The peacock network has picked up three new pilots from big-name talent — one from Mindy Kaling and Charlie Grandy, another from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, and a final one from Adam Sztykiel and Bill Lawrence.
NBC Comedy in the early 2010’s was like The Titanic. Plenty of people were yelling “Iceberg right ahead!” It takes time to turn a boat around, as it took some time for NBC to finally admit that they should be going mainly after broad comedies. Let’s see where the Peacock stands in our preview of NBC Comedy pilots.
Alvin, Simon and Theodore hit the road for NYC after they believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in the Big Apple and dump them, leaving the trio three days to stop it.
The “Neighbors” actor signs on for Lonely Island’s next project.
A recap of the week’s TV news!
Logline: A CIA operative is framed and becomes an enemy of the US while at a friend’s wedding in Europe and must reveal his true identity to his friends to recruit them to help him fight back.
Logline: Alvin, Simon and Theodore hit the road for NYC after they believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in the Big Apple and dump them, leaving the trio three days to stop it.
Logline: A man believes he has finally, at age 30, left his nerd past behind him. But when he is up for a promotion against a guy who was the coolest in his high school class, his insecurities resurface.
A full recap of the day’s sales, pick-ups, attachments, exits, deals and more as the 2012 pilot season approaches!
Logline: Kept under wraps, but based on the 1980s video game in which cities are destroyed by a giant lizard, werewolf and gorilla.
TV SALES NICKELODEON has picked up new animated series TALES OF PETER RABBIT, based on the Beatrix Potter character “Peter…
Logline: Pitched as “The Break Up” meets “Four Christmases,” story of a couple hosting their first Christmas but get into a massive fight and break up. They try to hold everything together for the sake of their families but everything seems to go wrong.
Logline: Centers on an average frustrated chump’s attempts to become the world’s best pickup artist with the help of professional seduction experts.
Logline: The live-action misadventures of George, Jane, Judy, Elroy, and Astro Jetson, an Earth family in the 21st century.
Logline: A group of talking animals is forced to live under the same roof when the two halves of the couple that owns them move in together.
Logline: Story follows a former high school geek who ends up at a great company job with a beautiful girlfriend, but when the most popular guy at his high school is also hired, things begin to look like the good old days.
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