Quoted from Zack Important question. Does the reboot need to share the same plot/characters as the original series? Or can the reboot be it's own thing with just minor references to the original series? I'm ten pages in and need to know if I need to scrap this thing and start over. ~Zack~

It can have whomever you want.  It has to have some tie to the original, but what that tie is, is up to you.  Remember you are the creator of this new series.

Dan

Quoted from realxwriter No, the reboot doesn't need to share same plot and characters. Actually, it's advised that you change those. That's the inference I drew from what DanC said so far. But you can always wait for Danc to confirm. So keep on writing for now. DanC is hugging his teddy bear now. He will be back tomorrow.

Puhlease.  Like I use a Teddy Bear.  Its Andy from Toy Story.  And my Sarah Michelle Gellar Buffy doll!!!!

Wait

Too much?????

Dan

Quoted from DanC Puhlease.  Like I use a Teddy Bear.  Its Andy from Toy Story.  And my Sarah Michelle Gellar Buffy doll!!!! Wait Too much????? Dan

I'm in love.

Just finished reading through my fifth draft. Talk about a reinvention.

Good luck to everybody.

I'm loving mine so far. All 7 pages of it.  

I love it so much that after this is over I'm going to write the real deal and use it as a sample.

Mine is going to be so different from the original that you are going to wonder what I’ve been smoking. And whether you can have some of that.

The characters are pretty much the same, just in a much different setting and genre.  Hopefully for the better.

Quoted from Gary in Houston Mine is going to be so different from the original that you are going to wonder what I’ve been smoking. And whether you can have some of that. The characters are pretty much the same, just in a much different setting and genre.  Hopefully for the better.

Ha, I'm right there with you. If you're going to change it, go all out and change the tone, setting, time period, whatever.

Quoted from Gary in Houston Mine is going to be so different from the original that you are going to wonder what I’ve been smoking. And whether you can have some of that. The characters are pretty much the same, just in a much different setting and genre.  Hopefully for the better.

Richie Cunningham and the Fonz in True Detective: Unhappy Days.

Quoted from DanC You should enter.  You have 9 full days to write something.  It doesn't have to be 24 pages. Dan

I'm so far behind on work and my other writing, I have to skip this bad boy. But, I'll be reading for sure. Sounds like lots of fun!

Submitted and ready for primetime.

I thought I would be able to write one, but then work handed out a lot of overtime.
I can wait to read other scripts during my lunch hours though.

I'm not rushing my entry, I'm taking my time. I'm about halfway in.
And watching my 3s.

One thing for those of you who are writing in this -- is your "reboot" going to be the first episode in the new series, or will it be a standalone episode?  Mine feels like it could begin with any episode in the new series, but that it's the beginning of a new arc or story.  Since the characters are similar I don't feel a need to reintroduce them necessarily.  Anyone else encountering that?

Quoted from Gary in Houston One thing for those of you who are writing in this -- is your "reboot" going to be the first episode in the new series, or will it be a standalone episode?  Mine feels like it could begin with any episode in the new series, but that it's the beginning of a new arc or story.  Since the characters are similar I don't feel a need to reintroduce them necessarily.  Anyone else encountering that?

My understanding is that we’re writing TV episodes but effectively in “movie” format, so there is no series Bible, list of recurring characters, etc. I’d introduce characters as if writing a stand-alone movie based on the series, with a focus on differences from the source material... and otherwise letting the casting people do their thing.

I suppose it makes a difference if you intend the original series to be in the reboot’s history. If you reboot Bewitched, was there a Samatha and Darren in the 60s? Witches in Bewitched seem to live hundreds of years or longer, so it’s an important distinction whether it’s the exact same Samantha or not.

My entry for this OWC is episodic. It's the start of a story arc and does not completely resolve at the end. I'm really curious to see how this is received. Gulp!