Created by Emily Kapnek (Suburgatory), Selfie stars Karen Gillan (Doctor Who) as vapid Eliza Dooley, a woman so consumed with her social media presence that she’s kind of forgotten how to interact with people in her real life. Desperate to stamp out the loneliness she’s feeling, she contacts marketing guru Henry Higenbottam (John Cho) in hopes of rebranding herself. Starring Ben Feldman (Mad Men) and Cristin Milioti (How I Met Your Mother), A to Z follows Andrew, who works at an internet dating company, and lawyer Zelda as they meet and cautiously begin a relationship despite the vast differences that exit between them.

From Margaret Nagle (Boardwalk Empire), Red Band Society centers on a group of teenagers who live together in a pediatric hospital wing. Despite the abnormality of their situation, though, they experience many of the same feelings and mile-markers that their healthier peers do. Finally, Forever follows star medical examiner Henry Morgan (Ioan Gruffudd) as he tries to hide the secret of his immortality from his co-workers and uses his vast experience in the medical field to impress his new partner Jo Martinez (Alana De La Garza). The show also features Judd Hirsch (Damages), Lorraine Touissant (Orange Is the New Black), and Joel David Moore (Hatchet).

Selfie premieres Tuesday, September 30th at 8:00 on ABC, with A to Z debuting Thursday, October 2nd at 9:30 on NBC. Red Band Society will have its television premiere on Wednesday, September 17th at 9:00 on FX, while Forever will get a sneak preview behind Dancing with the Stars on September 22nd before settling into its Tuesdays at 10:00 slot on September 23rd. Each pilot is also available on their network’s respective website, as well as various on-demand outlets.

Which of Selfie, A to Z, Red Band Society, and Forever do you think had the best pilot? Of the four, how many are you willing to check out a second episode of? Should networks continue releasing pilots early in order to increase sampling?

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Dr. Who

Selfie is comedy about self-obsessed twentysomething Eliza Dooley, who is more concerned with getting “likes” rather than being liked.  After an ugly breakup leads her to being the subject of a humiliating video that goes viral, Eliza finds herself with more social media followers than she ever imagined…just, for all the wrong reasons.  She then enlists the help of a marketing expert to help repair her image.

Inspired by My Fair Lady, the comedy is produced by Kapnek’s own Piece of Pie Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television for ABC.

According to HitFix Gillan will not be using her native Scottish accent for the project.

Known for her performance as Amy Pond on Doctor Who, Gillan’s most recent TV credit is a role on Adult Swim’s NTSF:SD:SUV.  She can also be seen in the upcoming comic-book film Guardians of the Galaxy. 

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