6% gain is in no way impressive or could have possibly been their target and I would love to see what the revenue was to create that profit. The story is in the details, Kevin, not the headlines.
I don't like vampires. I'm gonna take a stand and say they're not good.
Xander ,'Beneath You'
The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Tamara - Jan 21, 2008 5:47:45 pm PST #9615 of 10001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
aurelia - Jan 21, 2008 6:06:23 pm PST #9616 of 10001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Would it be a terrible thing for them to stop doing this pilot season thing?
A lot of people get a lot of work during pilot season with no expectations of ever actually having a show picked up. It would suck for them to lose the income. I can't completely disagree that it's a very inefficient system though. A more careful and considered pre-pilot process could boost the efficiency, but I would think there'd need to be much more network support and nurturing for new shows than has been the case in quite some time for that to work.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 21, 2008 7:20:19 pm PST #9617 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
So his plan for developing actual air-worthy shows without pilot season is to wave a magic wand and make sure that whatever percentage of new product that goes unproduced is only the stuff that wouldn't turn out to be profitable?
§ ita § - Jan 21, 2008 7:22:43 pm PST #9618 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
A lot of people get a lot of work during pilot season with no expectations of ever actually having a show picked up.
Yeah, an actor could almost get by doing the right pilots, as long as they got a pilot every year. But most of them show up for more than that.
I'd be curious to see the alternative to pilot season--in the UK the seasons are shorter, so the investment risk is different.
Burrell - Jan 21, 2008 7:39:14 pm PST #9619 of 10001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I think it's high time we moved away from the "season" more towards shorter series with tighter arcs that each premiere at different points in the year. But wouldn't you still need to produce pilots?
Theresa - Jan 21, 2008 7:44:17 pm PST #9620 of 10001
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
Tim signed some scripts for Cash for the Crew.
That was extra cool to personalize them. Allyson and Kristen, you two are the bestest for raising money and awareness. It's not a truck load of pencils, but it's still a darn fine idea.
Theresa - Jan 21, 2008 7:53:35 pm PST #9621 of 10001
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"
cereal
An article on how soap operas are operating during the strike.
And even in this article Days slips to the bottom of the list. I am so going to need more therapy when that gets cancelled. That show tied generations of my family together. Even if I don't watch it, I like knowing it's there.
Strega - Jan 21, 2008 8:36:24 pm PST #9622 of 10001
The idea of doing away with pilot season has been floating around for a while. I don't think it's all that terrible. Fewer shows get shot, but if they get that far they're going to air. It also means that if you want to take more than one episode to set up your story, you can. Pilots tend to suck because they have the burden of selling the show to both the network and the audience.
Tim signed some scripts for Cash for the Crew.The "Skin & Bone" note made me snort.
Polter-Cow - Jan 21, 2008 9:04:42 pm PST #9623 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The "Skin & Bone" note made me snort.
Hee, yeah. I sort of covet the "Karma Chameleon" one.
victor infante - Jan 22, 2008 3:05:51 am PST #9624 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I can't help but wonder if a bulk of the pilots might not move online, ala "Quarterlife" -- let the show build buzz, then move it onto the networks if it looks like it's got legs.