Robinson Crusoe pilot coming to NBC

February 25th, 2008 | Category: Drama Shows

NBC is going classic, with a twist. The network has ordered 13 episodes of a new drama series based on the Daniel Defoe classic Robinson Crusoe. that is far from the first instance Defoe’s 1719 novel has been filmed. The most recent incarnation was a 1997 Pierce Brosnan feature. In 1964, it was the basis for a French TV series.

This version is going to be a new take on the old story of a man who sets sail from England, his ship is wrecked in a storm and he’s thrown overboard winding up alone on a abandoned island where he has to fen for

himself. In moment, he is joined by an escaped slave whom he names Friday. Ben Silverman, NBC’s head honcho, described the proposed series in that way: “It’s part MacGyver, part contemporary morality tale about race and personal discovery, part comedy and part Castaway meets Survivor.” As envisioned, that Robinson Crusoe will need to be intelligent indeed. It’s going to keep the date period 1650’s, but when Crusoe finds Friday, he’ll presumably be treating him as whether it were nowadays with regard to race relations.

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