In the Game
Encyclopedia
In the Game was a proposed sitcom that was to have been produced for ABC
by Touchstone Television
and was to star Jennifer Love Hewitt
as an up-and-coming sports producer and single mom who unwillingly becomes an on-camera reporter. ABC first ordered six episodes, for mid-season 2005. However, after the production of two pilots
, the show was canceled by the network without having ever been placed on its schedule.
. While in talks at the studio about the series, Hewitt stepped outside where one of the Ghost Whisperer producers noticed her (the producers were in the same hall trying to figure out who they wanted to cast as Melinda Gordon). Hewitt was asked by the producers whether she would star in the series, and following the collapse of In the Game, she agreed.
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
by Touchstone Television
Touchstone Television
ABC Studios is the television production division of Disney-ABC Television Group. ABC Studios was established as Touchstone Television in 1985 and given its current name in May 2007....
and was to star Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt
Jennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, producer, television director and former singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated...
as an up-and-coming sports producer and single mom who unwillingly becomes an on-camera reporter. ABC first ordered six episodes, for mid-season 2005. However, after the production of two pilots
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
, the show was canceled by the network without having ever been placed on its schedule.
Cast
- Jennifer Love HewittJennifer Love HewittJennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, producer, television director and former singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated...
- John Patrick Stewart as T.J.
- Josie DavisJosie DavisJosie Rebecca Davis is an American actress and producer, best known for her role as Sarah Powell in the television sitcom Charles in Charge from 1987 to 1990.-Television work:...
as Brandee - Ed O'NeillEd O'NeillEdward Phillip "Ed" O'Neill, Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the main character, Al Bundy, on the Fox Network sitcom Married... with Children, for which he was nominated for two Golden Globes...
as Buzz - Paula CalePaula CalePaula Korologos Cale is an American actress best known for her role as Joanie Hansen on the television series Providence.-Early life:...
Notability
The project is notable due to its contribution to Hewitt receiving the part of Melinda Gordon in the hit TV series Ghost WhispererGhost Whisperer
Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts...
. While in talks at the studio about the series, Hewitt stepped outside where one of the Ghost Whisperer producers noticed her (the producers were in the same hall trying to figure out who they wanted to cast as Melinda Gordon). Hewitt was asked by the producers whether she would star in the series, and following the collapse of In the Game, she agreed.