Ben Stephenson (him at the Beeb) has been widely quoted for a Broadcast interview in which he said, inter alia, "We'll also be focusing on how we can reinvent genre drama like crime and to a lesser extent sci-fi." See here for a bit of context.
Well, funnily enough, Ben, I'm working on something in that kind of area right now. Give me a few weeks to polish it, and all your problems are solved!
Except that I have a feeling there might be one or two other writers out there who think they've got a crime/sci-fi reinvention that'll tickle his fancy.
Mine's the one you want, Ben. Drop me a line, and we'll do lunch.
Showing posts with label OPFK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OPFK. Show all posts
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Thursday, 26 March 2009
Starting
OK, so I've been working on my spec project, Project X (I must stop calling it "Project X" or people will start thinking that's what it's called. From now on it's "OPFK").
It's 6 x 60 minutes. Series with a wee bit of serial. Post-watershed. Genre. Think CSI meets Minority Report meets Casualty meets... hmm.
Anyway, the intention was to write a pilot. A first episode.
But you have to know where you're going, right? And you have to know the world inside out. And you have to be confident that you've got enough stories to fill six hours of prime time television to bursting point. With something in reserve for Series Two.
So, I've been working on the outlines of a Series Bible - character sketches, story outlines, fleshing out the world of OPFK, tying down the structure of a typical episode.
It's been fun. And, the more I do it, the richer it all becomes. But, sooner or later, I have to do some actual real proper writing.
I love this concept. I love the stories. And I really can't wait to start writing it. So why, now the moment has come, do I feel reluctant to get started?
It's 6 x 60 minutes. Series with a wee bit of serial. Post-watershed. Genre. Think CSI meets Minority Report meets Casualty meets... hmm.
Anyway, the intention was to write a pilot. A first episode.
But you have to know where you're going, right? And you have to know the world inside out. And you have to be confident that you've got enough stories to fill six hours of prime time television to bursting point. With something in reserve for Series Two.
So, I've been working on the outlines of a Series Bible - character sketches, story outlines, fleshing out the world of OPFK, tying down the structure of a typical episode.
It's been fun. And, the more I do it, the richer it all becomes. But, sooner or later, I have to do some actual real proper writing.
I love this concept. I love the stories. And I really can't wait to start writing it. So why, now the moment has come, do I feel reluctant to get started?
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