The Player TV show... ? And other shows that never made it past the pilot stage.

April 5, 2009 3:40 PM

So I just watched the (terrible) pilot for the 2003 tv show L.A. Confidential. I've also heard Michael Tolkin talk about the tv show for The Player, which I've never been able to find. My questions are: where can I find The Player tv show and what other films have had failed tv shows not make it past the pilot stage?
posted by You Should See the Other Guy to media & arts (5 comments total)

If you live in New York, you might be able to find this at the Museum of Television and Radio. In any case, you might give them a jingle to see if they can help.
posted by davidamann at 5:02 PM on April 5

I wish I were kidding, but the 2002 remake of Carrie for TV was a pilot for a TV series in which Carrie White would move to Florida and help other telekinetic kids.
posted by nicwolff at 5:04 PM on April 5 [1 favorite has favorites]

There was a planned TV series of Cruel Intentions that never made it to air. With a little additional shooting, the first two episodes were adapted into a straight to video sequel/prequel.
posted by yellowbinder at 5:16 PM on April 5

Oh, and in 1987 a TV movie called Bates Motel was the pilot for a series that mercifully didn't get picked up, in which Norman Bates leaves his mother's motel to a fellow inmate, Alex, who on release decides to re-open it with the help of a spunky runaway. Hijinx of a Scooby-Doo nature ensue, when [UPSIDE-DOWN SPOILER] ʇı dolǝʌǝp puɐ dɐǝɥɔ ʇı ʎnq uɐɔ ǝɥ os ǝɔɐld ǝɥʇ ɟɟo ɯıɥ ǝɹɐɔs oʇ sǝpıɔǝp ʎǝuoɯ ǝɥʇ xǝlɐ pǝuɐol oɥʍ ɹǝʞuɐq ǝɥʇ.
posted by nicwolff at 5:20 PM on April 5

I saw the pilot for the Cruel Intentions tv series way back when. It was even trashier than the movie, if possible. It was awesome. It's a shame the series was canned.
posted by raf at 6:18 PM on April 5