Anyone published?

[Jester]

Are any of you guys published? Or actively looking to be published? I'm just curious if any of us actually want our scripts to be made.

[Kurai]

Jan 3, 2012 11:13:22 GMT -5 Jester said:

Are any of you guys published? Or actively looking to be published? I'm just curious if any of us actually want our scripts to be made.

I've asked this question before...

I'd love to get published, and have several books on how to go about it both within the UK and internationally... Unfortunately writing for British television doesn't overly appeal to me, and I don't think I'm good enough to go state side =( This is a dream of mine though... Maybe one day, when I perfect that ultimate pilot...

[ChilledDC]

The best I've done is a few university productions for my uni's drama society. I had some interest in a short film script I was writing last year but nothing ended up coming from it. Like Kurai I don't really have any interest in writing for British television and the States seems like a really hard thing to break. Once I'm finished with university this year I think I might give it an active try though.

[Jester]

Sweet.

Why doesn't British TV appeal to you guys? I would never touch British comedy, but some of the darker stuff I think fits in Britain.

British TV does kinda appeal to me. I mean Sky has kinda jumped on production, and stuff like Mad Dogs is a perfect example of what I'd like to write for TV. But then we've got all the crime thrillers over here (too much if you ask me) that are usually praised.

Or did you guys watch any of Charlie Brookers Black Mirror specials? They were friggin' amazing. But I'd never see something like that working on American TV. Could be wrong.

[Dale]

I'd actually much rather write for British TV. Seasons are shorter, usually written by the same person or a smaller team, meaning more control of the concept and characters which I'm a big freak for. Plus, it seems like a much more stable gig. You rarely hear about British TV shows being cancelled after two episodes, you know? Plus the language and content is a little more flexible, especially than American network shows and my writing can get a little crass here and there. Obviously there are drawbacks, production isn't as good in the UK as it is in the US. Although as Jester pointed out, Sky are catching up. even shows that may not be the best quality content wise look great. But then we do have things like Mad Dogs which is the best of both worlds. Although we do have many crime/thrillers and game shows (thank you ITV) I'd love to do something original to change things up a little.

I'm too nervous and protective of my own work to even attempt to get something published. Been working on a novel and a relative recently made friends with a producer and has been talking up my stuff, so who knows what may happen this year ... likely nothing [/optimism].

[Kurai]

Jan 4, 2012 9:28:19 GMT -5 Dale said:

I'd actually much rather write for British TV. Seasons are shorter, usually written by the same person or a smaller team, meaning more control of the concept and characters which I'm a big freak for. Plus, it seems like a much more stable gig. You rarely hear about British TV shows being cancelled after two episodes, you know? Plus the language and content is a little more flexible, especially than American network shows and my writing can get a little crass here and there. Obviously there are drawbacks, production isn't as good in the UK as it is in the US. Although as Jester pointed out, Sky are catching up. even shows that may not be the best quality content wise look great. But then we do have things like  Mad Dogs which is the best of both worlds. Although we do have many crime/thrillers and game shows (thank you ITV) I'd love to do something original to change things up a little.

I'm too nervous and protective of my own work to even attempt to get something published. Been working on a novel and a relative recently made friends with a producer and has been talking up my stuff, so who knows what may happen this year ... likely nothing [/optimism].

all true I just prefer writing those long 24 episode series that unfortunately British television doesn't accommodate

[Dale]

Jan 4, 2012 10:51:14 GMT -5 Kurai said:

Jan 4, 2012 9:28:19 GMT -5 Dale said:

I'd actually much rather write for British TV. Seasons are shorter, usually written by the same person or a smaller team, meaning more control of the concept and characters which I'm a big freak for. Plus, it seems like a much more stable gig. You rarely hear about British TV shows being cancelled after two episodes, you know? Plus the language and content is a little more flexible, especially than American network shows and my writing can get a little crass here and there. Obviously there are drawbacks, production isn't as good in the UK as it is in the US. Although as Jester pointed out, Sky are catching up. even shows that may not be the best quality content wise look great. But then we do have things like  Mad Dogs which is the best of both worlds. Although we do have many crime/thrillers and game shows (thank you ITV) I'd love to do something original to change things up a little.

I'm too nervous and protective of my own work to even attempt to get something published. Been working on a novel and a relative recently made friends with a producer and has been talking up my stuff, so who knows what may happen this year ... likely nothing [/optimism].

all true I just prefer writing those long 24 episode series that unfortunately British television doesn't accommodate

fair enough really. although we do seem to be doing longer series now which is encouraging. so who knows.

[indy42 - THE FILMMAKER]

I'd love to write for British TV, simply because the creators get muc more creative freedom (it seems).  Though being an American doesn't exactly bide well for that

However, it does seem like shows don't run very long so you wouldn't really get a whole lot of stability (unless you're writing for Doctor Who).  Whereas if you get a hit in America on TV, you're pretty much set for life (thank you syndication gravy train)

[OrangeSquash]

Well America's where the money is, but I agree that British TV is able to produce a lot of things that other places wouldn't (controversy wise).
And I'm actually quite a fan of the mini season's we get over here. There's quite a lot of '3 part dramas' and 'Everyday this week' sort of stuff, but you can tell it's all been planned out. I think some American shows don't really plan out the entire run very well because their constantly scared of getting cancelled half way through sad times.

[Jester]

Jan 4, 2012 9:28:19 GMT -5 Dale said:

I'd actually much rather write for British TV. Seasons are shorter, usually written by the same person or a smaller team, meaning more control of the concept and characters which I'm a big freak for. Plus, it seems like a much more stable gig. You rarely hear about British TV shows being cancelled after two episodes, you know? Plus the language and content is a little more flexible, especially than American network shows and my writing can get a little crass here and there. Obviously there are drawbacks, production isn't as good in the UK as it is in the US. Although as Jester pointed out, Sky are catching up. even shows that may not be the best quality content wise look great. But then we do have things like  Mad Dogs which is the best of both worlds. Although we do have many crime/thrillers and game shows (thank you ITV) I'd love to do something original to change things up a little.

I'm too nervous and protective of my own work to even attempt to get something published. Been working on a novel and a relative recently made friends with a producer and has been talking up my stuff, so who knows what may happen this year ... likely nothing [/optimism].

I actually wrote the exact same paragraph on American TV but decided to delete it because I couldnt be asked to get into a debate with anyone... So yeah. What Daz says haha.

To be fair, AMC has done really well for less mainsteam programs that seems to have the writers more in control than the producers.

But picking up on one thing Daz said; we don't have the money so we lack in budget. But I personally think thats increased our writing value. We don't have shinny effects to fall back on. It has to be story telling above all else. I personally love British TV.

[Jester]

Jan 4, 2012 13:16:15 GMT -5 OrangeSquash said:

Well America's where the money is, but I agree that British TV is able to produce a lot of things that other places wouldn't (controversy wise).
And I'm actually quite a fan of the mini season's we get over here. There's quite a lot of '3 part dramas' and 'Everyday this week' sort of stuff, but you can tell it's all been planned out. I think some American shows don't really plan out the entire run very well because their constantly scared of getting cancelled half way through sad times.

Did you ever watch 'Episodes'? The BBC series from last year? Your comment reminded me of the show for some reason. If you haven't its basically about a married British writing couple to write a comedy about a boys boarding school. They meet a wacky American producer who brings them out to L.A to make a US version. Great satire right there.