''They were pretty passionate about the idea,'' said one Big Four exec. ''I think they wanted to do it based on their experience [making] 'Good Will Hunting.' They want to give somebody else that kind of shot.'' Affleck and Damon had no trouble getting the nets to hear their pitch, but finding a buyer is a different story; one exec says Miramax is asking too steep a price for a 13-episode order (though Affleck and Damon DID promise to appear in some episodes). But even if the show doesn't get picked up, the actors have still created a stir: ''I rarely get flummoxed by people,'' says one exec. ''And I definitely was flummoxed by them.''


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