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Beauty and the Beast and Sex and the City prequel - Pilots ordered by CW

Jan 18, 2012

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The CW has ordered a pilot of The Carrie Diaries, based on SATC author Candace Bushnell’s novel following young Carrie Bradshaw. The story tells of Bradshaw coming of age in the 1980s, “asking her first questions about love, sex, friendship and family, while exploring the worlds of high school and Manhattan.” Amy Harris, who worked on HBO’s original SATC, wrote the Carrie Diaries pilot. Executive producers include Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Len Goldstein, Candace Bushnell.

But that’s not all…

The network also ordered its new version of Beauty and the Beast to pilot. It’s loosely based on the 1987 CBS series and billed as “a modern day romantic love story with a procedural twist.” Jennifer Levin (Felicity) and Sherri Cooper (Brothers and Sisters) are the writer

Source: EW
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33 comments:

  1. laura3341January 18, 2012 at 11:04 PM

    Ugh!Just what is needed another Beauty and the Beast.

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  2. JenJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:05 PM

    How dare they do a prequel for Sex and the City? That's going to suck. Majorly. Same with Beauty and the Beast. 

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  3. Desola KazeemJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:06 PM

    Good God.

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  4. klutzy_girlJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:11 PM

    Fairy tales are really making a comeback.

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  5. DarqueModeJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:12 PM

    GRRM better not take a job writing or consulting for them!

    He has enough writing to do... 2 (or maybe 3) books worth!

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  6. David FischerJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:12 PM

    I'd rather hear about The Hollows adaption they were talking about.

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  7. spartigus15January 18, 2012 at 11:20 PM

    um what why on both accounts?! I dont want to see a young Carrie.  We need to go forward not backwards!!!!

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  8. ThomasJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:24 PM

    Neither of these sound appealing. 

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  9. Wilson CrawfordJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:26 PM

    "With a procedural twist" almost made me throw up. lol

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  10. Summer1fanJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:35 PM

    I think these should have been named Crash and Burn :P

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  11. Desola KazeemJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:39 PM

    with a procedural twist??
    How exactly does that work out??

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  12. Wilson CrawfordJanuary 18, 2012 at 11:40 PM

    There are just some things I never want to know. O_O

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  13. magnutudeJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:43 AM

    Sounds like a "pass" on both

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  14. ThomasJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:49 AM

    Good Chuck*

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  15. KaraJanuary 19, 2012 at 1:00 AM

    They already have the prequel for Sex in the City... Gossip girl.

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  16. prpleightJanuary 19, 2012 at 1:12 AM

    Both concepts sound like they may run into the same problem as the Firm.  They're both concepts that are long long past their heyday...Does anyone want to revisit them?

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  17. OrlaJanuary 19, 2012 at 1:24 AM

    Can see both of these failing. 

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  18. kyle fongJanuary 19, 2012 at 1:34 AM

    If they cancel Hart of Dixie for this crap I might actually die

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  19. Lilith HellfireJanuary 19, 2012 at 1:51 AM

    Okay, so I guess I am the only one who wants to see the SATC prequel ( I have actually read all of CB's books). I love SATC but I actually don't want to see the story move forward anymore (I mean Samantha is 50, no offense to smoking hot 50 and older ladies on the prowl). I think that if they cancel GG, it could be something to rally around. CB doesn't give much in the way of artistic license (and trust that Josh and Stephanie need someone to force them to stick to manuscript from time to time (see the hot mess Gossip Girl has become, if you doubt me). 
    As for the Beauty and the Beast, not so much... been there done that, it was bad then and it's even worse now... a procedural twist? Really? GFY. This idea is a season too late, we do have Grimm after all.  The CW needs to do a night of 30 minute comedies (sans a laugh track). The hour long "dramas" are wearing on me. I don't like any of the current network comedies, personally (well, Community but I need to dvr it, so I can fast forward). None of the comedies as of late seem to be for my demo. If done well, they could really capitalize on it (make it on a Tuesday (c'mon, you know Ringer is going to get cancelled and 90210 is losing steam, IMO).I just don't get The CW. As long as SPN and TVD are on, I guess I will have to watch. But the minute there gone, I'm out. 

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  20. Bruce_FJanuary 19, 2012 at 2:52 AM

    If you are a fan of Hart of Dixie, The Secret Circle, or Nikita, this is good news.  These terrible, terrible projects will make it that much easier to get renewals for the shows that The CW already airs.

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  21. Jenni LouJanuary 19, 2012 at 4:20 AM

    um, no.

    also. I know there are no original ideas. But maybe you could try just A LITTLE harder.

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  22. Jenni LouJanuary 19, 2012 at 4:20 AM

    YES. Absolutely. What is that nonsense.

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  23. Jenni LouJanuary 19, 2012 at 4:21 AM

    Excuse me while I laugh because this is true.

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  24. pinkphoenix1985January 19, 2012 at 8:30 AM

    What?! Can't the CW come up with some original idea that isn't based on an old tv show or a book?!?

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  25. Spike TrolovJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:20 PM

    I smell two flops..

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  26. David NikiforovJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:37 PM

    Seriously? This network is becoming more and more sh!t...

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  27. chestalJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:38 PM

    I never liked Sex and the City, so, thanks, but no thanks. XD and Beauty and The beast? I had OUAT in my must watch list of shows...so... :/

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  28. chestalJanuary 19, 2012 at 12:39 PM

    hahaha I was thinking this exactly! XDD

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  29. Branden Ian WalshJanuary 19, 2012 at 5:15 PM

    It could be like that Tarzan series WB had years ago, Jane is a cop, finds Tarzan, Tarzan helps solve crimes... luckily it didn't even last half a season. Replacing the fantasy of a story with a "procedural twist" would be like taking some huge romance/drama story like Pride and Prejudice and adding aliens and lasers.

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  30. Branden Ian WalshJanuary 19, 2012 at 5:22 PM

    If they're going to go down the fairy tale/Disney type story line why not go for something that 
    A) hasn't been done on TV before or rarely done
    and B) ISN'T ON ANOTHER NETWORK IN THE SAME DEVELOPMENT SEASON
    Why not do an Aladdin series or something!? (Ok, it wouldn't be amazing but it'd be better than this)

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  31. isleofskyeJanuary 19, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    If they continue like this Supernatural will  be on the air until Sam and Dean are 100! :-()

    I remember Beauty and the Beast from the eighties. I used to enjoy it but I really dislike re-boots and prequels.
    There is so much original untouched material out there that they could tap into. Even a nobody like myself can see that it's going to be difficult for a Sex and the City prequel to be a success, even though nowadays it's not easy to anticipate what will take the viewers fancy. 

    So I could be wrong and they might be great.

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  32. Casey YoungJanuary 19, 2012 at 9:19 PM

    Ummm...not sure about these...

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  33. neon_rubyJanuary 20, 2012 at 2:24 AM

    These do not appeal to me at all.

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