ABC’s “Imaginary Gary” gets Pilot Order…loses “Imaginary Gary” Name

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This one has been tough to follow. First, the show was called Imaginary Friend but then NBC was working on a pilot by the same name so then we got the Imaginary Gary working title, but I guess that’s not happening now either.

Instead, the now ordered live-action/CGI pilot from Oscar-winning former Disney animator Patrick Osborne and The Goldbergs team of creator/executive producer Adam F. Goldberg, executive producer David Guarascio, Happy Madison and Sony Pictures TV has a pilot being produced for ABC.

According to Deadline.com, the untitled comedy centers on a thirtysomething bachelorette whose life is turned upside-down when she finally meets the love of her life — a divorced father with three kids. This triggers even more upheaval when the slightly unhinged imaginary friend she created as an only child suddenly reappears in her life to help her navigate the transition from single girl to a woman ready for a family. The imaginary friend was conceived as a CGI creation in a live-action environment.

So, live-action/animation hybrids continue to heat up on television. Disney XD’s Kirby Buckets, and then FOX ordered Son of Zorn, and now we’ve got pilots here and on NBC in production.

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