Now this could be interesting -- Lifetime is looking at adapting British soap Mile High. The original series was known for the luxurious location shoots where we watched the steamy adventures of flight attendants who worked for a budget airline. Among them was Will O'Brien, a witty gay man who didn't sit on the sidelines, but was just as sexually active and scandalous as his co-workers.

It'll be interesting to see how this version goes, since Mile High felt like three different series during its two-season run, with only a handful of actors staying consistent throughout the series (and the dark turn in final few episodes almost felt like a fourth series). Mile High doesn't match my idea of Lifetime programming at all, with all the bad behavior and reckless drug use and its many unlikable female characters. (Now Oxygen, on the other hand...) It'll be interesting if this gets toned down in translation.

I once called Mile High "The worst show I wouldn't miss an episode of." It wasn't a quality series in the slightest, with plot holes and inconsistent characterization, but it was incredibly addictive -- and even not in a "so bad it's good way," it was just fun despite the many problems. Maybe it was the show's stylish visual sense, maybe it was the catchy opening which made effective use of Hooverphonic's "The World is Mine" or maybe it was a constantly likable cast that smoothed-over the show's faults.

Anyway, the challenge of playing casting director is a little too hard to resist in this case. Let's try to cast the major players, shall we?