They've teamed up with the Blacklist to find new writers for their drama shows. You submit material, it gets evaluated, and the best of the best gets forwarded to the network for possible assignments or staff work. The competition closes May 1st.
I have nothing to do with this. But I know I have a lot of readers who want to break into the business so when I see an opportunity I like to pass it along.
Here's where you go for information and submissions.
Good luck. Someone has to break in. Why not you?
Ken - FYI, the link is bad.
ReplyDeleteThe correct link is:
http://www.blcklst.com/fox
(Note, "There is no 'I' in blcklst.")
Been corrected. The link works now. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThat is, depending on your font... "There is no 'i' in blcklst."
ReplyDeleteWow! Operators are standing by.
ReplyDeleteWeird typo on the site: "only television drama genera teleplays will be accepted for consideration..." Is that really how someone at the Black List thinks "genre" is spelled?
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm cynical, but this mostly sounds like a way for the Black List to get a bunch of people to pony up $25 to post a script. I doubt that Fox is suffering from a dearth of writers' submissions.
ReplyDeleteIf we do it, in two days are you going to tell us it was satire and we're stupid for not recognizing that?
ReplyDeleteThe next villain to catch is the BLOGGER.
ReplyDeleteThree weeks to write that drama script I've had rattling around in my brain for the past few years... Doh!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up. Hopefully somebody here will get spotted!
The most fantastical and surreal authors get to work for Fox News.
ReplyDeleteFor those who have submitted, if you are not selected. Remember, there is no drama.
ReplyDeleteAnd now NBC dives into the pool -- soliciting fresh new comedy ideas:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.nbccomedyplayground.com/#/home
Ken, you and David ought to send them a few goodies and offer to save the network.
Here is more about NBC soliciting comedy pitches:
ReplyDeletehttp://insidetv.ew.com/2014/04/08/nbc-sitcom-contest/
I've not read the small print here, but it's typical for these contests for the competition runner to own all the submissions. Even the ones they don't pick up. Hopefully that's not the case.
ReplyDeleteKen, you enjoyed Gravity. Have you seen the deleted scene they posted three days ago?
ReplyDeletehttp://youtu.be/Gw79smKZB9E
It changes the film quite a bit!
Friday question: I know you like Jenna Elfman, but what do you think of her comment that "because with the Internet … audiences are more savvy, and with a single camera you can home in on nuance more than with multi-cam and capture the smarter side of the story". Here is the link: http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/nbcu-press-day-comedy-stars-not-fans-of-multi-cam-question-shameless-decision-to-compete-for-emmy-as-comedy/#more-711348
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised that no one at Fox thought to try to squeeze out 22 episodes of 'So You Think You Can Write'......
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ken!
ReplyDelete@Mike There doesn't seem to to be any way of reaching you other than openly. Are you a wannabe writer? You have an interesting voice, I think!
ReplyDeleteI believe NBC is having a comedy pilot competition.
ReplyDeleteSo your followers may like that too.