I was just curious if anyone ever pitched an entire seasons worth of TV scripts, instead of just the pilot. If a cable show has 13 episodes on average, it would seem possible for one person to write all of them, if they could do it at their own pace (on spec). A network might be interested in being able to scoop up an entire season's worth of story, instead of making the pilot and then putting together a team to create the series. They would still change the stories, but they would have the benefit of seeing how the original writer planned on things developing.
NE1 ever pitch a seasons worth of scripts?
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If your goal is to pitch a series, you normally write the pilot, perhaps one or two following episodes, and 'the bible'. The bible will have outline/treatments for the next ten to fifteen episodes.
It will also contain detailed information about the characters and their world. Information that would be necessary for someone else to write a script involving these characters. Stuff that might not show up ... immediately... in the story line, but might come in handy later.
So yeah, they'll want to know where it's going.
It will also contain detailed information about the characters and their world. Information that would be necessary for someone else to write a script involving these characters. Stuff that might not show up ... immediately... in the story line, but might come in handy later.
So yeah, they'll want to know where it's going.
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I wouldn't recommend writing all the scripts before selling the series anymore than I'd recommend writing all the books in a series before selling it. What will you do if a network greenlights it with MAJOR changes? They want to know where it's going, because they need to know there are enough stories there. But they don't want to be locked onto a path.
Ahh I understand, sounds like "the bible" accomplishes what I was thinking. Treatments make sense, since the network would probably change the stories anyway.