Monday, September 26, 2005

Coming to a TV Near You in 2006, Maybe

Sam and Jim sold their pilot to ABC!

These guys' podcasts are must-listens, laying out in funny, personable detail their experiences with transmogrifying from Minneapolis restauranteurs to Hollywood writers. They're smart, did their research, and have worked hard at the plan they've set for themselves.

A healthy dollop of realism grounds the proceedings: this podcast, while deservedly jubilant over the sale, also contains a downright depressing outline of the financial realities of most writers in LA. Sam and Jim, WGA members both, have sold features and now a pilot, and still rely on their wives to back them.

Hopefully this is a temporary state, with their sale a sign of things to come.

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