Lipshitz Saves the World

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Lipshitz Saves the World
Created by Dan Fogelman
Starring Jack Carpenter
Leslie Nielsen
Ty Burrell
Brooklyn Decker
Country of origin USA
Original languageEnglish
Production
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time30 minutes [1]
Production company NBC Universal Television Studio

Lipshitz Saves the World is a comedy television pilot that was produced for NBC. The show was given the green light to shoot a pilot by NBC in July 2006. The show was not picked up for air.

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The premise of the show is that teenage outcast Adam Lipshitz (played by Jack Carpenter) discovers that he may be the one person who can save the world. [2] Creator Dan Fogelman describes the show as similar to The Matrix "if Keanu Reeves wasn't good looking."

Veteran comedy actor Leslie Nielsen had signed on to play Lipshitz's mentor.

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