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What will fill television's sci-fi black hole after Fringe ends next season? The rash of new shows announced by networks over the past week include a few prime-time contenders that will offer an alternative to the usual doctor/lawyer/cop and sniggling singles/smug family fodder.
Which ones will nail their fantastical high-concept premises when they air this fall? Hard to say at this point, but here's our short list of the most intriguing shows set to debut during the 2012-2013 TV season, with teaser videos to give you a taste.
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Revolution (NBC)
J.J. Abrams' Revolution boasts a spectacular-looking teaser and a post-apocalyptic premise that could spell success in the fantastical realm where Terra Nova (cancelled by Fox ), Alcatraz (canceled by Fox) and tepid Falling Skies (back for a second season on TNT) have faltered. The hook: 15 years after a total power blackout, humans make their way through the world without any of the conveniences modern civilians take for granted. Creator Eric Kripke worked on the CW's low-impact Supernatural drama, but it gets better: *Iron Man'*s Jon Favreau directs the pilot. Executive producer Abrams' recent shows Undercovers and Alcatraz flopped, but the man who co-created Lost, working with Fringe producer Bryan Burk, might just turn a marathon power outage into compelling fare. Cast includes Andrea Roth (Rescue Me), Billy Burke (Twilight) and Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad).Blowback: Which New TV Shows Are You Most Excited About?
Which in-development television shows do you find most tantalizing, and why? Whether they made our list or not, let us know in the comments below.
