by Bob Levy
Homeland 72, 238
Honeymooners, The 69
“Hound, The” (Game of Thrones) see Clegane, Sandor
House of Cards 15, 101, 207–210
Hulu 2, 12, 16, 115, 120, 122, 209, 211, 280
Humphrey, Dan (Gossip Girl) 154
I Dream of Jeannie 69
I Love Lucy 69, 278
IP (intellectual property) 7–8, 10, 20, 24, 28–29, 97, 100–101, 104, 109–112, 114, 192, 195, 213, 241, 248, 262, 282–283
ICM Partners (International Creative Management Partners) 193, 244
if-come deals 211–212, 218
In the Dark 108, 213
Ingold, Jeff 258
Insecure 120
James Bond 92
Jane the Virgin 70, 101, 107
Jessica Jones 20
Judge, Mike 21
Justified 6, 188
Kahn, Noel (Pretty Little Liars) 228
Kaplan-Stahler Agency 193
Kaplan, Aaron 21, 261
Kath and Kim 240
Katzenberg, Jeffrey 277, 279
Kaufman, Marta & Crane, David 16
Kelley, David E. 262, 273
Killing Eve 204
King, I. Marlene 35–36, 39, 137, 139–140, 142, 144, 148–149, 155–156, 161, 227, 230–236, 265
Kingsbury, Corinne 107
Kingston, Wren (Pretty Little Liars) 228, 234
Knick, The 76, 283
Kojak 81
Lannister family (Game of Thrones) 96
Lawrence, Jennifer 144–145
Lawson, Bianca 234
Leave it to Beaver 69
Lee, Paul 229–230, 232
Legacies 242
legal shows 73, 75, 86, 93–96, 127
Leighton, Laura 233
Levi-Strauss, Claude 79, 108
license fees 13, 16–17, 33, 39, 121, 207, 212
Life in Pieces 21
Lifetime 33, 115, 119, 123, 260
limited series 71–72, 122–123
Lindelof, Damon 262
Lionsgate 15, 18
Littlefield, Warren 8, 21, 187, 262, 269
Loeb, Jeph 20
look-books 49–51
Lost 102, 242
Lou Grant 94
Lucky Louie 70
Mad Men 15, 84, 127, 138
Magnum P.I. (1980-88) 75
Magnum P.I. (2018-) 76
Malcolm in the Middle 69
managers 21, 25–26, 41, 199, 202, 203–204, 260, 282
Mannix 75
Marcus Welby, M.D. 76
Marin, Hanna (Pretty Little Liars) 142–144, 148, 228, 230–233
marketplace: of television development 87, 112–129, 199, 201–202, 208–209, 215–216, 282; of talent 197
Marvel Entertainment 20, 283
Mary Tyler Moore Show, The 69, 94
McG 109–110
McQuarrie, Christopher 31
medical shows 73–77, 85–86, 93–94, 98, 155–156
Melfi, Dr. Jennnifer (The Sopranos) 173
Melissa (Pretty Little Liars) see Hastings, Melissa
Melrose Place (2009-10) 264–265
Meredith (Pretty Little Liars) see Sorenson, Meredith
Miller, Bruce 21
mini-series 71
Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl, The 120, 277
“mission-based” storytelling 179
Mission: Impossible - Fallout 31
Mitchell, Shay 232, 234
Modern Family 69, 78
Mom 78
Montgomery, Aria (Pretty Little Liars) 142, 148–150, 152, 155, 164, 228, 230–231, 235
Montgomery, Byron (Pretty Little Liars) 155
Montgomery, Ella (Pretty Little Liars) 155
Moonlighting 75
Morgenstein, Leslie 101, 230–232
Morris, Julian 234
MOW (movie-of-the-week) 68
MRC (Media Rights Capital) 15
MTV 115, 119, 123, 227, 260
multi-camera comedies see comedies, multi-camera
Murphy (In the Dark) 107
Murphy, Ryan 208–209, 261–262
Nader, Michelle 240, 263–264
Name of the Game, The 94
Nate (Gossip Girl) see Archibald, Nate
National Geographic 115, 244
NBC 1, 2, 12–13, 15–18, 21, 31, 56, 94, 115–117, 123, 127, 178, 230, 253, 258, 268
NBC Page program 253
NCIS 92
Netflix 12, 15–18, 20, 115–116, 120–121, 123–125, 206–209, 211–213, 277, 279–282
network: interest 216; needs 61–62, 103–104, 107, 128; presidents 23, 39–41, 44, 48–49, 52, 56–58, 60–63, 95, 99, 102, 114, 185, 201–202, 210, 238, 242, 252; research 55, 57–58, 212, 258; tests 47–48, 52, 63, 231–233
networks 1–3, 6–7, 9–19, 21–35, 37–49, 52–53, 55–64, 67–72, 80, 82, 87–88, 99, 101–104, 112–128, 130–132, 137, 151, 154, 159, 161, 168–170, 179, 185, 188–189, 194–199, 202–203, 206–219, 221, 224, 226, 235, 239–241, 243–244, 249–250, 253, 256, 258–259, 262, 264, 267, 270, 279–284
Newsroom, The 94–95, 107
Nickelodeon 115, 119, 121–22
Nielsen 123–24, 126, 212
Nip/Tuck 127, 262
non-writing EPs 20–22, 24, 40, 187, 194, 209–212, 218–219, 259–262, 268–269
notes 1–2, 22–23, 28–29, 31, 35, 39–40, 52–53, 55–56, 62, 169, 184–189, 202, 214, 229, 235, 269–270, 274–275
Now and Then 232
Nurse Jackie 70
OA, The 18, 209
O.C., The 109, 247
O’Neal, Ryan 76
Office, The 244
on-the-air commitments 132
One Tree Hill 76
one-hour dramas see dramas
one-hour dramedies see dramedies
online video distribution 12–14, 16, 18, 27, 39, 59–61, 68, 76, 113, 115, 118–121, 130, 132, 189, 207, 206–207, 209, 212, 217, 219, 240, 277, 279–284
Orange is the New Black 18, 70
Originals, The 242
Outsiders, The 115
overall deals 208–209, 217–219
PI (private investigator) shows 73, 75, 93, 106
packages: agency 33, 61, 195–196, 201–202, 212, 239; development 10–11, 25, 29, 128, 169, 191–192, 194, 209–213, 282
packaging agents 194–196
Paradigm 193
Paramount Network 114, 119, 122
Paramount Television 283
Parenthood 96
PAs (production assistants) 263–265, 270
Pepper Dennis 94
Pernworth, Julie 258
Peyton Place 76
Pieterse, Sasha 234
Pillsbury, Gayle 230–233
pilot commitments 131–132
pilot season 42–43, 63, 207
pilot table reads 49, 52–53, 233–234, 249
Pinkman, Jesse (Breaking Bad) 177, 180
pitches 1, 3, 7, 9–12, 14, 16, 27–35, 61–62, 80, 83, 91, 95, 97, 101, 103–104, 108–109, 113, 121, 130–167, 178–179, 185, 187, 197–198, 200, 206, 209, 211–218, 223–224, 227, 241–243, 248, 263, 268, 273, 276, 280–281, 285
Pitt, Brad 21
Pizzolatto, Nic 273
Plec, Julie 242
prep (pre-production) 6, 40–52, 54, 233, 263
Pretty Little Liars 2, 35–36, 39, 45, 98, 114, 137, 139, 142–144, 148–150, 155–156, 177, 181, 221–236, 238, 265
primetime soaps 70, 77–79, 109, 128, 157, 222
Prisoners of War 72
Privileged 230
procedurals 73, 81, 85–86, 96, 155, 284
producers 2, 5, 8–12, 14, 19–21, 23–26, 28–35, 37, 39–49, 52–56, 59–63, 68, 83, 99–104, 108–110, 112–113, 121–123, 126, 128, 130–132, 135, 139, 141, 145, 151, 153, 159, 161, 164–165, 168–169, 184–189, 192, 195, 197–204, 206, 208–211, 214–219, 224–226, 228, 230–231, 235, 246, 248–249, 253, 258–269, 275–277, 280, 282–283
production assistants see PAs
production companies 9, 24–26, 29–30, 43, 101, 104, 107–109, 112, 168–169, 197–198, 204, 213–214, 218–219, 239, 250, 253, 256, 258, 261, 269
profit participants 32–33, 195–196, 212, 260
programming executives 13–14, 125, 230, 277
Public Enemy 82
put pilots 132, 208
Q, Maggie 145
Quantico 219
Quibi 115, 277, 279
Rachel (Friends) see Green, Rachel
Rae, Issa 120
Ray Donovan 261
Red Hour Films 107
Revenge 98–99
Rhimes, Shonda 25, 208, 242, 261–262
Riley, Kevin 127–128
Rizzoli & Isles 128
Rockford Files, The 75
Room 222 69
room runners 273–274
rooting interest 85–87, 97–99, 142, 144, 150, 170–171, 173–175, 177, 182, 186
Ross (Friends) see Geller, Ross
Ross, Dr. Doug (ER) 74
Rotenberg, Michael 21
Rothman-Brecher 193
Rovner, Susan 37
Rush Hour 258
Salamanca, Tuco (Breaking Bad) 155
Salem 115
Savage, Stephanie 109
Saving Private Ryan 261
Scandal 101
Schwartz, Josh 109–110, 247
Scott, Ridley 21
screenwriters 1–2, 5, 7–12, 14, 18–40, 43–44, 48–49, 58, 61–63, 66–68, 81, 83, 93, 95, 100–104, 107–113, 121, 123, 130–141, 144–145, 147–148, 150–166, 168–170, 172, 180, 183–189, 191–207, 209–219, 221–222, 224–228, 236, 238–244, 246, 248–250, 258–259, 261–269, 273–277, 279–280, 284–285
script-to-series 211
Secret Life of an American Teenager, The 114
secrets (as a story device) 77, 142–146, 176, 179, 223, 228–229
Seinfeld 69
Serena (Gossip Girl) see van der Woodsen, Serena
serialized storytelling 76–77, 82
series bibles 7, 72, 209–211, 248
series drives 97–99, 169, 174–175, 178
Series of Unfortunate Events, A 101
Sesame Street 125
Shameless 70
Shepard, Sara 223–225, 227, 236
Sherlock 75
Sherman, Thom 270
Shield, The 82, 127
showrunners 20–23, 25, 40, 44–45, 48–49, 81, 99–100, 193–194, 196, 201–204, 214–216, 219, 249, 259, 264, 266–267, 274–275
Showtime 12, 72, 114, 119, 121–123, 125–126, 206
Siega, Marcos 47, 50–51
Silicon Valley 21
Silverman, Sarah 52
Simple Plan, A 261
Simpsons, The 138
single-camera comedies see comedies, single-camera
Skyler (Breaking Bad) see White, Skyler
Smallville 264
SMILF 125
Sneaky Pete 188
Snow White 174
Snow, Jon (Game of Thrones) 96
Soderbergh, Steven 76, 215
Soloway, Jill 179
“Some Day My Prince will Come” 174
Sons of Anarchy 87
Sony Pictures Television 40
Soprano, Tony (The Sopranos) 96, 173
Sopranos, The 82–83, 96, 156, 173, 240, 275, 283
Sorenson, Meredith (Pretty Little Liars) 155
Sorkin, Aaron 95
spec pilot scripts 10, 168, 209, 213–216, 267–268
Speechless 78
Spencer (Pretty Little Liars) see Hastings, Spencer
Spielberg, Steven 20
Spin City 240
stakes 74–75, 77, 94, 175–177, 181–182
Star Trek 87, 138
Stark, Arya (Game of Thrones) 96
Stark, Eddard (Game of Thrones) 154
Stark family (Game of Thrones) 96
Starz 12, 15, 72, 115, 119, 122, 206
Stern, Jared 211
Stiller, Ben 107
Stoddard, Brandon 187
Storied Media Group 283
story areas 34
story engines 91–92, 97–99, 184
story outlines 22, 34–38, 97, 169, 214, 228, 241, 248, 274–275
straight-to-series 10, 28, 72, 132, 168, 206–13, 281–82
Stranger Things 18, 209
streaming platforms see online video distribution
studio tests 47, 231
studios 1, 3, 6, 9–19, 21–35, 37, 39–50, 53–56, 58–63, 67, 69, 72, 74, 80, 99, 101, 107, 109, 112–113, 120–122, 128, 168, 185, 188–189, 194–200, 202–203, 207–214, 216–219, 221, 224, 226, 228–233, 235, 239–240, 244, 249–250, 253, 258, 260–261, 264, 266–267, 270, 275, 282–284
Suits 127
Superman 74
Supernatural 93
Sures, Jay 116, 202
Survivor 102
takes 108–111, 227–228
television industry: culture of 3, 38, 66, 193–194, 198, 237–245, 247, 253–254; history of 3, 15, 17, 66, 68–78, 81–83, 95–97, 100–102, 116–118, 276; preparing for careers in 246–271
themes 86, 131, 134, 136–140, 166, 174, 184, 232, 235, 275–276
Thirteen Reasons Why 204
This is Jane 283
This is Us 13, 15, 18, 96, 240, 268, 283
Thorne, Amanda (Revenge) 98
Tiny Furniture 120, 241
TNT 12, 115, 118–119, 123, 127–128
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan 283
Transparent 70, 83, 179, 283
True Detective 71, 273, 283
Tuco (Breaking Bad) see Salamanca, Tuco
Turn: Washington’s Spies 284
TV industry see television industry
Twentieth Century Fox Television (also known as 20th Television) 15, 18, 189, 219
Twilight Zone 71
Two Broke Girls 240
UCLA Extension 264–265
Underground 115, 145
Undressed 227
Unforgettable 115
Universal Pictures 11
Universal Television 18
University of North Carolina School of the Arts 267
Updike, John 232
upfronts 59–61, 63
UPN 117, 225–226
USA Network 115, 119, 123, 126–27
USC (University of Southern California) 109, 231
UTA (United Talent Agency) 116, 193, 202, 265
Vampire Diaries, The 2, 46, 50–51, 56, 221, 242
van der Woodsen, Serena (Gossip Girl) 142, 146
Vegas 81
Verve 193
victimization 144, 148, 170–174, 181
Waldorf, Blair (Gossip Girl) 96, 142, 146, 154
Walking Dead, The 101, 127, 240
Walter Jr. (Breaking Bad) see White, Walter Jr.
Warner Bros. Pictures 12, 15
Warner Bros. Television 15–17, 37, 101, 208, 224, 228
Warner Horizon 228
WarnerMedia 279
Weeds 70
Westworld 139
WGA Minimum Basic Agreement 22
WGN America 115
Whiskey Cavalier 258
White, Skyler (Breaking Bad) 172, 175–176
White, Walter (Breaking Bad) 96–98, 147–152, 154–155, 163, 169, 171–172, 174–181
White, Walter Jr. (Breaking Bad) 172
Whitman, Meg 277, 279
Wilden, Detective Darren (Pretty Little Liars) 233
William Morris Agency 21, 193, 261
Witches of Eastwick 232
Without a Trace 261
WME (William Morris Endeavor) 193, 204, 244, 256, 261
Wonderland Sound and Vision 109
Wren (Pretty Little Liars) see Kingston, Wren
writers see screenwriters
Writers & Artists Agency 193
Writers Guild of America 22, 268
writers’ assistants 263–266, 268
X-Men 92
Ygritte (Game of Thrones) 96
Yost, G
raham 6, 188, 276
YouTube 2, 18, 244, 260, 277
Zane/Pillsbury Casting 45, 230
Zeitgeist 104–106, 137–138, 274, 284
zeitgeisty 137–138