tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post6889569836317627668..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: What's currently happening in the world of pilotsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-63128607086731121572013-04-21T10:20:17.254-07:002013-04-21T10:20:17.254-07:00Cap'n Bob--Reminding me of Paul Lynde's cl...Cap'n Bob--Reminding me of Paul Lynde's classic line: "I've had more pilots shot down than the Luftwaffe." cadavranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-37922381738633059812013-04-19T00:22:27.804-07:002013-04-19T00:22:27.804-07:00They were shooting a pilot for a show starring Gee...They were shooting a pilot for a show starring Geena Davis at Gas Works Park here in Seattle the last few days. She stars as a Seattle bailbondswoman, although the show will be shot for interiors in Portland. Breadbakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-4332023368824713592013-04-16T23:22:20.571-07:002013-04-16T23:22:20.571-07:00I was on a panel/focus group just last night at AS...I was on a panel/focus group just last night at ASI - feel my POWER! I love my annual sojourn to the Valley. <br /><br />Only one show I've ever screened got picked up and that was after my small group recommended recasting the female lead. I'm sure Kaley Cuoco is glad they ignored us.XJillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54942636209133430592013-04-15T22:13:20.413-07:002013-04-15T22:13:20.413-07:00Great post, Kenny...a zeitpost. So true.Great post, Kenny...a zeitpost. So true.cbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-54168629032636964922013-04-15T21:44:58.977-07:002013-04-15T21:44:58.977-07:00Scene: The Tonight Show. Guest: Don Rickles. Johnn...Scene: The Tonight Show. Guest: Don Rickles. Johnny asks Don if he has any shows in the works. Don says he has a hand in a few pilots. Johnny replies, "You've had a hand in more pilots than an Air Force proctologist." <br /><br />Badda bing, badda boom!Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23769434213761480362013-04-15T12:37:35.691-07:002013-04-15T12:37:35.691-07:00"Some sitcom pilots get massively rewritten. ...<i>"Some sitcom pilots get massively rewritten. Here’s what I don’t understand: the script was good enough to get a pick up, and the actors hired were the ones who got the biggest laugh with that material. Why is it now all shit? "</i><br /><br />I know of one pilot back in the 90's that exactly that happened to, a show about the magazine publishing business. The original creator (who will remain nameless), was booted off the project by the network and the project was handed over to someone else (who shall also remain nameless, but industry people will know her) who had already scored with one megahit, and she completely reworked it to the point where she was not only given credit as showrunner, but also credit as the show's creator.<br /><br />I had crossed paths with the original creator on another show he had worked on as a writer/producer earlier in his career and when I heard the news, kept thinking to myself "It couldn't happen to a nicer guy"...Tom Quigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959628996361620134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-30979506387676237302013-04-15T11:41:15.738-07:002013-04-15T11:41:15.738-07:00Friday Question:
Ken, what is your opinion of pil...Friday Question:<br /><br />Ken, what is your opinion of pilot script competitions such as NYTVF's (New York Television Festival)Fox Comedy Script Contest? Do you think they are a valuable tool for those who are out of the industry to use to break into the business or do you believe otherwise? Seeing as how they only guarantee that the winner is given the opportunity to make a pilot, and after learning how the pilot process works from you, would you suggest a more direct route to the networks, and if so, how?<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />RobertAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976758043152054556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-2825615844997214642013-04-15T10:36:16.122-07:002013-04-15T10:36:16.122-07:00Of the sitcoms that get picked up, one-quarter wil...Of the sitcoms that get picked up, one-quarter will be canceled quickly because only a few people find them funny (and they're watching "Arrested Development" on Netflix). One-quarter will become hits, but most people will claim not to watch them because they stupidly appeal to the lowest common denominator. One-quarter will get decent audiences and stay on the air for years, even though you don't know anyone who watches them or even realizes they're still on. And one-quarter will be funny, have great casts, get plenty of viewers, and become so successful that they continue until all the original writers have left, the actors are busy with movies, the stories are played out and they aren't funny anymore.BigTednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-72871287209016311322013-04-15T09:58:15.716-07:002013-04-15T09:58:15.716-07:00One more... execs will swear they are 'passion...One more... execs will swear they are 'passionate' (gag) about your project, testing be damned, but in the end testing is is the only opinion that matters. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-23135634077314912722013-04-15T07:34:48.611-07:002013-04-15T07:34:48.611-07:00"You can catch up on sleep during the fight t..."You can catch up on sleep during the fight to New York."<br /><br />Did you mean "flight," or did you leave out the best part? :-) <br /><br />Mitchell McLeannoreply@blogger.com