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Net Considering 6 Drama Pilots to Flank 'Sopranos'
Pasadena, Calif. -- A&E Network's flair for the dramatic won't stop with Tony Soprano.
The network has commissioned six original scripted drama pilots with the hopes of launching at least one by 2008 to complement its acquisition of The Sopranos , according to A&E Network senior vice president of drama programming Tana Nugent Jamieson.
The pilots -- announced last week at the Television Critics Association Tour here -- are the network's first venture into the scripted series arena since 2001, when it canned two crime-based dramas, 100 Centre Street and Nero Wolfe , after disappointing ratings results.
Jamieson said the network decided to take another swing at the genre due to its high-profile acquisitions of The Sopranos , Home Box Office's popular mafia-based series, which debuted on the network Jan. 10, and...