The Big-Name TV Pilots You'll Never See

Another TV reunion we'll never get to see: "Cheers" co-stars Kirstie Alley and Rhea Perlman were set to headline ABC's Jersey-set fish-out-of-water comedy "The Manzanis." Alley was to play Angela Manzani, an Italian loudmouth who moves into a quiet neighborhood with her husband and three kids... and makes it a lot less quiet. And get this: Perlman would've played Angela's mother-in-law -- even though she's only three years older than Alley! Maybe... more 

Another TV reunion we'll never get to see: "Cheers" co-stars Kirstie Alley and Rhea Perlman were set to headline ABC's Jersey-set fish-out-of-water comedy "The Manzanis." Alley was to play Angela Manzani, an Italian loudmouth who moves into a quiet neighborhood with her husband and three kids... and makes it a lot less quiet. And get this: Perlman would've played Angela's mother-in-law -- even though she's only three years older than Alley! Maybe that's why "The Manzanis" ended up sinking to the bottom of the river. less