If ABC gets their way, DC might soon be home to yet another television production.  The proposed pilot? St. Elmo's Fire-The Hour-Long Dramedy.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joel Shumaker, who directed the 1985 Brat Pack classic, Jamie Tarses, former head of ABC's entertainment division, and actor Topher Grace have plans to modernize the story of six Georgetown grads struggling after graduation on the mean streets of Washington.  The city has obviously changed in the 24 years since the movie was released, which could make the transition from film to television more awkward than it already is. But The Tombs, the bar that inspired the movie, is still one of Georgetown's most popular watering holes, so who knows, the concept could work.

But is an update necessary?

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Obamaphiles, set your DVRs now. Tonight and tomorrow at 9 p.m., Brian Williams is taking viewers inside the White House for a behind-the-scenes look at the Obama Administration, featuring interviews with senior staffers, the First Lady, and POTUS himself. Even the most popular Portuguese Water Dog in the world makes a few cameos. It's sure to be intriguing, especially if any of the cameras got footage of Rahm Emanuel dropping F-bombs, but it's becoming incredibly apparent that Obama's loyalty, at least in TV land, lies with NBC. He must be committed to pulling the network out of their ratings recession, just like he helped out GM yesterday morning.

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