Tale as old as time: Two TV rivals wind up with similar, competing shows (think ER vs. Chicago Hope). But ABC and The CW have gone a step further this winter, ordering two different pilots titled Beauty and the Beast. And should both projects go to series, neither side is going to want to give that title up — setting the stage for what could be a beastly showdown.
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The CW has ordered a pilot for a medical dramedy from Gilmore Girls' Jennie Snyder Urman.
First Cut centers on a newly minted doctor who is looking forward to leaving her nerdy past behind for a fresh start. Unfortunately, she...
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The Green Arrow, Carrie Bradshaw and a certain beauty may soon be returning to television.
CW has ordered pilots for Arrow, based on DC superhero The Green Arrow, the Sex and the City prequel The Carrie Diaries, and a contemporary update of Beauty and the Beast.
The CW developing its own Beauty and the Beast series
The hour-long drama Arrow is...
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ABC's Charlie's Angels redux didn't work, and NBC's new take on Wonder Woman never even made it to air. But just like the feature film world — where everything from Footloose to Conan the Barbarian has been recently updated — TV execs continue to mine the vaults in search of more classic titles to reboot.
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How many beauties and beasts could we have next season?
A week after ABC bought a reimagining of the Beauty and the Beast fairy tale, The CW is developing a reboot of the '80s cult drama Beauty and the Beast, TVLine reports.
Fall TV: Get the lowdown on this season's must-see new shows
The original series aired on CBS for three years and ...
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