Bochco goes to civil court for Fox pilot
Bochco back in court for Fox
Aug 11, 2005
Nearly 20 years after he laid down the "L.A. Law," Steven Bochco is going back to court.
Fox Broadcasting Co. has given a pilot commitment to a legal drama from Steven Bochco Prods. Bochco said the series would revolve around an ongoing, high-profile civil court case. But he was quick to note that it would not be "Murder One" -- his 1995-96 ABC drama that chronicled a single murder trial -- in a civil setting.
In contrast to "Murder One," the still-untitled Fox project will emphasize "the personal lives of all the principals involved, including the defendants, the plaintiffs, the lawyers and the judge, and the way in which their private lives may be at variance with the high ideals and ethics of the profession they represent," Bochco said.
The concept is one that Bochco has been mulling as the premise for a drama series for some time. Bochco in recent months has been shepherding the Iraq war drama "Over There," which bowed last month on FX. When FX Networks president and CEO Peter Liguori was tapped to become programming chief at the Fox broadcast network in March, Bochco "happily" brought the new idea directly to Liguori.
"I really wanted an opportunity to work with him again, and he was enthusiastic about the idea," Bochco said.
Indeed, Liguori said he had the highest hopes for the project and was anxious to be back in business with Bochco.
"I very much enjoy the creative banter with Steven," Liguori said, citing Bochco's influence in television drama, from NBC's "Hill Street Blues" and "L.A. Law" to "NYPD Blue." "There's an ambitiousness that Steven brings to all his projects, and that's what I particularly want here at Fox. I feel this is a big audacious move, and no one is better to execute that than Steven, who has tremendous creative fire deep in his belly."
Bochco is repped by CAA.
Fox Broadcasting Co. has given a pilot commitment to a legal drama from Steven Bochco Prods. Bochco said the series would revolve around an ongoing, high-profile civil court case. But he was quick to note that it would not be "Murder One" -- his 1995-96 ABC drama that chronicled a single murder trial -- in a civil setting.
In contrast to "Murder One," the still-untitled Fox project will emphasize "the personal lives of all the principals involved, including the defendants, the plaintiffs, the lawyers and the judge, and the way in which their private lives may be at variance with the high ideals and ethics of the profession they represent," Bochco said.
The concept is one that Bochco has been mulling as the premise for a drama series for some time. Bochco in recent months has been shepherding the Iraq war drama "Over There," which bowed last month on FX. When FX Networks president and CEO Peter Liguori was tapped to become programming chief at the Fox broadcast network in March, Bochco "happily" brought the new idea directly to Liguori.
"I really wanted an opportunity to work with him again, and he was enthusiastic about the idea," Bochco said.
Indeed, Liguori said he had the highest hopes for the project and was anxious to be back in business with Bochco.
"I very much enjoy the creative banter with Steven," Liguori said, citing Bochco's influence in television drama, from NBC's "Hill Street Blues" and "L.A. Law" to "NYPD Blue." "There's an ambitiousness that Steven brings to all his projects, and that's what I particularly want here at Fox. I feel this is a big audacious move, and no one is better to execute that than Steven, who has tremendous creative fire deep in his belly."
Bochco is repped by CAA.
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