“It's funny: All my friends back home are always wondering why every television show I'm on is a drama, but all the comedy pilots I did died a slow and painful death.” ShowsHomeWonderComedyTelevisionDramaMy FriendsDiedPainfulPilotsBack HomeTelevision ShowsPainful Death Author:Eric Ladin
“My first pilot gig; in fact my first job in television; was 'Freaks and Geeks,' and the experience of directing that pilot was probably the single most formative of my directing life.” FirstsFactsJobsTelevisionFreakPilotsGeekGigs Author:Jake Kasdan
“When you do a television show in the States, you get the pilot, and then it's the great unknown. That's the way it is. It's this great leap of faith. It's the Russian roulette of art.” WayArtStatesShowsTelevisionLeapPilotsTelevision ShowsLeap Of FaithRouletteRussian RouletteGreat Unknown Author:Jeremy Piven
“When people asked me what I did for a living, I told them I make pilots. They thought I was a stewardess.” PeopleTelevisionPilotsStewardess Author:Suzanne Somers
“I had never worked in television before Freaks and Geeks, and New Girl is the first time since that Ive worked on a series that is actually a series and not just a pilot.” FirstsGirlTelevisionFirst TimeSeriesFreakPilotsGeekNew Girl Author:Jake Kasdan
“I've done so many television pilots. I've done eleven I think and I've never had one get picked up. There was never one that I was a guest star on. It's just fascinating, but I don't think it would be fun to be recognized all the time.” ThinkingDoneWould BeFunStarsTelevisionFascinatingPilotsGuestsElevenGuest Stars Author:Missi Pyle
“Working in television, many times you read a script, you work on the pilot, and then you play the waiting game to see if you're able to make it a series.” IfsPlayAbleGamesWaitingTelevisionSeriesScriptsPilots Author:Mena Suvari
“I think back to the Modern Family pilot when we didn't know that Julie Bowen had a spotty party girl past, but that's something that we layered in, throughout the first season. That's just part of the fun of series television. You get to discover these things.” ThinkingKnowsFirstsPastGirlFunPartyModernTelevisionSeasonsSeriesPilotsModern FamilyParty Girl Author:Jason Winer