rom the ashes of the final battle rises the glory of imagination! Never let it be said that once you've worked for Joss Whedon that you'll never work in Hollywood again - in fact, you will probably never have to worry about finding work in Hollywood. Proof positive is the compiled list below of new and returning television series for the 2004-2005 Fall season with just about every writer and producer who walked away from Angel this year with a pink-slip, thanks to The WB and FOX. And just so you know where to find your favorite creator, we've provided the run-down of each series of the main players so you can be sure to follow their talent. Over the years the one element that has consistently come out of the Angel camp is the extreme quality of writing with attention to character development and story lines and what you'll find this season, whether contributing to an already established series like Alias, or the brand new series LOST, is that quality is sure to continue!
Jeffrey Bell & Drew Goddard ~ Alias ~ ABC Sunday 9:00pm
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Returning in January of 2005 - Sydney Bristow continues to work for SD-6, which she thought was a
government agency. However, when her fiance is killed by SD-6 agents, she finds out that SD-6 is
actually a counter-government agency. Sydney approaches the CIA and becomes a double agent, which
means that she goes on SD-6 missions, but passes the information about her missions to her CIA handler,
Vaughn. Sydney's father, Jack Bristow, is also an double agent. Both had a distant relationship for
years, but their present situation brings them closer together. Sydney and her father spend the first
season trying to foil SD-6's missions and preventing them from getting their hands on what they are
determined to get. For years SD-6 has fought against FTL and K-Directorate, two crime organizations
that are also in the pursue of various artifacts build by the 15th century scientist and prophet, Milo
Rambaldi. However, when a new player referred to as "The Man" comes to town, FTL and K-Directorate are
put out of business and SD-6 engages in the pursue of this new mysterious opponent. After a 2-year memory loss,
things can only get better as the peices of Sydney's life start to come together.
Drew Greenburg ~ The O.C. ~ FOX Thursday 8:00pm
Premiering November 4th - The O.C., also known as Orange County, California,
is an idyllic paradise - a wealthy, harbour-front community where everything and
everyone appears to be perfect. But beneath the surface is a world
of shifting loyalties and identities, of kids living secret lives
hidden from their parents, and of parents living secret lives hidden
from their children. The O.C. tells the story of the Cohen, Cooper,
and Nichol families, and Ryan Atwood, a troubled teen from the wrong
side of the tracks, who is thrust into this world, and who will
forever change the lives of the residents of The O.C.
David Fury ~ Lost ~ ABC Wednesday 8:00pm
Premiering September 22nd - Evangeline Lilly, Dominic Monaghan, and Matthew Fox star. Stripped of
everything, the 48 survivors scavenge what they can from the plane for their survival. Some panic.
Some pin their hopes on rescue. A few find inner strength they never knew they had-like Kate who,
with no medical training, suddenly finds herself suturing the doctor's wounds. The band of friends,
family, enemies and strangers must work together against the cruel weather and harsh terrain. But the
intense howls of the mysterious creatures stalking the jungle fill them all with fear. Fortunately,
thanks to the calm leadership of quick-thinking Jack and level-headed Kate, they have hope. But even
heroes have secrets, as the survivors will come to learn.
Ben Edlund ~ Global Frequency ~ The WB Coming in March 2005
Coming to The WB in March 2005 this show, Global Frequency revolves around an independent defense
intelligence organization connected by a worldwide telecommunications web that uses ordinary individuals
as agents around the world to fight black ops projects, unexplained phenomena and other problems the
government agencies have. Under that deal, Mark Burnettt has also teamed with writer-producer
John Rogers (CBS' Cosby) for a drama based on the DC spy comic Global Frequency, which has received a
script commitment from the WB. Global Frequeny creator Warren Ellis tells of many of his
adventures so
far on the Global Frequency set, which is a pilot for the WB that is currently filming. Warren gives
out details through his daily diary called "Die Puny Humans".
Liz Craft & Sarah Fain ~ The Shield ~ FX Tuesday 10:00pm
Returns in January 2005 - The Shield breaks the conventional formula of the cop genre. It plays out in a
tough, morally ambiguous world in which the line between good and bad is crossed ever day. The series
focuses on the tension between a group of corrupt but effective cops and a captain torn between bringing
them down and advancing his own political ambitions. The Shield stars Michael Chiklis (The Commish) as
rogue cop "Det. Vic Mackey," leader of the elite Strike Team unit, who is effective at eliminating
crime but who operates under his own set of rules. Benito Martinez (Outbreak & Her Costly Affair)
plays "Captain David Aceveda," the young precinct head who doesn't like Mackey's tactics and wants to
bust him off the force. And the Emmy-nominated CCH Pounder (ER & Boycott), plays "Det. Claudette Wyms,"
a veteran detective who understands Mackey and knows how to play both sides of the fence. More stories of drama and coruption
continue this season.
Steve DeKnight ~ Smallville ~ TheWB Wednesday 9:00pm
Premiering September 22nd - Smallville tells the tale of a teenage Clark Kent in the days before he was Superman. It is the town where he came from where
very strange things started happening with his arrival in a spaceship
in the midst of a meteor storm of green rocks. Clark must deal with
a variety of individuals given powers by the green rocks, keep his
powers a secret, cope with his friendship with a young Lex Luthor,
and balance the two girls in his life, Chloe and Lana. The show also
shows us how Lex Luthor develops from a friend of Clark's and
kinda-okay guy to (presumably) the villain who will plague
Superman in his later years. With the addition of Lois Lane and Clark discovering his wings this season,
things can only look up!
Joss Whedon ~ Serenity ~ Coming to Theatres the Fall 2005
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Coming to Theatres the Fall 2005 - The film centers around Captain Malcolm Reynolds, a hardened veteran (on the losing side) of a galactic civil war, who now ekes out a living pulling off small crimes and transport-for-hire aboard his ship, "Serenity." He leads a small, eclectic crew who are the closest thing he has left to family -- squabbling, insubordinate and undyingly loyal. When Mal takes on two new passengers -- a young doctor and his unstable, telepathic sister -- he gets much more than he bargained for. The pair are fugitives from the coalition dominating the universe, who will stop at nothing to reclaim the girl. The crew that was once used to skimming the outskirts of the galaxy unnoticed find themselves caught between the unstoppable military force of the Universal Alliance and the horrific, cannibalistic fury of the Reavers, savages who roam the very edge of space. Hunted by vastly different enemies, they begin to discover that the greatest danger to them may be on board "Serenity" herself.
Jane Espenson, Marti Noxon, Doug Petrie, David Greenwalt & Robert Kral
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Regrouping some other favorites - Espenson begins her first season on "Tru Calling" for FOX, which returns in January 2005, after her exit at the end of last season's "Gilmore Girls". As Tru Davies continues her quest to save those who shouldn't die watch for some familiar faces to appear in the morgue this season! Noxon will be the co-producer for the series "Point Pleasant" for FOX premiering in January 2005. A supernatural teen drama set on the Jersey Shore. Doug Petrie left Tru Calling last season and heads off into show development on some personal projects of interest. While Greenwalt - having ended his recent creative role with Jake 2.0 - ventures into more show development with some variety in mind. After the Angel finale, musical composer Robert Kral wrote the score for another 13-episodes of "Duck Dodgers". "That season (2) is now finished and we begin Season 3 in December (another 13 episodes)," he told CoA. "It's basically a space opera with lots of action, space chases and battles etc, especially between Dodgers and Marvin the Martian. Season two featured many spoof episodes: we did a Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Zorro, a talent show featuring Tom Jones (with whom Dodgers switches voices with so He can win the show), Godzilla, the 1930's version of Frankenstein, Samurai Jack and many other rip-offs! The music had to be in the style of each movie we were spoofing on, of course, so there were tremendous musical challenges and lots of variety." Combining all this talent in one place is daunting enough, so fans can be grateful in a way that it's being spread around. After all, how else do you encourage young things to grow!
Compiled by CoA Writer, Kristy Bratton
For more information on all the above TV shows for the 2004-05 Fall Season, visit
their Official Network websites at: TheWB.com, ABC.com, FXNetworks.com and FOX.com
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