Starring Ari Graynor, based on the Cameron Diaz movie of the same name. It’s very rare for a network to pick up a pilot after upfronts.
You win some, you lose some. I still contest that having Whitney on the air is better than Outsourced.
Adult Swim is picking up the group’s 15-minute live-action series, Loiter Squad, which will feature sketches, man on the street segments, pranks and music from the group. Odd Future consists of Los Angeles rappers, artists and skateboarders, who will showcase their multi-faceted creativity into a Jackass-style program. In addition to Tyler, the group includes Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean, MellowHype, Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis, Mike G and The Jet Age of Tomorrow.
The show is actually being produced by Dickhouse Entertainment (aka Jackass masterminds Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, and Spike Jonze).
Apologies for the over saturation of news about pick ups, renewals, and cancelations. Just the nature of up-fronts week.
With additional reporting from Zap2it.
The only real qualitative loss here is Chicago Code, which was consistently delivering. If you’re keeping score at home that makes Shawn Ryan 0 for 2 on Fox networks this season.
But out with the old and in with new. Alcatraz of course comes from JJ Abrams and features Jorge Garcia, while The Finder is a Bones spin off. Also announced were pick ups for Zooey Deschanel’s comedy and one for Jamie Presley.
Expect a lot more of this type of news in the following week as the networks roll out their upfronts.
