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Absolutely Useless

Tough news to swallow today: Fox has picked up the pilot of the US adaptation of Absolutely Fabulous.
SNL and 3rd Rock‘s Christine Zander has penned the script set in L.A. with basically the same plot as the original UK show.
Will this be Kath & Kim redux?

ABC has picked up another pilot, this time a 2-hour, written by Josh Appelbaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg.
The show is named Happy Town and seems to be a bit similar to Twin Peaks.
In the hamlet of Happy Town, peace after a series of kidnappings has been observed for now seven years. But not anymore, as another crime hits the village.
Sounds creepy.
And a bit like CBS’ Harper’s Island.

Meanwhile, Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof have declared that they would be happy to meet US Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger.
Will he make a cameo on Lost?

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