NBC is quietly shooting scenes for a pilot television show in Milwaukee. And, the show, is said to be to entirely set in the greater Milwaukee area.

Titled "The Watch," it's a one-hour drama pilot episode, from Sony Pictures Television, that according to Variety "revolves around a group of neighborhood watch volunteers willing to do anything -- including murder -- to keep their tree-lined suburban paradise safe."

Producers recently contacted several Historic Third Ward businesses seeking approval to shoot "city scenes" from rooftops.

According to industry sources, this new show, slated for this upcoming season, comes from writers Ed Decter and John J. Strauss ("There's Something About Mary"). Charles McDougall, who directed the pilots of next season's ABC drama called "Big Shots," as well as "The Tudors" (Showtime) and "Desperate Housewives," has been hired to oversee the show.

Early buzz on the show is mixed, but regardless, if the network picks up "The Watch," more scenes could eventually be shot in town and not on Hollywood sets.

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