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FOX picks up 'Alcatraz,' 'The Finder' and 'The New Girl' to series
FOX has opened this year's series order season with three pick-ups.On the drama side, the network has picked up the "Bones" spin-off "The Finder" and J.J. Abrams' time-travel series "Alcatraz," Deadline reports. "The New Girl," a comedy starring Zooey Deschanel, was also picked up.
"The Finder," which is based on Richard Greener's "The Locator" book series, stars Geoff Stults and Michael Clarke Duncan and is from "Bones" creator Hart Hanson. "Alcatraz" is a crime drama set at the country's most infamous prison and follows an investigative team looking into the disappearance of its '60s inhabitants. The project reteams Abrams with "Lost" star Jorge Garcia.
"The New Girl" stars Deschanel as an elementary school teacher whose unlucky when it comes to love. She movies in with three unruly guys after splitting with her boyfriend. Jake M. Johnson, Max Greenfield, Hannah Simone and Damon Wayans Jr co-star in the Liz Meriwether project.
Which of these three shows intrigues you the most, Zappers?
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Seen, "The Finder" and it does not look all that interesting. Both "Alcatraz" and "The New Girl" sound interesting, because of Abrams and Deschanel respectively.
I read if Happy Endings is renewed,Damon Wayans Jr's role in the New Girl will be recast.
Fox - better not cancel Human Target or I'm going to storm there offices like the Navy Seals did Osama's compound.
What is FOX thinking??? JJ has such a bad track record with shows, I wonder why they would greenlight this??? JJ should just stick to Star Trek and shut the hell up on everything else. The only other success JJ has had was Lost, and we all know how that turned out.
"an elementary school teacher whose unlucky when it comes to love" ... Really? Whoever Tierney Bricker is should look into brushing up on her basic grammar if writing is what she wants to do professionally. I try not to be a **** about this stuff, but when I see this kind of dumb, obvious mistake on a website that otherwise looks pretty professional, it just makes me sad.
Alcatraz DUHH. J.j abrams is such a big talent , i mean come on just look at lost, fringe, and alias. all amazing shows, glad fox gave it a chance, this could definitely be " the next lost". Hope it lives up to what I expect it to be
Seriously? We're losing Human Target so we can have yet another show about someone who's "unlucky in love?" Gimme a break.
@ Ben
"Alcatraz DUHH. J.j abrams is such a big talent , i mean come on just look at lost, fringe, and alias."
Umm, ok lets start with Alias, how good could a show be when at the start of every one if it's five seasons, it goes through a re-vamp and changes everything???
Fringe, all I have to do is point you to the ratings chart. If that is not enough for you, listen to the fans of the show who say the show has "lost" ( pun intended ) all focus with this other dimention story line.
As for Lost...see above.
@ Ben
"Alcatraz DUHH. J.j abrams is such a big talent , i mean come on just look at lost, fringe, and alias."
Umm, ok lets start with Alias, how good could a show be when at the start of every one if it's five seasons, it goes through a re-vamp and changes everything???
Fringe, all I have to do is point you to the ratings chart. If that is not enough for you, listen to the fans of the show who say the show has "lost" ( pun intended ) all focus with this other dimention story line.
As for Lost...see above and change Fringe to Lost.