I'm not trying to step on Stuart's toes, but I was anxious to see the comments in context...
Quite right too - wherever possible, I always link direct to any reports quoted to make the reporting as transparent as I can.
As for the pilot, there's certainly some spin at work here, but that's pretty inevitable. Between a change of regime, a shift in network policy, and a large amount of money spent on the production, I can understand why it's not being taken further.
Even were the incentive to reshoot there, investing another $3-5m on a project they clearly already have reservations about is somewhat unlikely. It's easy for us as fans to speculate on costly reshoots, but we don't have our careers and the responsibility of multi-million budgets hanging over us. Added to that, as time ticks on, I think the window for a salvage operation is rapidly diminishing, as those involved are swiftly moving on to other things.
I think sometimes, through no real fault of anyone, a project just doesn't come together. Irrespective of the quality of what was shot, or the work of those involved, I suspect that was the case here.