Posted in Eli Stone, Pilots, Pushing Daisies on May 11th, 2007 No Comments »
The Hollywood Reporter reports that ABC has pre-announced what new shows it will be picking up next week. These are the SciFi highlights:
Eli Stone [via ABC Press Release]
Following on the success of their current hit Brothers and Sisters, Ken Olin ("Alias"), Marc Guggenheim and Greg Berlanti ("Everwood") create a unique, character-driven drama that explores the [...]
Posted in Awards, Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, Saturn Awards, Superman Returns, TV Writing on May 11th, 2007 No Comments »
SciFi.com’s SciFiWire has the winners list for the 33rd Annual Saturn Awards. The Saturn Awards honor the best in Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror in Film and Television. The interesting part of the list for writers is seeing what shows/films you should be paying attention to. ‘Heroes’, ‘Battlestar Galactica’ and the film ‘Superman Returns’ locked [...]
Posted in Bionic Woman, Journeyman, Pilots, Screenwriting, Television on May 11th, 2007 No Comments »
Today the Hollywood Reporter confirms the following SciFi pilots will be announced as pick ups for Fall 2007 season next week:
The Bionic Woman [via NBC Press Release]
Struggling as a bartender and surrogate mom to her teen-aged sister, Jamie Sommers didn’t think life could get much harder. But when a devastating car accident leaves her at [...]
Posted in Disney ABC Writing Fellowship, Screenwriting, TV Writing, TV Writing Programs, Television on May 11th, 2007 2 Comments »
The formula for getting work in television as a writer is:
Talent + Connections + Great Samples (Specs) = Work
So what if you’re new in town with the talent and the specs, but no connections? How do you possibly break in to the business if your Uncle Larry doesn’t run a network?
Three major studios in Hollywood [...]
Posted in Bionic Woman, Journeyman, Pilots, Pushing Daisies, Reaper on May 10th, 2007 2 Comments »
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 [...]
Posted in Blood Ties, Demons, Eli Stone, Life On Mars, Pilots, Television on May 9th, 2007 No Comments »
An update to my earlier post. Here are additional SciFi pilots being considered:
ABC
- Life on Mars: Detective whose girlfriend has just been kidnapped finds himself transported back to the 1970s. Based on the BBC series.
- Eli Stone: Thirtysomething attorney (Jonny Lee Miller) begins to have larger-than-life visions that compel him to do unusual things; Victor [...]
Posted in Heroes, Lost, Medium on May 8th, 2007 No Comments »
Most series have to wait until next week to hear if they are coming back next season. But “Medium” on NBC got the good news today. They have been renewed for a fourth season. The series joins NBC’s “Heroes” and ABC’s “Lost” on the list of SciFi shows that have received early pick ups. Complete [...]
