1. This Space for Rent
This Space for Rent is a Canadian dramedy on CBC starring Dov Tiefenbach that premiered on January 4, 2006 as a 'special' CBC pilot as part of its "Comedy Week". Tiefenbach plays Lucky Carroway, a recent university graduate and writer who finds that life after university is not as perfect as it might seem. The show begins shortly after his valedictorian speech, when his world comes crashing down after his first book is rejected by his literary agent. His life becomes worse as his arch-nemesis becomes a published author who appears in "Vancouver Magazine's" top 10 writers list. He becomes a recluse who constantly wears his graduation robe and plays video games all day. However, he quickly recovers by writing a vicious 'letter to the editor' to Vancouver Magazine where he decries the selection of his arch-nemesis as a top 10 writer. This letter angers so many readers of the magazine that they offer him a job as an anonymous "Hate Male" article writer.</p><p></p><p>He lives in downtown Vancouver in a flat with several friends. Emily Hampshire plays a recent law school graduate named Iona Goldenthal, a binge drinker who must deal with the chauvinistic world of law. Rainbow Sun Francks plays a recent graduate named Barnaby Sharpe who majored in economics and Russian literature. He fails his first audition and ends up working at a Jar Heads, a Starbucks parody, as a "coffee jerk". Kea Wong plays Rumour Wong, a medical intern and Lucky's girlfriend, who must deal with Lucky's mental breakdown and reclusive nature. Jason Bryden plays Elliot Hayden, a mutual gay friend who speaks Mandarin and frequents Chinatown. He teaches English to immigrant children and acts as a foil to the rest of the characters.
2. Fearless
Born with a genetic defect, 23-year-old agent Gaia lacks one of the most basic human instincts: fear. She works for an elite Special Investigations Unit staffed with the finest young agents to infiltrate and apprehend society's dangerous new class of young criminals. While her partners Ryan and Harmony suspect she has a secret, they have no choice but to trust her. Whether her rare mutation is an important asset or a deadly liability for the unit remains to be seen.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
3. Nobody's Watching
Nobody's Watching is a television program that was never aired. It originated with and was written by Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence, as well as Neil Goldman and Garrett Donovan, writers for Scrubs and Family Guy.
4. The Mayoress
A sitcom satirising small-minded Britain. Written by Brenda Gilhooly, set in the fictional town of Mansford the show merrily satirises middle England, local politics, daft bureaucracy and the deluded nature of small-time power. The councillors are always getting hot under the collar about something - new EU regulations or a pole dancing club going up next to a nursery or the latest wheelie bin disaster.
6. Awesometown
In May, 2005, The Dudes were hired to create a pilot for Fox.
7. Bless This Mess
A multi-camera comedy about an overworked stay-at-home mother of three. Anita, like all moms, is the lone sane voice amongst a sea of insanity. Whether it be her clueless pastor husband Paul; her growing-up-too-fast daughter Libby; her equally clueless son Doug; or her, well, also clueless youngest child Michael, there's just not enough hours in the day to get everything done.
8. Saturday TV Funhouse
A spin-off of the "TV Funhouse" segments on Saturday Night Live, "Saturday TV Funhouse is a dark parody of Bozo the Clown, with Robert Smigel playing Prozo, a half-drunk clown, accompanied by an announcer, a sidekick, and a live band.
It has an average vote of 10 on TMDB.
9. Them
The activities of a sleeper cell from another world operating in modern-day Los Angeles. The agents arrive emotionless, follow orders without question, and none of them knows the true nature of their mission on Earth. What a few of them do know, however, is that something unexpected has happened: Our emotions affect them like a dangerous, uncontrollable virus. Once indulged, any feelings they have toward us can suddenly shatter their carefully codified order.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
10. Mud Show
The performers and staff of a dilapidated one-ring circus attempt try to get along with a new owner — the grudging, estranged son of the previous owner.
11. Deal
Deal was a 2005 television pilot by Is or Isn't Productions as part of a two-year development deal for NBC. The comedy series was based on the life of Annie Duke, a professional poker player.
12. The After
Eight strangers are thrown together by mysterious forces and must help each other survive in a violent world that defies explanation.
It has an average vote of 6.976 on TMDB.
13. The Cosmopolitans
A dramatic comedy about a group of young American expats in Paris searching for love and friendship and an ocean of distance from their past.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
14. Comedy Lab
Comedy Lab is a British television series which showcases pilots of experimental comedy shows. Series have been aired irregularly on Channel 4 and E4 since 1998.</p><p></p><p>Several pilots first shown on Comedy Lab have gone on to spawn full series, most notably Trigger Happy TV, Fonejacker, That Peter Kay Thing, Meet the Magoons and FM. It also gave Jimmy Carr his first television appearance in Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos.</p><p></p><p>The 2001 series features the episodes Knife and Wife, Orcadia, Daydream Believers: Brand New Beamer and Jimmy Carr's World of…Corporate Videos featuring Jimmy Carr.</p><p></p><p>The 2008 series features the episodes Headwreckers, Mr and Mrs Fandango, Olivia Lee's Naughty Bits, Karl Pilkington: Satisfied Fool, Pappy's Fun Club, School of Comedy and Slaterwood.</p><p></p><p>2010's shows are iCandy, Happy Finish, Penelope Princess of Pets, Jack Whitehall Secret Census, Filth, Moviemash and Hung Out.</p><p></p><p>The 2011 lineup includes: Anna & Katy, Totally Tom and Rick and Peter.
It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.
15. Aquaman
A young twenty-something diver living in the Florida Keys discovers he has the power to breathe underwater.
It has an average vote of 8.8 on TMDB.
16. U.S. Attorney
U.S. Attorney is a drama pilot about a team of federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan.
17. 1775
1775 was a 1992 pilot episode for a CBS situation comedy, similar in style to the BBC situation comedy Blackadder. Set in colonial Philadelphia during the run-up to the American Revolution, the series was to follow the exploits of innkeeper Jeremy Proctor and his family. The series was not picked up by CBS.</p><p></p><p>A similar idea for a situation comedy was mentioned by Andrew Alexander in a commentary track for SCTV.
18. Zombieland
Four survivors are killin' zombies and searching for a place to call home.
It has an average vote of 5.958 on TMDB.
19. CBS Summer Playhouse
CBS anthology series airing unsold television pilots during the summer season.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
20. The Cult
When a father discovers that his missing daughter has been indoctrinated into a cult, he goes underground and enters the cult to save her.
