Uber-Producer Bill Lawrence Tells How to Pitch a TV Show
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- Опубликовано: 8 авг 2016
- The writer/producer of Spin City, Friends, Scrubs, Cougar Town and the upcoming Rush Hour shares tips on about how (and how not) to pitch shows. Hear the "soul crushing" story behind the pitch that became Undateable.
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That is...extremely depressing, to be honest. But a very valuable look at the process behind how getting shows on the air works. Great interview!
This explains so much.
You could learn as much in this 3 minutes as you could at 4 years in film school
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Makes sense. That title and that book is enough for me to see a whole series. (I would have done it differently than the show that was on the air) We should be able to gain enough interest in our idea from the short logline. Simple, clear, sell-able, so that they want and ask for more. Thank you for sharing.
An idea is all you need, and I have, many. I am not a writer or producer, but the creativity is there, but who to make those things live is the question.
I don't remember a show called "Undateable".. how long was it on?
Never heard of the show Undateable until this interview, but I look it up and it's a 1 season show from 2014 but this interview was put up in 2016. How was it still on the air?
replays dumbass
It had three seasons.
well he clearly needed to see something .. visual references have a lot of pull
It wasn't just that it was visual - it was universal. Looking at the pictures he immediately knew these "undatable" guys because he knows or has seen those types around.
What connection is there between Uber and Bill Lawrence?
See a German-English dictionary.
He has a very similar story with Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Man, that must suck to pour your heart into an idea and then a "non-idea" gets picked up in 8 seconds!
Wait, but then Bill became a producer on Undateable...
This is depressing, He's saying I have to kiss a commissioners ass to get my story produces that may not resonate with him. Screw the commissioner.
People miss the point of his story. Instead of telling an idea the same way your teacher is trying to teach a subject, create an amazing pitch bible/document. Show something visually cool or eye-catching.
BE CREATIVE FOR GODS SAKE.
This is a creative medium, and if you’re mad someone can get an idea picked up so easily without giving you the entire details then maybe your idea isn’t as good as you believe.
Not to discourage you, but just to let you know. Hey, if what you wanna tell right now seems impossible to describe or pitch? Then create an idea that CAN be made. Work on that, get your feet in the door, and etc. Then down the line, YOU yourself will make this project you always wanted to do because you’ll have the credibility, finances, and whatever else.
Lord of the rings? Harry potter?
Bill. I'm no one everything you have written... I've thought of. .... Seinfeld .. it's funny. I kinda think as fast. it's a curse. How hard is it to be you? Can you sleep? Brain is always firing . I'm here. I'm as just as crazy as you feel all the time. It's gotta come out. somehow you figured it out I think. Crazy as fuck but yet functional. You don't have to hire me but, if you could, tell me how not to go crazy with all the silly ideas in my head.
I've tried to sell my true life , life threatening encounters with a infamous Iconic American Vintage ( 60s to 00s) SERIAL KILLERS. TV 40 episodes of action @ the places a outsider can access , sent to some big names ....no interest