tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post499113016468738393..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: What spec scripts should you write?By Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-50654451953376702242008-04-10T12:50:00.000-07:002008-04-10T12:50:00.000-07:00jb - Caruso's a soprano? Why don't you go research...jb - Caruso's a soprano? Why don't you go research that and get back to us. I couldn't handle it (shudder).Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259951307196646436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-90738453186793975802008-04-10T10:40:00.000-07:002008-04-10T10:40:00.000-07:00annie: re Caruso and "hung" - maybe the NYPD Blue ...annie: re Caruso and "hung" - maybe the NYPD Blue Season One DVD includes some outtakes that settle the question.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-43051179023066607032008-04-10T09:04:00.000-07:002008-04-10T09:04:00.000-07:00Ken, thanks for writing this just for me. I will n...Ken, thanks for writing this just for me. I will now burn my "Green Acres" spec script in effigy, or Moorpark, whichever is closer.<BR/>Sidenote - the proper Irish term is 'HUNG, drawn, & quartered.' When people omit the 'hung' part when referring to Caruso's hoped-for demise, I giggle.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259951307196646436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-45928445064481949212008-04-08T13:49:00.000-07:002008-04-08T13:49:00.000-07:00What does the recent strike do to new writers' cha...What does the recent strike do to new writers' chances of breaking in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-9692671739589680972008-04-08T12:37:00.000-07:002008-04-08T12:37:00.000-07:00Like, Grant, I've heard that the reasons showrunne...Like, Grant, I've heard that the reasons showrunners won't look at specs for their own show are more legal than creative, for fear of getting sued if they happen to already have a similar idea in the works. So I've heard that it's best to spec a show similar to the one you want to write for.<BR/><BR/>i.e. If you want to write for Pushing Daisies, spec Ugly Betty or Desperate Housewives.Calihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457896371878636055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-10296494684009322692008-04-07T14:32:00.000-07:002008-04-07T14:32:00.000-07:00Emily,I can't believe no one else caught that. Th...Emily,<BR/><BR/>I can't believe no one else caught that. Thanks. It's been corrected. Man overboard.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18101315537937791932008-04-07T13:51:00.000-07:002008-04-07T13:51:00.000-07:00"THREE And A Half Men"They added a man? Or two ha..."THREE And A Half Men"<BR/>They added a man? Or two halves?<BR/><BR/>Nevermind. <BR/><BR/>I'm gonna duck outside for a fresh breath of smog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-55408399641656415872008-04-07T11:07:00.000-07:002008-04-07T11:07:00.000-07:00I'm always fascinated, when I surf by, about who a...I'm always fascinated, when I surf by, about who actually thinks David Caruso can act? Who watches that show?<BR/><BR/>Why hasn't he been drawn and quartered yet?<BR/><BR/>Can I read that scrip? Pick me! Pick me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-75798090406225272482008-04-07T10:53:00.000-07:002008-04-07T10:53:00.000-07:00I'd also heard there were legal reasons producers ...I'd also heard there were legal reasons producers don't want a script from their own shows. Someone writes (for example) a THREE'S COMPANY spec script where someone overhears part of a conversation and it leads to wacky misunderstandings. Then when a similar episode airs (since that was pretty much every THREE'S COMPANY) the writer accuses the prod co of stealing the idea.<BR/><BR/>Is this true or folklore as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-65944777114002325022008-04-07T09:24:00.000-07:002008-04-07T09:24:00.000-07:00You can sell a script if you don't live in LA. Bu...You can sell a script if you don't live in LA. But once you do it might be best to think about coming out.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79398541999435984992008-04-07T09:23:00.000-07:002008-04-07T09:23:00.000-07:00Your chances of selling a spec to the show you've ...Your chances of selling a spec to the show you've written for are greatly diminished because they know their show so acutely, but it's not impossible. And what do you have to lose? You're sure not going to impress them if you DON'T send a script.By Ken Levinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-22768554816022106612008-04-07T09:19:00.000-07:002008-04-07T09:19:00.000-07:00The Star Trek writers have an awesome collection o...The Star Trek writers have an awesome collection of fan-submitted material. One guy keeps writing about the ship turning into a giant crab. I hope he succeeds one of these days.Chris Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114134372410384863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21344363635392371392008-04-07T06:34:00.000-07:002008-04-07T06:34:00.000-07:00Is it near impossible to submit a spec script if y...Is it near impossible to submit a spec script if you don't live in NY or LA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-18907766738702599812008-04-07T06:20:00.000-07:002008-04-07T06:20:00.000-07:00What makes it hard for me to submit a spec script ...What makes it hard for me to submit a spec script for anything is geography. It's the same geography that seems to prevent anything new hitting our TV's - our two biggest home-grown drama series have been running for over twenty years, everything else (that isn't news, general interest and some reality programming, which is really our version of another country's reality programming) is taken mostly from the US.<BR/><BR/>We have three television networks out of a total seven (not including cable channels) that may give a new person a chance to do something different or even a new copy of an old original, but the LCD rule comes into play and unfortunately people are happy to laugh, cry, be happy and be sad all depending on when the big sign tells them to.<BR/><BR/>I like a lot of shows they play here from the US, and I admire some of the people who make them. I'm sure it's not easy, but it does seem far easier to make something new there than it is here.<BR/><BR/>Excuse the tangent, I'm annoyed now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-21122980881863268762008-04-07T04:26:00.000-07:002008-04-07T04:26:00.000-07:00I once heard (from a reliable source) that you sho...I once heard (from a reliable source) that you should NEVER submit a spec script of the show you're trying to write for to the show you're trying to write for because its writers will just focus on what you got wrong about that world they know so well. The advice I got was to write up something for a show with a similar sensibility and submit that.<BR/><BR/>Is this not true?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-31833261267791875502008-04-06T23:48:00.000-07:002008-04-06T23:48:00.000-07:00Hmmm...how about a comedy set in a field hospital ...Hmmm...how about a comedy set in a field hospital in Iraq?blogwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07362291687463326731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-79249899119361804122008-04-06T23:18:00.000-07:002008-04-06T23:18:00.000-07:00I have got a script where David Caruso is drawn an...I have got a script where David Caruso is drawn and quartered. Will that do to?Vixenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13216631842227909597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54091261795165886142008-04-06T23:06:00.000-07:002008-04-06T23:06:00.000-07:00For some reason, studios and agents don't ever see...For some reason, studios and agents don't ever seem to look in that drawer I keep my scripts in.Bitter Animatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06617537816971588380noreply@blogger.com