Summary: Alex and Nick invite Mike Alber, co-creator of Disney XD's Kirby Buckets, to discuss everything about running a kids show, from producing a pilot and staffing a writers' room, to generating new material and staying creative.<br> <br> What is the process of selling a show? What is the journey of getting a pilot produced? How is a writing staff assembled? How do you transition from writer to showrunner? How is a kids television show made? What was it like working on Death Valley and Supah Ninjas? What was the experience of getting a freelance script on The Flash?<br> <br> The Paper Team gets warped...<br> <br> <br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> Content<br> Getting a first writing assignment, moving to LA, working on Death Valley and Supah Ninjas, selling a show to Disney, getting the pilot of Kirby Bucket produced, interaction with other producers and showrunner, staffing and running a writers' room, breaking stories, production on a live-action children's show, freelancing on The Flash, transitioning between formats and genre (00:27)<br> Resources and Next Week On (1:02:48)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/malber">Mike Alber on Twitter (@MAlber)</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/malber2000">Mike Alber on Twitter (@MAlber2000)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby_Buckets">Kirby Buckets</a><br> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4150923/">Gabe Snyder</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley_(TV_series)">Death Valley</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supah_Ninjas">Supah Ninjas</a><br> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003249/">Kristofor Brown</a><br> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6741960/">"Subject 9" (4x14 - The Flash)</a><br> <br> Resources<br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2zif86R">"Small Screen, Big Picture" - Chad Gervich</a><br> <a href="https://amzn.to/2zikxKY">"The TV Writer's Workbook" - Ellen Sandler</a><br> <br> <br> This episode brought to you by Roadmap Writers<br> <a href="https://www.roadmapwriters.com" target="_blank"></a><br> Use code ROADMAP to get $15 OFF your first <a href="https://www.roadmapwriters.com" target="_blank">Roadmap Writers Program</a><br> <br> Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexSwitzky21">Alex Switzky</a> for helping us edit this episode.<br> <br> If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at <a href="http://paperteam.co/itunes">paperteam.co/itunes</a>! :)<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> If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br>
