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NBC has picked up three more new series for next season -- a drama called "The Event" and a pair of comedies, "Outsourced" and "Love Bites."The three shows join fellow newcomer "Undercovers" on the network's 2010-11 schedule and in taking some of the suspense out of NBC's May 17 presentation. A couple more new shows are likely to join the lineup as well as NBC continues remaking its prime-time slate following the Jay Leno experiment.
"Each of these three series reflects a unique point of view and distinct style of quality that fits perfectly with NBC's dedication to rebuilding the schedule," NBC Entertainment president Angela Bromstad says. "These series showcase excellent writing and casting and represent the kind of scripted programming our network and studio are committed to producing."
"The Event," created by Nick Wauters ("The 4400," "Medium"), stars Jason Ritter ("Parenthood," "The Class") as a guy whose fiancee (Sarah Roemer) disappears. As he searches for her, he stumbles on a huge conspiracy. The show also stars Laura Innes ("ER"), Blair Underwood ("In Treatment," "Dirty Sexy Money"), Scott Patterson ("Gilmore Girls"), Zeljko Ivanek ("Damages," "Heroes") and Ian Anthony Dale ("Surface," "Day Break").
"Love Bites" is an hour-long anthology series starring Becki Newton ("Ugly Betty") and Jordana Spiro ("My Boys") as the last two singles in their circle of friends. The show will feature three stories of love and dating each week, with their characters, Annie and Frannie, flitting in and out of each one.
Guests in the pilot include Jennifer Love Hewitt, Lindsay Price, Greg Grunberg, Larry Wilmore, Craig Robinson, Pamela Adlon and Jason Lewis. "Sex and the City" writer-producer Cindy Chupack created the show.
"Outsourced" stars Ben Rappaport as a manager at a Midwestern novelty company who finds out he's being transferred to India to run the company's new call center. It also features Sacha Dhawan ("The History Boys"), Rebecca Hazlewood, Rizwan Manji ("Better Off Ted," "Privileged"), Diedrich Bader ("The Drew Carey Show") and Jessica Gower. "Drew Carey," "George Lopez" and "Late Show with David Letterman" veteran Robert Borden created the series.
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Those shows dont look to good from NBC. Out of the three, the one that I would probably watch is The Event but even then that dont sound good as it reminds me of those other shows that NBC had, can't remember the name where someone was missing.
I think The Event sounds great. I'm looking forward to it but I don't undserstand how it would be an on-going series. It just sounds like a one season thing.
You should probably be taking an english class instead of watching tv anyway
I think The Event sounds really good. I just don't see how it would work as an on-going series. It seems like a one-season show.
The Event kind of sounds like X Files
At least NBC is finally putting on some scripted programs which aren't "Law and Order" spin-offs. I will hold off judgement until I have actually seen the shows.
The only thing about these shows that interests me is BECKI NEWTON! But thats it....and even she couldnt get me to watch Love Bites.
The only thing about these shows that interests me is BECKI NEWTON! But thats it....and even she couldnt get me to watch Love Bites.
Love Bites sounds like my kind of show. The Event has some good actors so I'll give it a go. I'm glad they aren't more procedurals, I'm getting sick of another murder of the week.
Can you say failures to at least the 2 comedies here? NBC seriously needs help.