[Jasper]

NBC Unearths a 'Cleopatra' TV Show ABC Studios and NBC team up for a potential period series that sounds more like "Xena" than a historical drama. The legendary Egyptian queen, Cleopatra has been featured in several TV shows and films — including the 1963 Cleopatra movie starring Elizabeth Taylor (pictured above) — and a fixture in popular culture. But she's never been the main subject of a television show... until now. According to Deadline , ABC Studios has struck a deal with NBC to develop "Cleopatra" as a weekly series. As per the reported "put pilot" agreement, NBC must air the "Cleopatra" pilot or pay a substantial fee. The historical Cleopatra was the last pharaoh of Egypt who famously had affairs with both Julius Caesar and Mark Antony before her country fell under the control of Rome. Cleopatra's suicide upon learning of Antony's death has also contributed to her lasting mystique. NBC's "Cleopatra" is described as "an epic romance set in a world of sorcery, gods and monsters that centers on Cleopatra, Mark Antony and Julius Caesar. The young queen makes a sacred pact with a goddess to win back her throne, igniting a curse and an infamous love triangle that changes the course of history, forever ending the 4,000 year dominion of the Pharaoh." It's not currently known how closely the series will follow the original legend, but the description does seem to indicate a fair amount of fantasy elements within "Cleopatra." Michael Seitzman is attached to write the "Cleopatra" pilot and executive produce the project alongside Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Dan McDermott.

http://www.craveonline.com/tv/articl...opatra-tv-show


Don't know how I feel about this.

David Fincher will soon be directing a remake of the 1963 motion picture Cleopatra, this time starring Angelina Jolie.

I have a feeling NBC/ABC are also going to completely whitewash their Cleopatra.

Not to mention it's on commercial television and not say Starz/HBO, so clearly no nudity and nothing too gruesome.

[wenis]

They just gettin' on that Frank Ocean shit right now... That's all.

[Gunloc]

A sci-fi/fantasy take on Cleopatra could be cool, but I don't think it should be a network show. I think it would be much better suited to cable.

[Seraphis Cain]

[hateradio]

http://i.imgur.com/VSQJU.jpg

I remember watching a few sections of that show.

[ivysaur12]

It's just a script, there's a good chance no one here will ever see it, not sure if every single new script bought needs a new thread.

[Dany M]

NBC and ABC working together in tandem for something like Cleopatra seems unprecedented

[Screaming_Gremlin]

I remember watching a few sections of that show.

I never actually watched an entire episode, but I always saw the end of them since it came on before Jack of All Trades (Bruce Campbell show) during a syndication block at like 2AM on a Sunday for my local ABC station.

[ivysaur12]

NBC and ABC working together in tandem for something like Cleopatra seems unprecedented

No, that's not what this means. It's not ABC the network. It's ABC the studio.

[Dany M]

No, that's not what this means. It's not ABC the network. It's ABC the studio.

Oh, thats different

[LQX]

.....which will be canceled halfway through the first season. NBC has gone from being the HBO of network TV to being shit for the most part. Only comedies you can find on the station now.

[Mindlog]

I am currently highly inebriated.
First I read that NBC and ABC team up.
then

ABC Studios and NBC team up for a potential period series that sounds more like "Xena" than a historical drama.

then
[quote]

I'm not that drunk am I?

NBC should just bring back Seaquest DSV and ABC can bring back whatever the hell it is it does.

No, that's not what this means. It's not ABC the network. It's ABC the studio.

Frank Reynolds: Well that's not funny.

[gabbo]

With that plot description, I expect her to come in somewhere around this:

[Mindlog]

Now I wish AMC had picked up, Cleopatra.
They're sort of hit-and-miss as of late though.


Bring back Rubicon!

[Killthee]

In the year 2525!

Now I wish AMC had picked up, Cleopatra. They're sort of hit-and-miss as of late though. Bring back Rubicon!

It started so slow, but the buildup to the finale was so freaking awesome. Such a shame most people bailed on it leading to AMC cancelling it.

[DeadTrees]

NBC should just bring back Seaquest DSV

See, now that is a blatant cry for help. Don't throw away your life, man. SeaQuest is not the solution. There are always better alternatives.

[Mgoblue201]

I don't see the point. It won't have the authenticity and meticulous attention to detail of Rome or the depth and style of the upcoming Fincher film.

[Ninja Scooter]

Why don't Fox and the WB team up to bring back New York Undercover?