tv pilots

This is the after show for Fulfillment with its writer Vali Candrasekaran (Modern Family, 30 Rock). Vali is a respected veteran comedy writer who's written on all of your favorite sitcoms. You'll hear the crazy story about how he landed his first job on "My Name Is Earl".  He talks about a show he created with Christopher Lloyd (Modern Family, Frasier) starring two A-list actors that somehow didn't get picked up to series.  Vali shares some great advice he received from Chris regarding multi-camera sitcom writing and some of his own advice on writing a pilot. Writers, do not miss this episode.  Enjoy!

WE HAVE A LIVE SHOW COMING UP on January 21st from 3PM to 5PM at The Elysian Theater in Los Angeles. 

Come see us table read scripts the following scripts: 

Principle written by Open Mike Eagle (The New Negroes) & Mike Benner (Bob's Burgers)

You're Only Young Twice written by Tommy Johnagin (That 90s Show, Man With A Plan). 

TICKETS at elysiantheater.com

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There’s only a few more days left of Max Fun Drive and we’re sad to see it go! This is the one time of year where we ask you to become a member or upgrade your membership to help make our show possible. If you’ve already done your part, thank you so much for your support. We couldn’t bring you the best damn dead pilots in Hollywood without it. There’s always time to become a Max Fun member, so if you want to help us keep fighting the good fight go to maximumfun.org/join ! For this year’s Max Fun Drive we brought you the first three episodes of a show created by Brooks Wheelan (I Think You Should Leave, SNL) & Isaac Rentz (Opening Night) called Wheelan Motors. If you haven’t listened to it yet… what are you waiting for?

This is the after show and in it you’ll hear all about how Brooks and Isaac started their comedy partnership. They talk in depth about their long and arduous development of Wheelan Motors. How close they were to the finish line and the rollercoaster ride that is Fox’s new pilot development process. This episode has a whole lot of passion and vulnerability in it. Perhaps the perfect way to cap off this year’s Max Fun Drive. Thanks for listening! Enjoy!

This year our bonus content includes our library of video from our table reads. You can get them for as little as $5 by going to https://maximumfun.org/join

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Say hello to the newest member of our BFA Film Production faculty: Michael Tuxhorn, a.k.a. Tux. Michael comes to us with a broad background in film, largely in writing screenplays and television pilots. We talked about all that and the work they're doing with the students in our department.

To learn more about Michael, start with the bio on our website: https://theatreandfilm.olemiss.edu/MichaelTuxhorn.html

Then check out their IMDB page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7795228/

And hop over here to learn about some of Michael's projects: https://writers.coverfly.com/profile/writer-61297353c-88194

The Department of Theatre & Film is grateful for its patrons and corporate sponsors. As a department we are committed to the high quality instruction that our students receive. Investing in the students’ education and these quality productions helps us move toward our common goal of graduating successful, creative adults who are lifelong learners. If you are interested in contributing to these efforts, please visit https://umfoundation.givingfuel.com/theatreandfilm

This is the after show interview with Niki Schwartz-Wright (The Office, Speechless). Niki was the writer of Valley Trash which we released last week. In this interview, Niki lets us in on how autobiographical and personal this pilot was. She dishes on some advice her father gave her on how to handle bullies. Niki walks us through her journey to becoming a TV writer: starting as an assistant at a talent agency and transitioning to being a script coordinator on a show she would later get staffed on. She shares a story about joining The Office staff in the show’s last season and how she had to watch 180 episodes of it in 7 days before starting. This is a good one! Enjoy it and thanks for listening. 

If you want to watch the video recording of Niki's pilot Valley Trash, you can do so for as little as $5 by becoming a Maximum Fun member at maximumfun.org/donate

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Welcome to the after show interview! This week we sat down with the writer of Peak Eve, Lon Zimmet. Andrew and Lon worked together on Lon’s first show, Worst Week. Since then Lon has gone on to write for Happy Endings, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Superstore, and he created the sitcom LA to Vegas on Fox.  In this interview, Andrew and Lon talked about Lon’s transition from working in a writing team to going out on his own. He credits his solo success to writing as much as he possibly could. Lon talks about his handy story document that he always refers to when he starts to work on something new. He let us in on his experience developing with FX, his process of writing cold opens, lessons he’s learned as a show runner, and the difference between writing shows for the market and writing for yourself. This is a good one! Enjoy it and thanks for listening!

If you want to watch the video recording of Peak Eve, you can do so for as little as $5 per month by becoming a Maximum Fun member at maximfun.org/donate

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Please listen to the table read of Electric Youth written by David Iserson if you haven’t yet. This is the after show with David, who has a ton of amazing credits including SNL, New Girl, and Mad Men. We get into a lot of them in this interview! David let us in on some great advice he got from Matthew Weiner  when he was on Mad Men and how that show was more of a comedy than people realize. He gives us his trusted metaphor for how to know whether an idea is a keeper. He also shares an absolutely insane note that he got from the network when he was developing Electric Youth. It’s one for the crazy note hall of fame for sure. This is a good one! Enjoy it and thanks for listening!

If you want to watch the video recording of Electric Youth, you can do so for as little as $5 per month by becoming a Maximum Fun member at maximfun.org/donate

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Television used to be where we went to find out who was assassinated or what rocket blew up or what war we were in. Now it's just bad stuff. Well this week, Chip reminds us of Max Headroom, the most subversive robot news anchor in the world, James talks about "Heil Honey! I'm Home!" One of the worst pilots ever made, and the amazing Ken Reid from TV Guidance Counselor stops by. 

Check Ken out at tvguidancecounselor.com or @tvguidance on Twitter and IG.

Have you listened to Julia Meltzer’s pilot Yours, Mine and Paul’s yet? Throw it on while you’re whipping up your Thanksgiving meal! Then listen to Andrew's interview with Julia, one of comedy’s next great writers! Joined by her supervisor Abraham Higginbotham (Modern Family), Julia tells us about how she went from being Ty Burrell’s development assistant to attaching him as a producer on her pilot ... the long arduous process of packaging this project with a studio, a showrunner, two stars, and selling it to a major television network ... why Julia chose Abraham to be her supervisor and a deep dive into what the hell a supervisor even is. Yours, Mine and Paul’s was one of the hot pilots during the 2020 development season. Julia and Abraham were sure it was going to series, but somehow it ended up on Dead Pilots Society.  Enjoy the interview and happy Thanksgiving!

You can get the video for the table read of Yours, Mine and Paul’s for as little as $5 by going to https://maximumfun.org/join

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This week it's Test Pilots time once again. This time Ryan holds court while Mike and Dave pit their passions against each other as prosecutor and defense for 2 newish shows' pilot episodes.

Dave sees the good in all TV shows while Mike finds the dirt and grime wherever it may hide. They present to the court, in front of the Honourable Judge Ryan, the positives and negatives of some of the latest Pilot episodes on TV.

In this episode we look at Hulu original, Justin Roiland created, Solar Opposites. As well as HBO remake of classic drama Perry Mason

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A Shifting Focus production 


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This week it's Test Pilots time once again. This time Ryan holds court while Mike and Dave pit their passions against each other as prosecutor and defense for 3 newish shows' pilot episodes.

Dave sees the good in all TV shows while Mike finds the dirt and grime wherever it may hide. They present to the court, in front of the Honourable Judge Ryan, the positives and negatives of some of the latest Pilot episodes on TV.

Picard
Goop Lab
Katy Keene
Email: contact@thirdreelpodcast.com
Twitter: @ThirdReelPod
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thirdreelpodcast/

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A Shifting Focus production 


Theme: "Enigma" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/