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Giancarlo Esposito joins NBC drama pilot "Revolution" [J.J Abrams/Eric Kripke]
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TurbulentTurtle
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Will watch just for the Pollos.
BertramCooper
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Cast in an NBC drama pilot?
Dude is set for life.
Dude is set for life.
Better luck next pilot season, Gus.
At least he isn't going to be wasting away in OUaT.
Lactose_Intolerant
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Discotheque
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Mehhh, I'd rather see him go to HBO or something. JJ Abrams/NBC no thanks.
Impeccable
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Sold.
Yeah. It's pretty strange how Abrams gets all these shows green lit when he only had one hit (Lost) and a mild success (Fringe). Does Abrams have that much pull with the networks? Or are the networks that desperate?
Barack Lesnar
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Anything with Gus in it is worth a watch.
Summary Man
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Alias was pretty successful, if I remember correctly. I never watched the show, but I was under the impression that it did pretty well for itself. Maybe I'm wrong, though.
PhoenixDark
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It's like whatever shit JJ Abrams throws at the wall gets a pilot. wtf
God JJ Abrams is such an egotistical hack, slapping his name on every goddamn pilot these days. How much does it even take to get a "creator" credit these days anyways? I don't think he's actually been showrunner since the Alias days... and his creative input on Lost was about as minimal as it gets, too.
SpeedingUptoStop
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Egotistical hack for trying to get things he likes / produces more publicity? The fug
I'll admit the Abrams brand has been sorely watered down post-Lost, but it's not like he's demanding his name be on this shit when others don't want it to be.
Felicity?
Felicity. Alias. Lost. Fringe. Person of Interest.
It's not "energy" as much as it man-utilized energy.
He has two bombs (Six Degrees, Undercovers), one meh (What About Brian?) and four hits (Felicity, Alias, Lost, Fringe). And before you scream "Fringe isn't a hit," any network drama than can get past 80 episodes was doing something right at some point during its run.
How about we stop saying that it's a JJ Abrams show and start saying what it really is: The first show that Eric Kripke has done since he created Supernatural.
He's not "on-board," he wrote and created the project. Abrams, like always, is just a producer.
How is he an egotistical hack? He's one of the most successful producers in Hollywood. Him and Peter Chernin are two of the biggest names in television for good reason - they continue to push out hit after hit.
In every single article that's been been written about Revolution, including this thread title, Kripke's name has been there. It's not like Alcatraz, where Lilien and Wynbrandt are never mentioned. Why jump on Alcatraz? Clearly, he's not trying to hog the spotlight from Kripke.
He's not "on-board," he wrote and created the project. Abrams, like always, is just a producer.
How is he an egotistical hack? He's one of the most successful producers in Hollywood. Him and Peter Chernin are two of the biggest names in television for good reason - they continue to push out hit after hit.
In every single article that's been been written about Revolution, including this thread title, Kripke's name has been there. It's not like Alcatraz, where Lilien and Wynbrandt are never mentioned. Why jump on Alcatraz? Clearly, he's not trying to hog the spotlight from Kripke.
sixteen-bit
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Dude's a talented actor for sure
It's a starring role, not the lead.
FantasticMrFoxdie
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Fixed.
Abrams and Favreau behind it? I'd like to think it's got a better chance than most pilots.
He was a no-name character actor until Breaking Bad. His most notable role before BB was The Usual Suspects.
triplestation
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What kind of man watches an NBC drama?
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No man.
No man at all.
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No man.
No man at all.
Awake is the best network drama of the year... and it's on NBC. So.
And they probably have some of my favorite dramas in development this year. Who knows if they'll be successful. But I fucking loved the Revolution script. I read it in less than 20 minutes, it was really energetic.
TJ Bennett
TJ Hooker
The casting excites me. Hopefully this means I'll get to work more than two months on the show. I'm sure NBC will find a way to make it fail.
Oh man, and that's starting up real soon too.
I'm also loving the hell out of Smash.
The concept for this show sounds terrible though.
NBC
You work for WB?
BenjaminBirdie
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Did Alcatraz already get cancelled?
haha
How is Alcatraz doing? It's the only show network I bother to watch anymore.
TJ works in post production on Revolution.
It's not going to make it.
It depends on the four real leads. Rebecca Mader is free, I think she'd be good as a Brit. The big thing will be getting a really well known, young film actress for the lead.
I mean:
13 season one-and-done:
- Six Degrees
- Undercovers
- Alcatraz (pending)
Meh:
- What About Brian?
Relative hits for the network television business:
- Felicity
- Alias
- Lost
- Fringe
- Person of Interest
And he has two pilots, one at NBC (Revolution) and one at the CW (Shelter, created by Mark Schwahn of One Tree Hill).
Felicity and Armageddon came out when he was 32. He's not 45. And this isn't even counting his feature resume. The man is incredible.
Messypandas
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That gq fashion shot is cringe-worthy. Is it a requisite of those things to look pouty and miserable?
TJ Bennett
TJ Hooker
This is my first time working for WB. I'll be the post production supervisor on the show. The last 3 shows I worked on were all Fox shows (Playboy Club, Chicago Code, Lie to Me). It's hard to find stability in television.
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