CHOSEN (redone)

[Hayden English]

Cat Meyer is half-human half-fairy her best friend is a witch her cousin is a werewolf and her boyfriend is a vampire. War is on the horizon and the fairy queen has chosen her to defend mankind against the coming darkness.

CHARACTERS

Lacey Turner as Cat Meyer


Cat Meyer is 19 she is half fairy on her mothers side and is chosen by the fairy queen to lead the battle against the darkness. Following a traumatic event, Cat plummets into a dark depression.


Eve Myles as Ashley Reed



Ashley is one of the most powerful witches of the century. With her all powerful Grimoire her magic is next to unstoppable. She has been best friends with Cat since they were 5 years old and will be her best warrior in the final fight

Michelle Ryan as Natalie Meyer


Natalie is a pretty average 20 year old except for once a month when she changes into a wolf. when in her human form she has enhanced senses and when angry she 'wolfs out' by tearing people apart.

Neil McDermott as Liam Atwood


Sexy, Youthful, Charming and Dead. For over 500 years Liam Atwood terrorised communities then when he was given a pendant that allowed him to walk in the sun he decided to live in harmony withhumans. But the bloodlust cant always be controlled.

Russell Tovey as Cameron



Cameron is one of the oldest known vampires in existence. He is a twisted psychopath and was known as Jack the Ripper.


MINOR CHARACTERS

Eliza Dushku as Emma



Wild and sexy, Emma is 700 years old. 500 years ago she met Liam Atwood and turned him. 100 years ago she disappeared after giving Liam a pendant that can allow him to live in sunlight. Now shes back and she wants Liam.


Billie Piper as Jessica Steele



Jessica is a fairy who is frequently sent to guide and assist Cat. She usually has a useful weapon or gift that will assist Cat in the coming war. She was also a previous owner of the Grimoire and teaches Ashley how to understand its power.



EPISODES

1x01| CHANGES ~ Cat is visited by the queen of the fairies and is given a huge responsibility, Ashley finds a magical tome called The Grimoire, Liam kills another vampire and its Natalies 'time of the month'



1x02| VAMPIRES SUCK ~ Ashley has fun until she conjures up a demon, Natalie and Cat find the body of Ashleys boyfriend, Dave and Liam meets his maker.



1x03| THE LUST ~ Liam and Emma go on a hunt, Ashley deals with the consequences of her magic while dealing with her loss and Cat is attacked while alone at night.



1x04| BAD XMAS ~ Cats attempts to cope with her rape alone leads to an attempted suicide, Ashley summons the ghost of her dead lover in a bid to find his killer, Liam finally comes to his senses and a dark power reveals itself



1x05| HELLISH ~ Daves killer, Cats rapist and the new guy in town all have something in common. They're the same person.



1x06| JESSICA ~ Jessica Steele is sent to assist Cat but Cameron attacks and Cat and friends have to put their troubles aside or Jessicas 3000 year life will come to an abrupt end.



1x07| FIERCE ~ Ashley tries to ressurect Dave, Natalie'wolfs out' and attacks a random stranger and Cat makes a shocking discovery.



1x08| MEMORY ~ Jessica turns up with a severe case of amnesia that seems to have been caused as a side effect of the ressurection spell.



1x09| CAMERON ~ In order to find a weakness in Cameron Liam is sent undercover, Ashley and Natalie try to summon the vampire who turned him and Cat and Jessica are shocked when they find the Fairy Queen dead.

1x10| REVELATIONS ~ (Season Finale) Cameron plans one last attack, Ashley goes into magic overload and Cat has a confession to make

A River Flows In You ~ Cat's Theme

[Jamison]

Here's a pitch that has both strengths and flaws.

STRENGTHS

The Genre
- With all the Vampire/Werewolf, ect... shows on t.v right now, this show, overall, appears to be fresh and original in its own right. Aside from a few things I didn't quite like, which I'll get to later, the overall story and plot so far gives off a "different" vibe, which is strange because it reminds me of a combination of "True Blood", "Being Human" and "the Vampire Diaries." Yet, I think it can hold its own in the originality department.

The Episodes
- You've come up with a good set of well thought out episodes, so far. In some pitches, I can find that a great number of the episodes summaries are a bit predictable and boring. But here, I can really see the excitement and originality in what you've got so far and with all the characters having their arcs explored, they seem very promising.

FLAWS

The Characters
- Most shows like this tend to have "The Human, or in this case Human/Fairy Hybrid", "The Vampire", "The Werewolf" and "The Witch". But, they also have normal characters to kind off add that human touch. I realize that the characters still have human issues and everyday problems but, the series may get a bit unbalanced as it progresses. But, if your characters are compelling enough, you shouldn't have anything to worry about.

PLOT
- The one thing about the storyline that kind of turned me away was the fact that the main character would be half human, half fairy. That's SCREAMING Sookie from True Blood right there, and with this show based in a world of vampires, werewolves and witches, it makes it that much more difficult to call this "fresh" and "new", even though it has an original feel.

CAST
- Overall, the cast is good, but I wasn't too keen on Eve Myles portraying Ashley Reed. You stated that herself and the main character were friends since they were five, but she clearly looks a lot older than the other actress. I'd suggest finding someone closer to Lacey's age or tweaking the history of the two characters a tad bit. But, I won't take off points for that, since it happens A LOT in television.

Okay so, OVERALL, this was a decent pitch to read. It still needs some work but, all good pitches do. I'm looking forward to following your progress. Good Luck!

[Jack Malone]

This pitch really intrigues me. I can see similarities to Tru Blood after Chris pointed them out, but I think, depending on how the pilot flows, I'm interested to see what this show has to offer. I can see human/supernatural elements mixed into this one, and the different types of creatures (vampires, werewolves, witches, fairies) opens the universe up to a broader mythology, that I hope the show will explore.

If you CAN explore these different creatures/beings on the show, and their history, it will be much better. I hope we don't just get thrown into the middle of it all where we're expected to just believe they exist - I would like backstory on these creatures/beings and see how they're introduced onto the show. If that makes sense.

[D.C. Jones]

I found this VERY intriguing. I am a big fan of Tru Blood and I did notice that the main character being a human-fairy hybrid is, although a bit unoriginal, it isn't like you see it EVERYWHERE on television so I think you can branch away from Tru Blood easily if you really wanted to with this character.

I did share the same feelings about the actress chosen to portray Ashley being a lot older than the character chosen to play Cat and, as a fan of Glee and seeing Kristen Chenoweth attempting to portray a 29-year-old on Glee when she obviously looks well over 30 (not that I'm ragging as she is a VERY talented actress/singer) I cringe at thinking of an older actress trying to portray a character too young for her appearance so I'd also suggest a minor cast change for her.

So, other than that I'm ALL FOR this idea and would definitely read it should you ever decide to actually attempt at pitching it for real