my pilot is finished... sort of.
 

For those of you who care (I think there's one)...

The pilot finished shooting on Dec. 23rd. I was basically happy with what we got. We had no prep time, no budget and a studio kicking our ass at every turn, but I loved the cast and the diretor (Walter Hill) and we did the best we could.

Now Walter gets it for 2 weeks of editing, then he turns his cut over to me and Steve Cannell and we get a week to make any changes we want.

Then we have to "output" it to Warner Brothers. WB was the studio (TNT the network) and WB paid the deficit on the pilot. Which for some ridiculous reason in the world of TV, gave them power over the network... lame.

WB wants 4 outputs, which means they want to view the thing 4 times - giving notes each time - before the network sees it. This is something that Cannell and I did not sign on for. We are fighting it.

Anyway, once the cut is finally done and TNT gets it, they will decide between it and 3 other pilots as to which show to put on this fall when they make their first foray into series television.

Walter Hill? Wow.

Congrats...exciting stuff. I hope it makes it to the air...even if it is on TNT (dy-no-mite!)

Congrats.

I'll second the "wow" on Walter Hill. Congratulations, and please keep us updated.

Just let me know when I need to start calling TNT threatening to boycott.

das

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Could you tell us who's in the cast..?

Nice work. Congrats :up:

Keeping my fingers crossed. I know how tough pilots are to shop.

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I hope there's a wacky neighbor or an impossibly precocious child!

Glad to hear good things happening for you! :)

2 Questions?
 

1. Is "The Dark" one of the left over names from the pilot-naming thread? Seems very similar to The Jump...

2. Can we name future episodes for a chance to be an extra? :)

1 - nope, came with it all on my own.
2 - yep.

:up: BoatDrinks! Good luck to you.

I have a couple of questions I hope to make a pilot someday
Can you tell us what the show is about?
How much did you get paid?

Lead character is Eddie Souchak, played by Billy Burke - we had Alec Baldwin interested (read it, liked it) but then we learned he wanted $250,000 just for the pilot. On to no-names!

Other cast:
Colleen Porch plays Michelle Gallery (hot Starship Troopers chick)
Fred Ward plays Jigsaw John Hubbard (Remo Williams)
Michelle Hurd plays Ruby Santana (formerly of L&O SVU)
Andre Ware plays Easter http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0912107/
Erik Jensen plays Artemus Pendragon Singleton http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0421421/

You mean Dill Scallion himself? What a coup!

Anyone from <b>10.5</b> is a superstar in my book! :up:

das

1 - I hate this question because on the surface the show is about an elite FBI squad hunting down the country's most vicious criminals... that's the network log line.

But to me - the show is really a psychological study of the lead character. It's an FBI profiler who has just come out of a coma, had a nervous breakdown, wife committed suicide, etc.

It's the whole Nietzsche thing: "He who fights monsters should take care lest he become a monster..."

The show is "supposed" to be about this guy's psyche and watching him as he gives up a piece of himself each week fighting the good fight.

In answer to #2... um, not much.

:thumbsup: to Fred Ward.

robin? :hscratch:

Yes, Fred Ward played Robin in "Nightwing: The Adventure Begins."

Even long after they canned it, B5: Crusade still gets no respect from TNT. :(


Good luck BoatDrinks, hope to check it out!

Congrats, BD!!!

by the by - How do you like St. Louis?

I love STL. Wished I moved here years ago.

We need a Midwest Otter Meet!