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in May, where they are added to network schedules for the following season (either for a fall or "mid-season" winter debut), and at the upfront presentation, the shows are shown to potential advertisers and the networks sell the majority of the advertising for their new pilots. The survival odds for
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executives, who chose the final group of a few actors to audition for NBC executives; as they decide whether to purchase a pilot, network executives generally have ultimate authority over casting. Since the networks work on the same shared schedule, directors, actors and others must choose the best
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second produced episode, which opened with the same scene of the characters just stranded on the island (showing only those not re-cast), first; the story from the pilot from that point onward was largely reworked into a flashback episode which aired later (with several key scenes re-shot). Even
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Television Set" (later
290:, for instance, showed the castaways when they had just become stranded on the island. However, three roles were recast before going to series, with the characters either modified or completely altered to the point where the pilot could no longer be used as a regular episode. As a result,
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had committed to the first season before seeing any filmed content β yet it is routinely referred to as a pilot. The straight-to-series model is usually used when established talent is attached to a series, or it is based on an established property or franchise.
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854:. Upon review, the spin-off was not picked up by NBC and the original version was never aired; instead it was reworked with additional material shot later, as the original version contained "certain aspects that were appropriate for a pilot of a new show".
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to recoup some of its costs even if the network chooses to not order the show. Sometimes, a made-for-TV-movie is filmed as a pilot, but because of actors not being available, the series intro is reshot for the first aired episode. The original
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or other distributor. A pilot is created to be a testing ground to gauge whether a series will be successful. It is, therefore, a test episode for the intended television series, an early step in the series development, much like
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aired two episodes, named "Jude Emery" and "Mason Dixon's Girls", which served as a backdoor pilot complete with the Dukes cast interacting with the new characters. Ultimately, CBS passed on the two series in favor of a
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for each of the six main roles. She summoned 75 actors for each role to audition, and she then chose some to audition again for the show's creators. Of this group, the creators chose some to audition again for
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for a full series, but may be broadcast on its own even if the full series is not picked up. The term may also be used for an episode of an existing television show that serves to introduce a
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retitled "Love and the Happy Days" for syndication), an episode of
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2397:O'Connor, John J. (June 13, 1984).
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2338:Albiniak, Paige (April 21, 2008).
1735:"A Survival Guide to Pilot Season"
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2151:. Season 4. Episode 17. Lifetime.
2023:Condon, Jack and David Hofstede,
1850:"Alex Epstein on Backdoor Pilots"
1756:Kolbert, Elizabeth (1994-04-06).
376:The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
244:reviewed more than 1,000 actors'
132:that is used to sell a show to a
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1891:Petski, Denise (May 11, 2018).
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2519:""Love and the Happy Days" at"
2370:Weprin, Alex (July 26, 2010).
2069:Potts, Kimberly (2015-01-13).
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756:in the same way the flagship
496:season six two-part episode "
189:broadcast television networks
2350:Cahners Business Information
1798:Lowry, Brian (May 8, 2000).
1523:Westinghouse Preview Theatre
1265:Where No Man Has Gone Before
326:Where No Man Has Gone Before
112:and sometimes marketed as a
2544:September 28, 2007, at the
2440:White, Peter (2021-09-08).
1709:"The Math of a Hit TV Show"
1707:Chozick, Amy (2011-05-12).
970:(airing five days a week).
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758:Married... with Children
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1784:Lotz, Amanda D. (2007)
1713:The Wall Street Journal
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1957:"Assignment: Earth"
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