New SciFi Pilots Are Staffing Writers
May 10th, 2007 by DanO
Next week the telelvision networks will announce which new shows they are picking up for the fall. But this Hollywood Reporter article lists which new shows were told to start hiring writers this week. These are the SciFi ones that have been given the go ahead so far:
The Bionic Woman - NBC
Journeyman - NBC
Pushing Daisies - ABC
Reaper - CW
Next week I’ll be starting a series of articles on the process of getting hired as a writer onto a SciFi television show.
So, which ones are you gonna send a spec script to?
The Sarah Connor Chronicles makes my inner SciFi/Action nerd do things best left in the darkness of my parents’ basement. I’ve seen the pilot and its extra creamy good. Same goes for Pushing Daisies for different reasons (the “Moonlighting” dialogue and quirky Tim Burton tone.)
But new shows must prove themselves in the ratings for at least a year before considered specable. So I must bide my time and think of a clever way to write a standalone episode of Heroes. So what if its highly serialized, kills off characters I may highlight and changes narrative direction every six episodes. Good times!