According to Variety, in a strange turn of a events NBC has decided to sign on for six episodes of the 2005 rejected pilot Nobody's Watching, which was featured here on E204 not too long ago.
The show's creators, Bill Lawrence, Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan, plan on releasing a series of internet viral videos starring the show's cast. They expect to have them online come September. Speaking of the show's cast, NBC is currently in talks to bring back the stars of the pilot, Paul Campbell and Tarran Killam.
NBC also plans on releasing a webpage for fans of the original pilot when the show airs. Fans will be able to throw in their two cents on what they liked and disliked from the changes of the original pilot.
Bill Lawrence is quoted as saying, "If network TV doesn't embrace the Internet as both a place to launch and test shows but also as a place where shows can live, they're going to fall further and further behind."
I think that's a great quote. Think about how shows have been revived in recent years. This whole movement, transferring tv shows to a different medium and watching them flourish before bringing them back to network TV, all started with Family Guy. Now, Futurama is coming back, and then, of course, there's Nobody's Watching.
Could you imagine logging on to NBC, ABC, CBS, FOX, or any other networks' website and viewing pilots of shows, and leaving feedback? The world would be their test audience, and only the best shows would be put on the air. Hmmm? Huh? You think?
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Until they bring back "Heat Vision and Jack," I won't be won over.
Knowledge is power. For real.
Speaking of Heat Vision and Jack, watch for an upcoming Jack Black post.
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