Global Frequency
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Global Frequency is Warren Ellis's exploration of "Rescue Fiction." Each issue is self-contained, meaning they can be read in any order. Currently there are 13 issues, with a possible second series yet to come.
In the fictional work Global Frequency is an active smartmob consisting of 1001 people organized through advanced cellphones who respond to global emergencies and phenomena ranging from Heaven's Gate-esque cults to rogue military operations. They are lead by a woman acting under the psuedonym Miranda Zero, and dispatched/coordinated by a former student named Aleph.
Mark Burnett is preparing a Global Frequency television series for 2005 with Michelle Forbes as Miranda Zero. A pilot episode was created but WB, the original intended network, did not pick up the series. The unaired pilot for the show has leaked onto the internet, and its popularity has led some to speculate that there may yet be a small chance for the show to continue.
Insider discussion of the production of the unaired TV pilot and the reaction to the unauthorized leak of the pilot onto the interernet here: [1] (http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2005/06/its-global-frequency-now.html) [2] (http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2005/06/gf-wow.html)
Latest on official campaign to resurrect TV series here: [3] (http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/2005/06/gf-update-1.html)