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More NBC Development Deals

Seth Meyers and some producer he’s working with

‘SNL’s’ Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels Developing NBC Brothers Comedy – by Lesley Goldberg

The network also picked up a script centered on a high-end Los Angeles hotel from the screenwriter of “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.”

NBC’s 2013-14 development season is in full swing, with the network giving script orders to a brothers comedy and hotel drama.

The untitled brothers effort is a multicamera comedy from Saturday Night Live‘s Seth Meyers and his younger brother, Josh Meyers (Mad TV).

The duo will write and executive produce alongsideThe Colbert Report‘s Peter Grosz, with SNL‘sLorne Michaels on board to executive produce the Universal Television project through his Broadway Video shingle… read article

“Veteran” Comedy Writer Gets Series Go-Ahead from Nick At Night

There’s something about the word “veteran” that just gets the blood flowing, you know? Even though, in showbiz, it’s probably a euphemism for “really, really, really old.”

So we’re glad to report that there’s no sign of age discrimination at Nick.

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Top TVWriter™ Posts for the Week Ending 8/3

Here they are, the most viewed TVWriter™ posts for the week ending Friday, August 3rd:

NOT IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD Pilot Clip read article

New Showrunner for SUPERNATURAL

Thank God. Because, really, did anyone ever think Sera Gamble or Bob Singer were writers?

New Supernatural Boss on Returning to the CW Series and ‘Resetting’ the Mythology – by Vlada Gelman

New Supernatural showrunner Jeremy Carver is coming back to the homestead with a mission: To make the Winchester brothers less complicated and more mature. read article