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| Best Format for TV Sitcom Treatment & Query Letter | 8/18/2009 | Bill Richter |
Q: In drafting a treatment for a sitcom to pitch, and including a query letter, what is the proper ...
A: Sorry to take so long. There are several things to consider when looking for an agent. 1. Agents ...
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| Best Format for TV Sitcom Treatment & Query Letter | 8/17/2009 | Bill Richter |
Q: In drafting a treatment for a sitcom to pitch, and including a query letter, what is the proper ...
A: Wow. You seemed to have figured out something already. There is no "right" answer when it comes to ...
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| how to | 6/10/2009 | Bill Richter |
Q: how to find a agent in san francisco to submit a t.v. idea
A: This is a really difficult question in that most agents (at least the reputable ones) don't take ...
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| tv commercial | 5/24/2009 | Bill Richter |
Q: In the commercial with Charles Barkley, Dr. J, and Charles Barkley is on the phone with Dewayne ...
A: Sorry for the delay, I had a family emergency that took me away from my computer. Most sources say ...
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| Lost Comedian | 5/16/2009 | Bill Richter |
Q: I'm trying to find a comedian that was on just for laughs, he tells jokes and then does impressions ...
A: I have a couple of leads. My first instinct was Morey Amsterdam who played the role of Buddy Sorrel ...
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| Studio audience | 5/5/2009 | Bill Richter |
Q: How can I go see "Two and a half men" being recorded live?
A: I would start by writing to CBS TICKETS 7800 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90036. They are ...
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| The Muppets | 3/3/2009 | Bill Richter |
Q: Can you tell me why many of The Muppets play the guitar left-handed? Is it maybe some kind of ...
A: Good question. This really isn't my area of expertise so I did some searching on the web. According ...
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| script fee scale | 1/14/2009 | Bill Richter |
Q: I have been asked to rewrite a script with a budget of $5 - 10 million dollars. What is the minimum ...
A: I would need to know a little more about it before I could give you a ballpark. How extensive are ...
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| The name of a TV show | 12/4/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: I really hope you can help cos this is driving me mad! I need to know the name of a tv show that was ...
A: I wish I could help on this but I really don't know many of the newer UK shows. I would go to ...
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| Absurdist comedy | 11/21/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: What is absurdist comedy?
A: Absurdist comedy has its roots in the surrealism of the O.A.S. and O.A.S. artists like Salvador ...
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| television situation comedy | 11/19/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: I've worked out some great ideas for situation comedies. I'm hopeful that I can, at least, get a ...
A: This is a really difficult question. Generally producers don't want to see scripts or ideas from ...
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| SNL Obama act | 11/9/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: I do an exception Barack Obama impersonation. I feel like I'm wasting my talents. The guy on SNL is ...
A: SNL has a standard set of places that they usually draw their talent from. Mostly they get people ...
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| Submitting material / ideas | 11/3/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: Is there a way to contact writers of any particular show to float them a script or an idea? I have ...
A: You are heading in the right direction. Maybe if you wrote on the envelope that you relinquish ...
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| Submitting material / ideas | 11/1/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: Is there a way to contact writers of any particular show to float them a script or an idea? I have ...
A: You don't have to be a member but it sure helps. Here is why. Most writers / producers / ...
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| Comedy Writer Fees | 10/31/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: I'm being considered to write comedy sketches for Starz. Can you tell me what my fee(s) should be? ...
A: I have a few different answers for you. First, according to the 2004 Writers Guild of America scale ...
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| Comedy | 10/26/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: How do you audition for Last Comic Standing? I live in North Carolina. What would be the closest ...
A: So far I don't see the auditions announced anywhere. The usual place to find them would be ...
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| Question | 10/17/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: I hope you can help... I am trying to find the name of the actor that played Lyle Korman on the ...
A: I understand why his face seemed so familiar. His name is Fisher Stevens. He is a character actor ...
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| Question | 10/17/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: I hope you can help... I am trying to find the name of the actor that played Lyle Korman on the ...
A: Good news, bad news. Bad news. I couldn't find anything online listing the extras of the ...
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| TV Budget | 10/13/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: Do you know where I can get a Sample FILLED OUT tv sitcom budget?
A: This is a difficult question to answer. One problem is that there are so many variables involved, ...
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| Larry Sanders show | 8/25/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: What "Mad About You" star appeared on the "Larry Sanders Show?"
A: Helen Hunt appeared as "herself" on an episode. But can you name the star from Diff'rnt Stokes who ...
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| i need help finding this halarious comedians name! | 7/12/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: I am pretty sure that it was either june 29th or 30th...that i stumbled apon this comedian on either ...
A: I've been looking for over an hour but so far nothing. I have a feeling it may have been NBC's Last ...
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| submitting a script for an existing show | 6/25/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: My friends and I are obsessed with a fairly new show on ABC Family (Greek). We have written our own ...
A: Years ago it was much easier to get your script in front of a television producer than it is today. ...
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| Elliot Gould | 6/24/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: What was the name of the TV comedy with Elliot Gould an emergency doctor. It was about the late 80's ...
A: According to the Internet Data Movie Guide the closest thing to the show you're describing is "ER". ...
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| help! | 6/24/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: you probably can't help me with this. but have you any idea what programme the quote 'i like to ...
A: I've done my best but can't find it. The thing is if you do a "Google search" (which I'm sure you ...
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| investors make their money back | 6/23/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: I've had an idea for a family comedy for over 6 years. I don't consider myself a writer, but I do ...
A: Wow...of all the questions this is probably one of the most difficult to explain. Let me start with ...
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| sitcom closest to Friends | 6/21/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: I'm a huge fan of Friends, have seen all episodes dozens of times, watching it even helps a lot beat ...
A: This is a good question. There are many programs that have tried to use the same formula. Some are ...
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| friends sitcom | 5/27/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: With regards to the sitcom FRIENDS, I want to find out details of the budget and when it started in ...
A: From what I could find on Yahoo Answers India it was on Star One around 1998. My own research into ...
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| Treatment for a sitcom | 5/20/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: My self and two partners are working on a sitcom and we are aware that the treatment of a show is ...
A: Here are a few websites, but they really don't have examples. ...
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| budgets for animated sitcoms | 4/22/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: First of all, your answers are terrific! Thank you for your great service! I am an ...
A: First of all thanks for the compliment and keep me in mind when this takes off. (I've always wanted ...
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| sitcoms | 2/27/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: I have a finished 1/2 hour sitcom and trailor, 2 additional scripts and a very general proposal. ...
A: Generally you need to think about the person or people that you're going to be pitching to. If they ...
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| shows | 2/17/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: which show has better ratings everybody hates chris or ugly betty
A: CJ, As much as I appreciate your questions they take some time for me to research so I'm going to ...
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| shows | 2/16/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: Which show had better ratings kenan and kel or drake and josh.
A: My guess would be Drake and Josh. I found this at the TVGUIDE Blog site. ...
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| shows | 2/14/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: which show had better ratings fresh prince of bel-air or family matters
A: Good question. Its hard to compare the two. One was higher rated, "Fresh Prince of Bel Aire" made ...
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| budgeting sitcoms in my prospectus | 2/13/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: We've shot our sitcom and have two additional episodes written as well as a trailor. We did this for ...
A: According to a Forbes article, "Sex, Money & Videotape" March 10, 2003 the average cost of a sitcom ...
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| tv history & comedy | 2/12/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: At the end of the tv pilot "Fame is the Name of the Game" Gene Barry rises from his chair, comes ...
A: Honestly, the best way would be for you to contact the people that you originally did with your ...
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| First stage of sketch | 2/12/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: i wanted to find out if i should video any of my sketches to be sent different networks.... do they ...
A: First let me address the copyright issue, then we can move on to formatting. If you visit the ...
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| Cartoon pilot | 1/29/2008 | Bill Richter |
Q: I'm an amateur cartoonist with an idea for a cartoon series, I have recently started working on a ...
A: I'm really not that familiar with cartoons, but I can tell you a little about how television pilots ...
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| Final Episodes | 12/23/2007 | Bill Richter |
Q: I was hoping you could tell me, how many people tuned into the final episode of the Drew Carey Show? ...
A: You've just about got me stumped. I know where you can find the information. I just can't get to it ...
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| Question | 12/21/2007 | Bill Richter |
Q: Hope you can help... The other day, I watched an episode of The Cosby Show. It was the episode ...
A: I think I have some good news. The song is called Beseme Mucho. I don't know what Beseme means... ...
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| length of a comedy TV show | 11/6/2007 | Bill Richter |
Q: I'm currently writing a TV script. I have been looking around the net to see apporx. how long the ...
A: Usually you don't even need to send a whole script. A treatment would do. The treatment gives all of ...
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