n Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 10:26 AM, David Lynch <djly...@gmail.com> wrote:
> My feeling is that Last Resort would be the sort of show that would work > well as a 6- or 13-week miniseries where the entire narrative arc could be > plotted out by the moment you started shooting the pilot, but that kind of > show just doesn't get made that often in the US these days, and especially > not by a major broadcast network, so you end up with episode 1 setting up a > great premise and then the series going adrift. > Exactly - but I don't understand why that kind of show doesn't get made more often. Wouldn't the networks be making better bets to invest their money in shorter term projects that are better thought out? It seems like they would even be better off committing to 13 weeks of a show that ultimately did not work than paying for an airing 7 episodes of an even worse show, that just makes them look bad, and pisses over the small fraction (but still several million) people who actually like the show and don't like to see it get cancelled. I think if I were in charge of a broadcast network that is the main difference I would immediately implement: All series pitches should be 4, 6 or 12 episode arcs, and must contain a pilot script and outlines for all remaining episodes. If a pilot gets green-lighted, the network makes a commitment to air all of the agreed upon episodes in the arc, regardless of ratings. If the ratings are good (or if there is some other reason to justify it) the network would have the option to extend it for up to a pre agreed maximum number of mini-seasons or arcs, after which they would have to renegotiate with the producers if they wanted more (or the producers could take the show to a different network). -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
