Comments on: Pilots Quickly Becoming a Thing of the Past

By: Moonves Bearish on Expensive Pilot Production « NewTeeVee

Moonves Bearish on Expensive Pilot Production « NewTeeVee — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:46:17 +0000

[...] I’d like to think that my prognostication has been vindicated, this doesn’t necessarily mean CBS will be developing lots of good [...]

By: Blogs, Social Networks Shape a Modern Pilot « NewTeeVee

Blogs, Social Networks Shape a Modern Pilot « NewTeeVee — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 06:00:23 +0000

[...] Social Networks Shape a Modern Pilot When I said that pilots were quickly becoming a thing of the past, I admit that I was a bit categorical. A new “reality” show about the lives of NYU [...]

By: Pilots. | Rob Long

Pilots. | Rob Long — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:37:52 +0000

[...] This post from NewTeeVee is probably correct — they’re going to be making fewer pilots from now on. Makes economic sense, of course, but those of us who have been, more or less, in the pilot business for a while are going to have to rethink things. [...]

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:24:05 +0000

"Online, there isn’t really anything like a pilot."

Um, this isn't exactly true. Many series produced in-house at an actual studio or other prodco need to be fully vetted by the execs before money is spent on actual production, despite even the lowest of costs, and thus would-be producers crank out Internet pilots all the time. These pilots also come in handy for soliciting launch sponsorship.

By: Tim Street

Tim Street — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 18:15:02 +0000

While I think the current TV development model has and will change more I think there are things that we as online producers can learn or "borrow" from Network TV to help get advertisers for our shows.

At each Upfront networks would play 2 to 3 minute trailers for the new shows and they are pretty powerful.

I blogged about it today at 1timstreet.com

By: Freyburg» Blog Archive » TV pilots becoming a thing of the past

Freyburg» Blog Archive » TV pilots becoming a thing of the past — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:01:15 +0000

[...] usually never get made is slowly winding down into oblivion NewTeeVee explains how the web model of cheaply building an audience organically is the way of the [...]