Syfy Announces 7 New Shows

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SYFY’S ROBUST SCRIPTED DEVELOPMENT SLATE FEATURES PROJECTS FROM KEVIN SORBO, LEE MAJORS, SANCTUARY CREATIVE TEAM AND UNIVERSAL CABLE PRODUCTIONS

 

Los Angeles, California – July 30, 2010 – Building upon solid ratings and critical acclaim for returning hits Warehouse 13 and Eureka, and newcomer Haven, Syfy today announced a rich development slate of seven scripted projects featuring television icons Lee Majors and Kevin Sorbo; the Sanctuary creative team of Damian Kindler, Martin Wood and Amanda Tapping; a swashbuckling space opera and an alien version of The Office from Universal Cable Productions plus a single camera 1/2-hour about fighting zombies and a dramedy featuring supernatural villains.

 

In making the announcement, Mark Stern, Executive Vice President, Programming, Syfy, and Co-Head, Original Content, Universal Cable Productions, said: “One of our key agendas is to continue the extraordinary growth and momentum of our popular dramas. Through partnerships with these formidable talents, in front of and behind the camera, we hope to expand our powerful brand by offering our viewers an imaginative next generation of programming.”

 

 

BALL & CHAIN

 

 

After months of emotional tumult, Edgar and Mallory call their relationship quits. As they say their final goodbyes, the ex-lovers are nearly hit by a meteorite that, it turns out, imbues them with extraordinary powers. Unfortunately, the powers only work when they are in close proximity to each other. Though the last thing they want to do is stay together, they’ll need to try if they hope to overcome the newly arrived other-worldly forces that threaten to destroy them and anyone else who gets in the way.

 

 

Executive Producers: Bob Cooper and J.J. Jamieson for Landscape Entertainment

 

 

Executive Producer/Writer: Andrew Miller

 

 

Studios: A Universal Cable Productions/Fremantle Media co-production

 

 

ME AND LEE

 

 

In this 1/2-hour single-camera series, a down-on-his-luck 20-something undergoes back surgery, only to find that the procedure did not go well. Enter Lee Majors, who claims he has the perfect solution. He entices the young man into his ultra high-tech lab and makes him bionic. Now intrinsically bound together, Majors tries helping his new partner get his life back on track.

 

 

Executive Producers/Writers: Matthew Salzberg and Jenji Kohan

 

 

Executive Producer: Steven Pearl

 

 

Studio: Lionsgate

 

 

ORION

 

 

National Treasure meets Firefly in this swashbuckling space opera about an adventurous female relic hunter and her team as they hunt down — and sometimes steal — valuable and powerful objects to sell on the black market, all while staying one step ahead of the bounty hunters hot on their heels.

 

 

Co-Executive Producers/Writers: Dirk Blackman & Howard McCain

 

 

Co-Executive Producers: George Krstic & Ryuhei Kitamura

 

 

Supervising Producer: F.J. Desanto

 

 

Studio: Universal Cable Productions

 

 

SHERWOOD

 

 

In this “Robin Hood” story for the 23rd century, a young man of privilege teams up with a misfit spaceship crew to right the wrongs of his family.

 

 

Writer: Damian Kindler

 

 

Executive Producers: Damian Kindler, Martin Wood, and Amanda Tapping for My Plastic Badgers Productions

 

 

LEGENDARY

 

 

A 1/2-hour single-camera series in which Kevin Sorbo plays an exaggerated version of himself… a former syndicated television series star. When a fan approaches Sorbo to enlist his skills in combating the underworld mythological creatures that threaten to destroy Los Angeles, an unlikely partnership is formed. Together, they use their intimate knowledge of the myths of Hercules to defeat a myriad of beasts.

 

 

Executive Producer: David Eick

 

 

Supervising Producers/Writers: Adam Karp & Royal McGraw

 

 

Producer: Kevin Sorbo

 

 

Studio: Universal Cable Productions

 

 

HUMAN RELATIONS

 

 

The Office meets Men in Black in this project featuring an office Temp who slowly discovers that his off-kilter and odd-ball bosses at the strange hi-tech “ad agency” where he works are really aliens working on a plan to destroy the Earth.

 

 

Co-Executive Producer/Writer: Scott Prendergast

 

 

Executive Producers: Michael Rotenberg and Tom Lassally for 3 Arts

 

 

Executive Producers: John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky for Ternion

 

 

Studio: Universal Cable Productions

 

 

ZEROS

 

 

In this 1/2-hour single-camera satire, when the zombie population of Marshall City overcomes the 30-foot barrier separating the infected people from the rest of the city, the Zombie Extermination and Removal Operations company (the Zeros) are called in to keep the peace. When they can get out of their own way long enough to focus on a case, they are pretty effective with very unorthodox methods.

 

 

Executive Producers: David Kenin and Steve Brenner

 

 

Co-Executive Producers: Chris Provost & Dave Hales

 

 

Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 96 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.

 

Source: Syfy Announces Development Slate of 7 New Scripted Projects Featuring ‘Ball & Chain,’ ‘Me and Lee,’ ‘Orion‘ & ‘Sherwood‘

Reviews: io9

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

Is Ball & Chain a comedy? Sounds like it has the makings for it.

[Bethlehem 7]

Sounds like they all could be comedies to a point.

[Kor37 9]

Kevin Sorbo talked about his at Shore Leave last month. He seemed pretty serious about it...lol.

[Bethlehem 7]

Did he not play Hercules and thought he was acting then?

[Kor37 9]

Did he not play Hercules and thought he was acting then?

 

ROFL

 

Actually, Sorbo has a great attutude towards his profession. When he was giving his talk, he was speaking of some actors who do "Method Acting" and get so into their parts. His response was "Chill out! Its just acting!"....That was great!

[Bethlehem 7]

Did he not play Hercules and thought he was acting then?

 

ROFL

 

Actually, Sorbo has a great attutude towards his profession. When he was giving his talk, he was speaking of some actors who do "Method Acting" and get so into their parts. His response was "Chill out! Its just acting!"....That was great!

 

I agree with that statement and my memory probably failed me again. I thought years ago he did an interview and at least I thought he took himself too seriously.