20th TV pilots spread laughs

October 29, 2007 The multicamera comedy, written and executive produced by "Arrested Development" alum Higginbotham, revolves around the less-than-glamorous staffers at a glamorous New York hotel. Groff's "Private Lives of Public People" sparked a heated bidding war between ABC and CBS, landing at the Eye with a mid- to high-six-figure penalty that often qualifies as a put pilot. The hybrid single- and multicamera project revolves around three adult siblings who are pillars of the community in their town but are decidedly less in control of their lives at home.

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