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TV SALES, PICK-UPS, ATTACHMENTS, RENEWALS & DEALS (08.24.10)

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TV SALES, PICK-UPS, ATTACHMENTS, RENEWALS & DEALS (08.20.10)

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BRIDGE is Out — CHAOS is In — CBS Switcheroo

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LEBRON JAMES PROJECT — SHELVED!

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The 20 Biggest Financial Failures of All Time …and Their Directors’ Post-Failure Careers (A MUST READ)

Flop, Flop, Flop, Goose.

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ABC Hides HAPPY TOWN Once Again…

Happy Town, not so Happy anymore!

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HOLLYWOOD FINALLY READY TO FIND ‘ORIGINAL’ MATERIAL? (MUST READ!)

Is the box office flopfest actually helping the aspiring writer?

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Weekend News – Del Toro Officially Exits Hobbit

Well, I hope everyone’s weekend is going well otherwise… as it seems Guillermo Del Toro has decided to officially exit “THE HOBBIT,” as the news that the project is stalled indefinitely finally manages to be confirmed.

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In Case Anyone Cares (that isn’t a 13-year old boy)…

FYI – Megan Fox was booted from the TRANSFORMERS Franchise. ***Note to self: Don’t tell egomaniacal (self-described) director of biggest budgeted blockbuster films ever made, who discovered you (btw) that he’s kind of like “Hitler.” Classes in career-longevity begin in the line behind Jack & Morgan, not behind Jennifer Grey & Alex Winter.

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SERIES PICK-UPS, RENEWALS & KILLS (05.18.10) ***Updated in BOLD***

NEW UPDATES ARE IN BOLD PICKS UPS: AMC has ordered to pilot the westerner “Hell on Wheels.” CW has ordered to series the pilot “Hellcats.” CW has picked up “Nikita.” USA has picked up the new drama “Necessary Roughness” to pilot. USA has also picked up “A Legal Mind” to pilot. CBS has brought the [...]

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SERIES PICK-UPS, RENEWALS & KILLS (05.14.10) ***Updated Again – 3PM***

PICKS UPS: ABC signs up for more Shonda Rhimes with her new medical drama “Off The Map.” ABC has also signed up for another procedural greenlighting the new series “Body of Proof.” TNT has jumped into bed with “Franklin & Bash” the series originally developed for TBS. NBC has ordered up a little “Friends With [...]

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SERIES PICK-UPS, RENEWALS & KILLS (05.13.10)

PICKS UPS: NBC has snatched up to series the new pilot “The Cape.” ABC has gotten busy, picking up three new comedy pilots to series, including… “Happy Endings” “Better Together” “Mr. Sunshine” And ABC has also picked up 3 new dramas to series… “Generation Y” “The Whole Truth” “Detroit 187″ NBC has picked up the [...]

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10 Things I Hate About You…

Is dead at ABC Family. Network cancelled the series, which will finish out it’s second season run before disappearing.

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TORCHWOOD is Put to Rest

Fox was eagerly pursuing an Americanized version of UK’s BBC hit “Torchwood” (a spinoff of “Doctor Who”) until earlier this week. While rumors are floating around that the aggressively strong premiere of the new “Doctor Who” on BBC and BBC America put the final nail in the unsure adaptation, execs simply say the timing wasn’t [...]

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I LOVE YOU, PHILIP MORRIS — DELAYED INDEFINITELY?

The Jim Carrey, Ewan McGregor starrer had initially been pushed back from a March release date to April, however is now confirmed for not opening in April, and no longer being on the 2010 release schedule at all. Rumor has it that the overtly gay content has execs second-guessing the release, while other reports simply [...]

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And New Shows Start Being Cancelled Already

In what has become a ridiculous new-series network survival rate, Fox continues with the ridiculousness by canceling “Sons of Tucson” after 4 weeks on air. Now, believe it or not, this was “given a chance” by network standards, which are not too unfamiliar with canceling shows after 1 episode.

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Jack Bauer is DEAD!

Ok, so maybe that’s not how the series will end, however Fox’s Kiefer Sutherland series “24″ has officially been cancelled by the network. The series will finish with Season 8, not the long speculated 9th season. So long, farewell… Jack Bauer says goodbye… (Well, until they start making the movies, that is.)

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CNN, MSNBC, TWITTER?

Apparently TWITTER has become more of a reliable news source than others want to admit, as the 140 character or less Headline magnet has continually given early, and often unrestricted info to the masses via key players in deals. And today is no different, as both SCRUBS star Zach Braff & TIL DEATH star Brad [...]

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Hearing: Lautner drops out of MAX STEEL

Hearing this morning that Taylor Lautner, the hardest working kid in show-biz, has now also dropped out of “Max Steel,” instead keeping his focus on “Stretch Armstrong.” Lautner has attached himself to 8 big-budget studio films over the last 4 months, so it’s no wonder he’s now dropped out of 3. It could, of course, [...]

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Hearing: WANTED 2 is DEAD

Hearing: Angelina Jolie pulled out of the project that was big on bringing her back (ridiculously) for the sequel. When Jolie exited, the studio pulled the plug, rather than try to recast.

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ABC puts to rest “Women are Crazy”

ABC has decide to shelve their upcoming pilot “Women Are Crazy” after having trouble securing cast, and already feeling confident in the projects they have in motion.

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And in that same breath… Fox puts to rest “PAST LIFE”

Fox has pulled the plug on “Past Life.” Show’s Thursday night episode will be its last. Future episodes already in the can will air at later dates.

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Bubble wrap! Endangered shows status report: ’24,’ ‘Chuck,’ ‘Smallville,’ ‘V,’ ‘Fringe’…

THR does a good show recap as well. Are your shows on their last breath? Found out HERE.

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TV Town: What’ll Get Axed, What Won’t

TV Town: What’ll Get Axed, What Won’t Check out the Breakdown on THE WRAP.

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A&E Passes on “THE QUICKENING”

A&E is trimming down its options, by passing on the Radha Mitchell pilot “The Quickening”. In the wings are the pilot “Sugarloaf”. The project stars Matt Passmore as Jim, a Chicago cop with a sly sense of humor who gets kicked off the force after being shot and wrongfully accused by his ex-captain of having [...]

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Hearing: Melrose Place Cancelled

Heard this a long while ago, but looks like it’s becoming more of a truth than speculation now, as Melrose Place is no longer on the “Negotiate to Return” list for the CW.

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DISNEY Closes MIRAMAX

But, it’s looking like it will be short lived, as Harvey and Bob Weinstein are already in negotiations to buy the name back.

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UGLY BETTY meets its end

Series will be coming to an end in April after sagging ratings, and a jumpy schedule.

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“FOOTLOOSE” loses its footing…

FOOTLOOSE has officially been pushed off the production timetable at Paramount. After losing both its star and director, the project never found its footing again… and lost its release date… and now its start date.

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SPIDER-MAN 4 is DEAD?!?!?! ***Updated w/ Sony Press Release – confirming***

Per Finke: Sony Pictures decided today to reboot the Spider-Man franchise after franchise director Sam Raimi pulled out of Spider-Man 4 because he felt he couldn’t make its summer release date and keep the film’s creative integrity. This means that Raimi and the cast including star Tobey Maguire are out. There will be no Spider-Man [...]

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HILLCOAT’S WETTEST COUNTY dies… again.

Well, looks like this may be the final nail in the coffin (for now) of the John Hillcoat directed, Nick Cave adaptation of theMatt Bondurant novel “The Wettest County in the World”. If you remember, back in October we posted that Columbia had put the project in to turn around, but the films producers had [...]

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Disney Kills Another… Wild Hogs Sequel

The all but greenlit “Wild Hogs” sequel “Wild Hogs 2: Bachelor Ride” has officially been terminated at Disney, though all original members (writer and director included) of the first film were signed up for the second. Project marks the 3rd Disney film to be killed off in as many months, following “20,000 Leagues Under the [...]

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Much talked about, little viewed CONCHORDS comes to an end

This really sucks… “Flight of the Conchords” has officially come to an end on HBO. Series ran two seasons (of which I not only watched all of, but also own the two seasons of soundtracks). Onward and upward Jemaine and Bret!

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CBS locks the door on THREE RIVERS

THREE RIVERS has immediately been taken off the schedule for CBS.

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TNT axes the BAR

“Raising the Bar” was axed from TNTs lineup.

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