The episode entitled Chapter 2: Lizards was written by Michael Green.
There was a teaser plus five acts. That was no tag at the end. The fifth was a real act.
Teaser
A. Peter lost his shirt and his memory
B. HRG (Claire’s dad) isn’t laying as low as he wants Claire to
C. Matt is investigating Nakamura’s death
D. […]
Kay Reindl at Seriocity has some really interesting things to say about pitching shows. She talks about how pitching works in LA and what some of her own meetings have been like. She goes on to talk about the components of the pitch, which are of course, the components of the series.
It’s a great piece […]
Californication written by Tom Kapinos (who ran Dawson’s Creek in its fourth season) aired. You’ve seen it. Maybe you liked it. I know I did.
Let’s look under the hood.
It is more a typical-episode pilot than a premise pilot. Hank bumbles through what seems to be his normal routine. But it […]
Here are three more techniques to keep in mind:Sub-plot Free First ActsA teaser or first act of a pilot can follow a single story line without introducing a single subplot. The teaser of the CSI pilot is almost all about one of the mysteries of the week. The seven minute teaser for Burn Notice, on […]
Perhaps I have sufficiently conveyed to you my admiration of Jekyll. Now down to business:
The pilot episode, written by Steven Moffat, is laid out in a teaser and four acts and as Anonymous pointed out, it’s the pilot for a short-lived miniseries and not for an ongoing series. For that reason it’s quite […]
Burn Notice (BN) made me want to go back and look at my notes on the Veronica Mars (VM) pilot written by series creator Rob Thomas. I think I’ve broken down the show at least twice and I’ve certainly watched many times. I’ve also read the script which is quite different that […]
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 […]
I love Reaper. I love it. It’s written by Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters. What I read is an unnumbered draft dated in December and is clearly not a production draft. No scene numbers. I had to count them: 45ish (accounting for my margin of error). A fast fun […]
I’m in possession of a second episode of Jekyll. I haven’t watched it yet. I’m going to save a few and them binge. Don’t you find tv is better that way? You immerse yourself in a show.
I don’t want to watch tv the way they dole it out: in weekly installment. […]
