''Beverly Hills Cop''
Someone at CBS stuck a banana in Eddie Murphy's tailpipe when they
passed on a small-screen update of his '80s action blockbuster. This one
had 'hit' written all over it: "The Shield's" Shawn Ryan was at the creative
helm, Murphy himself was onboard to make cameos as wisecracking cop
Axel Foley, and "Tropic Thunder's" Brandon T. Jackson was set to star as
Axel's street-smart detective son. But CBS shockingly left "Cop" off its
schedule. Sony is still shopping the series around to other networks, but
it looks like we won't be hearing the synth strains of "Axel F" anytime
soon.

''Untitled Jessica Simpson Sitcom''
Jessica Simpson, sitcom star? Back in January, we heard reports that
the former pop star/reality TV sensation would be playing herself in an
NBC sitcom loosely based on her life. Producer Ben Silverman even went
so far as to call her "a modern-day Lucy." (Never mind that her primary
acting experience came when she soaped up the General Lee in that
"Dukes of Hazzard" music video.) But when NBC announced its lineup
for next season this week, Simpson's sitcom wasn't mentioned.''

''NCIS : Red''
How can a show with "NCIS" in the title fail? Apparently, if it stars John
Corbett and Kim Raver. The pair of TV vets were set to play members
of a mobile unit of crime-solvers in this new spinoff, which even got a
1-episode tryout on "NCIS: Los Angeles" this season. But despite the
franchise's wild ratings success for the network, this one didn't make
the cut. Industry buzz is that the network felt "Red" wasn't "special"
enough.

''Delirium''
Emma Roberts was slated to star in this sci-fi drama, but the real big
name behind this one is the bestselling trilogy of young-adult novels
it's based on. Author Lauren Oliver imagines a world in which love is
considered a disease and citizens have all romantic feelings removed
via surgical procedure. Roberts would've played a girl who's about to
undergo this procedure… but falls in love first. Fox didn't fall in love
with the pilot.

''Backstrom''
Rainn Wilson might want to take a break from TV for a while. First,
his NBC sitcom "The Office" ends after 9 seasons. Then a spinoff
focusing on his "Office" character Dwight Schrute got nixed by the
network. And now his CBS drama pilot just got rejected. Based on
a series of crime novels, "Backstrom" would've seen Wilson play a
grumpy and hard-drinking police detective, with "Emily Owens, M.D.'s"
Mamie Gummer as his sidekick. There's a very slim chance this one gets
salvaged by another network.

''Hatfields & McCoys''
History made a hit miniseries out of our country's most notorious family
feud last year, so it makes sense that NBC tried to turn it into an ongoing
drama. Stars like Virginia Madsen, Sophia Bush, and Rebecca De Mornay
were onboard to play members of the blue-collar McCoys and richy-rich
Hatfields, with Charlize Theron producing.

''Untitled Matthew Broderick Comedy'' The idea of Ferris Bueller heading
to primetime. in this untitled CBS sitcom, Matthew Broderick would've played a
widowed dad who attempts to get back into the dating game while raising his
12-year-old son, with Kristin Chenoweth playing his sister. Plus, the series was
written by Tad Quill, who penned NBC's gone-too-soon charmer "Bent." But even
Broderick's considerable star power couldn't win this one a spot on CBS's schedule.

''I Am Victor''
John Stamos, the former "Full House" star had a failed sitcom pilot at Fox last
season, and he looked to bounce back with this legal drama, which would feature
him as a high-profile divorce attorney with a skewed perspective on relationships.
Alas, "I Am Victor" did not emerge victorious; NBC chose not to include it in next
season's lineup.

''Super Clyde''
Movies don't get much bigger than the "Harry Potter" series, and the
franchise's Ron Weasley, Rupert Grint, looked to make an equally big
splash on TV with this superhero comedy. Grint was set to star as a
fast-food employee who decides to become a masked crime-fighter,
"Kick-Ass" style, in a script by "My Name Is Earl" creator Greg Garcia.
But the high-flying show came crashing back down to earth when CBS
left it off the schedule.

''The Advocates''
Theirs really no need for any more lawyer shows on TV, but you can be
intrigued by the casting here: Mandy Moore as an attorney and Ben McKenzie
as an ex-con teaming up to be "victim advocates," defending the downtrodden.
McKenzie, from "The O.C." & "Southland," getting pairing up with Moore would
make for some intriguing romantic possibilities. But not intriguing enough,
apparently, to earn "The Advocates" a fall timeslot.

"Hatfields & McCoys" (NBC)
History made a hit miniseries out of our country's most notorious family
feud last year, so it makes sense that NBC tried to turn it into an ongoing
drama. Stars like Virginia Madsen, Sophia Bush, and Rebecca De Mornay
were onboard to play members of the blue-collar McCoys and richy-rich
Hatfields, with Charlize Theron producing. But it also moved the action up
to modern-day Pittsburgh, which may have been a fatal mistake; without
the cowboy hats and muskets, the charm was lost. So were our chances of
seeing more "Hatfields & McCoys."

"Assistance"
A certified "B----" and a Marvel super-villain would have battled it out in
this NBC workplace comedy. Krysten Ritter, of the canceled "Don't Trust
the B---- in Apartment 23," was slated to play an executive assistant who's
torn between her fiancé and her "work husband" while trying to please her
boss from hell, played by "Spider-Man 2's" Alfred Molina. As much as we'd
like to see these two yell at each other, it wasn't to be; NBC gave "Assistance"
the pink slip before it ever aired.

''Mother's Day"
Debra Messing looked to bounce back from the trainwreck that was
"Smash" by returning to her sitcom roots with this dark CBS comedy,
based on an Israeli series. Messing would've played a working mom
who constantly lies to get herself out of sticky situations. It might've
been nice to see Messing pull a "Nurse Jackie," and her old "Will & Grace"
buddy Sean Hayes already got a new sitcom on the NBC fall schedule…
but CBS passed on making Messing's "Day."