Rex - But Not The Dog, The Lawyer...

No seriously, one of my followers on Twitter has a dog named Rex... [insert The Twilight Zone theme here]  I wonder if that's a sign.  Hmmm...

So it's only Thursday... no wait, Wednesday, but Tuesday's news deserved a blog entry - David Tennant to do an NBC pilot.  Wow!  Who would've thunk, eh?

In case you missed this glorious news here's the original article from The Hollywood Reporter from Monday night regarding David's casting and some info about Rex is Not Your Lawyer.
http://tinyurl.com/yjyexgy

So some dtfangirls are happy, some are downright pissed off about David taking on this American project on NBC and some like to rain on my parade by reminding me that oodles of pilots are made and never get picked up.  And to the latter I say this:




REASONS WHY I'M WILLING TO BET REX WILL GET PICKED UP:

- The pilot is being directed by David Semel who directed the pilots for "Heroes" and "Life".

- The head executive producer is Barry Schindel who brought us the entire "Law and Order" franchise.

- The other executive producers are Gail Berman ("Malcom in the Middle", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Angel"), Lloyd Braun (greenlit "The Sopranos",  "Lost", "Desperate Housewives", "Grey's Anatomy") and Gene Stein.

- The show will be a legal dramedy (drama/comedy) which is currently lacking on American network television.

- The show will be quirky by all accounts and has been described as "Monk" meets "Ally McBeal".

- And of course, it will star a Mr. David Tennant who reportedly "nailed the part" after months of searching for a lead actor.  SQUEE!!




So there you have it folks, NOW tell me it's JUST a pilot!