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Amazon Orders 'Alpha House' and 'Betas' to Series, Passes on 'Browsers'

by | May 20th, 2013

Amazon debuted eight original comedy pilots on the online retailer's streaming service last month, and they're currently in the process of deciding which ones go to series. Deadline reports that Amazon has picked up the John Goodman senator comedy Alpha House and the Silicon Valley tech sitcom Betas, featuring Jon Daly, while passing on musical HuffPo intern series Browsers. Amazon passed on Zombieland last week. The online retailer has yet to make a decision on its four remaining comedy pilots – Onion News Empire, Those Who Can't, Supanatural, and Dark Minions. Those Who Can't and Onion News Empire our favorites, topped our list ranking all the potential [...]

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You Can Watch Amazon's 8 New Comedy Pilots Online Right Now

by | April 19th, 2013

Online retailer Amazon is making a big push to develop original TV content a la Netflix, and they've debuted a slate of eight original comedy pilots on their streaming service Amazon Instant Video today. Unlike regular TV networks, who film a bunch of pilots but don't let the public see them, Amazon is letting users see all of its pilots to decide which ones they will order to series based on viewer response. Here's a list of the eight pilots screening on Amazon today and summaries from the web site so that you know what your options are:

Alpha House Alpha House was written by Academy Award nominee [...]

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'Zombieland' and 'Alpha House' Are Amazon's Most Popular Pilots for Some Reason

by | April 26th, 2013

A week ago today, Amazon.com unveiled its first-ever slate of original programming by uploading eight comedy pilots to its streaming service. Amazon will only be picking up a select number of these pilots to series, and one of the many factors for a pickup is a viewer poll for each show. It seems like a far smaller number of people are voting for these shows than are watching, with only 300-700 people voting for each show as of this writing.

The pilot Zombieland, based on the 2009 movie of the same name, and the John Goodman-led political sitcom Alpha House are the two shows with the highest number [...]

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John Goodman Will Star in Amazon's Comedy Pilot 'Alpha House'

by | February 1st, 2013

Amazon is getting ready to launch a batch of original comedy shows, and John Goodman has been added the pilot for a new show called Alpha House, Deadline reports. Alpha House, created by Doonesbury and Tanner '88's Garry Trudeau, follows a group of four senators living in a rented house together in Washington DC, and it's just one of six Amazon comedy pilots in development right now. Goodman will play Gil John Biggs, a senator from North Carolina, who finds his seat in jeopardy when Duke's basketball coach runs against him. The show was inspired by a popular news story from a few years back about Democrats Chuck [...]

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Watch Bill Murray's Cameo in the Amazon Pilot 'Alpha House'

by | April 19th, 2013

Amazon unveiled eight comedy pilots on its streaming service this morning, and one of them, Alpha House, features a cameo from Bill Murray. Here's the cameo in its entirety, courtesy of Vulture. It features John Goodman as a Senator waking up Murray's Senator character. It may not top Bill Murray's Zombieland cameo, but it's still a pretty good Bill Murray cameo.

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