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MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E Gaining Heat, and Hunting for another Director

Who’s gonna be your U.N.C.L.E.?

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HEARING: Warners Ready to Pull the Trigger on “THE FLASH”

Warner Bros. is starting to lineup their next slate of superhero blockbusters, and we’re hearing the comic book adaptation “The Flash” is very close to being the first to get a greenlight.

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Hearing: Kevin Smith’s horror film gets greenlit

Kevin Smith’s 3+ year old horror project “RED STATE” has been given a green, and now will shoot before his hockey flick “Hit Somebody.” Details coming soon.

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NACHMANOFF set to go 187 on yo a..

Writer/Director Jeff Nachmanoff has been hired to direct ABC’s drama pilot “187 Detroit.” Nachmanoff made his directing debut when he directed Fox’s pilot “Masterwork” last year.

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WEBB set to direct new TV pilot for FOX (Uploaded to forums… thanks K)

A week after landing the “Spider-Man” reboot, director Marc Webb has been tapped to helm his first pilot, Fox’s new series “Midland.” Written by “The Beaver” scribe Kyle Killen, “Midland” is a soap set against the backdrop of an oil business that centers on a polygamist living a double life.

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ABC greens 2… too

ABC has given the green light to “No Ordinary Family,” a drama pilot from “Dirty Sexy Money” executive producers Greg Berlanti and Jon Feldman, and “Freshman,” a comedy pilot from “How I Met Your Mother” exec producer Greg Malins and Arianna Huffington. Additionally, ABC has ordered an untitled multicamera comedy pilot from writers-executive producers Joe [...]

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CBS gives GREEN to 2

CBS greenlighted two multicamera comedy pilots this week – Josh Schwartz and Matt Miller’s “Hitched” and an untitled project from writer Tad Quill. “Hitched,” from Warner Bros. TV, centers on a twentysomething newlywed couple who, surrounded by their family and friends, is still learning about each other. “Chuck” and “Gossip Girl” co-creator/executive producer Schwartz and [...]

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AMC Greenlights 3 more…

AMC is looking to extend its perfect development record with the pickup of two new drama pilots, “Walking Dead” and “The Killing.” They mark the fourth and fifth pilots ordered by the basic cable network, with its first three, “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad and “Rubicon” all going to series. “Walking Dead” is based on Robert [...]

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Hawaii 5-0 is back!

For better of worse, CBS has greenlit an updated version of the classic cop series from scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and “CSI: NY” executive producer Peter Lenkov. Reboot is being described as an updated take on the original series, centered on an elite branch of the Hawaii State Police headed by Steve McGarrett [...]

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FOX greenlights 2 new shows…

Fox has greenlit an untitled comedy from writer Adam Goldberg and the drama “Midland” from scribe Kyle Killen. The untitled Adam Goldberg single-camera comedy, from Sony Pictures TV and Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison, revolves around twentysomething geniuses who crack computer security systems. Goldberg (“How to Train Your Dragon”) penned the script, with “Four Christmases” helmer [...]

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Chandler gets Green!

ABC has greenlit the Matthew Perry starring pilot “Mr. Sunshine” which will be directed by Tommy Schlamme. The single-cam comedy is written by Perry and Alex Barnow & Marc Firek stars Perry as the manager of an aging San Diego stadium who realizes on his 40th birthday that he can no longer get by on [...]

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THE C WORD gets a pick up… and a name change

THE C WORD – the Laura Linney pilot set up at Showtime has been given a 13-episode pick up, and will now be called “THE BIG C”. Sort of a cop out on the title… what’s with all the hype on project titles only to see them changed before they air, or release? Anyway, still [...]

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CBS greenlights “TRUE LOVE”

CBS has picked up the Matt Tarses’ multicamera comedy “True Love.” Tarses is executive producing with his sister, Sony TV-based producer Jamie Tarses, is an ensemble comedy about four friends in New York looking for love. It will be shot as a multicamera but have the look and feel of a single-camera comedy. Sony TV [...]

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FOX GREENLIGHTS “Ride Along”

“Ridealong,” from 20th TV and Ryan’s MiddKidd Prods., is described as a character procedural that follows one of Chicago’s toughest cops as he struggles to clean up the violence and corruption in town. Project is created by, and executive produced by Shawn Ryan, who also exec produces and runs the Fox drama “Lie to Me” [...]

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CARTOON NETWORK Going Live Action?

Cartoon Network is getting a lot less animated, picking up its first-ever live-action series. Cabler on Thursday gave series orders to two titles: “Tower Prep” and “Unnatural History.” Production begins on both in January. “Tower Prep” revolves around a rebellious teen (Drew Van Acker) who winds up at a mysterious prep school. He enlists a [...]

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A&E Greenlights TWO new pilots

A&E has greenlighted “Sugarloaf,” an hourlong pilot starring Matt Passmore. The cable network also has tapped Jeffrey Nordling, John Heard and Michael Arden to co-star opposite Radha Mitchell in its other drama pilot, “The Quickening.” “Sugarloaf,” from Fox TV Studios, centers on Jim Longworth (Passmore), an ex-Chicago cop who gets kicked off the force after [...]

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CLOONEY CONQUERS THE BLUES…

TNT is singing the “Delta Blues,” greenlighting a drama pilot executive produced by George Clooney. “Delta,” from Clooney and Grant Heslov’s Smokehouse Pictures and Warner Horizon, was penned by Liz Garcia (“Cold Case”) and Josh Harto. It centers on an outstanding but unusual Memphis cop who moonlights as an Elvis impersonator and lives with his [...]

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