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It’s been reported that former writer for Heroes and creator of the critically-acclaimed Pushing Daisies Bryan Fuller may return to the Heroes show if Daisies is not renewed. This comes at the heels of the firing of both Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander.
This is big news if ever for the troubled Heroes. Fuller was the writer of the best ever episode of Heroes, the stand-alone Company Man.
The writer’s strike is over, but not all shows will return to the screen this season. Some have decided to put off their premiere for another few months, just to get those scripts rolling again.
View this list of schedules to find out which of your favorite series to expect. Some, like Grey’s Anatomy and Samantha Who? are pretty much shoo-ins. But fans of Private Practice and Pushing Daisies will have to wait till next season. Others are in danger of being killed off altogether.
The William Paley Television Festival will reunite the cast of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” on March 20, bringing together Amber Benson, Nicolas Brendon, James Marsters, Emma Caulfield, Eliza Dushku and Michelle Trachtenberg.
Shows like “Pushing Daisies” and “Gossip Girl” will also be honored for a good freshman run. Expect to see stars from “Chuck,” “Dirty Sexy Money” and “Mad Men.”
When I first saw a headline proclaiming that The Munsters was being reimagined for NBC, I let out an audible groan. Like many others, it always seemed to me like a kitschy, unfunny copycat of the sublime Addams Family. The thought of updating it for today sounds just plain awful.
But then I saw who was re-creating the show: Bryan Fuller. The genius behind the delightfully whimsical Pushing Daisies. And you know what? Fuller might just be able to pull it off. After all, the Munsters themselves could have walked into an episode of Daisies and not felt all that out of place. Fuller has just the right sensibility to make something like this work, and since the new show is going for a “Modern Family meets True Blood” vibe, I think it’s in the perfect hands.
My enthusiasm was solidified when I saw that Guillermo del Toro, the big-screen writer/director behind Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, and many more, might be involved in producing the show in some capacity. That did it for me.
I’m in. Bring it. I don’t care what the property is, I’ll follow my favorite creatives wherever they go, and Fuller and del Toro are definitely among them.