I was answering a question in another thread and then came up with a different question:

Which old scripts or pilot projects from previous development seasons do you wish were reconsidered and brought back? As some of you may recall, Marc Cherry's Desperate Housewives was shopped to all the networks and each rejected it before ABC ultimately picked it up on a second look.

So here's a few I wish were given another look -- what are some on your wish list?


20 Questions:

The CIA killed Kennedy. Roosevelt let Pearl Harbor happen. The Johnson administration faked the moon landing. There's nothing that fascinates people quite like a government conspiracy. Unless you're an innocent man caught up in the middle of one and running for your life. State Department mid-level staffer Jackson Lynch (Jesse Bradford: Swimfan) is on the fast track to D.C.'s success. But his boss just gave him an assignment that will change the course of his life. While delivering an envelope, Jackson witnesses a murder at the Syrian Embassy and barely escapes with his life. The next day without a mention in the news, Lynch realizes everything has been covered up – including, he discovers, the 'accidental' death of his boss. Is he next? Now he's on the run with secret government documents that not even the president is cleared to see. He can't trust his higher ups and the conspiracy is so big even his ex-senator father can't help him. Jackson will have to think on his feet, exploiting loopholes in the system and trusting only his network of lower-level but powerful friends scattered across key D.C. departments. Together, they will be able to help him get to the bottom of a mystery that has already claimed four lives. The writer of Y2K and the producers of life as we know it create a conspiracy in the tradition of Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest and The 39 Steps. Each episode will answer one important question and provide Jackson with the clues to unravel the conspiracy. The original ABC pilot starred Jesse Bradford as Jackson Lynch.

60 Minute Man:

Time...it's our most precious commodity. Some of us have too much of it, others not enough. The one thing for certain, we all live by its structure. But what if you started losing track of what you did with your time...a part of your day just disappears and you don't have a memory to show for it? Husband and father John Henderson thought he had a normal life raising his kids and designing software, until he began to notice he was losing track of time. Exactly an hour each and every day. The first time it was just plain weird. The second time it got frightening, because he snapped out of it standing over a dead body in the woods...a dead body that looked vaguely familiar to John. The discovery of this dead body will open up a growing conspiracy in which John believes he never should have been involved. Now, John's life has become a battle between the two parts of himself: the 23-hour good guy who's trying to uncover the truth of what happens during his lost hour, and the 60-minute dark part of himself that's doing things with a cold-blooded skill. What happens to him during the hour? Who is telling him what to do? And more importantly, how is he being controlled for 60 minutes every day? As the conspiracy threatens to pull John's life apart, his relationship with his family is put to the test. Even John's friends are not who he thought they were, as his actions during his lost time start affecting more lives and, eventually, could impact the future of the United States. Producer/director Jon Avnet (Fried Green Tomatoes, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow), with the creator of Boomtown and Speed and a writer for The X-Files, combine action and suspense in a thrilling modern day Manchurian Candidate. The original ABC pilot starred David James Elliott (JAG) as a man on a mission to stop himself. For the update, how about Michael Vartan in the lead?

Kill/Switch:


drama which centers on a woman who is executed for killing her daughter's murderer and then enters a sort of purgatory, wherein every week she finds herself in the body of someone about to be killed and must figure out who the murderer will be and prevent it from happening. From Desperate Housewives producer Marc Cherry, this project somehow never made it past the script phase. Ironically, his mega-hit DH was also passed over by every major network before landing again at ABC. I envision Sherilynn Fenn in this female version of Quantum Leap with a twist, or perhaps Bridget Moynehan.

Introducing Lennie Rose: New York is the city of possibility for anyone who's ever had a dream. Writers. Actors. Up-and-comers. Whatever their ambition, they all come to New York looking for their big break. All share a passionate desire to become something extraordinary, but no one wants it more than Lennie Rose. At 26, the beautiful, talented Lennie Rose will play or sing a song to anyone who'll listen. Her family doesn't understand her, and her love life is anything but healthy, but fortunately she's found support in an eclectic group of friends. There's Jackson, a handsome former Olympian looking for a new dream, and Harper, a brilliant novelist who sees Lennie as his ultimate heroine. Jackson, Harper and Lennie all work together at a bustling NY restaurant, along with dangerously sexy, aspiring actress Stella, and clumsy, but adorable, law student Tess – building their futures one shift at a time. As love, sex, jealousy, money problems, hard partying, and professional rejection chip away at their drive toward success, Lennie rises to the challenge of a life destined for greatness. In an age of instant celebrity and reality TV success, Writer Krista Vernoff (Wonderfalls, Charmed) and Director Ken Olin (Alias, Brothers & Sisters) create a romantic dramedy dedicated to anyone who's ever had a dream. The original ABC version starred Abigail Spencer as Lennie Rose. For the update, how about Rachel Bilson and/or Vannessa Hudgens?