Nick Adams, Matt Doyle and More for New Broadway themed TV Pilot

[Patti LuPone FANatic]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 6:19pm

Awesome news. Yay Nick! P.S. from Broadway.com


New Broadway Themed TV Pilot

Updated On: 8/12/13 at 06:19 PM

[wonkit]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 6:21pm

It takes guts to try something that flopped so badly the first time. But Matt Doyle? I'm there.

[DeNada]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 6:21pm

Hmm. After Smash (and, to an extent, Bunheads) I wouldn't have thought anyone would touch Broadway again for a while.

I assume this is for a small cable network/internet broadcast of some kind? It's a funny time of year to shoot a pilot.

[justincharacter]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 6:23pm

Yes! A Broadway-themed show again

Praying that NBC doesn't get a hold of this...

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 6:31pm

Does that purposefully say the "Oxwood Theatre?"

[carlodowd]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 11:40pm

Oh God NBC Please don't touch this show! They canceled Smash and everything Good, they are a worthless network

[Wishing Only Wounds]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 11:43pm

I really can't see any other network than CBS or NBC getting this... maybe USA. Other than that, I'd hate to see what would happen if it went to something like ABC Family (not that ABC Family is bad- it's just not my cup of tea.)

[PlayItAgain]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 11:53pm

this is being done independent of any network.

[Wishing Only Wounds]

Posted: 8/12/13 at 11:55pm

Well then, that changes a lot. I wish it luck...

[ClydeBarrow]

Posted: 8/13/13 at 12:42am

This has all the tell-tale signs of a web series.

[N2N Nate.]

Posted: 8/13/13 at 1:57am

Oddly hopeful for this.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/13/13 at 8:28am

Well, clearly, it's being produced independently. But a network will have to eventually pick it up and when that happens the network will play a role in the show's development, tone, storyline, etc. No matter what.

When I was at Disney Television, independent producers would approach us all the time with their own self-produced pilots. Only about two or three out of the hundreds got picked up and still, once it was picked up, Disney played a massive role in shaping the future of the series. It's no different elsewhere.

[finebydesign]

Posted: 8/13/13 at 10:03am

Is this the Menken TV project?

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/13/13 at 10:13am

The article only mentions those actors "popping" in, not having lead roles.


I wouldn't hold your breath. (not saying it can't be good, but I'm sure SMASH will serve as a cautionary tale.)

[finebydesign]

Posted: 8/13/13 at 10:38am

Hmm something is fishy about this "pilot." Who is Jeremy Merrifield anyway? It's not even pilot season. Hmm they could afford a crane.




Hmm they could afford a crane. Updated On: 8/13/13 at 10:38 AM

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:07am

He's got a lot of social media goin' on. That's all I could find.

[PlayItAgain]

Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:54am

"Well, clearly, it's being produced independently. But a network will have to eventually pick it up and when that happens the network will play a role in the show's development, tone, storyline, etc. No matter what. "

hahahah just because its produced doesnt mean anyone eventually has to be involved with it.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 8/13/13 at 11:59am

Jeremy Merrifield is AKA Jeremy Michael, if that helps any!

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/13/13 at 12:03pm

IF a network picks it up, they will be involved. That's common sense. Not difficult to understand. Either you misunderstood my post or I didn't state it eloquently enough... Not up to your standards, at least.

[finebydesign]

Posted: 8/13/13 at 12:26pm

"IF a network picks it up, they will be involved. "

This is not have television works at all.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 8/13/13 at 1:00pm

Sorry but the network will have its hand in the creative wheelings and dealings. Whether it's Disney, CBS, NBCUniversal, or IFC. You can argue differently until the cows come home but my 18 years of experience in television say otherwise. I'll leave it at that. Feel free to stomp your feet and scream louder.

[darreyl102]

Posted: 8/14/13 at 3:25am

Nick told me that this was going to kinda a big part for him (Recurring was the word he used I believe). Don't know if things have changed since I talked to him though.

[dramamama611]

Posted: 8/14/13 at 7:00am

Well, since it hasn't been picked up, right now, there will be no reoccurances. (And at this point, everyon'e fall is full, and I would suggest that whatever might be mid-season line up is also decided. So what's the earliest we could see this? A summer replacement or next fall.)

[all that jazz]

Posted: 8/14/13 at 7:47am

I really really hope this works out.

[suestorm]

Posted: 8/14/13 at 9:15am

it will only work if its on a AMC, FX, HBO or SHOWTIME.
only they allow a show to find itself and get its legs

Updated On: 8/14/13 at 09:15 AM