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Robert De Niro cop drama pilot gets the green light at CBS
Robert De Niro may have been a little jealous of longtime friend and collaborator Martin Scorsese when he took home best dramatic series at the Golden Globes for his "Boardwalk Empire" -- the actor is now trying his hand at TV himself.
Deadline reports that De Niro, his Tribeca productions partner Jane Rosenthal and "The Color of Money" writer Richard Price have sold a one-hour drama pilot to CBS.
Never straying too far from the subjects near and dear to him, the De Niro produced "Rookies" is about six freshman NYPD cops balancing their personal lives with the stress of their job.
If it goes to series, it will mark join "Blue Bloods" and "CSI: NY" as the third drama on CBS about New York cops.
Deadline reports that De Niro, his Tribeca productions partner Jane Rosenthal and "The Color of Money" writer Richard Price have sold a one-hour drama pilot to CBS.
Never straying too far from the subjects near and dear to him, the De Niro produced "Rookies" is about six freshman NYPD cops balancing their personal lives with the stress of their job.
If it goes to series, it will mark join "Blue Bloods" and "CSI: NY" as the third drama on CBS about New York cops.
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So this will be like ABC's Rookie Blue then? But set in NY.cool.
Oh, is a police procedural coming to CBS?
Rob come on you can do so much better than a procedural cops show, even if it is NY it will still be a cop show (boring, we have already many of that..some are good..Homicide was the best)
I don't know be more creative man like Martin, his show is original at least (and cable channels offer more freedom..)
You are a great actor who have made some of the best choices in term of movies, do the same with your tv projects.
There are some people who like cops shows; isn't tv for everyone, not just you?
Bobby D could be filming a TV show about soup kitchens and pigeons and I'd still tune it.
sounds a lot like the Canadian Rookie Blue show.
That reminds me - they renewed Rookie Blue while it was on last summer.
I like cop shows so I hope this is a good one!