Cinematic Arias

3 Responses to “Previously on…”

1. Mr. Face says:

   Monday, January 11, 2010 at 2:14 pm

   Ehhh… I don’t think it hurts. Lets them see that you are interested and know the the show. However, don’t get too creative with it because recaps are generally not written, but developed by the editor/producer in editorial.

   Uhmmm… in terms of your second question; its their show. they should know their material enough to know where this fits –although, you don’t want anything too outdated or too far off from the current character development / story lines.
2. lillian says:

   Monday, January 11, 2010 at 5:23 pm

   i agree with Mr. Face. You can add a little recap in the beginning but don’t bother with the note about where the episode fits in.

   Also you know that a show generally is not interested in reading a spec of their own show. That is, if you are interested in writing for TERMINATOR, you don’t write a spec for that show, you write a spec for a comparable dramatic one- hour series. And vice versa. That’s because the staff of a particular show know their own show so well that any spec of their own show won’t impress them, and they’ll most likely be able to pick it apart. They want to be able to see how you write, and that’s actually better with a different show.
3. Tony says:

   Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 1:29 pm

   Thankfully the TERMINATOR show was canceled so I don’t have to worry about that.

   

Leave a Reply