TV Watch: Jimmy Smits' Philly-shot show now called Garza, ready for midseason?

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TV Watch: Jimmy Smits' Philly-shot show now called Garza, ready for midseason?

POSTED: Thursday, May 13, 2010, 10:00 PM

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Jimmy Smits is transfixed by his own rugged good looks.

Once on NBC's pilot chopping block, Jimmy Smits' show is looking like it will get a mid-season pick-up from NBC. The Philly-shot show, about a Supreme Court justice who decides to leave the hallowed halls for private practice, inititally came in lukewarm at the Peacock (possibly because it is exec produced by Conan O'Brien, and he's not exactly BFFs with NBC at this point?). But Nellie Andreeva at Deadline.com says there's been turnaround and, after a major re-tooling — including a name change from Rough Justice to Garza, it might just make it, despite a law-heavy pilot season, including TV legend David E. Kelley's Kindreds and Rex is Not Your Lawyer. Andreeva writes:

John Eisendrath's script was one of the best liked at the network and the pilot's chances went further up when Jimmy Smits signed on as the lead. Then it was radio silence, with the completed pilot getting very little early buzz until Smits started testing very well. But NBC executives have remained deeply divided on the pilot, which is said to have the support of NBC Uni topper Jeff Zucker and the network's marketing team. After an idea to possibly attach Smits to the new Law & Order series didn't get a lot of traction, the focus moved back on trying to find a way to keep the concept of Garza and Smits while reworking the project. It must be karma -- O'Brien and NBC destined to stay together.

This is all really a testament to how likable Smits is, which he's been since his NYPD Blue glory days. Remember when Det. Bobby Simone died? Excuse me while I go remove this thing that's in my eye ... sob. RELATED >> TV Watch: Jimmy Smits pilot coming in cold at NBC? Screw Smits, we want Cole!

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