Creating/Writing a TV Miniseries ~ what do i need?

Ron Maiden

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Hi again.

having finished a script or two, i'm back to looking at my pet project, a story that would be a miniseries TV thing, perhaps 12 episodes a season (ie, more "Deadwood" than "24"). i've been to a couple sites that seem to say the screenplay formats are slightly different so i'm gonna look into that, but does anyone know what i'd have to bring to the table in doing this as a project? Do i need just the Pilot and a detailed synopsis of the next episodes/season arc, or do i need more than one script prepped? how deeply do you go into the characters and description of the universe they inhabit (it's a futuristic type thing i'm doing)? i've noticed on the credits of things like "Carnivale" that the creator sometimes has no credits at all past the Pilot episode.

any input would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
 

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cheers Nikee.
boy that message board's depressing. if you don't live in LA, forget it.

marvellous.