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Ordered To Pilot

Life On Mars: Drama about a 21st century detective who, following a car crash, mysteriously finds himself working as a cop in the 1970s. Starring: Jason O'Mara, Colm Meaney, Lenny Clarke, and Rachel Lefevre. Executive Producers: David E. Kelley, Jane Featherstone, and Stephen Garrett.

Section 8: A drama about a team of everyday people with advanced neurological abnormalities who work for a secret government agency. Executive Producers: Gail Berman, Lloyd Braun, and Zak Penn. Has also been given a blind 6-episode commitment

Literary Superstar: A comedy about a book publicist who's intensely loyal to her clients and lobbies to continue working with smaller, quirkier authors. Executive Producers: Darren Star, Dottie Zicklin, and Matthew Reilly

The More Things Change: Single-camera comedy follows the tale of thirtysomething guys at different life stages: One just got married and is adjusting to his newfound commitment; another is a successful Alpha male; a third suffers through a disastrous dating life; the last one undergoes an "identity crisis" in the pilot. From Allan Loeb and Todd Phillips.

Untitled Cedric The Entertainer Project: A comedy about a man who has always been the proud breadwinner for his family and has difficulty adjusting when his wife's hobby turns into a multimillion-dollar enterprise. Starring: Cedric The Entertainer, Regina Hall, Charles Malik Whitfield, Jasmine McNeal, Steven Wash Jr., Melissa Peterman, and Peter Mackenzie

Script Orders

Leap (ABC): A multi-generational drama based on sara davidson's book about how people approach various crossroads. Starring Goldie Hawn.

Lime Light (ABC): A drama that revolves around the world of students and faculty at a performing arts school in new york.

Miracle Man (ABC): A drama about a disgraced former televangelist, a man of no faith, who finds that god is using him to perform real miracles and change lives, starting with his own. Executive Producer: Tim Minear

Untitled David Hemingson Project (ABC): dramedy about a diverse group of hard-living, hard-working young associates at a high-profile law firm and the eccentric, aggressive and ambitious partners that dominate and complicate their lives.


Take Care,

Sal