TV Worth Blogging About

Looks like there will be two MTV series that I will catching this year. MTV has picked up its second drama pilot Eye Candy starring Victoria Justice. MTV’s new development regime has gone 4-for-4, picking up all four of its scripted pilots to series; 2 comedies and 2 dramas. Eye Candy joins recently picked up coming of age drama Finding Carter, which has a 12-episode order, and new comedy series Faking It and Happyland, both with 8-episode pickups. Eye Candy , is a thriller which has received an order for 10 episodes. MTV has decided to pick up the series even though they were not entirely happy with the pilot. Therefore, The pilot, will undergo extensive recasting and will be reshot. The show should premiere sometime this year.

Last year MTV picked up four scripts to pilot; comedies Faking It and Happyland and dramas Finding Carter and Eye Candy . So far, MTV has picked up 3 of the four pilots to series. These new shows will be a welcome change from what has been airing on MTV in the last few years. There has been No final decision Eye Candy which is a cyber thriller starring Victoria Justice, but it is a departure for MTV and its prospects are considered so-so.