Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Free Enterprise Crew Kickstartng "Geeks" TV Pilot

On the 15th anniversary of the theatrical release of the original motion picture FREE ENTERPRISE, the film’s writer/producer MARK A. ALTMAN (Castle, The Specials, DOA: Dead Or Alive) and director/writer ROBERT MEYER BURNETT (Agent Cody Banks, ST: TNG Blu-rays) announced today the launch of a new Kickstarter campaign on Monday, July 8th to raise money to shoot a half-hour pilot for a new TV series based on the comedic cult classic.

Produced by the original team behind the beloved fan favorite, the new TV series GEEKS, inspired by FREE ENTERPRISE, like its progenitor is a love letter to STAR TREK and all things geektastic from two lifelong devotees of genre filmmaking and fantastic pop culture.

GEEKS will feature an all-new cast of characters and a coterie of famous nerdlebrities that they will encounter in their travels. Retaining the wit, fun and genre savvy of the original film, GEEKS,
the FREE ENTERPRISE-based TV series, will have you loving long and partying like it's 1999.

“Rob and I could not be more excited to be revisiting the FREE ENTERPRISE universe 15 years after the release of the original movie,” says GEEKS series producer MARK A. ALTMAN. “This is a
chance for fans to see themselves as they really are and will be the only show depicting sci-fi fans with a life. It could probably best be described as The Big Bang Theory meets Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

Joining the GEEKS team will be Emmy Award-winning comedy director DAVE ROGERS, who has worked on such series as SEINFELD, THE OFFICE and is currently a producer and director on Fox’s critically acclaimed THE MINDY PROJECT.

“We are thrilled to have Dave Rogers directing our pilot,” says GEEKS series producer Robert Meyer Burnett. “His amazing ability with comedy and love for the original FREE ENTERPRISE movie makes him the perfect person to Kirk-start our new show.”

Adds GEEKS series producer David E. Williams, editor-in-chief of the popular Geek magazine, which was inspired by the original movie, “For over a decade, fans have demanded a sequel to FREE ENTERPRISE, this is your chance to see the FREE ENTERPRISE universe return to screens… and only YOU can make it happen!”

The GEEKS series pilot Kickstarter campaign will go live on Monday, July 8 at 17:01 hours (5:01 PM Pacific Time) and give fans a unique chance to be part of the FREE ENTERPRISE experience with incentives ranging from T-shirts to autographed posters to a chance to appear in the TV pilot itself.

You can also follow GEEKS on Facebook at GEEKS-TV SERIES.

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