The Global Frequency - like fringe but better

Grand_General_Hot · August 11, 2020, 12:43am

https://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=5056593

I really enjoyed this unaired pilot.

Mark Burnett prepared a Global Frequency television series for 2005 with Michelle Forbes as Miranda Zero, Josh Hopkins as Sean Flynn, Jenni Baird as Dr. Katrina Finch and Aimee Garcia as Aleph. The characters of Sean Flynn, an ex-policeman who accidentally stumbled on a Global Frequency mission and Katrina Finch, a brilliant scientist with expertise in multiple fields, were created especially for the series.

Unlike the comic book, which had an ever-changing cast of field agents, Flynn and Finch were to be regulars along with Zero and Aleph, with other Frequency members coming in as and when necessary in supporting roles. This would allow for the character continuity expected of a television series and yet allow other characters to be killed off as in the comic book.

A pilot episode, based heavily on the first issue of the comic book, was produced, but WB (the original intended network) did not commission the series. John Rogers was the principal creative force behind the television incarnation, writing the pilot episode, with Ellis credited as producer and creator. Other writers waiting to come on board included David Slack, Ben Edlund and Diego Gutierrez. The pilot was directed by Nelson McCormick.

The unaired pilot was leaked onto the Internet in June 2005 and continues to be downloaded and shared, primarily via BitTorrent and other P2P networks. Although it was popular and critically acclaimed, according to Ellis himself the leaking of the pilot annoyed Warner Brothers to the extent that they killed the project

Master_Chef · November 24, 2018, 5:30pm

WTF is this shit?

jambo · November 24, 2018, 5:30pm

Comic book was going to made in to a tv series, but it was canned. This is the leaked pilot. Will watch tonight.

Dias · November 24, 2018, 5:30pm

It looks like fringe if it lacked the fringe science that actually makes the show cool to begin with. It also sounds like a giant cellphone commercial. Even if the main actor is the voice of Mossman.

Grand_General_Hot · November 24, 2018, 5:31pm

The phones are really out of date, but the fact still reminds, the show had a lot of potential

Psyborg · November 24, 2018, 5:31pm

Remains. “The fact remains”.

Grand_General_Hot · August 9, 2020, 10:43pm

Well excuse me for not being the grammar king of the tubes.

Psyborg · November 24, 2018, 5:31pm

It’s not an issue of grammar, I’m just pointing out an obvious malapropism. Or eggcorn. Might be an eggcorn. I’ve never really been clear on the difference.