Jason Katims, the man behind 'Friday Night Lights' and 'Parenthood,' will develop 'About a Boy' for NBC.

Is it that Hollywood has run out of new ideas, or is it that new ideas simply aren't profitable?

I couldn't tell you how many pilots have been announced so far during this pilot season -- 40.

NBC, which placed 8th in the ratings last Thursday during "The Firm" (behind even Univision) has picked up several new pilots in an effort to dig itself out of its years' long hole.