Dilbert (lost unaired live-action TV pilot based on comic strip; 1997)
The main protagonist of the comic strip, Dilbert.
Status: Lost
Dilbert was a 1997 live-action pilot directed and written by Scott Adams, based on the newspaper comic strip. The pilot was never aired but appeared in many newspaper articles, and in the Advertising Age's 1997 TV Season, a yearly report of all television shows in development for various networks.[1]
During a presser for the UPN animated "Dilbert" series, Dilbert creator Scott Adams only furthered confirmation of this lost pilot by referring to it numerous times. Adams did not specify who was cast in the pilot, but confirms that Dilbert was played by an actor, whom Adams quotes, is "fit for a starring role in a romantic film."[2] Adams, in another interview, talks about "Dogbert", stating that it was an "animatronic version that apparently looked like it was done on the cheap."[3]
To date, neither scripts nor images of the pilot have surfaced, although the Dogbert animatronic used in it was showcased in an episode of the PBS show Nightmare Theatre,[4] and The Library of Congress does own a copy of the pilot.[5]
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Screenshot of the Dogbert animatronic used in the pilot, as seen in Nightmare Theatre. (1/2)
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References
- ↑ AdAge.com article on the 1997 TV pilot season that included the pilot of Dilbert. Retrieved 13 Nov '13
- ↑ Chicago Tribune article mentioning the description of the leading character. Retrieved 13 Nov '13
- ↑ Deseret News article wherein Scott Adams reveals information about Dogbert. Retrieved 13 Nov '13
- ↑ An episode of Nightmare Theatre, which showcases the Dogbert animatronic used in the pilot (1:32:00-1:36:07). Retrieved 26 Aug '24
- ↑ Listing for the pilot on The Library of Congress website. Retrived 23 Jan '24