What If Peter Burke Wasn't Peter Burke?

[elrhiarhodan]

I just came across this old article about USA greenlighting the production of the White Collar pilot, back in October, 2008.

"White Collar" is about the unlikely partnership of a con artist and an FBI agent who have been playing cat and mouse for years. Neal Caffrey (Bomer), an incredibly charming criminal mastermind, is finally caught by his nemesis, G-Man extraordinaire Peter Stokes (DeKay). When Neal escapes from a maximum-security prison to find his long-lost love, Peter nabs him once again. "

I know that I still have a bit of trouble with the whole Diana Lancing/Diana Barrigan thing, but the thought of Peter Burke as Peter Stokes is JUST PLAIN WRONG.

And in the comments:

"I would really like to get excited for White Collar. A show with two guys teaming up and fighting bad people? That's something missing from tv for a long time.

But knowing how USA tv works after a few episodes someone will go online, read a few slash fiction, get scared and add a dumb bimbo as a female love interest and screwing the show.

Been there, done that. "

Comments

[photoash.livejournal.com]

That's interesting :) I have read the original script too it does have a lot of changes. If you still need a link this evening let me know - I am pretty sure I saved it on my hd - it was a pdf.

PS - Slow day at work? :D Hope you at least have air conditioning even though it's a 'cool' 82 here today!

[suebsg9.livejournal.com]

well we got posted a link it just didn't work; I always wondered where the reviewers got stokes from thought that was odd that they called Peter that.

[elrhiarhodan]

Sort of slow day. I have a bitch of a migraine, and I stayed in for my lunch hour and surfed for White Collar in the news.

It's hot out, and still no A/C in the office. The penis-shaped fan is working very hard.

[photoash.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear that you are having a migrain :( I hope it goes away soon and that the a/c gets fixed wtf they coudln't do it over the weekend?? ugh! *hugs*

[elrhiarhodan]

Unfortunately, we've been waiting for a new compressor unit for over a month...they wanted to sell us a whole new A/C...but the part's about $1200 and the new roof unit would be $9000.

So we suffer, or more accurately, I suffer. I've got the windows and the corner office. Which turns out not to be such a blessing.

I think the migraine is a hold over from yesterday's bbq debacle.