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[05/14/08 - 09:39 AM]
The Futon's Upfront Notes: CBS & the Cw
Updates include: CBS names judges for "Greatest American Dog"; casting news for "Flashpoint" and "Harper's Island"; and early details on The CW's Media Rights Capital-produced block.

[04/15/08 - 04:51 PM]
Development Update: Tuesday, April 15
Updates include: "Arrested Development" alums reunite on FOX animated pilot; three pilots hit the skids; and the CW's "90210" revival adds some faces.

[04/04/08 - 12:00 AM]
Development Update: Friday, April 4
Updates include: Al Gough and Miles Millar exit the CW's "Smallville"; Sony takes in force majeured writers; and Matthew Lillard to star opposite Geena Davis in CBS's "Exit 19."

[04/03/08 - 12:00 AM]
Development Update: Thursday, April 3
Updates include: E! renews "Sunset Tan"; ABC adds three new single-camera comedy pilots; and Al Roker to host NBC's "Celebrity Family Feud."

[03/31/08 - 01:00 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 31
Updates include: Toni Collette gets her kids on Showtime's "Tara"; Omar Gooding joins "Can Openers" on CBS; and NBC closes in on its dramas for the 2008-09 season.

[03/28/08 - 06:54 PM]
Development Update: Friday, March 28
Update include: Sara Rue, Simon Baker and Ian McShane all land pilots; ABC adds five projects to its pilot roster; and Jason Bateman to direct FOX's "The Inn."

[02/28/08 - 03:58 PM]
Development Update: February 26-28
Updates include: NBC's "The Real Wedding Crashers" and ABC's "Day Break" find off-network homes; CBS greenlights three drama pilots; and Tyra Banks will team with Ashton Kutcher for a new ABC series.







CAN OPENERS (CBS)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
2/28/08 - 5/14/08
STATUS:
previously in development (2008-2009 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
14-20 minute presentation
DESCRIPTION:
drama centers on a woman in her 20s as she enters a seven-year neurosurgical residency, encountering a competitive, clubby atmosphere along the way
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· ??? as Ali Mohammed
· ??? as Kelvin
· ??? as Mordecai Feinstein
· ??? as Nancy
· ??? as Steven Miller
· Ben Feldman as Michael Ward
· Eion Bailey as Peter Anderson
· Jay Hernandez as Barry Younger
· Lauren Lee Smith as Susan Barber
· Omar Gooding as Darryl Childress
CREW INFORMATION:
· ??? as DIR (Pilot)
· Denis Leary as EP
· Elle Johnson as CRTR/CO-EP
· Jim Serpico as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Apostle Productions
· Sony Pictures Television