"Mockingbird Lane" NBC passes...

http://eztv.it/tvnews/5961/mockingbird-lane-nbc-passes/

"mockingbird lane" will not proceed on nbc. the pilot, which aired as a one-off halloween special, will
be all that's produced of "the munsters" remake.

mockingbird lane pilot hdtv x264-lol
http://eztv.it/ep/39028/mockingbird-lane-pilot-hdtv-x264-lol/

series creator bryan fuller tweeted the news to his followers (dec 27, 2012):
"i tweet with a heavy heart. nbc not moving forward with #mockingbirdlane. from producers and cast,
thank you all for enthusiasm and support."

written by fuller, "mockingbird lane" was developed for the 2010-2011 development season, was
resurrected in november of 2011 and was pushed back to a summer pilot shoot, missing nbc's
upfronts announcement in may 2012. directed by bryan singer, the pilot featured eddie izzard as
grandpa munster, jerry o'connell and portia de rossi as lily and herman and mason cook as eddie
munster.

after some silence, "mockingbird lane" got a minor hype boost from singer's appearance at comic-
con, but then the buzz died down until reports broke that nbc wasn't sending the pilot to series. fuller
denied those reports and nbc subsequently scheduled the pilot for a one-off pre-halloween airing on
friday, october 26, adding to that unusual step by promoting the project and making the hour available
to critics.

"mockingbird lane" drew over 5.4 million viewers and a 1.5 rating among adults 18-49. depending on
how you look at it, those numbers were either "not bad at all for a dismal friday time slot" or "not
nearly good enough for what was an expensive pilot."

nbc has apparently taken the latter view.

don't worry about fuller, though. he has "hannibal" coming to nbc at some point in the spring, or at
least we continue to assume "hannibal" is coming sometime in the spring, even though nbc has yet to
set a premiere date.

article sources:
screenrant.com/nbc-passes-bryan-fuller-mockingbird-lane/
hitfix.com/news/bryan-fullers-mockingbird-lane-goes-from-presumptively-dead-to-officially-dead
huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/28/mockingbird-lane-dead-no-series-nbc_n_2374840.html

show information page:
http://eztv.it/shows/737/mockingbird-lane/
air dates, show description, links to tv show resources, etc.
updated: december 29, 2012

thank you, tehdude (eztv member), for bringing this one to my attention 🙂

sad, i kind of liked the pilot. there were bits that could've been better but all in all it was a solid idea and
i'm sure would've gotten quite some attention.
i can't figure out why networks base their decisions on how well a pilot airs - that's only a rough indication
of how many viewers they'd get interested. i, for one, would probably not make an effort to see an nbc
pilot, especially with their history of cancellations and killed projects.
can this be picked up by another network instead?

it was crap,stopped watching after 10 minutes,won't be missed

ohh well the kid's loved the pilot :/

i watched this and was not impressed found myself doing something else while it was on. i thought
some of the effects where rubbery or cheesy, i am glad it is not going forward at lease with this version
of the show.

was a bad idea from the start. you cant remake a classic like that. and nor should you. all the
changes and modern twinges ruined it.

dammit...would have love to see more of this...loved the pilot...:(

jerry as herman and eddie as grandpa? come on! if you are going to attempt to remake a classic such
as the munsters...atleast get a cast to fits the roles!
the adams family actors (for the films) for example fit the bill pretty good i think but this lot
for the munsters? no way! glad it didn't move forward.
i do however the folks in tv land didn't cancel 666 park ave. i do like creepy and that wasn't a bad
show....

:p lol 666 park avenue is going to the bin when they finally decide to air the last remaining episodes.

watched it just the other night, got to say, it was weird and out there, but so vivid and colorful, even with the few off scenes
you get in most pilots, i kind of loved it.

pushing daisies was equally as weird (if not a lot more), loved that as well, hollywood loves to champion the droll and
ignore anything even remotely interesting though, so it and so many more never stand a chance.

i agree...hollywood loves to ignore the more interesting stuff...especially if it's on the creepy
side..unless of course it's for teens (witches and vampires). us adults would like to enjoy
something on the supernatural side that isn't aimed just at teens. meh!