Huge news for fans of the FX comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Not only was the show recently renewed for a 13 episode fourth season, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, the show's creators have a new pilot in the works as well. Charlie Day, Rob McElhenney, and Glenn Howerton (first, fourth, and fifth from the left in the above picture respectively) have been tapped by FOX to write and executive produce a new sitcom about everyday life on a spaceship called Boldly Going Nowhere.
Originally pitched to the trio by their assistant, Day, Howerton, and McElhenney were busy wrapping up season three of Sunny. Once the strike hit, they had some time to think about future projects and the space idea stuck. After the strike ended, McElhenney and Day banged out the pilot in a few days and FOX entertainment prez Kevin Reilly picked it up almost immediately, with an order for five additional scripts.
It should be noted that the Sunny gang will not be starring in the show as they've made it clear that the FX comedy is their number one priority. However, it wouldn't surprise me in the least to see them make a few random goofy cameos.
I'm pretty excited about this. I'm glad that Sunny is still at the top of their list but my only fear is that this new project will suffer as a result. Plus, we all know how "wonderfully" FOX tends to treat new comedies in terms of scheduling. But if the script is as amazing as it sounds then it will just boil down to casting. This sounds like it might be right up Zach Braff's alley once that elusive final season of Scrubs is done.
Post-production on the fourth season of Sunny is expected to be done by the Fall, at which point the rest of the Boldly Going Nowhere scripts will be worked on. No date for the season four premiere of Sunny has been set by FX yet.
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3-14-2008 @ 1:38PM
dt3 said...
i am sure zach braff would rather try and run with one of this own ideas rather than trying to work with another team (as smart and funny as they may be)
while i think casting the show is going to be very important (can anyone ever find another charlie?) i think it will also be very important to see what they can get away with and what they cant. the move from FX to regular network can be pretty constraining.
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3-14-2008 @ 2:29PM
Jesus said...
The move can be contraining, but some great comedies like 30 Rock have made it work. I really hope the Gang finds their groove again in Season 4 because Season 3 seemed so much weaker than previous seasons.
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3-14-2008 @ 2:42PM
Malren said...
I have a sneaking suspicion that someone involved in this Boldly Going Nowhere project has downloaded an episode or twelve of Hyperdrive at some point or another.
Which, by the way, is effing brilliant.
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3-14-2008 @ 3:34PM
87krikd said...
It also sounds a lot like this web series:
http://captainsinspace.com/
Not that it's a terribly original idea, all around.
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3-15-2008 @ 3:01PM
sitruc said...
Including Zach Braff in this post ruined it for me.
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