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Q: I’m a huge fan of The CW and all of its fun shows. Can you tell me what they have planned for the future? – Ginger F., via email
A: The CW has lots of stuff on the docket for the upcoming pilot season, including a Ben Stiller project called “In the Dark” It centers on the story of a flawed and irreverent blind woman who is the only “witness” to the murder of her drug-dealing friend. After the police dismiss her story, she sets out with her dog Pretzel to find the killer.
Another series on the way is “Spencer,” about a rising high-school football player from South Central LA who’s recruited to play for Beverly Hills High. The story is inspired by the life of pro football player Spencer Paysinger.
Another is “Skinny Dip,” based on the Carl Hiaasen novel of the same name, which follows a woman who, after her husband tries to kill her on their second wedding anniversary, teams up with an ex-cop to get revenge on her cheating spouse.
Still another new CW offering is “Playing Dead,” a dramedy about a dysfunctional father and son whose lives are turned upside down when the wife/mother who abandoned them 15 years earlier wants them to help her fake her own death. And finally, “The End of the World as We Know It” tells the tale of a prison spaceship, carrying the universe’s deadliest aliens, that crashes in Southern California, and the two women who are recruited to help hunt down the escaped criminals. The series is based on the Iva-Marie Palmer book of the same name.
Melissa Joan Hart (Depositphotos photo)
Q: I know you’ve been writing a lot lately about older TV series that are making a comeback, and I’d like to know if my favorite childhood show, “Clarissa Explains It All,” might make the list. – Caty R. in Florida
A: It was only a matter of time until “Clarissa” joined Team Reboot. Nickelodeon is in talks with series star Melissa Joan Hart about reinventing the show for today’s youths (and quite a few nostalgic adults, I’m sure), and it looks like it’s going to happen. Melissa would return as Clarissa Darling, who would now be the mother of the family. “Clarissa” creator, executive producer and writer Mitchell Kriegman also has been contacted about returning to the series.
Q: I love Connie Britton and her new series “9-1-1.” Can you tell me if it will be back for another season? – Natalie D., via email
A: The Fox drama about first responders has been renewed for a 13-episode season two, with high season-one ratings paving the way for more episodes of the exciting – if somewhat unrealistic – series. “9-1-1” also stars Peter Krause and the always-wonderful Angela Bassett, and I have to admit, the show is pretty addictive, in a high-adrenaline, fantastic sort of way.
Write to Cindy at King Features Weekly Service, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803; or e-mail her at letters@cindyelavsky.com.
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