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In 2007, Tommy Wiseau, director of the cult hit ''The Room,'' announced a sitcom titled ''The Neighbors.'' Fans of Wiseau's bizzare style were elated, but aside from a trailer and an early version, no other footage has been found of the series.[[File:Original Neighbors|thumb|right|335 px]]
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In 2007, Tommy Wiseau, director of the cult hit ''The Room'', announced a sitcom titled ''The Neighbors''. Fans of Wiseau's bizarre style were elated, but the project suffered from a very troubled production, and the first season did not come out until 2015. While the newer pilot for the 2015 incarnation was released with the rest of the season, '''the original pilot from 2007 had never been officially screened or released to the public'''.


==The Pilot==
==Premise==
The trailer depicts several random events occurring in an office, with no indication of what the series would be about, or who the titular neighbors are. Similarly, ''The Room'' does not describe the movie well at all, it only fits Wiseau's original idea of having a drama occur entirely in one room. The official website described the series as "a sitcom consisting of relationship [sic] between a group of neighbors who live in an apartment building".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20080517043245/http://www.theneighborssitcom.com/synopsis.html Synopsis from the official website] Retrieved 13 Mar '17</ref>


The trailer depicts several random events occuring in an office, with no indication of what the series would be about, or who the titular neighbors are. Similarly, ''The Room ''does not describe the movie well at all, it only fits Wiseau's original idea of having a drama occur entirely in one room.
The pilot itself supposedly introduces the characters and deals with events such as a birthday party, affairs, and a bug infestation in the apartment. Wiseau played the protagonist, Charlie, while the rest of the characters were played by unknown actors (most of whom did not come back for the 2015 pilot).<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070626023136/http://www.theneighborssitcom.com/cast.html Cast list from the official website] Retrieved 13 Mar '17</ref>


Video surfaced of an earlier version, indicating that the project has been one Wiseau has worked on for years.
==History and Status==
Wiseau shot the initial pilot for ''The Neighbors'' in 2007, and shortly afterward he began looking for assistance in creating the full series. In 2009 he enlisted the help of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, two comedians who had previously boosted his popularity, to produce the series. However, nothing came of this. In 2012 the duo stated that they were no longer part of the project, as Wiseau wanted them to be creative influences while they had only intended to assist with the business end of the production.<ref>[http://www.gq.com/story/tim-and-eric-billion-dollar-movie-awesome-show-great-job GQ interview with Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim] Retrieved 13 Mar '17</ref>


After 8 years in development limbo, a new pilot and three new episodes were released directly to Hulu on March 14, 2015, with two additional episodes added a few months afterward.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/15/tommy-wiseau-the-neighbors_n_6873804.html Huffington Post article on the 2015 Hulu release] Retrieved 13 Mar '17</ref> These six episodes feature only two returning actors from the original pilot (Branden Kong & Jennifer Lieberman), and make up the first season that was later released on DVD. The 2007 pilot remained elusive, though; all that had turned up was the original trailer for it and a short clip from what appears to be an early rehearsal cut.


On January 1, 2018, actress Monique La Barr uploaded the full pilot to her YouTube channel. It can be watched below.


[http://www.theneighborssitcom.com/ The Neighbors website] offers a bit more information. 
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"The Neighbors" is a sitcom consisting of relationship between a group of neighbors who live in an apartment building.The lead character is Charlie, the manager of the building. The tenants are a diverse group of personality of different ages and backgrounds constantly bringing their problems to Charlie and his
==References==
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<p class="MsoNormal">secretary girlfiend Bebe. The character of Princess Penelope create commotion by seeing the ghost of her uncle Prince Charles. It is a fresh humorous look at human behavioe with different view points including plenty of surprises. The demographic is all inclusive.</p>
 
<p class="MsoNormal">Plot:</p>
 
<p class="MsoNormal">In the pilot, Mariana is obses about bugs in her apartment, Monica catches her boyfriend Den in bed with Patrick. Princess Penelope arrives and Darren sings the song with tenants for her. Richard becomes Princess Penelope's butler, handyman Ed prepares a birthday party for Bebe.</p>
 
While promoting their movie ''Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie, ''comdedians Tim Heidecker and Eric Warheim [http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201201/tim-and-eric-billion-dollar-movie-awesome-show-great-job confirmed] they attempted to help Wiseau make the movie:
 
<p class="MsoNormal">GQ: Switching gears, are you guys still working on a project with Tommy Wiseau from The Room?</p>
 
<p class="MsoNormal">Tim Heidecker: No, we're not working with him at the moment.</p>
 
<p class="MsoNormal">GQ: What happened?</p>
 
<p class="MsoNormal">Tim Heidecker: We tried to produce his sitcom, The Neighbors, which is one of the great unseen projects that you need to know someone to see. And we couldn't get it to work. We couldn't get it to happen.</p>
 
<p class="MsoNormal">GQ: You mean you couldn't sell it?</p>
 
<p class="MsoNormal">Tim Heidecker: Tommy wanted more help to make it and we wanted him to do what he does in a vacuum without any assistance from professionals. We wanted him to make the show without being influenced by anybody that's ever made a show before. And there was sort of an impasse there.</p>
 
<p class="MsoNormal">GQ: But that's what made The Room so ridiculously great. Everyone always says it feels like a movie made by someone who'd never seen a movie.</p>
 
<p class="MsoNormal">Tim Heidecker: He really wanted to make something like Friends—a really broad sitcom. So he realized that he needed somebody who knew how to do that and we said, "No, we'll sort of be the middle man and help with the business end of getting the show made. But we're not going to help you write it or edit it or shoot it. That has to come from you, Tommmy."</p>
 
 
 
<p class="MsoNormal">Eric Wareheim: He refused to budge.</p>

Revision as of 20:42, 1 September 2018

The Neighbors Wiseau.JPG

Box art of the Season 1 DVD case.

Status: Found

Date found: 1 Jan '18

Found by: Monique La Barr

In 2007, Tommy Wiseau, director of the cult hit The Room, announced a sitcom titled The Neighbors. Fans of Wiseau's bizarre style were elated, but the project suffered from a very troubled production, and the first season did not come out until 2015. While the newer pilot for the 2015 incarnation was released with the rest of the season, the original pilot from 2007 had never been officially screened or released to the public.

Premise

The trailer depicts several random events occurring in an office, with no indication of what the series would be about, or who the titular neighbors are. Similarly, The Room does not describe the movie well at all, it only fits Wiseau's original idea of having a drama occur entirely in one room. The official website described the series as "a sitcom consisting of relationship [sic] between a group of neighbors who live in an apartment building".[1]

The pilot itself supposedly introduces the characters and deals with events such as a birthday party, affairs, and a bug infestation in the apartment. Wiseau played the protagonist, Charlie, while the rest of the characters were played by unknown actors (most of whom did not come back for the 2015 pilot).[2]

History and Status

Wiseau shot the initial pilot for The Neighbors in 2007, and shortly afterward he began looking for assistance in creating the full series. In 2009 he enlisted the help of Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, two comedians who had previously boosted his popularity, to produce the series. However, nothing came of this. In 2012 the duo stated that they were no longer part of the project, as Wiseau wanted them to be creative influences while they had only intended to assist with the business end of the production.[3]

After 8 years in development limbo, a new pilot and three new episodes were released directly to Hulu on March 14, 2015, with two additional episodes added a few months afterward.[4] These six episodes feature only two returning actors from the original pilot (Branden Kong & Jennifer Lieberman), and make up the first season that was later released on DVD. The 2007 pilot remained elusive, though; all that had turned up was the original trailer for it and a short clip from what appears to be an early rehearsal cut.

On January 1, 2018, actress Monique La Barr uploaded the full pilot to her YouTube channel. It can be watched below.

Gallery

The Neighbors (pilot)

7 minutes of footage from an earlier version.

References