Sentence examples for pilots the network from inspiring English sources

But realistically, one ABC executive said, without Mr. Fox, "Spin City" may be considered as only equal to the crop of comedy pilots the network looks at this spring.

Chopra was shooting films in India, so Lee flew to Mumbai and spent the day on set with her before offering a holding deal with ABC – meaning that Chopra could read for all the upcoming pilots the network was developing.

By ordering so many pilots, the networks seemed to be nodding to the surge in civic spirit that accompanied President Obama's election.

Amid the celebratory mood, however, came a hint of buzz-kill: instead of ordering a pilot, the network wanted a table-read with a full cast.

FX told Glover to avoid the N-word in his pilot; the network's compromise position was that only a white character who says "Really, nigga?" and "You know how niggas out here are" could use it.

When you do a pilot, the network tells you what hat the person should wear, who you should cast.

Given that the total number of new network TV shows usually amounts to about 35 to 40 programs each fall -- and studios must eat the costs of every pilot the network doesn't buy as a series -- it's easy to see why producers might not mind if the strike stretched into February, taking a big bite out of the season.

Upon receiving the pilot script, Nolasco's first thought was that it was "one of those failed pilots that the network did not really want" since most of the series pilots would have started production by that time.

They all have pilots at the network this season.

He's also set to star in "The Vampire Diaries" spinoff, "The Originals," which aired its backdoor pilot episode April 25 on the CW and will get its own pilot on the network this fall, chronicling the ancient vampire families' doings in the supernatural hotbed of New Orleans.

It is being developed into a pilot for the network.