Re: I Don't Want to be a Staff Writer...Should I Still Write My Pilot?
There's a bit about this on one of the older Nerdist podcasts - the one with Jane Espenson on it. The gist was that you won't get to show-run without putting in time in the writer's room because you won't have the business and political nous to deal with the non writing pressures. And even if you do get to be called a producer, the studio will put in someone to do that stuff who will de facto be calling the shots, not you.
There's a bit about this on one of the older Nerdist podcasts - the one with Jane Espenson on it. The gist was that you won't get to show-run without putting in time in the writer's room because you won't have the business and political nous to deal with the non writing pressures. And even if you do get to be called a producer, the studio will put in someone to do that stuff who will de facto be calling the shots, not you.
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