Network Notes

“This bite feels fake. At the same time, wish we had more of this kind of bite.” – MTV

VOTE

(from a sketch comedy pitch) “I don’t think things should just get greenlit because they are funny.” – Network Ten (Australia)

“All of these programs you’ve pitched today are about the past, I’m really looking for something about the present.” – History

“Lose anything that requires thinking.” – Bravo

“Can you put a severed head in the teaser? Our research shows kids dig severed heads.” – Paramount TV

“Why do all these stories have to have conflict in them?” – Hasbro

“Who is Felicia, didn’t see where she entered the scene. And where is she going?” – Universal

“Can we change the color of the girl’s backpack?” – ABC

“Boy is her ass huge. Can we do anything to minimize it or cut around it?” – Bravo

(re: cancer survivor’s backstory) “This open is sad and depressing, not funny. Please change.” – Spike

“The audience needs to know what’s going on whether they’re watching or not.” – History

(re: sequence on Jewish mysticism) “Can you make this less Jew-y?” – Destination America

“A girl can’t say ‘I need to get laid.’ It’s off-putting. Have her gay best friend say ‘Girl, you need to get laid’ instead.” – NBC

“Some of the action is cartoonier than usual.” – Cartoon Network

“Lose any mention of specific dates, and overall less focus on the history.” – History Channel

“Too morally ambiguous.” – Discovery

(re: “Off the chain”) “What chain? Have we already established that there is a chain?” – RTE

“Lots of great fun in the ‘fun’ section here, which is great.” – Bravo