It’s that time of year when the networks are busy hearing pitches and picking pilots for the 2011-12 TV season. Several projects are in the running, and most won’t be chosen. Here are some we hope make it through.

Wonder Woman — David E. Kelley puts a serious spin on the DC Comics heroine. NBC.

Alcatraz — J.J. Abrams sets his latest drama on Alcatraz Island and focuses on the notorious criminals housed there. Fox.

Charlie’s Angels — Miami is the locale of the classic detective show. Miles Millar and Al Gough (“Smallville”) are among the producers. ABC.

Poe – Edgar Allan Poe, the world’s first detective, solves crimes in 1840s Boston. ABC.

Ringer – Sarah Michelle Gellar returns to television as a troubled young woman on the run who hides out by living the life of her wealthy twin sister. CBS.

Romeo & Juliet – The love story of Romeo and Juliet is told against the backdrop of  the Renaissance. ABC.

The Munsters – Bryan Fuller’s modern-day take on the old CBS comedy. NBC.

Are you there, Vodka? It’s me, Chelsea — Does Handler’s best-selling memoir translate into a hit comedy? NBC.

Rookies – Robert DeNiro is an executive producer on this drama about NYPD cops trying to balance their personal lives with work. CBS.

Raven – Another DC Comics character, Raven is the daughter of a human and a devil with abilities to read emotions and divine secrets. CW.

Desperado — “CSI” writer Anthony Zuiker helped create this modern-day western crime drama set in Texas. CBS.

EW capsules.