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FOX Developing A Sci-Fi Western
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 4:46 PM
TUJIAOZUO
Quote:Fox has roped in a Western drama from "Chuck" executive producer Scott Rosenbaum. The untitled project, from Warner Bros. TV and McG's studio-based Wonderland Sound and Vision, has landed a script commitment with a significant penalty. Described as an epic Western with a sci-fi twist, the show will revolve around "a gunslinger caught between worlds" and will feature a nod to "Planet of the Apes," said Rosenbaum, who is executive producing with Wonderland's McG and Peter Johnson. "What I'm really interested in is the revamping of the Western genre where you still have all of the iconic Western themes and iconic Western tropes but the idea is that it will feel incredibly contemporary and will introduce the Western to a whole new generation," Rosenbaum said. Rosenbaum, who was under a blind script deal at WBTV, had been seeking to do a Western with sci-fi elements for years. He mentioned the idea in a passing conversation with Johnson, who also is an exec producer on "Chuck." Johnson, in turn, had just met with Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly and exec vp Matt Cherniss, who had told him that they were looking to do a revamped Western this development season. Rosenbaum had worked with Reilly and Cherniss at FX, where they were entertainment president and senior vp, respectively, and he was an exec producer on "The Shield." He pitched his idea to them, and the project was quickly set up at network. Wonderland has strong ties with Fox, where the company landed its first series, "Fastlane" and "The O.C." Wonderland is behind the network's new drama "Human Target," which joins the company's returning series "Chuck" and "Supernatural." Rosenbaum is repped by UTA and attorney Michael Gendler.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 5:03 PM
ECGORDON
There's no place I can be since I found Serenity.
Quote:"What I'm really interested in is the revamping of the Western genre where you still have all of the iconic Western themes and iconic Western tropes but the idea is that it will feel incredibly contemporary and will introduce the Western to a whole new generation," Rosenbaum said.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 7:04 PM
RAHLMACLAREN
"Damn yokels, can't even tell a transport ship ain't got no guns on it." - Jayne Cobb
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 7:35 PM
ASARIAN
Quote:Originally posted by TuJiaoZuo: Described as an epic Western with a sci-fi twist,
Quote:the show will revolve around "a gunslinger caught between worlds" and will feature a nod to "Planet of the Apes,"
Quote: "What I'm really interested in is the revamping of the Western genre where you still have all of the iconic Western themes and iconic Western tropes but the idea is that it will feel incredibly contemporary and will introduce the Western to a whole new generation," Rosenbaum said.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 8:43 PM
TRAVELER
Wednesday, September 9, 2009 9:45 PM
FILLYGIRL
Operative: "Its worse than you know..." Mal: "It usually is."
Quote:Originally posted by traveler: Where do these guys get these whacked out ideas from? Next thing you'll know they'll come up silly series about a group of space travelers who get lost and spend the whole series trying to return to Earth. http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731 Traveler
Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:29 AM
HELL'S KITTEN
Thursday, September 10, 2009 3:58 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Hell's Kitten: Hallo, Sweetheart. ^^ -- ((sigh)) Really, people... the powers in charge seven years ago were stupid and short-sighted, so now everyone that follows is guilty...? Time to let it go, dontcha think? Stories have been getting recycled for centuries. It would be like screaming at Joss about using the same old "star-crossed lovers" thing for Buffy that Will Shakespear did in Romeo and Juliet - gosh, no one's thought of that before! ZOMG!!1 WTF? Does Joss think we're stupid??? That's SO been done! Joss wasn't the first to think of a "space western" and he won't be the last. All of this has happened before, and it will happen again.
Thursday, September 10, 2009 4:18 AM
NEWOLDBROWNCOAT
Thursday, September 10, 2009 4:40 AM
ZEEK
Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:09 AM
CYBERSNARK
Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:41 AM
NIKI2
Gettin' old, but still a hippie at heart...
Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:43 AM
PIZMOBEACH
... fully loaded, safety off...
Thursday, September 10, 2009 7:52 AM
PDCHARLES
What happened? He see your face?
Thursday, September 10, 2009 8:18 AM
STORYMARK
Thursday, September 10, 2009 8:50 AM
MANGOLO
Thursday, September 10, 2009 4:59 PM
DUG
Quote:From the description I'm not getting space western. I'm getting Wild Wild West without Will Smith.
Thursday, September 10, 2009 6:05 PM
AG05
Friday, September 11, 2009 1:41 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Hell's Kitten: Really, people... the powers in charge seven years ago were stupid and short-sighted, so now everyone that follows is guilty...? Time to let it go, dontcha think? Stories have been getting recycled for centuries. It would be like screaming at Joss about using the same old "star-crossed lovers" thing for Buffy that Will Shakespear did in Romeo and Juliet - gosh, no one's thought of that before! ZOMG!!1 WTF? Does Joss think we're stupid??? That's SO been done! Joss wasn't the first to think of a "space western" and he won't be the last.
Friday, September 11, 2009 2:14 AM
JONGSSTRAW
Friday, September 11, 2009 5:42 AM
Quote:Originally posted by asarian: Ain't about not being the first.
Quote:But it's kinda sore, don't ya think, that FOX first even refused to air Heart of Gold, adamantly opposed to Western themes for their show,
Quote:and now come back and invite other writers to do just that! So, I'd say, if they want to redeem themselves, then let them be man enough to admit they were wrong, and bring back Firefly already!
Quote:Originally posted by Jongsstraw: I doubt anything will ever come close to the magical chemistry that Firefly achieved.
Friday, September 11, 2009 6:37 AM
UNABASHEDVIXEN
Friday, September 11, 2009 10:18 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Jongsstraw: I doubt anything will ever come close to the magical chemistry that Firefly achieved. Firefly has pretty much ruined every other show for me, as I find them all mostly un-watchable due to the hackneyed writing, boring subject matter, and mediocre casts.
Friday, September 11, 2009 7:10 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Hell's Kitten: No, not at all. First and foremost, "Heart of Gold" was a HORRIBLE, overly cliche, poorly scripted episode.
Quote: Second, the people that refused to air it are LONG GONE FROM FOX. Why does this not register with people? So many people seem to think FOX is some sort of evil sentient entity that fucked over Firefly,
Quote: As I said - and as others keep saying over and over and over - the people at FOX responsible for screwing the pooch with Firefly no longer have anything to do with any decisions the company makes. Why the hell should someone have to "redeem themself" for something they didn't do? And more over, there are people in higher positions there who already have admitted that they wouldn't have treated Firefly or Joss the way they were treated back then. Need proof, do some research. Not good enough? How about the fact that FOX is willing to suffer through a second season of Dollhouse, even though its ratings - particularly the first half of the season - were abysmal? Still not good enough? Too bad.
Quote: Firefly as we all came to know and love it will not be back in that same form; it's just not feasible. Actors and writers have moved on, the industry landscape has changed, and any attempt to "re-imagine" or "re-make" Firefly has a better than average chance of completely letting us down.
Quote: I'm really not trying to be a bitch here, but after reading the same whinging about the same things for nearly the past seven years, it gets a bit tiresome.
Quote: Quote:Originally posted by Jongsstraw: I doubt anything will ever come close to the magical chemistry that Firefly achieved. I agree whole-heartedly. Well said.
Sunday, September 13, 2009 6:24 AM
Quote:Originally posted by asarian: Glad you agree. Of course, no one really disagreed with it, either.
Sunday, September 13, 2009 6:57 AM
AURAPTOR
America loves a winner!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:55 AM
XANA888
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 1:37 PM
TENTHCREWMEMBER
Could you please just make it stranger? Stranger. Odder. Could be weirder. More bizarre. How about uncanny?
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:42 PM
PEULSAR5
We sniff the air, we don't kiss the dirt.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:04 PM
PORTER010
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:37 PM
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 4:13 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Peulsar5: As with every other sci-fi show--I will give it a fair shot.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 4:15 PM
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 4:21 PM
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 4:33 PM
Tuesday, September 15, 2009 4:45 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Porter010: Yeah, I remember that show, it was pretty cool in the beginning, though I started to lose intrest when the characters started changing.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 8:47 AM
OUT2THEBLACK
Quote:Originally posted by pdcharles: What?!?!? No mention of a girl in a box?!?!? Pretty simple. If it's good, I'll watch it.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:42 AM
Quote:Originally posted by out2theblack: Quote:Originally posted by pdcharles: What?!?!? No mention of a girl in a box?!?!? Pretty simple. If it's good, I'll watch it. Nah...THAT'S a DIFFERENT show ! Only this time , it includes slippery wet stuff ! http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/09/10/this-weeks-cover-fringe-and-the-fall-tv-preview
Thursday, September 17, 2009 11:36 AM
Quote:Originally posted by pdcharles: OMG!, "Altered States" thats been done before. j/k j/k, don't flame me. Fringe falls under "If it's good, I'll watch it." category and I do. One of only three shows I watch.
Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:12 PM
Thursday, September 17, 2009 9:15 PM
Quote:Originally posted by AURaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Peulsar5: As with every other sci-fi show--I will give it a fair shot.
Friday, September 18, 2009 1:37 AM
KWICKO
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." -- William Casey, Reagan's presidential campaign manager & CIA Director (from first staff meeting in 1981)
Quote:Originally posted by AG05: Right, so this is either gonna be Firely, or Brisco County, Jr. all over again. Any pool going yet as to how long it will last? Mercy is the mark of a great man. Guess I'm just a good man. Well, I'm alright.
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