[ SECRET POST #4682 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4682 ⌋

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It could be bad, but I don't think that's necessarily so.

[(Anonymous)]

Isn't that how they expand the writer's room talent for TV shows? I mean, if they ask for spec scripts, a screen writer, who is most probably a fan, writes a script based on their understanding of the show and characters. Though it has the potential to become canon from an official source, it is essentially fanfic. Or at least, that's how I think of it.

Re: It could be bad, but I don't think that's necessarily so.

[(Anonymous)]

Not exactly. One way that it works is that aspiring screenwriters write spec scripts to get an agent. They usually write scripts for shows that are very popular or that are procedural (i.e. easy to spec - serial shows are almost impossible), not necessarily something that they're fans of. The goal is usually to get any writing gig, not necessarily one on a show they're a fan of.

The showrunners don't typically ask for spec scripts of their show, but they sometimes expect the writer to come with ideas to share - one older show asked that the writer come the meeting with an obscure fact about NYC and an A plot mystery/crime idea.

While most aspiring screenwriters are fans of shows, they also just want to get hired on any show to get into the business. It's a very difficult industry to break into. I don't think the fan aspect as a part of the writers' room talent sitiuation.

Re: It could be bad, but I don't think that's necessarily so.

[(Anonymous)]

Pretty sure Star Trek TNG and DS9 accepted unsolicited spec scripts and made some of them into episodes.