After approximately 148 years on air, the fat lady has finally sung for American Idol, leaving a giant gaping 2-hour hole in Fox’s weekly schedule. This could be a boon for comedy showrunners, drama showrunners, or both. Let’s find out what’s in the pipeline with our preview of Fox’s 2016 Comedy Pilots.
Seth Cohen
The series follows an animated Barbarian who finds that reconnecting with his moody, live-action teenage son Alan and ex-wife while suffering a mundane office job and the banality of suburban life is harder than waging actual war in his distant, animated world.
Logline: Childhood friends reunite after 20 years and embark on an adventure to find the treasure they failed to find as children.
Logline: Story follows a group of 30-somethings who, in order to save their town, embark on an outrageous quest to unearth the treasure they failed to find as kids.
