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[03/26/10 - 08:28 AM]
Syfy Commissions Script for Jonathan Silverman Comedy Pilot from Sony and Happy Madison Productions Created by Michael Rosenbaum, Who Will Co-Star
The project revolves around "former actors on a popular science-fiction show, who have hit rock bottom and must work together to get their lives back on track."
[via press release from Syfy]

SYFY COMMISSIONS SCRIPT FOR JONATHAN SILVERMAN COMEDY PILOT FROM SONY AND HAPPY MADISON PRODUCTIONS CREATED BY MICHAEL ROSENBAUM, WHO WILL CO-STAR

New York, New York - March 26, 2010 - Syfy today announced it has commissioned a script for a half hour comedy pilot starring Jonathan Silverman (Weekend at Bernie's) from Sony and Happy Madison Productions. Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville), who created the show, will co-star.

The single camera program follows the lives of two friends, former actors on a popular science-fiction show, who have hit rock bottom and must work together to get their lives back on track.

Happy Madison and Doug Robinson will serve as executive producers along with Adam Goldberg, Rose and Bomb Productions, and Untitled Entertainment.

Silverman is known for his roles in the TV series Gimme a Break!, as well as in the films Brighton Beach Memoirs, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Caddyshack II, Little Big League, Weekend at Bernie's and its sequel.

Most recently, Michael Rosenbaum portrayed Lex Luthor on Smallville.

Syfy is a media destination for imagination-based entertainment. With year round acclaimed original series, events, blockbuster movies, classic science fiction and fantasy programming, a dynamic Web site (www.Syfy.com), and a portfolio of adjacent business (Syfy Ventures), Syfy is a passport to limitless possibilities. Originally launched in 1992 as SCI FI Channel, and currently in more than 96 million homes, Syfy is a network of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. (Syfy. Imagine greater.)





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