Pitch & Sell Your TV Show

My article about Joe Murray’s latest animation series and his online funding went live yesterday. Today, he surpassed his minimum goal and is now in production on 2 episodes.  Read about it at http://www.awn.com/articles/internet-and-interactive/mind-your-business-raise-money-your-animation#comment-6501

Howard Gordon, executive producer of the hit series ‘24′ answers a few questions about the final season of the series.

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/25/24-series-finale-burning-questions/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+ew/hollywoodinsider+(Entertainment+Weekly’s+Hollywood+Insider)

My latest article on a cool new way to raise funds for production just posted.

http://www.awn.com/articles/internet-and-interactive/mind-your-business-raise-money-your-animation

Joe Murray raising money for his animations on KaboingTV

Harrison Ford spoke recently about his involvement in Star Wars.

http://scifiwire.com/2010/05/harrison-fordstar-wars.php

This is quite possibly the coolest advancement in watching TV…ever.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/technology/

Here’s our direct link to save $300 on your registration to the Banff World Television Festival and conference. It’s the biggest TV pitch opportunity this summer.

https://registration.achillesmedia.com/delegate_registration/collect_info?product_id=911&product_code=YREXs4G6hc

You can go to www.Banff2010.com for more info on the event.

Clicker.tv or Clicker.com is a simple search and interface for many, many TV shows streaming on the site. What makes it different is that it serves as a link to other sites like Hulu. The .tv and .com addresses offer different interfaces, but both work well. It’s worth checking out.

Jeanne and I recorded 5 more TV Pitch Tips Audio Postcards today. These are a lot of fun to do. We talked about pitching with visuals, pitching for mobile phone use, budgets and working with comedians. Check out our Audio Postcards at www.TvPitchTips.com. The first month is free.

Charlie Sheen just added 2 more years to his Two and a half men contract. Supposedly he will now make well over $1 million per episode. What do you think of that?

Fox’s full 2010-11 lineup is below:

MONDAY

8:00-9:00 PM    HOUSE
9:00-10:00 PM   LONESTAR (new)

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM    GLEE
9:00-9:30 PM RAISING HOPE (new)
9:30-10:00 PM RUNNING WILDE (new)

WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM    LIE TO ME
9:00-10:00 PM   HELL’S KITCHEN

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM    BONES
9:00-10:00 PM   FRINGE

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM    HUMAN TARGET
9:00-10:00 PM   THE GOOD GUYS

SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 PM    COPS
8:30-9:00 PM    COPS
9:00-10:00 PM   AMERICA’S MOST WANTED

SUNDAY
7:00-8:00 PM    THE OT (NFL post-game)
8:00-8:30 PM THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM THE CLEVELAND SHOW
9:00-9:30 PM    FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM   AMERICAN DAD

FOX MIDSEASON 2011 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE

MONDAY
8:00-9:00 PM    HOUSE
9:00-10:00 PM   LONESTAR (new) / RIDE-ALONG (new)

TUESDAY
8:00-9:30 PM    AMERICAN IDOL Performance Show
9:30-10:00 PM   RUNNING WILDE (new) / MIXED SIGNALS (new; spring)

WEDNESDAY
8:00-8:30 PM    RAISING HOPE (new)             
8:30-9:00 PM    AMERICAN IDOL Results Show
9:00-10:00 PM GLEE

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM    BONES
9:00-10:00 PM   FRINGE

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM    HUMAN TARGET
9:00-10:00 PM   KITCHEN NIGHTMARES

SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 PM    COPS
8:30-9:00 PM    COPS
9:00-10:00 PM   AMERICA’S MOST WANTED

SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 PM    THE SIMPSONS (encores)
7:30-8:00 PM    AMERICAN DAD
8:00-8:30 PM    THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 PM BOB’S BURGERS (new)
9:00-9:30 PM    FAMILY GUY
9:30-10:00 PM   THE CLEVELAND SHOW