The Big-Name TV Pilots You'll Never See

Emmy winners Tony Shalhoub ("Monk") and Allison Janney ("The West Wing") were set to play husband and wife in "Friday Night Dinner," an NBC comedy from "The Office" producer Greg Daniels. Another U.K. import, "Dinner" would see Shalhoub and Janney's characters preside over their wacky family's regular Friday night meals. But though it was an early frontrunner for next season, NBC eventually RSVPed no for this "Dinner." (And look at all this food we made!)

Emmy winners Tony Shalhoub ("Monk") and Allison Janney ("The West Wing") were set to play husband and wife in "Friday Night Dinner," an NBC comedy from "The Office" producer Greg Daniels. Another U.K. import, "Dinner" would see Shalhoub and Janney's characters preside over their wacky family's regular Friday night meals. But though it was an early frontrunner for next season, NBC eventually RSVPed no for this "Dinner." (And look at all this food we made!)