tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post3648998579389373427..comments2024-03-14T04:07:39.792-07:00Comments on Earl Pomerantz: Just Thinking...: "Everyone's 'On' In Los Angeles"Earl Pomerantzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16963705121297866334noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823625636675642409.post-77096302711368622812015-05-27T08:51:37.759-07:002015-05-27T08:51:37.759-07:00There are certainly "minor leagues" in t...There are certainly "minor leagues" in theater: small theaters all over the place use new work. In Britain, and probably Canada, there's radio; there are even British TV series that began on radio. Also in Britain, the smaller digital channels have been used as testbeds for ground-breaking stuff that, if successful, then moves to the bigger broadcast channels. And, of course, there are plenty of shows that get "out of town tryouts" in other countries that are then imported into the US and remade, sometimes taking their creators with them (successfully, Ricky Gervais, THE OFFICE; unsuccessfully, Steven Moffatt, COUPLING (but look what he went on to do after that)). Movie directors write scripts, do independent films, and theater to get known enough to be trusted with bigger-budget enterprises; or they move up through the chain of directors' assistants or a specialism. Quite a few TV directors have previously worked as writers or actors. <br /><br />And, of course, now there's the web, where you can prove your ideas...<br /><br />wgWendy M. Grossmanhttp://www.pelicancrossing.netnoreply@blogger.com