So-so Internet buzz hasn't put a damper on our out-of-control excitement over 'Battlestar Galactica' mastermind Ron Moore's new pilot, '17th Precinct.' Why?



Well, for one, it's been described as "'Harry Potter' meets 'Law & Order,'" the greatest combination of two separately amazing things since someone first decided to pair chocolate and peanut butter together. Two, the cast list includes 'BSG' alums Jamie Bamber, James Callis and Tricia Helfer, along with 'Smallville' vet Kristin Kreuk and the inimitable Stockard Channing. And three -- wait, you need more incentive to get excited?

Aside from the police procedural of our dreams, here are a few other potential fall series the AOL TV staff can't wait to lay our eyes upon.

'Locke & Key' (FOX)
Fox's 'Locke & Key' is based on a very good horror-suspense comic-book series, and the cast (which includes Miranda Otto and Nick Stahl) looks solid. But will the show's producers, who include Steven Spielberg and 'Star Trek' scribes Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, have to change the supernatural-infused story too much to make it work as a TV show? And could those changes ruin the atmospheric plotting that makes the comic book work so well?
-- Maureen Ryan


'Good Christian Bitches' (ABC)
I'll admit it: this show's title (which will certainly be changed) was originally half the appeal here. But the cast is phenomenal -- with Kristin Chenoweth, Leslie Bibb (pictured) and Annie Potts -- the writing is fresh and sharp, and I love the idea of a 'Desperate Housewives'-meets-'Mean Girls' drama being set in Dallas, where I'm from. Not that I'd know anything about that ...
-- Maggie Furlong


'Playboy' (NBC)
I'll be checking out this pilot for a few reasons. Mostly, I'm intrigued by what the nudity clauses reportedly put in the actors' contracts will actually mean on an NBC show. Sideboob? Epidermus showing? Nudity on network TV may just be the only thing capable of rescuing NBC from its ratings doldrums. I'm also hoping the party-packed early '60s period piece can hit some sort of 'Mad Men' replacement pleasure center in my brain. A dude can dream.
-- Alex Moaba


'Georgetown' (ABC)
The TV powers that be have been trying to make a Washington, D.C.-set series work for a while now, and I'm hoping this one, from 'The O.C.' and 'Chuck' creator Josh Schwartz, will stick. With the should-be-so-famous-already James Wolk (the standout lead from Fox's DOA 'Lone Star') and Katie Cassidy (the standout lead from The CW's ill-conceived 'Melrose Place' reboot) acting alongside some other incredibly attractive people, I don't see how it couldn't.
-- Jean Bentley


'Ringer' (CBS)
Why? Because of Sarah Michelle Gellar. As a 'Buffy' fan, I'm interested to see what SMG has up her sleeve. Plus, the breakdown sounds pretty wild: Twins are running from the mob? OK, sign me up! Early reports indicate 'Ringer' will be pretty serialized. If done correctly, it could end up TV's newest "it" serialized drama.
-- Chris Harnick


These are just a few of the pilots vying to get ordered to series for the 2011-2012 TV season. Intrigued? Any other pilots you hope make the schedule?