Global Frequency

Alright, we all know how TV shows get produced. The Writer / Creator goes to a studio and gets them to commission a pilot episode. The studio watches the pilot and then decide to give them a season or not. Fairly simple. Problem is more often than not there are fantastic pilots that aren't given a chance.

It's ironic that studio executives (in the US) are usually the most conservative, unimaginative and unadventurous people in the world. They love formulas and often throw fantastic ideas away because they don't understand it. If they were more willing to take a risk, as say BBC Three has over here, we'd get some interesting and ground breaking shows. For example Being Human (which is now getting a US remake, shudder) and Torchwood.

In all fairness it's not all their fault, fantastic shows like Firefly, Dollhouse, Sarah Conner Chronicles, Farscape et all were given a chance. It was the American viewing public that didn't give them a chance and made them non-profitable. I'm not going to go into the whole chicken and egg mess of viewers and studio, asking who killed what and why. each show has it's own reasons for failing and that's not the point here.

What's this got to do with anything? What is the point anyway? Well back in 2004 Global Frequency, a TV show based on a Warren Ellis Comic Book, was given a pilot. It was never broadcast, and until it was leaked on the Internet no one knew what a loss this was. Now I can't say I've seen the pilot, if anyone knows a URL please add it to the comments, but I have seen a few clips on You Tube. It looks great.

Well the good news is that the CW, the channel responsible for Smallville, has re-commissioned a new pilot. Well it's in the air at the moment. By that I mean it can still be cancelled and shelved again, could be forgotten altogether or just unsuccessful, like the Aquaman pilot. Not ON the air, as in broadcast.

With any luck a new series will be made and it will live up to the quote "The Greatest Show Never Made"