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About LinkBacksi got asked to pitch some ideas for talk show. This is totally foreign too me so...
let me know what u guys think
thanks
charles
i got asked to pitch some ideas for talk show. This is totally foreign too me so...
let me know what u guys think
thanks
charles
Does the talk show exist already, or are you being asked to generically pitch a concept for a talk show?
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no not yet but it will be coming on in the fall.
Maybe have guests.Originally Posted by charles
You're not really very forthcoming with details so it makes it difficult to give you feedback.
What was the best concert you've been to?
"Probably Sade. It was just so sexy and relaxing."
I would consider searching through hospice programs for your host. If the host is literally dying it will lend an urgency to the interviews that you can't really fake. Plus it will encourage guests to open up in ways they normally wouldn't, since fuck it, the person they're talking to is going to die soon.
Try not to throw like a girl.
Oh, wait...whut?
many tine tanies
lol
the pitches are for the new leno show.
im guessing concepts ideas for the (leno)show
If you don't have any ideas....shouldn't we be the ones pitching?
I'm doing punch-up for a movie.
Anyone have any ideas?
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i get i get. im green im admitting it. i guess the moral of the story its just do it
charles
i got some ideas just a lil intimdated by the whole thing to be honest
what about something like ford focus' raced by celebrities on a track outside the studio?
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How about Jay Leno eats a freshly prepared puffer fish every episode? You can get amateur chefs to work for free, just for the exposure.
I'm confused, why are the producers of the new Jay Leno show asking a rapper from Southwest Detroit with no experience for ideas?
Charles, if this is some of sort of "Online Jaywalking" test run, consider me baffled and howling with laughter. CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SHOW!!!!
I think the 'teachable moment' (America's new most-overused phrase!) from this is to just come clean about what you're doing from the outset instead of making it sound like some top secret project to the point that no one has the slightest idea what you're even asking.
"Hey guys. I got a chance to pitch ideas to the 10pm Leno show. I've never pitched to a network show before and was wondering if anyone had any do's or don't's in these kind of meetings."
Something like that.
(Of course, if you wanted specific sketch ideas, then see Cupid Stunt's post.)
Hey, check me out. I'm a ghost.
Don't try to stand out from the crowd by bashing Leno.
Avoid the following phrases:
"You should be a much better interviewer by now"
"Let's not pander to the lowest common denominator of society"
"The people who think your monologue is amazing will all be dead within 10 years"
Find out as much as you can about how the show will be different to the last one. Find out what their goals are.
If you've been asked for a packet, be sure you know absolutely everything that should go into it. Give them exactly what they're asking for. This may be very specific, or not.
If this is a real request instead of a writer buddy telling you to send stuff and HE'LL look at it, then there should be a waiver for you to sign. Sign it.
Include a cover letter stating who tipped you off to the opportunity (and a writing/performance resume if you're so inclined). Be more literate than you are in this thread. Sentences begin with capitals, the second-person singular is spelled "you", and "some" has an e at the end.
As with everything, follow up but don't harass.
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