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Ive got an idea for like the best t.v drama ever but ive got no clue how to go about presenting it to an interested party or writing it, what are the procedures for something like that?

I'm not at all a trained writer so i dont think i could knock up a script but i dont want to pitch the idea to some executive bastard that nicks it because i hadn't written shit down.

I cant disclose what the idea is cos its too great and someone will nick it for sure and get all the millions Ive got coming instead.

so how do i go about writing/presenting this idea Ive got for an 8 part drama series set in the U.S?

Tank knows a wee bit abou this sort of thing......drop him a pm with your idea.

Welcome back......where you been?

Geo

Buy a How to Book.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Writing-TV-Drama-Succeed-Professional/dp/1932907343

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I dont mind writing a pilot but i dont want to rack off the whole lot untill a network has commited to having the whole series (and paid me a substantial fee upfront) ;D

I cant tell you what it's about because it's so fantastic but i will tell you that the hero's name is Damien Claymore, is that the greatest name ever or what?

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he's serious look he's asking for voice auditions

A pilot episode is mandatory. You have to accept that however unique you think your idea is there is every chance that someone else may already have something similar in production. I thought of an idea once, didn't tell anyone and within 6 months it appeared on the tv - it's just one of those things. Look at the name Damien Claymore....

If agents stole ideas they wouldn't be in business very long so don't worry about that, but you can ask for a solicitor to post the envelopes for you to confirm date you submitted your idea in case you are concerned.

Good luck with it - the hard work starts here.

the leads name is still sort of up in the air as is a lot of it, ive got a good idea about what the pilot will contain but there are still a lot of things surrounding the overall plot and what its leading towards that have to be sorted out, also a lot of the specifics of character and individual episode development are still up for change.

sounds like LOST...

lol yeah, i'm thinking about leaving it open so we can drag the shit on for 48 series without still getting anywhere! ;D

Will there be an abundance of scenes which involve fit women getting their norks out ?

It's not really that sort of series, its like a combo between dexter and 24 and maybe lost, that sort of turn out.

I dont think the network abide nokage pre 9pm do they?

If theres anyway round it though i'm open to all suggestions, infact if we get picked up i'll get you as on set norkage consultent?

will gladly offer my expertise for free.

is he a mine artist ?

Can i be an extra in the show when this undoubtedly reaches huuuuuuuuuuuge status gl

Change Damien to Jack please. Heroes are called Jack. It's sort of a rule.

Jackanory?
Jack the ripper?
Jack Daniels - a truly great jack!

+1

It's funny you should say that because someone said to me that the hero's name has to start with the letter "j", he suggested josh but i was going towards jason.

I was told that for some reason girls find men with names that begin with the letter "j" sexy :dontask:

Its true

Regards

Jev.

lol - you got too much time on your hands - how's kane ?

She is fine, I havent driven her to suicide yet .... I reckon another 6 months should do the job :)

Burnt.

the name is probs jason claymore now.

dont worry i'll keep you updated and the project is constantly evolving so need a staff to help make this a reality, please apply for the following positions:

(pokerfan is already on board though i think he has ulterior motives as all he ever bangs on about is his own idea) ::)

writers: i need a team of highly skilled writers, failing that folk that can type more than 20 words permin, you will of course also be involved in the creative side of things and coming up with idea's for individual episodes, dont try and fuck with the overall concept though cos it's shit hot and you can fuck right off.

PA: All my attentions will be focused on the project so i need someone to open my cans of stella for me, unzip my fly whilst urinating, put in 3x 4 hour sessions six tabling(dont worry i'll teach you to be a a superstar pro like me) and finally rebuff all phone calls from greenwich library for me, theyre not getting back harry potter and the goblet of fire, it's so much better in literary form!

Negotiator: I need someone to help deal with tv executives, publicits, agents and all that shit, you have to be astute, eloquent confident and not adverse to slapping someone in the mouth if the deal doesent seem to be going to plan.

I you think you would be a productive member of boltproductions and want to work on this project which will undoubtedly be the greatest tv show ever devised apply here and this time next year we'll be millionares.

i can.,.,type.,.,

I would like to put in an application to be a writer. I have no qualifications but feel I could be a good addition to the team.

gissa job bolt - I'm gonna be out of work soon.  I also had an epic dream last night in which I wrote a half hour horror show for TV based on a dream I had had, so I  note only dreamt it, but then dremt watching it again on the TV with famous actors in the role.  Weird.  Anyway, it was good, so I reckon you should take me on or something :)up

The PA job has some alluring the features though any duties would have to exclude unzipping duties and not getting involved with the Greenwich Library, the librarian there is a hard b*stard and will get the book back.

You have the ideas ... let someone else type them out ;)

i tell you what, if there was some technology where people could download my dreams I'd make a bloody fortune!  Shame i'm not so creative when I'm awake :(

I've also got a great idea for a TV series.  Its also set in america and is based around a 'wiretap', it will be gritty and very much 'real life'.  Please dont tell anybody because I think this could be great.

Going to call it 'The Wiretap'

so far the team is:

Bolt- head everything
Kev- on site nokage consultant when we get picked up
Claire-superviser, makes sure everyone else dont sit around playing poker all day
Rookie- co-writer, says he was no writing qualifications and neither do i so may make my shit writing look better in comparison
Robert, PA, but we have to get him a PA cos he doesn't want to do any of the jobs that the position entails
Sofa-proof reader, make sure the grammar looks at least presentable, cant send a script off to a professional tv executive type and have less than 560,000 comma's, we'll just look like a bunch of idiots.
Pokefan- head of side projects.

good team so far

I dont mind being roberts pa but  i aint do the unzipping either as a real man you really shouldnt be asking that,as for the librarian i'll have no issues as i hate em all toffee nosed bookworms the lot of em (although some are quite fit,but i'd only do em the once)

Im just glad to see that bolt has listed the jobs in order of importance ... thats why this project is destined for greatness imo.

FFS, will one of the team come up with a name!!!

I'm not writing shit till the series has a name, GOOD name as well! (the working title is M.I btw) but that doesnt inspire me to write.

failing that one of the team PM me and i'll tell you what the idea of the show is about and what the pilot will contain and you can knock it up.

tell me what the show is about and I'll come up with a name.  I'm not keen on Jason as the lead's name btw.  please don't sack me for dissent.

Can I have a role?   I'm probably not going to do anything creative, but  I can do some things I'm sure.  

How about:

''Bob Santana: A coward dies a thousand deaths''

 rotflmfao

sigh, the whole staff is sacked.

 :'(

I thought it was pretty good...  :(

These tv people can be temperamental, I wouldn't worry about it, you'll all be back at work by this afternoon.

HR maybe Bolt? I could do that

Jason is a name of Greek origin meaning "Healer".
Don't know if that ties in with any of the shows ideas but i thought i'd throw it in there as a potential show name.

One word which always makes things easier.
"Hey did you see Healer last night?"

Doesn't have to be ER or anything, i don't expect Jason Claymore to be a midwife but being a hero/maybe saving people or making somewhere a better place counts as healing???

Also toyed with the idea of using his initials, JC in someway, maybe linking him to Jesus but thought that could lose you viewers from the off but it might fit if he's some sort of Messiah.

How about devising a name by linking two Blonde members names together eg
Red CLaw
Geo Mariner etc

I work better under pressure, so give us a job with all sorts of hassle now that you've canned that motley crew.

genius!  Let's call him Colchester Bolt.

Bolt Colchester .... Thats a Heroes name if ever there was one !

lol yeah I though that sounded better the minute I posted but couldn't be arsed to edit it.

The show can simply be called 'Bolt'.

loving this idea!

this is how we have to get the lead characters name.

bolt colchester front runner at the moment obv ::)

is Bolt a loner or has he got any cronies?  Villan should be called Fergus Mystery obv.

Chip Monkey?   :dontask:

leading lady has to be Laxie LeKnave

Kin-Frogy?

Royal Jizzemm?

you can be tea lady as long as you dont interfere with the creative process!

I refuse to serve tea.  If it were proper drinks, then grand.  Get back to me once you've seen the light.

It's supposed to be set in America, you cant have villains running round called Fergus ffs!!

anyway you're supposed to be sacked!

everyone knows the villain is always British.  sean connery can play him.

Re-run would be a good name for a TV show.

Draws the eye imo

why not have a female lead..............Stella Bolt  imo

Can I get a gig running around the writing room shouting platitudes and cliches to your staff?

Talent does what it can, genious does what it must.

I fancy the role of locations manager, for when the deal is signed & in production. Where in the States is it set Bolt? btw I fancy going to Alaska then Hawaii.

L.A primarily bruv, any good to ya?

there will be travelling across the country(possibly international) in later episodes, theres a lot of potential in that department.

anyway, you're in!

Excellent Bolt  :). LA's fine, in fact I know just the Hotel. I'll await confirmation of my expenses account, & I'll be on the first plane out :)up

Scrap the drinks girl gig.  Can I be in charge of on location 'extras' hiring?

Bolt, my application for a part as an extra is still awaiting a decision it would be my biggest achievement in life so far I even promise to try and sort it so that my speech is somewhat understandable ??

patience mond. bolt hasn't hired laxie to hire the extras yet

I was just about to say she's put herself in charge of that dep, he'll have to ask her......................

It's not about the size of the dog in the fight, it's about the size of the fight in the dog.

Sigh you got to big already and won't speak to me direct gg life

Its all about the delegating!

you can be in charge of the other extras when laxies making the tea if you like?

If you spoke English, you might have half a chance.  As it stands, your 'foreign mush' isn't required at this time.  

On second thoughts.  You any good at dangerous stunts?  Might need a stunt double so our stars don't get hurt.  

I thought of a cookery based show recently where two professional chefs team up with members of the public.  Each team would have a limited budget to start with to buy food, for example £5. There would be a time limit to come up with a dish and the audience would vote for the winner using cards shaped like peppers and tomatoes.  I was thinking of getting a loud black guy as a presenter as well.

Do you think this would work as a show?   

If this show clashes with Bolts idea, I am willing to negotiate with him to possibly sell the idea. I am not really a tv type person, I prefer losing a poker.  I know your idea involves a plot and characters, however I don't want to take away audience numbers with my idea.

 

give us a break no one in there right mind would watch it

Jamie oliver bar- b- qued now there is an idea

nigella lawson roasted now there an idea

fyp

pretty sure this has been done, I watched something like it in france but the food was so shit that the whole audience refused to hold up their voting cards

bites tongue

Pokerfan, are you gonna knock something up or what m8?

we need to get this project off of the ground A.S.A.P!!!

i'm serious this time, anyone wants to knock up the pilot(i already know how it's gonna go) and an outline of the how the show will proceed and help me get it off to all the American networks gets a split 50/50!

P.S- i'm not posting on the forum what the idea is cos it is so great someone will nick it so pm for details if you're up for doing this

thats it, everyones sacked, ive done it myself now, wrote up the idea and sent it off to 10 of the biggest production companys in the UK, suss them out a bit.

I did include in the e-mails that i had a full staff working on the project but they're all sacked cos theyre crap.

yep, even you kev, you've lost your job as nokage advosor now!!

tighty can you splice the posts from the: "solve this" and "blonde blogs" threads about this idea onto this thread because when this thing goes into production everyone's gonna wish they were on board and i want all the comments from all the doubters registered here!!!!

And I was just about to turn in my resignation as it's impossible to work with you.  How's a girl suppose to find extras when she doesn't even know what their roles will be?  Very unprofessional IMO. 

Just waiting for the offers to start rolling in, i expect these big time producers just taking their time refining the small print of the contracts, yep, just gotta sit and here and wait now....................

 ;booder;

I'm not going to LA?

fml

can i get kevs job as norkage advisor please

Give him a chance imo - he's quite good at it

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Nope, no interest whatsoever, TV executives rebuff my idea, bastards!!!

In fact it's the staff's fault, i was doomed from the off having you mob on the firm, everyone is RE-FIRED!!!!

When I write to Channel 5 to complain about the remake of Minder I'll recommend they replace it with your show and direct them to this thread.

Forget claymore, the lead's initials have to be JB. All the best heroes have these initials. James Bond, Jason Bourne, Jack Bauer. Claymore sounds like a Scottish Highlands version of Morse, out to investigate the latest crowdie robbery at the local dairy.

That's it, i cant have these t.v bastards fuck me about anymore, i'm binning the idea!  :'( :( >:(

it's being shelved, i'm scrapping it, goneaments!!!

give ya $10 on blonde for it .

RIP

i'll give it to ya for free if it takes off give me $20 and a t-shirt!

this is the best thing you're ever gonna read in your life!!!.....................................


It was a story of an American mid/late - 30s gulf war vet who was requisitioned by the government for specialised training in domestic special operations.(dont worry, this isnt the A-Team) subsequent to his tour in Iraq A proficient soldier "Damien" was a decorated hero during the gulf war for his fortitude and efficiency, keen to further his incontrovertible dedication to his country, Damien is inserted into a program of individual training for the protection of the U.S.A(basically he's trained as a government assassin,this is all his back story and i see this being referenced in the series quite a bit where applicable) but is not the crux of the story........... Our Leading guy(working name "Damien") becomes a family man and is as dedicated to his wife and children as he is to his country, his only vice, his only downfall is his propensity for the odd drink, which furthers and is established before we get to our where the script kicks off as having developed into a problem(albeit a controlable one).

He is sent on missions for the U.S government, sometimes deep cover, sometimes as a sharp shooter, his proficiency as a soldier translating perfectly into this requisite diversity for evolving to whatever the job requires(again this is not the series but his background story) but i see flash backs being needed to explain how our hero came to his present stage which we'll get to if we had taken off.....

Tragedy strikes our hero with the untimely death of his his youngest son(i'm yet to develop exactly how this happends but am leaning towards it being related with his work and furthermore having it become part of the story towards the end of the series not that it fucking matters now) this precipitates the breakdown of his marriage as they struggle to cope with this tragic loss and as Damien immerses himself more and more into drink his wife leaves him and it's now closing in on where our story begins................


One of the missions that our hero had in his earlier days was to kill a pre-eminent business man in LA but he was elusive and suspicious so our hero integrated himself into the world of the LA homeless community, camped in an alleyway opposite his target's office block he spent two weeks as a homeless guy tracking the movements of his target but so by doing familiarising himself with the LA homeless scene, the one part of which during that particular mission he really immersed himself in was the drinking and although he was at that point yet to know the loss and desperation that had caused these guys to be in their current position recognised as a soldier that solitude and despair, it was an ethos in which he came to find solace in upon the break up of his marriage and thats where our story picks up, 2 years after his sons death and the breakdown of his marriage our hero has placed himself in this verry community, a place where he knew he could revel in the two most important things in his life, anger and alcohol. the one place where he could find solace. the LA homeless community!

So this is what our story is about and this is where it picks up, the story of the alcoholic homeless assassin! yes he is still requisitioned by the government to to jobs!!! his contact in the government was one of his superiors in the gulf war and they have a deep friendship, despite his demise and descent into the world of the desperate and forgotten his contact still has faith and belief in him but more importantly knows that the only thing keeping him going and not descending irrevocably into the world of the hopeless is his omnipresent allegiance the the USA, once a solder always a solder and when called upon he is still able to get the job done but this is where our story picks up, the jobs he does now are low level and basic yet he continues, though now with an alcoholic ineptitude, more often than not getting the job done, yet making more and more mistakes making more an interesting and new type of hero, an inept and drunk assassin only being kept alive by his inherent development as a soldier and an old friend in government covert operation administration doing whatever he can to keep alive the old Damien knowing that he would lose himself completely in the world of the homeless alcoholic, he covers up for him a lot when he messes up and they have confrontations but he knows to keep his friend alive and everything that was Damien during the war and the subsequent jobs he did with unquestionable brilliance, he must keep him in the employ of the U.S governement, he himself has to lie to his supiriors about the state and well being of damien, telling them he is in deep cover and having to devolop more complexed excuses for the degenerate failings on missions of his long time friend...........

Each week a new story, a new assignment that our hero messes up with a further ineptitude,  his contact in the government gets in touch with him via a locker at the train station which our hero used to visit daily but now drunkenly manages to pass once a week or sometimes, sometimes missing assignments, sometimes not taking them, but when he does he gives 100%, although he lives as a homeless and is an alcoholic when the time comes for him to do a job he recieves the file, puts in place an empty can on the locker(or some sort of similar signal) and then returns to a small one bedroom appartment that he's got across town, he only ever uses it to get sober and for jobs, he has a wealth of money from his work so its not even the money for which he continues, however much he tries to drink himself to death he cant drown the soldier in him and this is where he goes to get sober and clean for a couple of days before taking up a mission. consider this though, he has the severe DT'S, is in alcohol withdrawall and this nearly always impacts upon the mission and his ability to do his job corecctly, sometimes he fails with the mission but this 8 part series wouldve chronicaled the different ways an ex pre-eminent soldier and assassin now a shadow of himself messess up each assingment yet i see a lot of the time aportioned on his journey in the world of the homeless alcoholic, the people he meets the circles he travels in and the life they all lead as the bums of society and how polarised this is in comparrison to when the call of duty comes, also revisiting as i suggested ealier his back story and how his once cover of being an alcoholic homeless guy in LA has now become the reality of his life and he can no longer find the line between where the cover from those years ago when he positioned himself as a homeless alcoholic for a mission ends and his purposfull re-intergration into this world to drink himself to death begins! there are so many ideas ive got for each mission and each week and how the story and he develops, i have written a pilot episode though let me explain i'm not a trained writer so it's not exactly in script form but is detailed and entertaining so it can be refined later.

it's fucked now, you take over kev!

told ya, best idea you EVER heard in your life, that wouldve been the greatest show EVER!!!!!!

FACT

the story of the alcoholic homeless assassin! = the story of bolt?

I actually like it ... I am shocked and surprised, but I really do think it could work.


Of course, now its on teh internetz, some thieving fker will half inch it and become multi !!

Did you really send it to tv people,did you not get any response at all ??

sounds great story, how about calling it   Big Issue

Someone has already stolen your idea and travelled back in time to 1982 to make it into a movie.

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Only joking, it seems decent enough.

On a serious note, why TV series and not screenplay?

I instantly thought of "Animal" from Hill st Blues.


But still, would work as a series imo.

Ps. what a show that was, loved it.

cos i presented it in a way thats let them nick it for themselfs

if i ever see that idea on the telly ;nemesis;

where is the norkage?

that was kevs dapartment

[X] he failed

no wonder the thing was rejected

now if you had based him in a strip club and his back up were all strippers then we would get the thing off the ground
oh and there needs to be some reality tv involved maybe getting new members of the public to be the strippers each week
with the viewers voting which one should be shot,shagged and paid each week

now you have endemol intrested

everyone back to work!!.........................

Dear Mark,

 

It does sound like a promising idea. At this early stage of the programme what I would suggest to do is contact each of our production companies and see whether they would be interested in producing the show. I have attached a link below for our website. On the left hand side of the page there are links to all our production companies with their contact details.

 

I hope that helps and I look forward to the prospect of seeing your proposal as a finished programme.

 

Best Regards

 

John

see, I told you all this was the gretest idea ever!!!!

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

I will get my nork goggles from the sock draw :)

i assume it was my alterations that got this back on track

Dear Mark,

 

South Pacific Pictures specializes in drama series, especially those with longer run potential, and feature films for the New Zealand and international market.  Our main sources of funding are the government agencies New Zealand on Air and the New Zealand Film Commission, who have as their primary remit the need to back New Zealand stories and support projects that reflect New Zealand’s peoples and culture.  They take into account the subject matter of the idea and nationality of the key creatives, especially the writer.  From the information you have supplied, it appears that M.I. would not meet these criteria.

 

Good luck with your writing.

 

Best regards,

Jo Johnson | Development Executive



FFS!!   we'll set it in New Zealend then!!! ::)

Dear Mark


Thank you very much for your letter and programme idea received on 27 February 2009. This has been passed to our development team for consideration and if they wish to pursue your proposal they will contact you directly within four weeks.


We would be grateful if you could note that there is always a possibility that your idea might coincide in some way with our existing development slate.  We absolutely pride ourselves on our integrity – and wish to highlight this before proceeding any further


Thank you for your interest and taking the time to send your proposal through to Maverick.


Kind regards

 

Rebecca

 

1 Time plz!!!!!

Mark?!  What sort of name is that?!  :D

who is mark? Tell em your bolt from the hood ffs! Mark sounds so middle class

Best not to tell 'em my middle name is Alexander, my cred will be completely gone!

= Thanks for the idea, it's ours now, so just do one.

GTFO Dwayne.

I'll have you know that I was named after some random film extra on the credits of a cowboy film when the old dear was expecting me, nearly a film script in itself that...   ;nana;

fair comment imo :D

Literally, just seconds before that comment, milli-seconds infact, I was opening up blonde for a '100 STT challenge night'', not now, f*ck ya, soaps and a spring clean for the flat it is...   ;sark;

I have always liked the name Dwayne ... honest !





























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