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Phasers On Nerds!! CURB/BORAT Writer-Director-Producer Larry Charles Developing NBC Sitcom About Sci-Fi Fanboys!!

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Larry Charles, a writer-director behind “Seinfeld,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Borat” and “Bruno,” is developing an NBC sitcom about a group of small-town fanboys who decide to make new episodes of their favorite sci-fi series after it gets cancelled.

Like “Curb,” “Borat” and “Bruno,” the new series is expected to heavily employ improvisational elements.

CBS' "Big Bang Theory," about big-city sci-fi fanboys, is currently the most highly rated sitcom on television.

Since the 2005 cancellation of UPN’s “Star Trek: Enterprise,” quite a few fan-made productions have been set in the “Star Trek” universe, some featuring scripts from writers who worked on the various “Trek” TV series. Numerous actors have reprised their roles from the TV shows and movies in these homegrown episodes, among them Walter Koening, George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Grace Lee Whitney and Alan Ruck.

Find all of Variety’s story on the matter here.


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And geek show is a good thing...right?
by Gnoswal
Nov 15th, 2009
09:50:14 PM
Second ...
by bigsexy75
Nov 15th, 2009
09:53:00 PM
More geek stereotypes...
by cheyne_stoking_DMS
Nov 15th, 2009
10:00:15 PM
Staring: AsimovLives, lockesbrokenleg,
by MacReady452
Nov 15th, 2009
10:04:38 PM
Larry Charles is one of my tv gods....
by mponte10006
Nov 15th, 2009
10:06:40 PM
..and LeVar Burton as Himself
by MacReady452
Nov 15th, 2009
10:07:49 PM
The article says it's McG's production company
by gravybits
Nov 15th, 2009
10:13:40 PM
McG also produces Chuck and Supernatural
by Hercules
Nov 15th, 2009
10:21:05 PM
and Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious
by MacReady452
Nov 15th, 2009
10:34:36 PM
And Danny Devito as Jabba the hutt.
by lockesbrokenleg
Nov 15th, 2009
10:37:49 PM
Big Bang Theory!
by Omar B
Nov 15th, 2009
11:45:02 PM
Big Bang Your Enthusiasm
by MrD
Nov 16th, 2009
12:25:13 AM
That is the closest thing to...
by Johnny Smith
Nov 16th, 2009
01:16:16 AM
That is the closest thing to...
by Johnny Smith
Nov 16th, 2009
01:16:17 AM
how come they never make fun of...
by The_Crimson_King
Nov 16th, 2009
01:19:14 AM
I wish they would make fun of football fans for once
by lockesbrokenleg
Nov 16th, 2009
01:40:59 AM
I second the anime nerd otaku show
by StarchildAD
Nov 16th, 2009
02:01:21 AM
if they take comic book guy...
by emeraldboy
Nov 16th, 2009
02:24:52 AM
Speaking of the fan-made Trek episodes...
by pmlinstrot
Nov 16th, 2009
02:26:49 AM
I can hear the suits talking now...
by california_mtz
Nov 16th, 2009
03:26:13 AM
People who are banging their heads against a wall
by california_mtz
Nov 16th, 2009
03:31:34 AM
1) nobody gives a fuck about anime, that fad is DEAD
by JT Kirk
Nov 16th, 2009
03:59:03 AM
california_mtz
by Johnny Smith
Nov 16th, 2009
03:59:50 AM
I thought this said Larry David
by r_kelly
Nov 16th, 2009
04:23:44 AM
this is gonna be shit
by DioxholsterReturns
Nov 16th, 2009
04:40:19 AM
BBT is so goddamn cheesy it pisses me off
by StarchildAD
Nov 16th, 2009
04:42:04 AM
JT Kirk, not really...
by The_Crimson_King
Nov 16th, 2009
05:10:45 AM
and besides...
by The_Crimson_King
Nov 16th, 2009
05:12:38 AM
LockesBrokenLeg...
by darthsynn
Nov 16th, 2009
05:58:15 AM
for once I agree with LockesBrokenLeg too
by The_Crimson_King
Nov 16th, 2009
06:20:37 AM
@J T Kirk
by V'Shael
Nov 16th, 2009
06:32:36 AM
they couldn't have spaced
by mynamesdan
Nov 16th, 2009
06:55:54 AM
Sports vs SciFi...
by jameskpolk
Nov 16th, 2009
06:58:30 AM
darthsynn, as a geek
by Player_Two_has_entered_the_gam e
Nov 16th, 2009
07:33:59 AM
R.I.P Ewoo WooWoo
by foonacha
Nov 16th, 2009
07:52:33 AM
sports jerseys vs. sci-fi costumes
by Bouncy X
Nov 16th, 2009
07:57:20 AM
@lockesbrokenleg
by Franxious
Nov 16th, 2009
08:20:43 AM
go mock yourself
by spidercoz
Nov 16th, 2009
08:33:07 AM
i know someone who loves BBT and loves making fun of geeks
by DioxholsterReturns
Nov 16th, 2009
09:01:03 AM
here's a great example of a sports geek
by The_Crimson_King
Nov 16th, 2009
09:04:12 AM
and sports geeks are crazy
by DioxholsterReturns
Nov 16th, 2009
09:05:33 AM
RE: sports fans setting cars on fire
by Mr Spork
Nov 16th, 2009
09:50:16 AM
do the world a favor...punch a football geek
by spidercoz
Nov 16th, 2009
09:53:08 AM
How about Hentai Nerds...
by cookylamoo
Nov 16th, 2009
10:00:48 AM
Sigh...I agree with Lockes...
by conspiracy
Nov 16th, 2009
10:00:56 AM
Revenge of The Nerds V
by The_Crimson_King
Nov 16th, 2009
10:09:29 AM
This'll last as long as
by NippleEffect
Nov 16th, 2009
10:37:42 AM
The_Crimson_King
by CaptainBass
Nov 16th, 2009
10:44:16 AM
er
by CaptainBass
Nov 16th, 2009
10:44:53 AM
How about webcam porn fanboys?
by Royston Lodge
Nov 16th, 2009
10:52:42 AM
Maybe we SHOULD set cars on fire when we see awesome movies?
by Royston Lodge
Nov 16th, 2009
10:55:03 AM
Or better yet, set cars on fire after enduring shite like 2012..
by Royston Lodge
Nov 16th, 2009
10:56:11 AM
Nerds making fun of sports fans
by ebonic_plague
Nov 16th, 2009
10:56:53 AM
I'd like a show about
by Deathpool
Nov 16th, 2009
10:57:45 AM
Is this what 'McSpaced' evoloved into?
by JediRob
Nov 16th, 2009
11:13:26 AM
I give it one season, before NBC yanks it off the air.
by Jamie McBain
Nov 16th, 2009
11:17:39 AM
A Hentai Nerds show would be fuckin hilarious...
by TheWaqman
Nov 16th, 2009
11:21:52 AM
Nerdies are upset
by Juemad
Nov 16th, 2009
11:29:58 AM

by Omar B
Nov 16th, 2009
12:03:47 PM
Sounds prettyyy, prettyyy, prettyyy good...
by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester
Nov 16th, 2009
12:21:07 PM
And yes please to a Hentai Nerds show...
by Fa_Tass_DinoMolester
Nov 16th, 2009
12:22:03 PM
Dont make this show, just make more CHUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Saen
Nov 16th, 2009
12:34:08 PM
Why stop at the hentai nerds?
by Dollar Bird
Nov 16th, 2009
12:51:15 PM
Sports vs. Sci-Fi
by Jonas Grumpy
Nov 16th, 2009
12:57:41 PM
How much you wanna bet they use the word "frak"?
by TheWaqman
Nov 16th, 2009
01:25:04 PM
How many sci-fi nerds would it take to even flip a car in a riot
by WickedJester
Nov 16th, 2009
01:49:28 PM
JueMad
by WickedJester
Nov 16th, 2009
01:52:01 PM
The_Crimson_King, tell that to Adult Swim Saturday's ratings
by JT Kirk
Nov 16th, 2009
02:16:01 PM
Will it air on Friday nights?
by _Maltheus_
Nov 16th, 2009
02:16:37 PM
OMG STAR TREK ON DVD!!!
by lockesbrokenleg
Nov 16th, 2009
02:17:23 PM
not either/or
by Himbo
Nov 16th, 2009
02:39:09 PM
_Maltheus_ Sports/Nerds
by Ryanbraun14
Nov 16th, 2009
03:14:09 PM
Fantasy Sports Freaks are 10x worse than sports fans.
by jimbojones123
Nov 16th, 2009
03:24:09 PM
The Buckeyes set cars on fire fir years after losses
by jimbojones123
Nov 16th, 2009
03:25:24 PM
_Maltheus_
by Omar B
Nov 16th, 2009
03:37:01 PM
Team Loyalties
by _Maltheus_
Nov 16th, 2009
03:46:35 PM
re: team loyalties
by spidercoz
Nov 16th, 2009
04:07:45 PM
Although this DOES sound like a rip-off...
by Ribbons
Nov 16th, 2009
04:41:25 PM
HAWKMAN
by SaluteYourShorts
Nov 16th, 2009
04:54:48 PM
Big Bang Theory meets Galaxy Quest
by ricarleite2
Nov 16th, 2009
04:59:03 PM
As a GeekI would set cars on fire..in jock fashion...
by ChocolateJesusMan
Nov 16th, 2009
05:25:47 PM
Ain't that some cool Hawkman news
by jaysin420
Nov 16th, 2009
05:28:23 PM
Ahhhh... this will be absolutely BRUTAL.
by Nosferatu Jones
Nov 16th, 2009
05:42:50 PM
kinda off topic but i love how i checked
by rben
Nov 16th, 2009
05:44:17 PM
WOW! There are some far out opinions here.
by MacReady452
Nov 16th, 2009
06:13:32 PM
..throw alcohol...
by MacReady452
Nov 16th, 2009
06:14:55 PM
MacReady -- GREAT point
by Ryanbraun14
Nov 16th, 2009
06:44:40 PM
extending the analogy to herc
by Ryanbraun14
Nov 16th, 2009
06:57:56 PM
Cheeseheads are not to be fucked with
by MacReady452
Nov 16th, 2009
06:59:56 PM
damn straight
by Ryanbraun14
Nov 16th, 2009
07:02:00 PM
JT Kirk, just because not allot of people...
by The_Crimson_King
Nov 16th, 2009
08:02:56 PM
That is why every ratings thread becomes a
by MacReady452
Nov 16th, 2009
08:39:29 PM
I asked a cheashead about Favre today
by lockesbrokenleg
Nov 16th, 2009
09:12:48 PM
Latest rumor...
by thegreatwhatzit
Nov 17th, 2009
05:32:24 AM
McG's Wonderland "shingle."
by TKurata
Nov 17th, 2009
10:52:29 AM

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