This casting notice just popped up in email:

Category: UNION TV/VIDEO

"NEVERMIND NIRVANA"

Stordahl & Terry Casting is accepting submissions for Nevermind Nirvana, a sitcom pilot for NBC Television. Shoot starts Mar. Breakdown-Sunil "Sonny" Mehta: East Indian, 20s, American accent, on the eve of his graduation from UCLA Medical School, he's having last minute jitters about being a doctor, although Sonny has been raised in America, he still straddles the traditional East Indian culture of his parents, series regular; Raju Mehta: East Indian, 20s, American accent, Sonny's younger brother, a couple of years behind him in medical school, used to be the underdog in the family because he is not married and not yet a doctor, he is gleeful to learn that Sonny's life has gone off the rails, series regular;

Dr. Arjun Mehta: late 40s-60s, father of Sonny and Raju, East Indian Walter Matthau, East Indian accent, series regular; Dr. Sarita Mehta: East Indian, late 40s-60s, mother of Sonny and Raju, small in stature but in charge of family, East Indian accent, series regular; Govind Singh: East Indian, 40-60, never speaks, the Mehta family servant, good physical presence and comic ability, series regular. Note: There will be an open call in Los Angeles on Sat. Feb. 28 at NBC-Details to be announced...

Who needs "Friends" or "Fraiser?" It looks like NBC has it's game plan all figured out for next season.