tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post5614815940767501987..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: It's that Upfronts time of the yearBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-57278872306438679092008-05-17T10:26:00.000-07:002008-05-17T10:26:00.000-07:00Good network execs (cough!) know when to lead and ...Good network execs (cough!) know when to lead and when to get the hell outta the way. They're in the minority, obviously. Most good ideas I've seen get picked to pieces by the 'CYA' squads, more concerned about next week's check than a vision. Same as the rest of corporate america. A little guts would go a long way about now.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259951307196646436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-19361539896628924142008-05-16T16:11:00.000-07:002008-05-16T16:11:00.000-07:00very nice blog... keep up the good work.. God Bles...very nice blog... keep up the good work.. God Bless!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54799795044150669902008-05-16T13:28:00.000-07:002008-05-16T13:28:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Max Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706524941272103444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44070091873891418662008-05-16T12:19:00.000-07:002008-05-16T12:19:00.000-07:00Most of the pilot money should go to funding longe...Most of the pilot money should go to funding longer development periods where the show creator, a small staff of writers, and execs hash out 10 solid episodes, to see if the series has real legs, and not just a good looking pilot. See "Blind Justice."Aaron Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04263889773217745186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4901291935611318672008-05-16T11:18:00.000-07:002008-05-16T11:18:00.000-07:00They use video for colonoscopies. Plots have all...They use video for colonoscopies. Plots have all kinds of twists and turns (plotz?) If we pooled all of ours we could hope for 13 weeks as a midseason replacement. Wouldn't be any worse than Deal or No Deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44016243350271527822008-05-16T10:22:00.000-07:002008-05-16T10:22:00.000-07:00I was watching a rerun of the BBC show "As Time Go...I was watching a rerun of the BBC show "As Time Goes By" the other day on PBS and thought, this would make for an interesting American adapted series.<BR/><BR/>Get two older actors and let them star in a comedy about two former lovers reuniting some 30 years later.<BR/><BR/>Then I stopped myself. American networks actually airing a show where the two leads are over 39 years old?<BR/><BR/>What am I, nuts??<BR/><BR/>That would take the ability to "look outside the box" and American networks would NEVER do that.Richard Marcejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05103986097053252333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75665016299973309642008-05-16T09:32:00.000-07:002008-05-16T09:32:00.000-07:00"Let someone like James Gandolfini star in one of ...<I>"Let someone like James Gandolfini star in one of your shows even though he has a face like a knee."</I><BR/><BR/>I spit out my drink a little at that one. Nice job.<BR/><BR/><I>"Give a writer who’s old enough to have a colonoscopy a shot to do the show he’s always wanted to do.</I><BR/><BR/>Hmmm. You wouldn't be referring to yourself by any chance, would you? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-7157622569808882732008-05-16T09:18:00.000-07:002008-05-16T09:18:00.000-07:00Ken -- are you trying to throw all those super-imp...Ken -- are you trying to throw all those super-important network research departments out of business with your radical ideas? (Not such a bad concept, now that I think of it.)VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63246365391666044822008-05-16T09:14:00.000-07:002008-05-16T09:14:00.000-07:00It would be unfair to pick on the network and adve...It would be unfair to pick on the network and advertising executives, since embarrassingly, I’m 18-34% certain I couldn’t do their job as well as they do. That said, I remember the annual NCTA convention I went to maybe 20 years ago with some folks from Showtime. Jerry Seinfeld was featured and came out into the hotel lobby in some sort of official schmoozing capacity. His first sentence was, “They told me not to make any jokes about television.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-44270074401907632922008-05-16T05:02:00.000-07:002008-05-16T05:02:00.000-07:00Lost and Desperate Housewives were made in a previ...Lost and Desperate Housewives were made in a previous system as opposed to the current one?<BR/><BR/>EveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-28526447634511979312008-05-16T02:15:00.000-07:002008-05-16T02:15:00.000-07:00which begs the questionNo, it doesn't.Sincerely,Mr...<I>which begs the question</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-beg1.htm" REL="nofollow">No, it doesn't</A>.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/><BR/>Mr. Language Nazi PersonJoseph Thvedthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073132675287872168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23238293724469334472008-05-16T01:29:00.000-07:002008-05-16T01:29:00.000-07:00I think this "new business model" of bringing out ...I think this "new business model" of bringing out the shows midseason is more so they can sit out a potential actors' strike than due to the writers' strike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-76962315210066227732008-05-15T23:03:00.000-07:002008-05-15T23:03:00.000-07:00A stand-up friend of mine used to do one-and-a-hal...A stand-up friend of mine used to do one-and-a-half hour shows (which are more common here in Holland). He said every show had it's own rythm and the rythm dictated the laughs. Out of any nine jokes only six got a huge laugh. And if he took out the three weaker ones, he'd only get four laughs. <BR/><BR/>I don't understand our current obsession with acuracy. With governments going money away. Our unabillity to understand the scattershot approach.<BR/><BR/>Just a couple of days ago I read the advice in one of the posts here to write as many pilot scripts as possible instead of honing that one script to perfection and betting everything on it.<BR/><BR/>Making less pilots means more executives are available to assist the writers in making 'better' pilots. Making it even less possible for a fluke genius one that makes it's own rules to slip through.<BR/><BR/>A little wastfulness goes a long way.Ger Apeldoornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633862833036214748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-32791937338879668762008-05-15T22:11:00.001-07:002008-05-15T22:11:00.001-07:00it always amazes me how network executives fail to...it always amazes me how network executives fail to see the blindingly obvious. there are better ways to do things. most good businesses practice good business. but i see networks like governements. really good at just throwing away money for some inexplicable reason. <BR/>they're also really good at making the kinda crap which i don't understand how it got made in the first place. it stuns me actually.iabanonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958614684094326302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23568355097119680182008-05-15T22:11:00.000-07:002008-05-15T22:11:00.000-07:00Hey, take it easy on K-ville, I had a script that ...Hey, take it easy on K-ville, I had a script that was supposed to go forward if there was a second season...<BR/><BR/>And like you I think the new business model, programming year round, is a good idea in principal...Problem is "principals" are somewhat lacking at some of the networks.This Space Left Intentionally _________.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03914685946396538664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-49712783129769388822008-05-15T21:11:00.000-07:002008-05-15T21:11:00.000-07:00I think they need to start showing some of these p...I think they need to start showing some of these pilots on their websites. Use the ones they are considering as replacment series. They can get fan feedback, generate some revenue and create a buzz.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970641911241417692noreply@blogger.com