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Development Update: February 9







SUNSHINE STATE (ABC)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
2/9/06 - 5/9/06
STATUS:
previously in development (2006-2007 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
DESCRIPTION:
(from ABC's press release) What if you peaked too early? High schools are filled with stars who excel across the board socially, athletically, or even in student government. But many of these stars burn out once they graduate, unable to live up to their promise of greatness. Danny McGrath was the star of his high school – football champion, homecoming king, all-around cool kid. Ten years later he's not far from where he started. Danny thinks he's got a pretty cool life – he has a smokin' hot wife, owns his own condo, and he's his own boss. Danny also has pool privileges at the empty mansion he landscapes, a mansion he's always dreamed of owning. Most importantly, he's surrounded by friends who remember who he used to be. But today he's getting a wake up call. The "band geek" younger brother he used to bully is coming home. Now worth millions, computer wiz Collin is moving into Danny's dream house. Can Danny handle being the guy who mows his little brother's lawn? Can Danny handle the truth that his life isn't really so great? No, but he's still the cool one and he can still intimidate the heck out of his little brother...at least that's something. A writer from Arrested Development and My Name Is Earl plumbs the depths of sibling rivalry and comes up with so-painful-it's-funny comic gold. This family may hail from the beaches of South Florida, but it's a story that plays out in backyards all across the country.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Bruce Davison as Jerry
· Gill Gayle as Booney
· Johnny Lewis as Collin McGrath
· Lee Garlington as Linda
· Marne Patterson as Jenny
· Shawn Hatosy as Danny McGrath
CREW INFORMATION:
· Brad Copeland as CRTR/EP
· Roger Kumble as DIR (Pilot)
GENRE(S):
· comedy (all)
· comedy (single-camera)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 20th Century Fox Television