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08-13-2006, 09:49 PM
<p><span class="content-section-caption">The ''Aquaman''pilot is a hit on iTunes -- Will online success change the fate of the dropped CW show?</span> </p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"><tr><td colspan="2"><span class="content-section-reg-bodytxt"><p>Warner Bros. put its rejected <em>Aquaman</em> pilot up for sale on iTunes July 25, where the hour-long actioner — starring Justin Hartley as Arthur ''A.C.'' Curry and Ving Rhames as his mysterious ally in the fight to save the oceans — immediately became the No. 1 video download, holding the top spot for over a week. Does this mean the seahorse-riding superhero might be tossed a life preserver? With ongoing <em>Aquaman</em> references on HBO's <em>Entourage</em> and rumors that the real-life Ari Gold inspiration wants to do a real-life movie, ''There seems to be some sort of cultural zeitgeist,'' says co-creator Al Gough, who has cast Hartley as the Green Arrow on his CW series, <em>Smallville</em>, this season. ''If some network wanted the show, we'd find a way to work it out.'' Sadly, reps for The CW, which passed on the pilot in May, say there are currently no plans to save Aquaman from his watery grave. </p></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><span class="content-section-date">(Posted:08/04/06)</span><br />From: <a href="http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1222708_3_0_,00.html">http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1222708_3_0_,00.html</a></td></tr></table>