Previewing fall television

Alot of dark, heavy shit around here lately. So, to lighten things up... more than a few groans. Variety is tracking pilot projects for the networks. Some of them sound so bad you wonder who's smoking what.
NBC: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958301.html?categoryid=1300&cs=1
CBS: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958337.html?categoryid=1300&cs=1
Fox: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958299.html?categoryid=1300&cs=1
ABC: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958304.html?categoryid=1300&cs=1
CW: http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117958335.html?categoryid=1300&cs=1

My vote for worst of the litter:

Have at it.

 

Journeyman (20th Century Fox TV)
Exec Producers: Kevin Falls (writer), Alex Graves
Director:Alex Graves
Cast: Kevin McKidd, Moon Bloodgood, Reed Diamond
Logline: Man goes back in time to fix events - including his own life

Is it me or does this sound like a ripoff of Quantum Leap?

 

This looks the worst to me:
Viva Laughlin (Sony/CBS Paramount)
Exec Producers: Bob Lowry, Hugh Jackman, Paul Talegdy, John Palermo, Peter Bowker
Writer: Bob Lowry
Director:Gabriele Muccino
Cast: Lloyd Owen, Carter Jenkins, Ellen Woglom, Madchen Amick, Melanie Griffith, Eric Winter, P.J. Byrne
Logline: Musical drama following Ripley Holden and his family as they attempt to run a casino in Laughlin, Nev.

One word tipped it off: Musical.

 

"Cavemen" had better get made!

 

It's based on a popular British TV series: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackpool_%28TV_serial%29

 

Pastor -- agreed. didn't "Cop Rock" teach these people anything? I think mine still wins, though, because of these two words: "Horatio Sanz"

 

Josh fuckin Weinstein?!?

 

Yes. Horatio Sanz is definitely cringe inducing. However, it still isn't a musical. Yuck.

 

Who is he? Never heard of him before...

 

Me & Lee (Lionsgate)*
Exec Producers: Matthew Salsberg (writer); Jenji Kohan; Allan Loeb; Steven Pearl
Cast: Jamie Kennedy, Bill Smitrovich, Jason Antoon
Logline: Guy with back pain gets more than he bargained for when he undergoes "bionic" back surgery
*director contingent

 

Me & Lee - did Jenji Kohan smoke too much weed on the set of that other show of hers?
Journeyman - Hate to see "Rome" hero Lucius Vorenus get wasted on this tripe.