[01/27/10 - 06:50 PM] Development Update: Wednesday, January 27 Updates include: The CW orders its first two pilots; ABC adds two of its own; and NBC to move into "The Pink House."
[03/26/08 - 05:22 PM] Development Update: Wednesday, March 26 Updates include: NBC wants to bring "Family Feud" to primetime; ABC puts two more pilots in the mix; and MTV to bring "Ladette to Lady" to the U.S.
[09/14/07 - 08:45 PM] Development Update: Week of September 10-14 Updates include: Jason Katims to help out on NBC's "Bionic Woman," TBS to extend "My Boys," FOX begins casting "The Oaks" and A&E issues another cast-contingent pilot order.
[07/17/07 - 06:16 PM] Recasting Bug Hits NBC's 'Life,' 'Bionic,' Others Mae Whitman and Melissa Sagemiller are out of NBC's "Bionic Woman" and "Life" respectively, while changes are in store for The CW's "Eight Days a Week" and NBC's "Lipstick Jungle." Plus: a recap of the recastings to date this season.
[06/14/07 - 10:13 AM] NBC Universal Re-Names NBC Universal Television Studio as Universal Media Studios Universal Media Studios is a full-service production company that was established (as NBC Universal Television Studio) when NBC acquired the assets of Universal in May 2004, carrying on the legacy of both NBC Studios and Universal Network Television.
[05/17/07 - 04:37 PM] The Futon's Upfront Notes: CBS & the Cw Find out the various odds and ends from CBS and the CW's presentations you might have missed out on.
[05/14/07 - 02:00 PM] The Futon's Upfront Notes: Nbc Find out what's going on with "The Apprentice," which shows have officially been given the axe as well as other odds and ends from the Peacock's upfront presentation.
[05/13/07 - 08:52 PM] Pilot Trio Lands Pick-Up; NBC Universal Inks Wolf, Smilovic FOX's "Canterbury's Law," ABC's "Miss/Guided" and NBC's "The IT Crowd" all landed series orders over the weekend as the broadcast networks closed in on the start of upfront week.
[03/30/07 - 01:40 AM] Development Update: Friday, March 30 Updates include: Joe Keenan to exit "Desperate Housewives," a working title set for the "Grey's Anatomy" spin-off and the usual round of casting news.
[01/30/07 - 12:13 AM] Development Update: Tuesday, January 30 Updates include: Casting news on NBC's pilots, a new home for Oxygen's "Tease" and VH1 to burn off "Armed & Famous."
[01/17/07 - 12:07 AM] Development Update: Wednesday, January 17 Updates include: FOX adds two pilots to its roster, casting news on NBC's "The I.T. Crowd" and new scripts at HBO and Showtime.
[01/10/07 - 12:22 AM] Development Update: Wednesday, January 10 Updates include: Six pilots get the thumbs up from NBC while HBO eyes Kanye West and Ruben Santiago-Hudson projects (plus the weekly cable ratings round-up).
STATUS: previously in development (2007-2008 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE: ordered to pilot
ADDITIONAL NOTES: series order rescinded
DESCRIPTION: (from NBC's press release) Ever wonder what's up with those quirky techies who come to fix the office computer when no one's around? "The IT Crowd" is an offbeat series, based on the critically acclaimed British comedy, that offers a humorous behind-the-scenes peek at the people who truly keep the office humming. Roy (Joel McHale, "The Soup") and Moss (Richard Ayoade, "The IT Crowd" -- U.K.) are the misunderstood masters of their high-tech domain, but they lack the people skills to befriend anyone but each other. Their company's head is Denholm (Rocky Carrol, "Chicago Hope"), who wants the IT department to stay segregated and forever banished to the basement. Executive producers are Moses Port ("Just Shoot Me"), David Guarascio ("Just Shoot Me"), Joe Port (NBC's "The Office"), Joe Wiseman ("The Office"), Graham Linehan ("The IT Crowd" -- UK) and Steve Tao ("Red Doors"). Gail Mancuso ("Scrubs," "30 Rock") directed the pilot. "The IT Crowd" is produced by NBC Universal Television Studio.
