This isn't a piece of news, per se, but it is a fun pic of three showrunners having fun with an evil alien.

Bryan Fuller, known for his work on the shows Pushing Daisies, Dead Like Me (both of which he created), and Heroes, was photographed in Los Angeles with Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner, and a Dalek.

If you're unfamiliar with the last three names, you obviously don't watch Doctor Who. Davies and Gardner were responsible for the relaunch of the series in 2005, and both were attached to the series until last year, when both decided to move on to other things, leaving an entirely new production crew in charge of the show (a good move, in my opinion). Gardner and Davies then moved to Los Angeles to work at BBC Worldwide America, a branch of the UK television network in the U.S. There, Davies and Gardner orchestrated the Torchwood partnership between Starz and the UK, where the Doctor Who spinoff will be co-produced by both channels and take on a different setting.

So what was Fuller doing with Davies and Gardner? I'd absolutely love it if they were working on something together, but chances are, they were just hanging out. Fuller's Twitter caption of the photo, "Battling Daleks with Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner," certainly lends credence to the latter option. However, I'm still holding out hope that maybe the former is true. Having Fuller write for Torchwood would be all kinds of awesome.

Check out the photo below:

Bryan Fuller Battles Daleks with Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner

Every TV season we experience that 1 new show that is so amazing, that we are instantly hooked. To coin a popular New Zealand comedic duo, “conditions are perfect.” With amazing cast, superior writing, excellent production it seems that nothing will stop this program from rising to greatness. But for some reason we can’t fathom, these shows just fall short.  I know you’ve experienced the bitterness of unjust cancellation. We all have. Below is a list of 5 TV shows that are no more and (I think) television is worse because of it:

5. Roar (1997) - This was a bold attempt by the Fox network in a time where fantasy TV only ruled in the realms of graveyard syndication (ironically, that hasn’t really changed.)  Created by Shaun Cassidy, it follows the story of Conor, (Heath Ledger) a displaced prince who must unite the clans of Ireland to drive out the Roman Empire in 400 A.D. The show took on some mystical elements as we learned that the main villain, Longinus (Sebastian Roche) was a 400 year old Roman Centurion who was cursed by God after piercing the side of Jesus at the Crucifixion. Mixing elements of Christian and Celtic mythologies with Druidism and a bit of history, Roar was a very well put together show. Unfortunately, its run in the summer of 1997 ended after airing only 8 of the 13 episodes.  The complete series was released on DVD in 2006.

They are the Neverwas - 5 Shows that Didn’t Make it, But Should Have

For the first time in a long time, David E. Kelley has a pilot for a new show that WILL NOT be going forward as an actual tv series.  NBC has officially passed on Kelley's new legal drama, Legally Mad, which was originally kept in contention for a midseason release.  What's really interesting is that by not picking up the new series, NBC must now pay a seven figure penalty to the Warner Bros. TV produced show.

Legally Mad was set to follow Skippy Pylon, a cheerful and brilliant attorney who exhibits flashes of psychosis and often assumes the role of a teenager. Ex-Pushing Daisies star Kristin Chenoweth had been tapped to play the role of Skippy, and fans of the beautiful actress were hopeful that this would last longer than the short-lived Pushing Daisies.  As of right now, it appears that there are no other plans to shop the project to any other networks, making it one of the first Kelley pilots to not make it to the small screen in a very long time.

However, Kelley isn't the lone star producer to have a show axed by NBC.  The new Dick Wolf-produced Lost & Found, which stars Galactica's Katee Sackhoff, is also expected to not be picked up as a midseason series by the network.  There has been some talk of shopping the new series with sister cable network USA.  The network already airs another Wolf series, Law and Order: Criminal Intent.  However, the not so good news for the series is that USA already has a strong female leading series which is also a law enforcement drama with In Plain Sight, making one wonder if the network would even be interested in another.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

NBC Axes David E. Kelley & Dick Wolf Pilots