I watched "Drew" last night. It deviates greatly from the books and uses the character names. Still, it was an interesting watch and it did give off the vibe of "The Nancy Drew Files" which was a books series in the 1980s that was darker and grittier than the classic books. Not sure about the NYC detective angle but I guess they didn't want to do another small town mystery series yet again (not that the NYC choice was any better).

This was passed over by CBS who decided to pick up "Doubt" instead, which was another pilot written by the same people who wrote "Drew". That ended up being cancelled so it's up in the air whether or not "Drew" would have done better or not.

That's a shame that it's not active considering all the stuff that's already out there. Too niche of an interest I guess.

Dang it. This would have been an instant subscribe for me. I wonder if there's any sub like it lurking around beyond the ones mentioned already.

Interesting to know. Should be an interesting watch.

Was this pilot an earlier attempt at "Gilded Age" that ended up on HBO or a completely separate thing?

Yep. This is the one.

I think r/lostmedia might be interested too.

Unfortunately no. There was 80 leaked on Archive.

https://archive.org/details/tv_tunnel

I already have lol. There's the "Gilded Lilys" pilot from ABC trying to make an American Downton Abbey, the "Big Thunder" pilot also from ABC based off the Disney park ride, and "Drew" which was CBS' attempt to make a Nancy Drew show a few years before the CW made theirs.

I don't know the background of this one. What makes this a standout from the list?

Looks like there's something here for everyone.

The thing that upsets me about this is how well-done the adaptation is. The screenwriter Sarah Phelps went on to adapt other Christie novels, including "The Pale Horse" (one of my favorites from Christie) and completely butchered it. It still boggles my mind that she was able to get the tone of the book perfect for "And Then There Were None" but then drop the ball on the other equally creepy novel. She had great potential but then went off the rails with other Christie adaptations.

I know! Although to be fair there is a Grease 2...which was something.

I'm curious what vibe and tone they're going with this: a 1954 Mean Girls, Heathers, or something else entirely?

Anyone else here a sucker for used bookstores?