10 Failed TV Pilots We Wish We Could See

4. U.S.S. Alabama

USS AlabamaNetwork: FX/2010 Starring: Thomas Lennon, Ben Garant, and Eddie Izzard. Description: Think , Reno 911 meets Star Trek as the crew of the U.N. peacekeeping ship, the USS Alabama, travel the depths of space in order to serve out their mission...and probably get into a lot of awkward/sexually ambiguous trouble along the way.Why We Didn't See It: FX passed for unknown reasons, though one could assume that with their premiere of Archer being that same year, the network was afraid of having too many comedies that worked off of making hay out of genre tropes. That, and Archer still hadn't made its bones at that point, so their confidence in the whole experiment was fledgling at best. Why We Wish We Could See It: With no more Reno 911 on the airwaves, fans of the Lennon/Garant style of comedy were out of luck when it came to seeking out more of that particular blend. (Night at the Museum really isn't their wheelhouse, per se, so that just isn't the same.) Also, this Pilot had Eddie Izzard as a baddie, and a "man" named Miss Magenta who would have brought back that awkward sexuality that only Lt. Dangle and his crew could revel in.Life After Death?: During an event at the Friar's Club back in 2011, promoting their book "Writing Movies for Fun And Profit", Lennon and Garant screened the Pilot to a captive audience. Unless there's a massive fan outpouring for this one, I don't think we'll be seeing it anytime soon.
 
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