Great Big Hawaiian Dick to NBC....! - General Tiki

HD Hawaiian Dick Member KCKS Joined: Aug 11, 2002 Posts: 115	HD Hawaiian Dick Posted posted on Thu, Feb 15, 2018 5:34 AM On 2016-12-26 05:32, AceExplorer wrote: Does anyone have any updates on how this turned out? The hawaiiandick.com site has expired, and there is no mention of any TV activity in the Wikipedia entry for the comic series. So it appears this got shelved at some point. There must be some more backstory than what I've found on the web. There are lots of reports from back in 2015 when this was being developed and considered by NBC. From "splitsider.com:" NBC has put a new comedy into development from executive producer Johnny Knoxville. According to Variety, the network is working on an hourlong series based on the Hawaiian Dick graphic novels by B. Clay Moore and Steven Griffin. Written by Paul Lovett and David Elliott (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra), the series will center on “a Stateside cop named Byrd who is exiled to Hawaii and finds himself immersed in a dark and dangerous paradise. Tropical noir mixes with procedural elements, resulting in both humor and the supernatural.” Over a year later... I just saw your note on this! NBC renewed the option last year (with an eye toward NBCUniversal producing the show), and we ended up retooling the pitch for cable/streaming cable, and are currently in the process of working toward getting the show to air. New writers and a heavy hitter show runner. Also, for the first time ever, they committed to the period (fifties) setting. The pitch is exactly what I've always wanted it to be, so fingers crossed it lands. Should have a better idea very shortly! Mahalo! -BCM

On 2016-12-26 05:32, AceExplorer wrote:
Does anyone have any updates on how this turned out? The hawaiiandick.com site has expired, and there is no mention of any TV activity in the Wikipedia entry for the comic series. So it appears this got shelved at some point. There must be some more backstory than what I've found on the web. There are lots of reports from back in 2015 when this was being developed and considered by NBC. From "splitsider.com:"

NBC has put a new comedy into development from executive producer Johnny Knoxville. According to Variety, the network is working on an hourlong series based on the Hawaiian Dick graphic novels by B. Clay Moore and Steven Griffin. Written by Paul Lovett and David Elliott (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra), the series will center on “a Stateside cop named Byrd who is exiled to Hawaii and finds himself immersed in a dark and dangerous paradise. Tropical noir mixes with procedural elements, resulting in both humor and the supernatural.”

Over a year later...

I just saw your note on this!

NBC renewed the option last year (with an eye toward NBCUniversal producing the show), and we ended up retooling the pitch for cable/streaming cable, and are currently in the process of working toward getting the show to air.

New writers and a heavy hitter show runner.

Also, for the first time ever, they committed to the period (fifties) setting. The pitch is exactly what I've always wanted it to be, so fingers crossed it lands. Should have a better idea very shortly!

Mahalo!
-BCM

Post #783953 by Hawaiian Dick on Thu, Feb 15, 2018 5:34 AM