
· Leonard Roberts as Woods
· Mark Harelik as Quavis
[who's making it?]
· Arla Sorkin Manson as CRTR/EP
· Bryan Gordon as DIR (Pilot)
· Dennis Cooper as CRTR/EP
· Sam Strangis as PROD
· Stephen Gelber as EP
[what's it about?]
"m*a*s*h"-esque drama about the doctors and nurses at a metro hospital
LOVELY & TALENTED 4/24/07 -
4/27/07 		4/27/07 LIFETIME script previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· DiNovi Productions

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· Denise Di Novi as EP
· Eileen Walls as CRTR/CO-EP
[what's it about?]
drama about a woman who opens an adult-education class for women trying to attain stardom
LUCKY US 7/2/03 -
5/10/04 		5/10/04 FOX ordered to pilot previously in development
(2004-2005 season)
[who's behind it?]
· 20th Century Fox Television
· Original Film

[related genres]
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
[who's in it?]
· Chyler Leigh as Lucy
· Ethan Embry as Alex
· Jill Ritchie as Deb
· John Ross Bowie as Charlie
· Randall Park as Jimmy
[who's making it?]
· Dawn Olmstead as EP
· Holly Hester as CRTR/EP
· Marty Adelstein as EP
· Neal H. Moritz as EP
· Pamela Fryman as DIR (Pilot)
[what's it about?]
comedy about a mismatched couple (chyler leigh, ethan embry) who wind up permanently linked after their blind date results in an unexpected pregnancy
LUDLOW RESIDENCE 9/20/00 9/20/00 FOX unspecified previously in development
(2001-2002 season)
[who's behind it?]
· N/A

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
N/A
LUNA, THE HEIRESS 9/22/06 9/22/06 MYNETWORKTV unspecified previously in development
(2007-2008 season)
[who's behind it?]
· Twentieth Television

[related genres]
· drama
[who's in it?]
· N/A
[who's making it?]
· N/A
[what's it about?]
u.s. version of the telenovela "luna, la heredera"
LUNCHBOX CHRONICLES, THE 2/7/02 -
9/18/03 		9/18/03 CBS ordered to pilot previously in development
(2003-2004 season)
[who's behind it?]
· CBS Television Studios
· Universal Media Studios

[related genres]
·
[who's in it?]
· Andy Richter
· Bret Loehr
· lyndon smith
· monica potter
· susan sullivan
[who's making it?]
· Bill Diamond
[what's it about?]
revolves around a widowed mother of two young kids (monica potter) who fights a daily battle to keep her life from spinning out of control