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This 3 page paper discusses the steps necessary to devise and pitch a TV series to a network. The paper discusses such things as title, subject, main characters, length of show, and of course, the concept. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Some of the best movies have been made by people who just didnt like anything else out there and wanted to make something for their own amusement. (Think Star Wars.)
Trying to figure out the "next big thing" and developing a concept to cash in on it will end in a lot of frustration and failure. This paper, however, flies
in the face of reason and discusses how to pitch a TV series to a network. Discussion The student really needs to make a decision about what kind of series
to develop, and that should be personal. Drama, sci-fi, comedy, game shows, reality shows and investigative shows of various types (medical investigators as in CSI, Bones, and NCIS come to
mind) are the genres that seem to have survived; westerns, traditional detective shows (Mannix, Magnum P.I.) and variety shows are long gone. The big trend these days seems to
be in reality shows; its logical to assume this will continue for a while. The reason why producers and networks like them is simple: there are no professional actors or
writers to pay, no plot development that necessitates locations, props or sets; in short, they can be shot on a very low budget and still garner high ratings. Lets try
and invent a different sort of reality show. Devising the concept is the hardest part of the process. Weve watched numerous makeover shows; watched people fish for crab on the
Bering Sea or for lobster in the Atlantic; seen trucks struggling across the Ice Road; watched Bachelors and Bachelorettes; and voted people off the island. There are proposals to base
TV series on films (Sarafin, 2008). So what could we do thats new? Perhaps the thing to do is to be absolutely absurd and have a great deal of fun,
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