{"id":5784,"date":"2014-06-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2014\/06\/19\/showtime-greenlights-comedy-pilot-from-cameron-crowe-j-j-abrams\/"},"modified":"2014-06-19T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T00:00:00","slug":"showtime-greenlights-comedy-pilot-from-cameron-crowe-j-j-abrams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/showtime-greenlights-comedy-pilot-from-cameron-crowe-j-j-abrams\/","title":{"rendered":"Showtime Greenlights Comedy Pilot from Cameron Crowe, J.J. Abrams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tLOS ANGELES: Showtime has given a pilot production order to the comedy <em>Roadies<\/em>, which is written and directed by Cameron Crowe and executive produced by Winnie Holzman and J.J. Abrams.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe comedy follows the day-to-day life of a successful rock tour, seen through the eyes of music&#039;s background players: the crew members who help to get the show on the road. Crowe, who won an Oscar for his semi-autobiographical&nbsp;film <em>Almost Famous<\/em>, wrote and will direct the one-hour pilot, which has the potential for development as a half-hour series. Crowe will executive produce with Holzman (<em>My So-Called Life<\/em>, <em>Wicked<\/em>), who will also serve as showrunner, as well as Abrams (<em>Lost<\/em>, <em>Fringe<\/em>, <em>Person of Interest<\/em>) and Bryan Burk (<em>Lost<\/em>, <em>Fringe<\/em>, <em>Person of Interest<\/em>). Kathy Lingg (<em>Person of Interest<\/em>, <em>Revolution<\/em>) is co-executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThe project is produced by Bad Robot Productions, Vinyl Films and Dooley &amp; Company Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&quot;Cameron Crowe is one of my all-time movie heroes,&rdquo; said David Nevins, the president of Showtime Networks. &ldquo;Winnie Holzman created and wrote one of my favorite TV shows ever. J.J., among many other things, is a consummate television producer. Best of all: the comedy script they&rsquo;ve come up with together is brilliant, original and full of life.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&quot;I love that we&rsquo;re finally doing <em>Roadies<\/em>,&quot; said Crowe.&nbsp;&quot;J.J. and I have been talking about it for some time.&nbsp;We&rsquo;re fans of crews, those workers up on the rigging towers, or walking feverishly with eight phones on their belt. Those quietly devoted people live&nbsp;<i>huge<\/i>&nbsp;lives, they&rsquo;re often the real keepers of the flame. So happy to also be telling these stories with Showtime, and also with one of my very favorite writer-producers ever, Winnie Holzman. Let&rsquo;s get this show on the road!&quot;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;The opportunity to work with Cameron Crowe is both an honor and a dream come true,&rdquo; said Holzman. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m grateful to J.J. Abrams, and to Showtime, and thrilled to be along for the ride.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&quot;<em>Roadies<\/em><i> <\/i>is Cameron Crowe at his most musically passionate, colorful character best,&rdquo; commented Abrams. &ldquo;We had been talking about the series for so long, but when he actually handed me the script, it was funnier and sweeter and wilder than I had ever imagined. Showtime is the perfect home for these characters&mdash;and there is no one I&#039;ve been hoping to work with more than the truly brilliant Winnie Holzman.&quot;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES: Showtime has given a pilot production order to the comedy Roadies, which is written and directed by Cameron Crowe and executive produced by Winnie Holzman and J.J. Abrams. 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