About this time last year, I asked you to tell me which TV shows you thought had strong first episodes. This year, TV Guide has named its 10 favorite pilots of all time, and . .
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About this time last year, I asked you to tell me which TV shows you thought had strong first episodes. This year, TV Guide has named its 10 favorite pilots of all time, and . .
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One of the pilots I've been curious about for more than a year now is ABC's remake of the BBC series Life on Mars, which followed a police officer who found himself somehow transported to 1973. The remake, which David E. Kelley was writing and producing, was originally expected to be considered for the current TV season — but Kelley had trouble finding a man to play his lead character, so the pilot was never made.
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Some of you were superstars at my quiz about fake TV pilots last week, so I decided to try to stump you again. Once again, the questions below are descriptions of TV shows that could be coming soon to a major network or cable channel near you. Once again, some of the shows are honest-to-pete real series or pilots, while others are mere ideas in my mind.
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With the writers' strike over and the Upfronts just two months away, networks are starting to check out their pilots for the Fall TV season. We've heard a lot about how this year might be different (fewer pilots overall, more networks waiting till midseason to launch their new shows), but one thing is the same: A whole bunch of ridiculous-sounding pilots are already on the docket.
Some of the descriptions in the quiz below are real shows the networks are considering for next season.
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For the first time in a while, things actually seem to be looking up in the writers' strike. The writers and producers restarted informal talks this week for the first time since early December, the writers are dropping some demands in the hopes of reaching a deal, and the decision not to picket the Grammys seems like a hopeful sign. Still, even if there's a chance of getting TV shows back relatively soon, the strike's effects will definitely stretch beyond this season — and could change the way TV shows get developed for good.
Typically, this would be pilot season, when new shows scramble to make first episodes that will impress the networks and earn them a spot on the schedule come Upfronts time in May. RSS Feed 
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