PILOTS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF
The fall 2006 TV season seems just around the corner, as nets OK more pilots. Getting the green light in recent days:
Hollis and Rae, an ABC drama about two female best friends, a cop and a prosecutor, from
Steven Bochco and
Thelma & Louise screenwriter
Callie Khouri; an as-yet-untitled Fox sitcom about the current state of male-female relationships, from
Sledge Hammer! creator
Alan Spencer; and two FX dramas —
Low Life, starring Brit comedian
Eddie Izzard as the father of a clan of con artists, and
Dirt, a damning look at the world of tabloid journalism executive-produced by
Courteney Cox and
David Arquette.