June 2007

creating series, Life on Mars, pilot scripts, pilots, premise pilot, screenwriting, tv writing

28 Jun 2007

Life on Mars Times Two

I've just finished reading the two pilot scripts for Life on Mars. One was the 2005 "Amended Pink" draft of…

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act breaks, curtains, pilot script, premise pilot, Reaper, screenwriter, screenwriting, structure, tv writing

26 Jun 2007

Reaper Pilot Script

I love Reaper. I love it. It's written by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters. What I read is an unnumbered…

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Canadian television, Durham County, Flight of the Conchords, pilots, screenwriting, television writing

26 Jun 2007

Viewing Report

I'm in possession of a second episode of Jekyll. I haven't watched it yet. I'm going to save a few…

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Canadian television, premise pilot, screenwriter

24 Jun 2007

Setup Pilot Versus Typical Episode

Jaime J Weinman, in his blog TV Guidance, recently discussed what I'm doing here and then dove-tailed into a broader…

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Aaron Sorkin, pilot scripts, Teasers

20 Jun 2007

Three by Sorkin

I'm almost done with Teasers (for a while at least) but before I move on I thought I might compare…

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Act One, pilot script, Teasers

19 Jun 2007

A Tour of Teasers

Let's take a quick tour through the opening acts of some of the pilots that aired thus far this year.Traveler…

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Babylon Fields, Dirty Sexy Money, Jekyll, K-Ville, Life on Mars, New Amsterdam, pilots, Pushing Daisies, Reaper, structure, Teasers, The Darlings, the Sarah Connor Chronicles, Viva Laughlin

18 Jun 2007

Do You Really Want to Know?

Will Dixon asks: Can you elaborate? Are they still teasers anymore or just Act One's with a sexy beginning? And…

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Act One, pilot scripts, pilots, Pushing Daisies, Teasers

18 Jun 2007

Don’t Let ‘Em Go

I have a bunch of scripts for the pilots that got picked up by the US nets for the fall.…

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Bryan Elsley, pilot script, pilots, Skins, Teasers

16 Jun 2007

Fucking Bollocking Twat Fuck

The airing of a pilot is your big chance to hook in an audience for your series. In the week…

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Skins

16 Jun 2007

Skins – Tony

httpv://youtu.be/VD7v5F9i8Pc

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