Fantastic news! I look forward to much more of Jane on television, even if it is NBC. Besides her blog being mandatory reading, Jane has consistently been the best ammunition against my non-Buffy/Angel/Firefly friends/family. For instance, just recently, we were watching one of Jane’s “Gilmore Girls.” Everyone was laughing and having a good time and I pulled out a “Buffy writer!” They are all taken off guard and unable to counteract. You’ve been lawyered!
Her list of credits is impressive really - so many different genres and styles of show. It's hard to imagine what she might come up with, though I suspect a highly literate sitcom would be right up her alley.
Yay for her, if they produce something she creates herself then she has better odds of the show lasting since NBC is a bit more desperate.
It would be wonderful to see her paired with Scrubs or The Office though. She's done the more memorable straight-forward comedy episodes of Buffy even if she does dabble in the drama.
Good on her. Anything new would be great but she'd also be good on 'My Name is Earl'.
Also, it was great to see Buffy mentioned in the full story (not jumping through the registration hoops) ? Or does the only show she's been on that's lasted 7 years not count because it was on the WB ?
Oops. Thanks for reminding me that I just shouldn't post in a pre-caffeinated state Keith G cos, really, who gains ? * shuffles off to slam head in door a couple of times * ;-)
Yay Jane! Now, will she have to write an action show with an episode where someone pretends on the phone to be "David Fury" from some other department? ;-)
Congrats to her! She's a wonderful writer, and I am enthusiastic about whatever she's going to be doing. Yes, that's right, I don't even know what she's doing, and I am already enthusiastic. Gotta love that kind of immediate built-in audience. :-D
orangewaxlion, I concur! The first thing I thought was, "Gee, I hope she writes for The Office!"
Jane as the Gilmore Girls showrunner? If that happened, I would be a virtual lock for GG S7, even with the departure of Los Palladinos. (But with Jane's new deal, that seems unlikely.)
It would be cool if she were allowed to revive "Utopia" for NBC. She seemed very high on the show concept at the time. Or maybe she could do ashow about the further adventures of Ethan Rayne? Considering where Ethan's story left off, the first episode might resemble "Prison Break" with evil added.
Universal series for NBC are: Law and Order:No More Please (all franchises), Crossing Jordan, Las Vegas, and The Office. Or could this mean one of the Universal pilots for NBC? Or does it mean any NBC series from Universal or not? Or any Universal series for any network (includes House, Monk and BSG)? Fun to speculate! ;-)
My personal hope: House. I know many people here love it, but I am bothered by the concept of a doctor who makes so many misdiagnoses and still doesn't get sued. The nastiness and even the occasional inappropriate dating of co-workers works just fine, but, dude, you can't keep treating the wrong disease all the time, if you ask me! (And I know no one did!) Monk could use some help, too; IMO, it hasn't been snarky enough since Sharona left, and the "mysteries" since about a quarter- or half-way through S2 have been too easy to figure out. ;-)
If she might be working on any Universal show, does that mean she might work on the newly announced Battlestar spinoff, Caprica? Because that would be awesome. Or on the original BSG, for that matter. She did mention on her blog that she was catching up on it, didn't she?
Simon, that was exactly what I was thinking when I looked up the link to the NBC pilots! ;-) Unfortunately, "Studio 60" is from Warner Bros., so unless the announcement meant she'd be on *any* NBC show, I don't think our dream is coming true. :-(
If they go ahead with it, Caprica would totally *rock*! (The link said these are all just proposals, and could go nowhere -- good warning!) I notice on that list there is also a possible show from SMG's husband, Freddie Prinze Jr. Yay SMG's husband! Good link, gilraen! ;-)
I'm interested in the BSG spin-off in the 'can they make it work ?' sense but the premise doesn't immediately inspire and 'family drama' always makes me think 'soap by another name'. Given Ron Moore's past record though (DS9, Carnivale, BSG etc.) i'll definitely give it a chance.
Also, on the same page 'Persons Unknown' is mentioned. Did Patrick McGoohan die ? Or is there some other reason they can, ahem, 'pay homage to' The Prisoner and get away with it ?
Saje, I think you are right in saying blatant rip-off "pay homage." It's about 1% Lost without a plane, and 99% The Prisoner with a few pals.
I'm pretty sure Mr. McGoohan is still alive, although reading about this blatant rip-off "homage" may give him a heart attack -- it would certainly make me lose my s*** if it was me! ;-)
TamaraC | April 26, 09:48 CET
Zip-Ity-Do-Da | April 26, 09:51 CET
Pliny | April 26, 10:13 CET
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VJP666 | April 26, 10:31 CET
Princessofdarkness | April 26, 10:39 CET
Simon | April 26, 10:40 CET
crossoverman | April 26, 11:14 CET
It would be wonderful to see her paired with Scrubs or The Office though. She's done the more memorable straight-forward comedy episodes of Buffy even if she does dabble in the drama.
orangewaxlion | April 26, 12:16 CET
Also, it was great to see Buffy mentioned in the full story (not jumping through the registration hoops) ?
Or does the only show she's been on that's lasted 7 years not count because it was on the WB ?Edit ? What edit ? Dunno what you mean. Lalala.
[ edited by Saje on 2006-04-26 11:08 ]
Saje | April 26, 12:34 CET
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" veteran Jane Espenson has inked a two-year overall deal with NBC Universal Television.
It mentions Buffy before it even mentions Jane herself :-)
crossoverman | April 26, 12:52 CET
Oops. Thanks for reminding me that I just shouldn't post in a pre-caffeinated state Keith G cos, really, who gains ? * shuffles off to slam head in door a couple of times * ;-)
Saje | April 26, 12:59 CET
Kessie | April 26, 14:15 CET
billz | April 26, 14:34 CET
newcj | April 26, 15:44 CET
Rogue Slayer | April 26, 18:10 CET
eddy | April 26, 18:47 CET
pillboxed | April 26, 18:59 CET
Angel TheVampire | April 26, 19:11 CET
orangewaxlion, I concur! The first thing I thought was, "Gee, I hope she writes for The Office!"
UnpluggedCrazy | April 26, 20:50 CET
cjl | April 26, 21:48 CET
jaynelovesvera | April 26, 23:13 CET
Sania Delian | April 27, 01:04 CET
yourlibrarian | April 27, 01:19 CET
Universal series for NBC are: Law and Order:No More Please (all franchises), Crossing Jordan, Las Vegas, and The Office. Or could this mean one of the Universal pilots for NBC? Or does it mean any NBC series from Universal or not? Or any Universal series for any network (includes House, Monk and BSG)? Fun to speculate! ;-)
My personal hope: House. I know many people here love it, but I am bothered by the concept of a doctor who makes so many misdiagnoses and still doesn't get sued. The nastiness and even the occasional inappropriate dating of co-workers works just fine, but, dude, you can't keep treating the wrong disease all the time, if you ask me! (And I know no one did!) Monk could use some help, too; IMO, it hasn't been snarky enough since Sharona left, and the "mysteries" since about a quarter- or half-way through S2 have been too easy to figure out. ;-)
billz | April 27, 01:30 CET
Simon | April 27, 01:37 CET
gilraen | April 27, 01:59 CET
I could so see Jane writing that Simon!
Zip-Ity-Do-Da | April 27, 02:03 CET
If they go ahead with it, Caprica would totally *rock*! (The link said these are all just proposals, and could go nowhere -- good warning!) I notice on that list there is also a possible show from SMG's husband, Freddie Prinze Jr. Yay SMG's husband! Good link, gilraen! ;-)
billz | April 27, 02:32 CET
Khan | April 27, 02:36 CET
Also, on the same page 'Persons Unknown' is mentioned. Did Patrick McGoohan die ? Or is there some other reason they can, ahem, 'pay homage to' The Prisoner and get away with it ?
Saje | April 27, 02:40 CET
blatant rip-off"pay homage." It's about 1% Lost without a plane, and 99% The Prisoner with a few pals.I'm pretty sure Mr. McGoohan is still alive, although reading about this
blatant rip-off"homage" may give him a heart attack -- it would certainly make me lose my s*** if it was me! ;-)billz | April 27, 03:37 CET
Reddygirl | April 27, 05:47 CET
batmarlowe | April 27, 06:26 CET