programming these days, not to mention the
"original programming" on the cable networks,
we were wondering just how bad a show has to
be to get rejected. To our surprise, we found
these television pilots that didn't make the cut.
This latest offering from the Law & Order franchise was
deemed too boring even for NBC. In the two hour pilot
episode a rogue cop is vandalizing cars with Diplomatic or
Doctor's plates that are double-parked.
The Bachelor Party
This spin-off of The Bachelor was developed by the
producers of that show during a drunken night at a strip club.
Twelve exotic dancers compete for the attention of one lucky
bachelor with a large stack of one dollar bills. Each week the
dancer who collected the lowest number of bills would be
eliminated. At the end of the season the last remaining
dancer would win the opportunity to appear in a major motion
picture as a stripper.
Drinking With The Stars
Somebody thought, "They have Dancing With The Stars,
Skating With The Stars, why not something that the stars are
really good at?" In Drinking With The Stars ordinary folks try
to go shot-to-shot with the likes of Charlie Sheen, Courtney
Love and Robert Downey Jr. Winners get an all expense
paid stay at the Betty Ford Clinic.
The Last Survivor
Contestants compete in a series of increasingly deadly
stunts. In the pilot episode they wrestle alligators, swim with
sharks, eat spoiled meat and jump a car over a deep gorge.
The last surviving contestant wins two hundred thousand
dollars. The executives loved it but the lawyers said no way.
So You Want To Marry An American?
In this Bachelor-type show twelve women who are facing
deportation compete for the chance to marry the American
citizen and stay in the country. Each week the bachelor must
turn one of his prospective brides over to the INS.
Maniac
This is a new twist on the "strangers living together in one
house" theme. One of the housemates is a certified
pathological homicidal maniac, but nobody knows which one.
To keep things interesting the producers made sure there
were plenty of weapons throughout the house. Not guns and
knives, but things like chain saws and sledge hammers.
Unfortunately, the drama was cut short. After the first night
there was only one person still alive so he had to be the
maniac.
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