Dec 22 2008
Fox TV Looking for Bitches
It looks like a good idea on power. It sounds like it could actually work. But the more I think about it, the more I’m inclined to say — this is going to end up being a silly production.
I’m talking about Fox’s plan to make this new comedy-drama called, Bitches. It’s about four women living in New York City. Now, before you can say, “Sex and The City copycat!” these women are nothing like Carrie, Sam, Miranda and Charlotte. The women on Bitches are actual werewolves!!! They transform from lovely women to dangerous beasts during certain times of the month and you probably know when that is.
And yes…you can laugh now.
Whatever is up with this network executives? I don’t know. But does this seem like a good idea to you, or did someone had too much tequila at the office Christmas party before going to the boardroom to pitch this?
Here is the full news story from THR :
Talk about a hairy “Sex and the City.”
The Fox network is developing “Bitches,” a dramedy about a quartet of female friends in New York who are werewolves.
The project, which has received a script plus penalty commitment from the network, hails from feature writer Michael Dougherty and Warner Bros. TV.
TV writing duo Gretchen Berg and Aaron Harberts have come on board to supervise Dougherty. The two also will serve as executive producers alongside Dougherty if the project, described as a quirky urban fairy tale, goes to series.
“Bitches” continues the werewolf theme from Dougherty’s recent horror flick “Trick ‘r Treat.”
2009 is shaping up to be a big year for werewolves with the release of the Benicio del Toro-starring remake of “The Wolfman” and the “Twilight” sequel “New Moon.”
WMA-repped Dougherty’s writing credits also include “Superman Returns” and “X2: X-Men United.”
Berg and Harberts recently served as co-exec producers on the ABC/WBTV series “Pushing Daisies.” The duo, repped by ICM and attorney Gretchen Bruggeman Rush, also created/exec produced the WB’s “Pepper Dennis.”
