Will this show be an epic period-piece set in the gritty prison's golden age?  Or a Lost-meets-The Rock flavored travesty?

Deadline Hollywood reports that FOX, which last week gave a pre-green light commitment to Bad Robot's latest spec script, has today given the official go ahead to pilot the show.  After going through several re-writes, the final script for ALCATRAZ was penned by LOST exec-producer Elizabeth Sarnoff.  ALCATRAZ is described as “a show about mysteries, secrets and the most infamous prison of all time: Alcatraz.”  Sarnoff is attached as showrunner and will exec-produce along with Abrams and Bryan Burk. 

While not yet confirmed, I've heard from both some local union crew guys and some kids I know at networks down in LA, that the show will mostly be shot in Vancouver.  This is mostly to be expected, as it follows Bad Robot's current production model with FRINGE, which is supposed to be set in Boston (I think).  

So no, this won't be another TRAUMA.  But is that a good thing or a bad thing for our city?