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A friend of mine pitched me a show idea the other day. It’s a great idea with strong talent attached. He told me he’s planning to pitch it to the Director of Development (DOD) he knows at a local production

I like “more”. Some people say “less is more” but I think that’s bunk. Less is less and more is more. And I prefer “more”. I work hard at work so I get paid so I can do more, buy

After the final no there comes a yes And on that yes the future world depends. -Wallace Stevens- Folks if you stick with this long enough, one day you will hear a “no” when you were sure you were going

A friend of mine sent me a cut of the Teaser for a new show he is developing, and it’s great! But at 6 minutes, it’s too long. An Exec doesn’t watch your Teaser for entertainment. They watch it to see if

Well it’s Halloween. A time for dressing up like things that should be so scary they make you lose sleep. Ghosts, and goblins and TV execs that ask you questions you don’t know the answers to! There is one thing

A friend of mine who recently sold his show to a Canadian production company is thinking about taking his next show to the US. It’s a super cool show and the Trailer is awesome, but he’s wondering if he should

There are some lessons we learned as children that are good to remember as we fight our way into the world of television. “Don’t take what’s not yours, don’t be sassy, and it’s better to give than receive.” As you

Well like it or not, the holiday party season is nearly upon us and you need to be ready for it. These parties are a great opportunity to hone a vital piece of the puzzle you need to get your

In the previous blog, Give Me Control!, I wrote, “remember to make your show as thorough as possible, not leaving anything to the imagination”. I’ve spoken about this before, but it was in the last 2 months that I realized even

We all want to keep creative control when we sell our shows. And chances are we’re not going to get to. Not yet. If you’re in a position where you’ve sold or given away creative control of your show because

You’ve probably dreamt about it when you should be sleeping. Daydreamed about it when you should be working. So what happens when a production company calls to say they want to shoot some footage for your show? First, if you

If you’ve been following along with the blogs you’ll have noticed there has been a gap in new material being put out since about July. There are a lot of reasons for that. The last blog entry I wrote talked