![]() ![]() ![]() However, as the series progresses, the three unlikely friends begin to worry about Darryl's ultimate intentions.Ĭast Primary characters Darryl eventually informs the women about their 'witch' talents and encourages them to explore their unique abilities. The following day, a mysterious and very secretive stranger named Darryl Van Horne arrives and begins courting each of the women in turns. ![]() Yearning for excitement in their lives, each of the women desperately make a wish for “something to change”, in their daily lives. Joanna Frankel, Katherine Gardener, and Roxanne Torcoletti were three dissatisfied women living in the picturesque town of Eastwick, New England. The series was developed by Maggie Friedman, and starred Paul Gross as the infamous Darryl Van Horne, alongside Jaime Ray Newman, Lindsay Price, and Rebecca Romijn as the eponymous witches. And those types of efforts deserve at least a golf clap.Eastwick is an American fantasy comedy-drama television series based on John Updike's 1984 novel The Witches of Eastwick which aired on ABC from September 23 until December 30, 2009. Even the weak-sounding “story of a marriage that works” pitch, at least, is trying for something we haven’t seen. But if a writer who sells a story of Manhattan ironworkers and realestate tycoons while riffing off “Romeo and Juliet” … brother, you have my respect (if not likely a series order). No sin in pitching the most commercial story in hopes of making TV fans happy and living a comfortable life. They’re calibrating a formula two degrees off what we’ve seen before in hopes of landing 100 episodes and a lifetime of syndication checks. But a writer who does “father-daughter lawyers” knows they’re not doing an original idea. ĭiscussion: Was this project kind of dismissive of the cop-doctor-lawyer shows? Admittedly, they could end up being the best of the bunch (and, actually, likely will be since they’re the type of genres that TV does best). How it’s different: Both the copy machine and apocalypse icon for this one, but still: Who doesn’t like an alien invasion? It’s after they invade that the storytelling gets trickyįURTHER READING : Keep abreast of all the latest TV pilot news on Hollywood Reporter’s Pilot Log - constant updates of pilot pickups and casting. Logline: Based on the 1983 miniseries, “V” chronicles human resistance fighters battling aliens.įrom the people that brought you “The 4400” (Scott Peters) How it’s different: From what? From “Fame”? Um, quicker editing? Tighter leotards? Logline: Teachers and students at performing arts college in New York How it’s different: They’re really attractive lawyers and, hey look, a celebrityįrom the people who brought you “Chuck” and “Gossip Girl” (McG, K.J. ” ‘Entourage’ meets ‘Melrose Place’ meets ‘L.A. Logline: Blue-collar kid gets job as attorney at powerful L.A. Always dicey since, unlike cop-lawyer-doctors, the process of reporting tends to lack big victories and dramatic happy endings (sniff)įrom the people who brought you “How I Met Your Mother” (Hemingson) Logline: Ensemble female-centric drama set in a Washington network news bureau How it’s different: She’s not just an attorney, she’s the future leader of the free worldįrom the people who brought you “Grey’s Anatomy” (Shonda Rhimes) Logline: Young female attorney who will one day be a contender for president of the United States How it’s different: They’re not cops, they’re townsfolkįrom the people who brought you “The Days” (John Scott Shepherd) Logline: Mystery in a small town that had enjoyed a seven-year peace after aseries of kidnappings until it is hit by another crime Chaos ensuesįrom the people who brought you “October Road” (Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec, Scott Rosenberg) Logline: Everyone in the world blacks out for two minutes and has a vision of their future. Will Smith Reveals How Steven Spielberg Convinced Him to Star in 'Men in Black': "Sent a Helicopter for Me"įrom the people who brought you “Threshold” (Daivd Goyer, Brannon Braga) ![]()
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