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Amazon will stream 13 new pilots, but gives 'X-Files' creator the boot
Amazon just delivered bittersweet news to fans of internet-based TV. The good: the company will stream 13 new series pilots on Prime Instant Video starting on January 15th. The mix includes seven comedies, documentaries and dramas (Cocked, Down Dog, Mad Dogs, Man in the High Castle, The New Yorker Presents, Point of Honor and Salem Rogers) as well as six kids' shows (Buddy: Tech Detective, Just Add Magic, Niko and the Sword of Light, Sara Solves It, The Stinky & Dirty Show and Table 58). As in the past, you'll get to offer feedback that might just lead to full seasons for your favorites.
Amazon lines up a drama from writers behind Braveheart and Lost
Amazon clearly doesn't think that one politically charged show is enough to counter Netflix efforts like House of Cards. The online retailer turned media producer has ordered a pilot for Point of Honor, a drama set on the cusp of the American Civil War and originally planned for ABC in 2011. The setting is intriguing, although the real highlight of the would-be series may be its pedigree -- Braveheart's Randall Wallace and Lost's Carlton Cuse are writing the story for the initial episode, while Wallace will also direct. Amazon will still have to gauge viewer reactions to the pilot before it greenlights a full run, but the talent involved so far is promising. [Image credit: Don Sniegowski, Flickr]
