Syfy backdoor pilot order: Three Inches, by Harley Peyton (plus more BSG!)

Syfy has greenlighted a pilot that puts a spin on the traditional superhero genre and seeks to continue growing its "Battlestar Galactica" empire. The network has ordered a 90-minute pilot, "Three Inches," from Fox Television Studios, writer Harley Peyton ("Twin Peaks") and executive producer Bob Cooper. It centers on an underachiever who gains the power to move any object using his mind, but only for a distance of three inches. He recruits a team of fellow heroes, each with their own less-than-spectacular abilities. 

The network hopes to at least pick up one of its two pilots. The other, "Alphas," also is about a team with superpowers. Syfy also is seeking to expand its popular "Battlestar" franchise [that] would mark a return to the franchise's space-opera roots.