NBC kicked off the comedy pilot orders this season with pickups to three half-hour projects from sister studio Universal TV, How We Live, Superstore and an untitled comedy from comedy veteran Suzanne Martin.
Single-camera How to Live, written/executive produced by Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley and exec produced by David Janollari, centers on a blogger and his wife who move to the suburbs where he begins writing about marriage and the family lives of his suburban friends and neighbors, in the style of an anthropologist who’s stumbled on an undiscovered tribe. (Single camera)
Single-camera Superstore, written by Justin Spitzer and directed by Ruben Fleischer, is about a group of employees at a big box store, examining love, friendship, and the beauty of every day moments. Spitzer, Fleischer and David Bernad exec produce.
Single-camera How to Live, written/executive produced by Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley and exec produced by David Janollari, centers on a blogger and his wife who move to the suburbs where he begins writing about marriage and the family lives of his suburban friends and neighbors, in the style of an anthropologist who’s stumbled on an undiscovered tribe. (Single camera)
Single-camera Superstore, written by Justin Spitzer and directed by Ruben Fleischer, is about a group of employees at a big box store, examining love, friendship, and the beauty of every day moments. Spitzer, Fleischer and David Bernad exec produce.
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NBC shouldn't bother with comedies anymore.
ReplyDeleteSuperstore sounds like a mixture of The Office and "10 items or less" both shows that I really liked. I have a feeling it would flop on NBC today though.
ReplyDeleteHow we live is a definite DOA premise. That pilot order was a waste of money.
Did the Nerd Herd just get their own show?
ReplyDeleteYay new comedies for the Tuesday/Thursday slot.
ReplyDeleteAll I read when I see NBC pilot orders for comedy these days is "DOA, DOA, DOA". How we Live sounds like it won't translate well to the mainstream audience. Superstore sounds like Employee of the Month on the small screen, yeah that will work. Even given no synopsis for the third show, I trust NBC will ruin it as is their seemingly new tradition. NBC needs to start thinking outside the box again, like they did with Parks and Community and 30 Rock. In other words, stop catering to the lowest common denominator viewer.
ReplyDeleteThe definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different result.
ReplyDeleteWell these are all getting cancelled
ReplyDeleteExactly. I don't know why they bother with them.
ReplyDeleteThey got rid of the only comedy I watched on NBC, Community. These don't sound like something I will bother with.
ReplyDeleteHmmm... Superstore could work, NBC has a nice (quality track) with workplace comedies.
ReplyDeleteI'm still waiting for Old Soul's series order.