NBC! put yourself in the corner!
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simplyn2deepNBC To Resurrect ‘Murder, She Wrote’ with Octavia Spencer
David Janollari and Alexandra Cunningham will exec produce
Jon Weisman
Senior Editor
@jonweisman
OCTOBER 24, 2013 | 10:22AM PT
Turns out, you can’t kill “Murder, She Wrote.”
NBC is reviving the onetime Universal TV series that aired for years on CBS, placing Octavia Spencer in the starring role once held by Angela Lansbury and giving the project a put pilot commitment.
David Janollari and Alexandra Cunningham (“Desperate Housewives”) will exec produce the drama, which will aim for a light, contemporary feel, according to NBC. Spencer will play the hospital administrator and amateur sleuth who self-publishes her first mystery novel, then becomes an active participant in true crime investigations.
NBC has had mixed success with revivals, recently canceling “Ironside” (with Blair Underwood in the Raymond Burr role) after four episodes.
Lansbury holds the Primetime Emmys record for most nominations for a lead actress (12) and most without winning.
Deadline first reported the news.
TV.com/Variety
David Janollari and Alexandra Cunningham will exec produce
Jon Weisman
Senior Editor
@jonweisman
OCTOBER 24, 2013 | 10:22AM PT
Turns out, you can’t kill “Murder, She Wrote.”
NBC is reviving the onetime Universal TV series that aired for years on CBS, placing Octavia Spencer in the starring role once held by Angela Lansbury and giving the project a put pilot commitment.
David Janollari and Alexandra Cunningham (“Desperate Housewives”) will exec produce the drama, which will aim for a light, contemporary feel, according to NBC. Spencer will play the hospital administrator and amateur sleuth who self-publishes her first mystery novel, then becomes an active participant in true crime investigations.
NBC has had mixed success with revivals, recently canceling “Ironside” (with Blair Underwood in the Raymond Burr role) after four episodes.
Lansbury holds the Primetime Emmys record for most nominations for a lead actress (12) and most without winning.
Deadline first reported the news.
TV.com/Variety
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Date: 2013-10-25 12:23 pm (UTC)Is Hollywood so completely bereft of ideas that they can only remake the classics? Unbelievable.
(I guess I can't really complain too much since H50 is a remake but still!!)
I'm boycotting the new Murder She Wrote in solidarity for you!
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Date: 2013-10-25 03:58 pm (UTC)I think there are like 4 other people on twitter who are just as upset and 1 is my writing buddy for a Murder, She Wrote/H50 crossover I'm doing.