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Hi all,


I am looking for a professional TV screen writer to collaborate on writing a TV pilot. They need to be willing to push boundaries.


The main character is a very strong female working class criminal lawyer and there will be some violence, lots of sex, subtle comedy, drama, law, crime and a bit of grit.


It's not meant to be particularly dark, just realistic and a celebration/examination of one woman's breach of various barriers/social norms whilst working in a very conservative profession.


If anyone thinks this might be something they would be interested in, pls PM me on here.


Thanks

If this happens, think about the "lots of sex". Too many shows (HBO I'm looking at you) have so much sex seemingly just because they can, and it gets to the point you just want to fast forward.


Game of thrones, Rome, The Sopranos, The Wire, Big Love, Mad Men. All guilty.


I'm no prude, but I'd rather be watching a scene that actually contributes to the story in some way..

Have you a production company interested in the concept ? If not forget it, they get hit with hundreds of "I've got the greatest idea ever" scripts per day- "Professional" (they are all freelance) script writers often have hard work getting something off the ground-sorry but that's the truth.

red devil Wrote:

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> Agree with Ots. An undercurrent of sexual tension

> works better. But if LadyD has been getting

> knobbed left, right, and centre, then I guess she

> has to be true to her story... :)


Lol. What makes you think the main character is based in me? I do immigration law.


I've got a friend with a small production company and there are more ways to fund and promote this kind of project than mainstream avenues nowadays. Once a pilot is made, selling it to a mainstream media/production company is going to be much easier.


I also know a lot of aspiring actors who would be willing to do domething like this as a way of getting a possible foot in the door.

I write for a living, but it's all legal arguments so I doubt I'd manage to write a script without any input from someone who has done this successfully before and yes, I'd want a contract drawn up with anyone involved. I will definitely want to protect against plagiarism.

LadyDeliah Wrote:

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> If the character is someone for whom sex is an

> important part of who they are, then it needs to

> be included in the writing. Not necessarily

> graphic or titillating, but part of the story.



Absolutely it should be included, I'm just saying that a lot of shows these days just seem to get a pair of tits on the screen at every given opportunity.


There's no need for it. It's not like when I was a teen watching films for a glimpse if boob or pube. These days it's not exactly hard to find if you want it.


Agree with RD, sexual undercurrent would be better than every other scene being in the bedroom.

Hmm seems to me this is a tough ask... Working class criminal Lawyer (in London?) Female lead!


Could be really interesting to explore this though but it would be very tough to steer clear of the main cliches and stereotypes - Old boy network, glass ceiling, difficult love life in a fast paced city etc


Difficult to write it without it turning into a much grittier version of Ally McBeal!

Andybol Wrote:

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> Hmm seems to me this is a tough ask... Working

> class criminal Lawyer (in London?) Female lead!


That's how Silk started and somebody bought that, so it's clearly not impossible. Not sure if more grit and grumble would help but, as Otta point out, it seems to sell remarkably well. As does anything written in Swedish and filmed in the dark, which suggests one way of sparing Otta's blushes.

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