This semester I have been keeping up with Television and
industry news by reading Variety,
Deadline Hollywood, and The Hollywood
Reporter.
Currently there is a lot of news about casting for pilots
that have been ordered for production. Many big names are being cast for
various shows. Every day there is another well-known actor is taking a turn at
starting in a television show. With descriptions of the various pilots ordered
from the networks available on The
Hollywood Reporter I am excited to see what comes to fruition as full
series.
There are a large range of series that have been green lit
for pilots. From dramas to comedies there are a few recreations of foreign
series, to projects based on books. It will be interesting to see which of
these adaptations will get full orders. The
Hollywood Reporter discusses how last season offered many semi-autobiographical
shows based on the lives of their creators. They say that that trend continues
somewhat this development season.
The past few weeks have been filled with a slew of casting information.
Every show is vying to get the
perfect cast in order to give their shows the best chance of being picked up. Ranging from the typical crime dramas
that NBC and CBS have become known for to the more light-hearted comedy, the
shows will have rise above the clutter in order to be picked up. Casting the
right actors is a key part of this process. Having a well known attached to a
project could be all that is necessary for the project to be actor becomes considered
for an order of episodes. Having
several projects being produced by well-known producers and show runners can
also help the project rise against its competition.
There are so many factors that need to come together in
order for a show to not only be picked up, but to gain commercial success. The
right show at the wrong time may not realize its’ full potential. However;
every season there are a few shows that emerge as critical and commercial
successes. At this point it is anyone’s guess as to what projects will attain
that success this fall, but as always it will be an interesting road to premieres
in the fall.
