Speak of the Devil Eastwick “Pilot” ABC, Wednesday, 10 PM Teleplay: Maggie Friedman From a screenplay by Michael Crisotofer Directed by David Nutter Ten minutes into the pilot for this new ABC series, the thought going through my head was, “Someone at ABC thought this was better than Pushing Daisies?” Because it so isn’t. Based on the John Updike novel, The Witches of Eastwick, this tale of three almost accidental witches in a small New England town has already been adapted six times before, including two stage versions, a musical, the 1987 Jack Nicholson film, and two previous failed pilots. Apparently either audiences…
