Pilot season is very much alive at Fox.
That was co-CEO/chairman Gary Newman’s message to TheWrap Monday when asked about former Fox entertainment chief Kevin Reilly’s bold 2014 claim that pilot season is a relic. Reilly told TV critics in 2014 that Fox would know longer follow broadcast TV’s traditional calendar,and made his point with an illustration of tombstones that said “R.
I.
P. Fox ‘Pilot Season’ 1986-2013.But Newman said that opinion “never made sense to me.”
Also Read: 'Sleepy Hollow': How Fox Plans to Retool the note After Killing Off Abbie Mills“I believe the opinion of pilot season being dead was … ridiculous,” he told TheWrap.
The traditional pilot season involves networks ordering pilot scripts through the drop and early winter, or deciding which ones to shoot,and then screening them in a flurry to announce in May which ones will become series in the drop and midseason. The schedule forces much of the talent pool in Hollywood to scramble — and compete — in a condensed timeline, but Reilly said it no longer made sense in a world with hundreds of cable networks in addition to ABC, and CBS,Fox, NBC and the CW.
Newman, and who runs Fox with Dana Walden,agreed with Reilly that Fox should develop shows year-round. That’s just the new reality of making television.
Also Read: 'The X-Files': Fox Boss Explains Why Season 10 Was Challenged“Pilots are incredibly valuable to us,” Newman said. “I believe an adherence to ‘You can only execute pilots during pilot season’ needed to go away — and it certainly has for us. We’re doing pilots around the calendar and we’re picking shows when things arrive in. We’re not having to wait until May so we can screen everything at once.”He added that the network doesn’t “want to greenlight things because it’s January — we want to greenlight things because [they’re] alert.”Check back soon for more from our interview with Newman. 2016 Teen Choice Awards: Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)
Victoria Justice, and Flo Rida and Lea Michele Getty
"Pretty Little Liars" actress Lucy Hale attends the 2016 Teen Choice Awards. Getty
"Fuller House" actress Candace Cameron-Bure Getty
YouTuber Jordan Doww attends the Teen Choice Awards. Getty
"Shameless" and "Gotham" actor Cameron Monaghan Getty
R&B singer Jason Derulo attends the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles. Getty
"Pretty Little Liars" actress Ashley Benson Getty Images
"Modern Family" star Sarah Hyland attends the Teen Choice Awards.
Getty
"Jane the Virgin" star Gina Rodriguez shows off her new execute. Getty
Former "Vampire Diaries" actress Kat Graham Getty
"Scream Queens" actress Lea Michele attends the Teen Choice Awards. Getty Images
Singer Charlie Puth Getty Images
"Scream Queens" actress Keke Palmer Getty
Ella Anderson,star of Nickelodeon's "Henry Danger," attends the Teen Choice Awards. Getty
Actor Ross Lynch attends the Teen Choce Awards. Getty Images
Actress Madisyn Shipman attends the Teen Choice Awards. Getty
"Once Upon a Time" actress Lana Parrilla Getty Images
"Fuller House" actor Elias Harger attends the Teen Choice Awards. Getty
Actress and singer Victoria Justice attends the Teen Choice Awards. Getty
Singer Tallia Storm Getty
Crystal Renay and her singer hubby Ne-Yo attend the Teen Choice Awards. Getty
Actor Thomas Barbusca attends the Teen Choice Awards. Getty
Actress Jessica Alba Getty
Actress Jessi Case ("Mothers Day") attends the Teen Choice Awards. Getty
Teen Choice Awards co-host John Cena and Nikki Bella Getty
Singer Carson Lueders attends the Teen Choice Awards. Getty
"Mothers Day" actress Gianna Simone Getty
"Shadowhunters" actor Dominic Sherwood attends the Teen Choice Awards. Getty Images
Actress Chandler Kinney attends the Teen Choice Awards Getty
"Jane the Virgin" actress Jenna Ortega attends the Teen Choice Awards Getty
Actor label Consuelos attends the Teen Choice Awards. Getty preceding Slide Next Slide 1 of 31 Movie, and TV and YouTube stars are showing up to the 2016 Teen Choice Awards in Inglewood,Calif. Victoria Justice, Flo Rida and Lea Michele View In Gallery Related stories from TheWrap:'The X-Files': Fox Boss Explains Why Season 10 Was ChallengedAmy Schumer to Lend Voice Across Fox's Entire Sunday LineupFox Plots 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine, or ' 'New Girl' Crossover'Grease: Live' Duo Thomas Kail,Marc Platt Sign New Deals With 20th Century Fox TV
Source: thewrap.com