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Is Series’ Creation a Game Newbies Can Play?

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Here’s another quote from Pamela Douglas’s Writing the TV Drama Series. This one is about series creation and why only the most experienced writers get to do it in L.A.:
You’re not likely to get an original show made if you’re a beginner. At least, you’re not going to do it by yourself. […]

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And So Begins Another Season of Television

Friday, October 5, 2007

We’re finished with most of the fall launch and I for one am feeling a little let down. No slam-dunk must-see show has emerged.
But it’s not over yet. We might learn to love one of these series as the season goes on. The pilot was a solo writing effort. But now, […]

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Life on Mars Times Two

Thursday, June 28, 2007

I’ve just finished reading the two pilot scripts for Life on Mars. One was the 2005 “Amended Pink” draft of the British original, written by co-creators Tony Jordan, Matthew Graham and Ashley Pharoah. The other was the 2007 first draft of the American remake written by David E Kelley and Stu Moss.
(”Amended […]

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