ABC may have plans to "tidy up" their schedule with a new small-screen version of the 2002 Jennifer Lopez movie Maid in Manhattan. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Alphabet is in negotiations for a series adaptation of the romantic comedy, which will be written by Chad Hodge and executive produced by Lopez and Joe Roth. So far the series has received a put pilot commitment.Although the hourlong dramedy will share the same name, the series will be creating new characters and new situations. The lead will remain a young Latina from the Bronx struggling with her life while working in a Manhattan hotel, but the show will center on the relationships with her coworkers, Hodge said.Roth previously developed a script for an ABC adaptation with a different writer during the 2004-05 development season. — Adam Bryant
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Major League Soccer has confirmed what Drew Carey revealed last night on Monday Night Football: Seattle will be home to MLS' 15th franchise. Carey will be a minority owner in the as-yet-unnamed team, which begins play in 2009.The Price Is Right host is a rabid soccer fan and hosted a series for Travel Channel last year called Drew Carey's Sporting Adventures, which focused on the sport's premier event, the World Cup.Former Walt Disney Studios and Twentieth Century Fox chairman Joe Roth, currently running Revolution Studios, will be a majority partner of the club.In a statement, league commissioner Don Garber said, "the inclusion of Seattle in MLS provides us with a true gateway to Asia for a sport that is at the forefront of today’s globalization. We look forward to Major League Soccer’s debut in the Emerald City in 2009."
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