In the Works: West Wing Alum Feels the Burn, More

Bradley Whitford by Art Streiber/NBC Photo
Bradley Whitford and
Neve Campbell (
Party of Five) are set to front
Burn Up, a four-hour global-warming thriller being shopped around to the networks, says
Variety.... Showtime has given a pilot order to
Possible Side Effects, a drama about a family that runs a pharmaceutical company, says the
Reporter.
Tim Robbins wrote and directed the pilot and will exec-produce the series, but will not star in it.... Versus will premiere
Sports Unfiltered with Dennis Miller on Nov. 6, to air Tuesdays at 10 pm/ET....
Lewis Black has been tapped to moderate
The Root of All Evil, a Comedy Central series that will "put pop culture on trial" (whatever that means).