We could be watching The CW's answer to The Hunger Games this
fall  On paper, The CW's show The Selection sounds like a slam
dunk: a TV version of Hunger Games, set 300 years in the future,
where the reward for winning is to marry a handsome prince. But
when The CW actually filmed a pilot last year, the results were
apparently not satisfactory — perhaps not surprising, given some
major flaws with the book source material.  But now, The CW has
retooled The Selection and feels good enough about it to film a
brand new pilot. No word if Aimee Teagarden is still playing
America Singer (yes, that's really her name) but apparently
showrunners Elizabeth Craft and Sarah Fain (Dollhouse) are still
on board. And here's the retooled synopsis for the TV version:
Set 300 years in the future, an epic romance centering on a
working class young woman chosen by lottery to participate in a
competition with 25 other women for the Royal Prince's hand to
become the nation's next queen. Balancing her loyalty to family,
true love,