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The only thing on Deadline.com that I can find is the development announcement from late September 2014 and TheFutonCritic.com (a great resource) only has that initial announcement in their DevWatch database for Big. And, in June, Kevin Biegel signed a two-year deal with ABC. So, I'm guessing that this project never got beyond the script stage. Here's the lede from the Deadline story:

Tessa Thompson has a prominent role in the upcoming Rocky film, Creed, as the love interest to Michael B. Jordan's Adonis Creed. The film's release date is November 25th (the day before Thanksgiving). Official Trailer #2: Official Trailer #1:

Fox is working on an Urban Cowboy series -- yes, based on the Debra Winger film (official YouTube clips)-- which sounds like Dallas with drug cartels and music! Alfonso Herrera and Nathalie Kelley have been cast as the leads, with Jim Belushi playing Kelley's father, who owns Gilley's bar and EJO himself, Edward James Olmos, as a series regular playing Herrera's uncle. For more details see Deadline and TVLine.

Looks like there's going to be a special standalone Halloween episode on October 20th. From an ABC Family press release (dated 09/02/2015) for their 13 Days of Halloween (emphasis added):

An adaptation of Galaxy Quest by Paramount Television has a found a home at Amazon, per EW.com. I hope Paramount* gives them the freedom to rip the New Trek films: E.g., Lens flares! Sarris is white now? Gratuitous undressing scene. And, then there's Enterprise... *Edit: And, double-checking Trek's ownership led me down this rabbit hole: Star Trek corporate history (Memory Alpha). So, CBS Studios owns the rights to Star Trek, but Paramount Pictures produced the latest films. And, this "new" Paramount Television is now completely separate from CBS, thanks to the (second) CBS/Viacom split.

As venturestar mentioned, this got off to a slow start. I would have preferred a bigger crisis from the get-go (e.g., being directly under attack by the big bad corporation), rather than the measured "Let's meet everyone and tour our cool ship" that we got, at least until the Android showed up. And, a bigger crisis would have helped with world-building, which seemed to be lacking, since all we really saw was the ship and the mining colony. I'm a bit disappointed that they seem to be using all the typical space travel tropes, e.g. (1) faster-than-light travel, (2) subspace communications, (3) easy artificial gravity, (4) inertial dampeners; (5) incredibly room spaceship. Going with some harder sci-fi tropes would have helped give the series a more original feel, and have helped with the world-building. In case you didn't watch Stargate: Atlantis, a martial arts training/sparring room was a regular set on that show. So, I'm guessing that was the primary inspiration source for Mallozi and Mullie to include that room on the ship.

Afraid not. But, I'm (wildly) guessing it's some combination of (1) they had an open slot in their fall schedule, (2) they wanted more viewers, so they could get more money from ad buys, and possibly (3) to closer align with Syfy's airings.

Again, for those in Canada: Three days after I posted the above, Showcase moved the premiere to (this) Sunday, June 7th (Twitter).

Looks like Showcase is pushing the premiere date back several weeks until Friday, September 4th.(Twitter) Still haven't seen any word about a specific date for Syfy.

News from last week: Dougray Scott is out. Via Deadline: Also, for those in Canada, CTV has picked up this series (Hollywood Reporter).

And, the award for worst title for a new series goes to... Anyway, it's nice to see Dilshad Vadsaria (Greek, Revenge) back with a regular gig. And, Tim DeKay, as well, who they could have promoted more in the trailer. Though, this is one I'm on the fence about. I'll need to see how likeable the main character (Rob Kazinsky's character) is, and what the week-to-week episode plots are. (E.g., will the standard episode formula be a save-the-day action series plot, a Revenge-like takedown, or will it be something less rigid, like a conspiracy thriller?)

FOX drama, set to premiere in 2016 (mid-season of 2015-16 season): Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNq25SEUTPQ Inside Look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3-BTfWlwHY Official Description:

The old version is still available via this link -- www.google.com/lochp -- at least, for now. (Found via this blog.) My biggest complaint about the new version is (1) the lack of the 45-degree aerial imagery (and plain aerial views in general, but those are still available with the Google Earth Windows software), plus (2) rendering is slower when zooming; and (3) cannot go to Street View while the map is still loading/rendering. I've started to use Bing Maps for some things, as it does still have 45-degree imagery.

Today (May 21st), ABC Family issued a press release with short descriptions for the first five episodes:

Also, Beauty and the Beast was slated to premiere tonight (Thursday, May 21st) in the 8pm time period, but the CW pushed that back to June 11th (press release) for some reason.

Nicole Gale Anderson Season 3 Interview: Has some new scenes (I think), but there's nothing really spoilerly (again, I think).

CW midseason show, currently scheduled for 2016. This is based on a Belgian TV series, Cordon (IMDb). The official description: (paragraph breaks added) (edit: Thanks stacey, not sure how the YouTube trailer got link-ified.)

My reaction in a nutshell: Claudia Black: Yay! Everything Else: Meh.

General thoughts: I actually liked it more than I thought I would. The episode had a relatively fun and light feel, even managing some self-aware moments (e.g., the "cat suit" references). For the most part, I thought that Emma Ishta's cold/distant Kirsten worked, and she didn't seem too annoying (i.e., not Walter on Scorpion levels). Overall, there was enough to like and enough promise for me to want to watch the next episode. Relationship-wise, the sequence with Kirsten waking up in Cameron's apartment just felt wrong. First, the lab should have had a recovery / monitoring unit where Kirsten could have been kept overnight. Second, the sleeping in the same bed: Hello, creepy. And, sleeping on top of the sheets doesn't work if one or both of the pair rolls over in their sleep. Hopefully, this is brought up again in-show and Cameron apologizes, but that seems unlikely. And, I probably would have given a pass to it, had this attempt at a shipper moment been more borderline, such as Cameron staying awake in a chair while watching and/or monitoring Kirsten. Also, not a fan of... The Deep Underground Secret Government Laboratory that is accessed from inside a Chinese restaurant. That sort of silly Hollywood espionage trope belongs more on the Disney Channel's (e.g., on K.C. Undercover) than in an adult procedural. NSA-ish -- One can fan-wank this as a DARPA program, but if they're gonna continue to investigate homicides, then they really need an FBI liaison and a better cover story, such as being part of a "special task force." And, that way, it's a good cover to give Kirsten, Maggie, et cetera, Special Deputy U.S. Marshals badges. Excessive Bantering: For the most part, I thought the extended dialogue between Kirsten and Cameron, in the lab, worked, but it went on for a little bit too long. The LAPD Detective Plot: Looks like he's in the role of the dogged outsider who is trying to uncover the secret, which means he'll likely either (1) be integrated into the team, eventually; (2) killed by curiosity; or (3) silenced somehow. The You're a Legacy Reveal: I'll give the series a pass on this unsurprising twist, since it's a common hero trope, but the reveal in the pilot felt unearned, as we weren't really given enough to care about Kirsten's "father" or her real father. Random Pet Peeve: Not enough variety with the character names -- Two main character first names start with "Cam," as in Cameron and Camille. Also, those two names start with "K" sounds, as does the main character's first name, Kirsten. (More distinctive names make it easier for the audience to process the dialogue and to remember who's who. Plus, it's easier for writers, as clearly distinctive names help to avoid auto-complete errors when typing up scripts.)

The complete first episode, "A Stitch in Time," is now available on EW.com. And, an episode thread has already been started. Edit: An ABC Family promotional website has a schedule of when the premiere is being rolled-out to other services and social media sites: Monday, May 18th: Entertainment Weekly Tuesday, May 20th: iTunes, Google Play, Amazon Thursday, May 28th: ABCFBestSummerTvEver.com, YouTube, Twitter Friday, May 29th: WATCH ABC Family App, Video On Demand

The full episode is now available on EW.com for viewing. Edit: A full preview of this episode is also being rolled out to iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon on May 20th; then YouTube and Twitter on May 28th; and finally, On Demand and the ABC Family app on May 29th.

Den of Geek: Supergirl: a few thoughts on the trailer criticism -- Provides rebuttals for these five arguments:

New Trailer ( May 13th): Some old casting news: The original pilot was filmed last summer, but they ended up re-casting three roles, including "Maggie," the boss, who was originally played by Diane Farr (Numbers) and the best friend, "Camille." From an earlier press release: Of the series regulars, only Emma Ishta and Kyle Harris were retained from the original pilot. Some newer casting news: ABC Family put out a press release announcing that C. Thomas Howell will have a recurring guest star role in the series, and that Henry Rollins will be also be a guest star: It's unclear when each actor's first episode will be, as the press release only mentions their appearances will be "later in the season." Also, the first two episodes have been released to TV critics, so there should be reviews popping up any time. Finally -- Official social media accounts (pulled from a press fact sheet) and other official websites: Twitter: www.twitter.com/StitchersTV @StitchersTV #Stitchers Facebook: www.facebook.com/Stitchers Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/stitchersTV/ Instagram: instagram.com/stitcherstv/ Tumblr: www.stitcherstv.tumblr.com ABC Family Micro-Site: abcfamily.go.com/shows/stitchers Teaser Website: www.stitchers.com (Currently just a gimmick quiz) Media Micro-Site: www.disneyabcpress.com/abcfamily/shows/stitchers/

Edit: Didn't see MarkHB's and pootlus' posts before I posted. But, I'll leave this part... There's a blink-or-you'll-miss-it sequence* from 0:27 to 0:29 of the original trailer, that does look to show a hand-off to the Danvers. You'll either have to watch that section at 0.25 speed on YouTube's website, or play the trailer in VLC, which will allow frame-by-frame advancing and custom speed playback, among other advanced options. (instructions for playing YouTube videos with VLC, via HowToGeek.com) *The sequence is a series of quick shots that are each just a few frames or one-tenth of a second long. * * * Edit #2: A couple other trailer analysis articles: MoviePilot and Den of Geek.

Claudia Black will be a series regular in the CW's Containment, which is set to air next season (21015-16) sometime "midseason." (On IMDb, the series is currently listed under a working title, Cordon.)