October Road, a new drama about a famous novelist who returns to his hometown to teach at a university and confront the people he left behind, didn't make the ABC lineup for May, but the network has decided to order six episodes of the series that will air this spring or this summer. The idea of a famous person returning to the place he grew up isn't exactly a new idea, but I'll withhold judgment until I see it. Besides, a lot of shows have turned out something unique while using premises that have been done before. The show will star Bryan Greenberg as the famous writer, along with Tom Berenger, Laura Prepon and Geoff Stults. The show is being produced by Alias producers Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemic.