The Idea by Erik Bork

Author:Erik Bork [Bork, Erik]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Performing Arts, Film, Screenwriting
ISBN: 9781732753013
Google: 1zdtuwEACAAJ
Publisher: Overfall Press
Published: 2018-09-12T22:00:00+00:00

Doctors, Lawyers, and Cops

Buyers of TV are always looking for something unique and original, but as in other media, what works best is a fresh twist on a proven genre, where a writer who clearly understands how certain types of shows work (usually from having been a staff writer of such shows) manages to masterfully observe and execute those fundamentals while applying them to something brand-new that hasn’t quite been seen before.

I used to lament the fact that so many drama series focus on some variation of cops, lawyers, and/or doctors. I tried pitching and developing multiple series about other kinds of workplaces, which usually failed. I felt, like many aspiring television writers do, that there are a multitude of different kinds of job challenges that could make for compelling television.

But in my years of doing it professionally—selling some ideas but having many others batted down by executives, producers, or my own agents—I learned some things. And one of the chief lessons is that we don’t want to create a show where the story challenges center on “work responsibilities,” unless it’s for some variation on one of those golden three occupations.

The kind of jobs that can drive the bulk of the stories on a successful series generally have three specific qualities:

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