Soapish Pilots for the 2004-2005 Season

[JT]

The following shows are described as primetime soaps and are pilots being developed for the 2004-2005 primetime/syndication schedules.

All via THE FUTON CRITIC

ABC...

"Desperate Housewives"
primetime soap described as "knot's landing" meets "american beauty" in which the sexy, amoral, insidious, and incredibly secretive lives of the inhabitants of a neighborhood cul-de-sac

"Naked Hotel"
drama which revolves around the interactions among guests and hotel staffers at a luxury hotel in the bahamas

FOX...

"Point Pleasant"
drama described as a cross between "peyton place" and "the omen" that takes place in a town shaken one summer when a mysterious girl washes ashore

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Pilots in PRODUCTION, not exactly PICKED UP yet.

ABC...

"Trading Up"
primetime soap based on candace bushnell's book of the same name that revolves around a lingerie model whose recent success has gone to her head as she's drawn into a universe of media moguls and fifth avenue penthouses

The WB...

"The Sex Life of the American Teenager"
soap that focuses on the sex lives of teenagers at a midwestern high school

"Dark Shadows"
a new incarnation of the legendary 1966-71 abc vampire soap

NBC...

"Trannsylvania"
a new television series based in the universe of the upcoming feature "van helsing," which stars hugh jackman as bram stoker's legendary monster hunter, the project will be a character-driven soap opera and the central figure will be a young cowboy from texas who's pressed into duty and becomes the sheriff in a town where oddities abound

"Untitled Napa Valley Project"
primetime soap opera about the lives of several residents in california's napa valley

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Shows that are being DEVELOPED and are not in PRODUCTION.

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Some of these ideas sound GRAND! "Desperate Housewives" and "Point Pleasant" seem promising as does the new remake of DS. If you know any news concerning any of the above shows or new primetime soaps in general, make sure to post here.