tagged w/ TV Pilots
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Neely Swanson, former SVP of Development for David E. Kelley, discusses the perils of what can happen when a network reaches outside of its brand for a pilot script.Neely Swanson, former SVP of Development for David E. Kelley, discusses the perils of... more
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Neely Swanson, Former SVP of Development for David E. Kelley, attempts to understand a head-scratching new edict to writers from television networks.Neely Swanson, Former SVP of Development for David E. Kelley, attempts to understand a... more
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Veteran Television Development Executive Neely Swanson explains the real workings of how TV pilots get made and why so many promising ones never see the light of day.Veteran Television Development Executive Neely Swanson explains the real workings of... more
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Former SVP of Development for David E. Kelley discusses the recent trend in casting stars in TV pilots.Former SVP of Development for David E. Kelley discusses the recent trend in casting... more
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I received several emails this past week pointing out the scarcity of women writers on the recent pilot pickups. At a cursory glance it is easy to jump on the bandwagon decrying the lack of diversity among the “creator” ranks, not to mention showrunners and writing staffs, but this was a subject worth pursuing in a bit more depth. Nikki Finke sent a missile to the broadside of various network heads about what was being called “the worst year in a decade for female writers and showrunners.”I received several emails this past week pointing out the scarcity of women writers on... more
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A group of friends gets fired on the same day. Troubled cops check into a halfway home. A Wall Street executive loses his job and has to reconnect with his small-town family.
Laughing yet?
Those are a few log lines for next fall's TV pilots -- the comedy pilots.A group of friends gets fired on the same day. Troubled cops check into a halfway... more
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After winning an Emmy, Ben Stiller produced and directed a pilot called Heat Vision and Jack starring Owen Wilson and Jack Black...too much fun.
"Heat Vision and Jack was created as a 1999 pilot for Fox. Written by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab, directed by Ben Stiller, this series was passed over by Fox despite critical acclaim from those who've been lucky enough to see it.
The 30 minute pilot is about an astronaut (played by Jack Black) with a medical secret who is on the run from the evil Ron Silver and the rest of NASA, with the help of a talking motorcycle called Heat Vision (voiced by Owen Wilson)."After winning an Emmy, Ben Stiller produced and directed a pilot called Heat Vision... more
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