Two producing powerhouses -- "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy and "24" executive producer Howard Gordon -- are teaming for new procedural TV drama.

The Emmy-winning duo are near a deal at Fox for a put pilot order on an as-yet-untitled project.

Though story details are scarce, the 20th Century Fox TV project is being called a high-concept character-driven supernatural procedural about a psychiatrist who deals with people facing their worst fears and phobias. Though each week will deal with a different case, the show will not necessarily be a crime drama.

Murphy and Gordon will write and executive produce the series together. A deal with Fox is not complete, yet given the auspices behind the project, sources say a pilot order is likely.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i4c4ed3de929a1b5d792f7f37aa531015

24 was practically liberal compared to Ryan Murphy shows...

UGH. Won't he be too busy making his film of Kramer's famous AIDS drama The Normal Heart? (I kinda wish he wasn't attached, to be honest...)

UGH. Won't he be too busy making his film of Kramer's famous AIDS drama The Normal Heart? (I kinda wish he wasn't attached, to be honest...)

I doubt he'll be showrunner - I think Gordon will. He can still be an EP and do other projects - like JJ Abrams. Just because he's an EP doesn't mean he'll be hands on with the show.

It's a bizarre mix: Gordon & Murphy.

They'll have a humdinger of a first season before it goes downhill from there. Such is the pattern with Ryan Murphy shows.

They'll have a humdinger of a first season before it goes downhill from there. Such is the pattern with Ryan Murphy shows.

And it seems not only his.

No, but his especially. (OK, so he wasn't responsible for Heroes, the most infamous example of that...)

Nip/Tuck wasn't a one season wonder. It was pretty good for its first 3 seasons.

Glee - it's too early to tell.

Popular - only lasted two seasons. It was never a big hit.

Nip/Tuck wasn't a one season wonder. It was pretty good for its first 3 seasons.

Glee - it's too early to tell.

Popular - only lasted two seasons. It was never a big hit.

While Nip/Tuck was good for three seasons, the first season was fantastic and 2-3 just kinda carried off that, on their own? Not too great.

Glee went downhill fast, after episode 9 i think actually.

Popular, season 1 and 2 are like two diff shows, i like 2 better but 1 was a much better show. And his plans for 3? Awful...

Oh, look:

http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/09/17/ryan-murphy-phobia-show/

Great piece and spot on IMHO. Of course there's no way Fox would just pick it up for one year from the start, if it continues to get numbers they want. And I doubt Murphy realizes his huge failing here.

Jack P--umm do you dislike better shows? I don't understand how Season 2 of Popular was your fave, yet season 1 was better. LOL

Jack P--umm do you dislike better shows? I don't understand how Season 2 of Popular was your fave, yet season 1 was better. LOL

LOL, this is the thing. Ps1 was well written and as a whole the season flows very well and thing relate the way they should on a show.

I found Season 2 so much more enjoyable even tho it was clunky, didnt really flow, and random [!@#$%^&*] just happened.

I dont care if something is perfectly written/acted/produced/etc or if its not so good in one or all of those areas. I watch TV for entertainment. So i guess you could say i dislike better shows, i eman Jersey Shore vs Mad Men? jersey shore, everytime.

HAHA ok that makes sense. Certainly while I'd pick Mad Men over Jersey Shore every time, I get what you're saying--and there are shows (coff, Sopranos, coff) that I realize are well written, acted, made, but I just cannot get into and would hate to be chained toa chair with a marathon showing...

HAHA ok that makes sense. Certainly while I'd pick Mad Men over Jersey Shore every time, I get what you're saying--and there are shows (coff, Sopranos, coff) that I realize are well written, acted, made, but I just cannot get into and would hate to be chained toa chair with a marathon showing...

See, I can't do this at all. Maybe it's self-centered thinking, but I can accept that other people think a show is great, well-written, extremely satisfying, very enjoyable, etc...but if I have no desire to watch more than a little bit of it every now and then, I can't feel comfortable testifying for its quality.

Well, this one-season thing is how most Greek shows go (they have about 30 episodes and that's it) and it works pretty well. It keeps them fresh, interesting, to the point and allows for WAY more shows to get their chance. So I don't see why it would not be considered.

By the way, 24 just kept getting better and better up until Season 4. So BS to that.

As for whether I can see that a show is good, well-written, well-acted but don't like it, that's how I usually operate as well. I may not like it but that doesn't mean I don't recognize a show's quality and see why other people like it.