Building a TV Series Episode 1: Writing a Pilot

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Breaking bad, while an awesome show, was ridiculous and unbelievable.. a Nobel prize winner teaching high school with money trouble is ridiculous.. in real life he could teach at any university in the country l, including Ivy League schools making great money..sooo ridiculous

EXCELLENT Video
Question: I have heard the that Final Cut Pro is the best format to use...
Is this still true?

Mr. Mowery, Your video was very informative. I enjoyed it but I must agree to disagree with your assessment of the need of writing teams. I'm old school and back in the day Movies and TV programs were driven by a single writers vision. The adage still holds true 'To many cooks spoil the broth'. Greats like Sidney Sheldon and others wrote a script and the director used it to reflect his vision. Back then that was the NORM. In this era of TV and Film you are correct that groups are the new norm. Our style of creation all but died and so did good story telling. Now Hollywood hires tons of teams just to come up with one concept and it's horrible. They've thrown all the basics of storytelling out and replaced them with left field politics and delusional ideologies. With all the flops being produced these days they need to scrap these new producers and writers and go back to the basics. I'm working on 20 concepts myself I plan to toss into the ring and I needed no team to do them. Stephen King was correct when he said "Creative writing can NOT be taught." Like good comedy either you have the timing and story telling abilities or you don't. I wish you continued success in this field.

Alan Dupree anyone? Who has read the breaking bad pilot episode script for their homework?

I am currently producing an Indie Animated Series based on Musical theatre, Tragicomedy and Nihilism and i find this really helpful! I was worried I wouldn't get good first impressions but now that I am close to the basics of writing through research, online Film-making classes and tips i think I may be able to finish the full animation, Writing and Teaser of the pilot in about between 7 months and a year. It will probably take more time, but these are still great tips!

Just what l need. Won't happen but I'm working on a t.v. concept. Im trying to map out the entire series.this way I can plan ahead of time without the clock ticking,the series finale and make it better. The concept dovetails perfectly with a philosophical premise. Freewill vs determinism, what it means to be a human being- the law of personal identity. The law OF identity etc.

Great information. The Breaking Bad Universe could teach a university Master Class on screenwriting.

If I want to make an animation TV show, can I write it and plan the characters and chose the animation style but send it to Netflix (for example) to make it into an actual tv show because that’s what I’m thinking of doing.

Thank you now I know how to write a sonic show in the future😊

The walking dead does a great job of a pilot episode

what are the ACTS in an episode?

He sounds exactly like dirty medicine page’s guy
He too explains medical things in a crisp well structured manner with the exact same voice

WW didn’t win a Nobel prize😂

Thanks man i learn a lot from this great video

Man why am I watching this, it's late and im not even an adult yet

I suggest you to study plot of attack on titan, it's some of the most innovative & groundbreaking storytelling in current TV shows.

Am I the only one watching this and for a skit based on the flash and ngl I wasn't expecting to see it here

What is a pilot

finna make a story

The best pilots were for the original Star Trek. The first one was unaired except in the two-part clip episode The Court-Martial. The second, Where No Man Has Gone Before, aired as the third episode of the original Star Trek.

I realize this video was released over a year ago, but I have a question. I have an idea/concept for a tv series, but the idea extends from beginning to end. You mention that normally writing a tv series is done by multiple people, so would it be best in my case to change the idea from say an 8 episode series, to a screenplay for a movie?

i have a question, do you have to be over 18 to do the call?

What about writing a comedy? Do the same rules apply or is it different for drama?

Hey i love your work it's very direct and precise. Can you do a review of the arrow tv series, from it's pilot to the character's growth throughout the season.

What if my idea is a sitcom

great video!

So how many shows have you worked on? How many pilots have you sold? All i see is a random person explaining something with no proof as to why we should listen. Where are the accolades?

The way you explain is really appreciating. Love from India Brother

Thanks for this, I’m making a tv series with google assistants and it’s called google mean girls! Because I wanted it to be more original and more of a comedy and dramatic show mixed together.

Thank you thank you!!! your videos are so great Tyler

Hmmm.. I wonder if this rules don't also apply to the first chapter of a book. Like.. how is a show different? Viewing the first chapter as a pilot and forcing yourself to bring visual details into it will bring your "show don't tell" to the next level. It literaly forces you to fokus on the most important details and visuals and symbolism and information without to much exposition and it will condence the material. And then we also have the internal dialogue in the book which will strongen the chatakters even more. What do you think?

Thanks

They did an interview with the creator of breaking bad and he said that had he known about this other show called Weeds which is a similar premise, he wouldn’t have pitched his series.

thank you so much!!! i was struggling to make a script of a first episode of my gacha series, this helped a lot! you’re a godsend!

I’m writing a comedy show called, “Bexley Kids” and this really helped.

would if your making a animated show?

I am considering writing my first TV series and started the research into what this will entail. This was most helpful Tyler; excellent clarity in a nice easy style. Many thanks!

Where is the link you mention to where one can write 5, 10, 15 pages a day consistently...? Thanks... great channel... subbed and sharing wildly...

This was very good

been waiting for this

Does this formatting work with a procedural script/story?

An idea can’t be good or bad. It’s based off of other subjective views and how each individual person thinks about the idea. Storytelling is subjective since every single opinion is different

I have an idea for a tv show.
I'm not being smug but i really feel like this would be a great series. I need to write this even if it doesn't make money. I just wanna get this idea out.

Tyler, I've been watching your videos for a while now, and I'd like to tell you how much you help me with my writing! I subscribed to your second channel now and I'm hoping to learn more about how I can create consistently. Thank you so much, I'm going to watch all your videos! Love from brazil :)

Pretty much all British Sitcoms are written by the same person each episode. The Office (the original, the superior one), Fawlty Towers, Only Fools and Horses etc

Great content and I really have followed you for my entire road to success.

Hiba Khan - Content specialist at Writer Inn