Burn Notice -- Pictured: (l-r) Sharon Gless as Madeline, Bruce Campbell as Sam, Jeffrey Donovan as Michael Westen, Gabrielle Anwar as Fiona -- USA Network Photo: Glenn Watson
We don't spend much time on series in development here, typically waiting until they air and weighing in on the ratings. But I'm such a huge fan of Matt Nix's Burn Notice that airs on USA, that I was delighted to read that FOX had picked up a new show from Nix, Jack and Dan for 13 episodes, especially after reading the description:
via THR:
Matt Nix, creator/executive producer of USA Network's hit series "Burn Notice," is heating up broadcast TV.
Fox has picked up "Jack and Dan," a 13-episode hourlong series from Nix and "Notice" producer Fox TV Studios. It centers on Jack, an ambitious, by-the-book cop who is partnered with Dan, a drunken, lecherous, wild-card cop who hangs onto his job only because of a heroic act years before.
"Jack" will be done under FtvS' straight-to-series international co-production model, with filming slated to begin early next year.
Like "Burn," the new show will be a procedural featuring lead characters with a comedic bent.
You had me at drunken, lecherous, wild-card!
Nellie Andreeva who authored the THR article also explains the the "staight-to-series international co-production model":
FtvS has experimented with the model during the past year, filming three 13-episode series -- "Persons Unknown," "Defying Gravity" and "Mental" -- with international partners and selling them in the U.S. to NBC, ABC and Fox, respectively.
After the first batch, the studio was looking to tweak the template.
"We felt it would be better for us to get a U.S. network earlier so they can feel more emotionally invested and feel that it was really their show," FtvS executive vp David Madden said.
Sister network Fox already had been interested in FtvS' model and quickly responded to Nix's script.
I laughed out loud after reading the line about how after the first batch the studio was looking to" tweak the template." You don't say!? Sure, there's been no official announcement, and many fans are more optimistic than I am about a return for Mental. And Defying Gravity looks to be in limbo even as far as the final five episodes of its first season ever airing.
Adding Matt Nix to the mix seems an especially good tweak.
Persons Unknown looks so much better than DG / Mental though and its nice to see another horror series
promos for Persons Unknown here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XCI7qPZIBQ
I’m happy for Nix, it’s well deserved. I wish him every success with this new show. I know I will watch it as I love Burn Notice. Nix has an inexplicable ability to mix humor, drama and turn into something more than just a procedural-look to BN as a guide of thinking outside the box.
I, too, got a kick out of tweaking the product because the aforementioned shows, Mental and Defying Gravity. To be honest, I did not pay much attention to their numbers as I was not interested in viewing either show. I’m not surprised to read that Defying Gravity, after 9/13, future of the show remains to be seen. Mental, I would be surprised if it received a renewal however, I never took a close look and analyzed the numbers or read what folks thought about the show.
Sandra, thank you for introducing me to that. I was previously completely unaware it existed. Looks incredibly intriguing. Does anybody have any idea when this is slated to air, if at all? Midseason?
IMDB says October but thats probably (Definately not NBC) maybe another country NBC said a vague Midseason when they picked it up
much success to You Matt, I love Burn Notice” a wonderful drama serie.