Summary: Alex and Nick talk about the big picture of your TV pilot script and its scope, from what the first episode should capture, to what it can leave out.<br> <br> What defines the scope of your TV pilot? What are ways of deciding when the pilot should start and when it should end? How do you tell a satisfying episodic story while also setting up a longer-tail series? What are common mistakes people make when deciding on the scope of their pilot story? Why shouldn't you "save it for later"?<br> <br> The Paper Team hones in...<br> <br> Content<br> 1 - TV pilot scope and common mistakes (00:29)<br> 2 - TV pilot beginnings and ends (28:58)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/tv-pilot-101-pt30/">TV Pilot 101 (PT30)</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/tv-pilot-201-keeping-the-reader-interested-pt84/">TV Pilot 201: Keeping the Reader Interested (PT84)</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/tv-formula-101-building-an-engine-for-your-show-pt117/">TV Formula 101: Building an Engine For Your Show (PT117)</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/act-breaks-pt15/">Act Breaks (PT15)</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/weaving-storylines-abc-stories-pt53/">Weaving Storylines: A/B/C Stories (PT53)</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/teasers-cold-opens-pt61/">Teasers & Cold Opens (PT61)</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/analyzing-great-tv-pilots-case-studies-of-alias-community-homicide-the-o-c-scrubs-and-3rd-rock-from-the-sun-pt54/">Analyzing Great TV Pilots: Case Studies of Alias, Community, Homicide, The O.C., Scrubs and 3rd Rock from the Sun (PT54)</a><br> <br> <br> If you enjoy Paper Team, please consider supporting us on Patreon at <a href="http://paperteam.co/patreon">paperteam.co/patreon</a>! :)<br> <br> Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexSwitzky21">Alex Switzky</a> for helping us edit this episode.<br> <br> You can find Paper Team on Twitter:<br> Alex - <a href="https://twitter.com/TVCalling">@TVCalling</a><br> Nick - <a href="https://twitter.com/_njwatson">@_njwatson</a><br> For any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br>
