Fox TV pilots: 2009-2010

By VARIETY STAFF

The networks are tapping the weak economy to conjure their own ratings stimulus.

Several of next season's series hopefuls revolve around characters who have been hit by the recession -- while several more take on the nation's widening gap between haves and have nots.

That's just one of several trends emerging from this year's surprisingly hefty crop of pilot orders.

• Read more about how the economic crisis is affecting trends this pilot season

Drama
TITLE	STUDIO	EXEC PRODUCERS	DIRECTOR	LOGLINE
Eva AdamsNOT PICKED UP	Sony	Kevin Falls, Jamie Tarses, Mark Waters	Mark Waters	Sexist sports agent wakes up and discovers that he’s now a woman
Human Target PICKED UP	Warner Bros.	Jon Steinberg, McG, Peter Johnson	Simon West	Based on DC Comics title, Mark Valley assumes the identity of people in peril
MasterworkNOT PICKED UP	20th Century Fox	Paul Scheuring, Matthew Fiorello, Zack Estrin	Jeff Nachmanoff	FBI agent and British MI-5 get embroiled in large conspiracy
Untitled Ian Biederman Project NOT PICKED UP	20th Century Fox	Ian Biederman, Stephen Hopkins, David Nevins, Brian Grazer	Stephen Hopkins	Famous heart surgeon battles schizophrenia
Past Life (aka Untitled Reincarnation Project) PICKED UP	Warner Bros.	David Hudgins, Lou Pitt, M.J. Rose	Deran Sarafian	Past-life investigators use reincarnation to solve mysteries
Comedy
TITLE	STUDIO	EXEC PRODUCERS	DIRECTOR	LOGLINE
Ab Fab NOT PICKED UP	Sony	Christine Zander, Ian Moffitt, Jennifer Saunders, Mitch Hurwitz, Eric and Kim Tannenbaum	James Burrows	Based on the BBC hit; Kathryn Hahn and Kristen Johnston star;
Brothers PICKED UP	Sony	Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Mitch Hurwitz, Don Reo	n/a	Wealthy retired NFL player leaves the high life in New York City to help out his family in Houston.
Glee PICKED UP	20th Century Fox	Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, Dante Di Loreto	n/a	Tuner dramedy follows an optimistic high school teacher as he and a group of underdogs try to reinvent the school’s glee club.
Sons of Tucson PICKED UP	20th Century Fox	Harvey Myman, Jason Felts, Justin Berfield, Todd Holland; Tommy Dewey, Greg Bratman (writers)	Todd Holland	Hustler hired by three brothers to pose as their dad; single-cam
The Station NOT PICKED UP	20th Century Fox	Kevin Napier, Ben Stiller, Stuart Cornfeld, Jeffrey Kramer	Ben Stiller	CIA op and co-workers must install new dictator in South America; single-cam
Two Dollar Beer NOT PICKED UP	20th Century Fox	Mike Binder, Michael Rotenberg, Jonathan Levin	Mike Binder	Blue-collar couple and friends in Detroit adjust to their realities; single-cam