Over the years of coming up with feature film story ideas, or ideas for TV series, I have never been able to form an idea for a scripted TV series such as a situation comedy or a drama.
Recently I had been put to the task of coming up with a synopsis for such a beast, and I was surprisingly able to write out several. Five of the six ideas are for half hour sitcoms. By the nature of the beast, they are not ground breaking or completely original. I openly compare each to the shows which influenced them. One idea is for the new entity called the dramedy, which is a dramatic comedy. A serious story with a number of funny, or awkwardly funny moments.
Right now these synopses are in the hands a a Producers, waiting to see if they can generate any interest or some development money. Development money being cash in my pocket so I can sit at home and turn ideas into full scripts.
My track record for sitcoms is not great but not bad either. I did get short listed for auditions as a writer for the first (and only) sitcom that I tired to get hired on with. Tired being the not great part.
