Probably wholly unrelated to The Men Who Stare at Goats, FOX is nevertheless developing a CIA-themed project which will contain elements of paranormal abilities on the part of agency members.

According to Variety, the untitled spy thriller centers on a division of the CIA that specializes in "remote viewing"—the ability to gather information using paranormal means.

The skein comes from writer Harris Wilkinson (Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming) and Peter Chernin's new 20th Century Fox TV-based production company.

Chernin will executive produce the drama script through his Chernin Entertainment. Katherine Pope and Lauren Stein will also executive produce, and Len Wiseman is on board to direct.

We have to admit, with FOX's track record, this sounds really exciting. Imagine the possibilities: Episodes could range wider than the typical espionage/action show, and into exotic areas such as ancient civilizations, treasure, and technology; secret society financial manipulation; human-alien conspiracy; plunderers from the future; and some of the more extreme versions of terrorism.

Imagine an assassin from the future sent to kill the direct descendants of the three great religious leaders from antiquity: Buddha, Christ, and Mohammed, and why he must perhaps be allowed to complete his mission. Or what about the mis-use of ancient technology: the alchemy which yielded the Philosopher's Stone described all over ancient history, including the Old Testament and on Egyptian Tomb walls, etc.). Each episode could be something of a nail-biter, a clock show, in which time is as much an enemy as the bad guys.

24 meets The X-Files? Not exactly, but you get the idea. We'll definitely be keeping an eye on this show.