The Grinder
What’s the sell? “A new comedy about a famous TV lawyer who decides to move back home and join his family’s real law firm – despite having no formal education, no bar certification, no license to practice and no experience in an actual courtroom.”
Sample dialogue: “It’s so clear to me now – Dad was a great lawyer, you’re a great lawyer, I became a character who’s a great lawyer. I should be doing it – for real.”
Bottom line: Fred Savage – yes, The Wonder Years’ Fred Savage – playing Rob Lowe’s brother? It’s the weird 80s combo you never thought you’d see…
Minority Report
What’s the sell? “The unlikely partnership between a man haunted by the future and a cop haunted by her past, as they race to stop the worst crimes of the year 2065 before they happen.
Sample dialogue: “They called it the pre-crime programme.” “You think you can fix the past by meddling with the future?”
Bottom line: Remember when Tom Cruise’s giant iPad thing looked like a really hi-tech vision of the future? This looks a bit like that, but with less Tom Cruise. And not quite so futuristic.
Lucifer
What’s the sell? “Bored and unhappy as the Lord of Hell, The original fallen angel, Lucifer Morningstar has abandoned his throne and retired to LA, where he owns Lux, an upscale nightclub.”
Sample dialogue: “So the devil made you do it did he? The alcohol, the drugs, the topless selfies …”
Bottom line: an adaptation of the long running Vertigo comic (a spin-off from Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series), Lucifer should find a ready audience, but will UK viewers be able to believe that Gary from Miranda is the devil in disguise?
Rosewood
What’s the sell? “Meet Dr Beaumont Rosewood Junior, the most brilliant private pathologist in Miami, who uses his wildly sophisticated autopsy lab, to perform for-hire autopsies to uncover clues that the Miami PD can’t see.”
Sample dialogue: “I want you to meet the new detective.” “I’m sure he can’t wait to meet me.” “Well, he is a she.”
Bottom line: since when is “private pathologist” a job?
The Frankenstein Code
What’s the sell? “A modern reimagining of the Mary Shelley classic, about a man brought back to life by two scientists playing God.”
Sample dialogue: “Second chances can be a real … monster.”
Bottom line: do we need another take on Frankenstein?
