The Grinder in El Kadsre

In 2003, a planned film based on the 70s show The Electronic Company was announced by Sesame Workshop and PBS Kids Movies for 2008 release. At first PBS approached J.J. Abrams to direct and produce, but left to do work for the 2004-2010 ABC TV series Lost, before being replaced by Jamie & Samantha Shertick (directors of the planned Neon sequels), before being replaced by Ryan McFaul, who later directed the 2009 revival. It was ultimately cancelled because of the failure of Whodunnit? A Share A Story Musical Mystery.