Media Bites-March 22 2010

Pilots at the peacock net bring back high profile exec producers, directors and actors. Check out the latest and greatest:

Chase
Warner Bros. TV/Jerry Bruckheimer TV
Jennifer Johnson (w, ep), Jerry Bruckheimer (ep), Jonathan Littman (ep), David Nutter (d)
A thriller about a team of U.S. marshals hunting most-wanted criminals.
Kelli Giddish, Cole Hauser, Jesse Metcalfe, Amaury Nolasco, Rose Rollins

The Event
Nick Wauters (w), Steve Stark (ep), Jeff Reiner (d)
A thriller about a regular man fighting his way through a mysterious conspiracy.
Jason Ritter, Blair Underwood, Sara Roemer, Scott Peterson, Zjelko Ivanek, Ian Anthony Dale, Taylor Cole, Wes Ramsey

*Yup, stars John Ritter's son Jason

Kindreds
Warner Bros. TV/David E. Kelley Prods.
David E. Kelley (w, ep), Bill D'Elia (d)
Follows a curmudgeonly former patent lawyer and his group of misfit associates.
Ben Chaplin, Aml Ameen

*Reminds me a bit of 'House', but with lawyers

Rex Is Not Your Lawyer
Andrew Leeds (w), David Lampson (w), Barry Schindel (ep), Gail Berman (ep), Lloyd Braun (ep), David Semel (ep, d)
A brilliant attorney begins coaching people who represent themselves.
David Tennant, Jerry O'Connell, Abigail Spencer, Jeffrey Tambor, Jane Curtin, Cleo King, Lindsay Kraft

Rockford Files
UMS/Carousel
David Shore (w, ep), Steve Carell (ep)
An updated version of the 1970s NBC series about Jim Rockford, a roguish private eye.
Dermot Mulroney

Undercovers
Warner Bros. TV/Bad Robot
J.J. Abrams (w, d, ep), Josh Reims (w, ep), Bryan Burk (ep)
After retirement, a husband and wife are reactivated as CIA agents.
Boris Kodjoe, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Carter MacIntyre, Gerald McRaney, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Ben Schwartz

And for a bit of useless cocktail party information, there are 4 projects starring famous offspring:

"The Event": Jason Ritter

"Happy Endings": Damon Wayans, Jr.

"Hawaii-Five O": Scott Caan

"The Good Guys": Colin Hanks