5:03 am - 01/29/2013
The CW has ordered a pilot for a current adaptation of "The Tomorrow People," a beloved '70s British series about humans with supernatural abilities. Powers like telepathy, telekinesis, teleportation, and other interesting tele-things emerge in teenagers, complicating their lives and relationships. Presented as the next stage of human evolution, the only thing these teenagers can't do is intentionally kill other people.
The new adaptation has quite a pedigree, as it's executive produced by Greg Berlanti ("Arrow," "Political Animals") and Julie Plec ("The Vampire Diaries," "Kyle XY"). The pilot was written by Phil Klemmer ("Chuck").
In other C-dub news, the network also picked up hour-long family dramedy pilot "Blink." It's about a man who gets into a car accident and enters a vegetative state where he can still see and hear his family around him -- but can't actually interact with them. (We're assured that it's cheerier than it sounds.) The pilot was written by Vera Herbert, best known for her work on MTV's "Awkward."
Thoughts? Oh I was trying to find something on the "Tomorrow People" since I don't really know about it and found this. ONTDers who know about this show kindly share your thoughts and feelings about this remake.
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CW Picks Up "The Tomorrow People" and "Blink"
The CW has ordered a pilot for a current adaptation of "The Tomorrow People," a beloved '70s British series about humans with supernatural abilities. Powers like telepathy, telekinesis, teleportation, and other interesting tele-things emerge in teenagers, complicating their lives and relationships. Presented as the next stage of human evolution, the only thing these teenagers can't do is intentionally kill other people.
The new adaptation has quite a pedigree, as it's executive produced by Greg Berlanti ("Arrow," "Political Animals") and Julie Plec ("The Vampire Diaries," "Kyle XY"). The pilot was written by Phil Klemmer ("Chuck").
In other C-dub news, the network also picked up hour-long family dramedy pilot "Blink." It's about a man who gets into a car accident and enters a vegetative state where he can still see and hear his family around him -- but can't actually interact with them. (We're assured that it's cheerier than it sounds.) The pilot was written by Vera Herbert, best known for her work on MTV's "Awkward."
Thoughts? Oh I was trying to find something on the "Tomorrow People" since I don't really know about it and found this. ONTDers who know about this show kindly share your thoughts and feelings about this remake.
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i imagine it's all the secondary characters that come to sit by him and tell him about their daily drama and he's just lying there thinking "shut the fuck up", but can't tell them; what a struggle.
WHICHEV.
Since this is the CW it'll probably get 10 seasons.
The Tomorrow People sounds interesting
Aw man, I can totally get behind this.
As long as they make sure they keep the idea of the teenagers being just that: older children facing adversity and danger from authorities, instead of just being WHOOSH POWERS BAM.
Prime barrier, guys. They'd better respect it. ;__;
Whatever. STOKED.
Srsly tho, Tomorrow People should be on MTV. CW will just make it all about romance while MTV will at least try not to.
TV needs less Julie Plec, not more.