If you want to learn how to write for TV, reading these TV pilot scripts is one of the best ways to help boost your writing ability. You will learn how to establish the characters in a pilot, set up the world of the show and all about TV pilot structure.
Created by Vince Gilligan as a spin-off from his hit TV series Breaking Bad (see below), Better Call Saul has received similar levels of critical acclaim for its writing. In fact, when the pilot aired in 2015, it became the highest-rated premiere in cable history. This is one of the best TV scripts in recent years.
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The creator of 30 Rock, Tina Fey, based on her experiences working as head writer for Saturday Night Live. Shot in a single-camera format, these TV series scripts are definitely worth studying for their original use of surreal humor, satire and abrupt cutaways.
Casual is a great example of a TV dramedy, mixing both drama and comedy into its TV scripts about an uptight newly divorced woman struggling to navigate life with her daughter and unpredictable brother. If this is your genre, this pilot is worth breaking down and studying.
Creating a sense of urgency is paramount in most TV pilot scripts, and this one is required reading for all action/adventure writers. Use it to study how the writers harness the power of real-time action in order to heighten the dramatic tension. Maybe there are moments you can add to your own TV script that emulate this.
Reuniting the executive producers of 24, Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa, this show was based on the Israeli TV series, Hatufim. The pair developed the idea in early 2010 and Showtime green-lit it in 2011. While its later seasons came in for a fair amount of criticism, these early TV scripts are well worth studying.
We hope this resource of the best TV scripts to download has helped you on your journey to becoming a TV writer. Let us know what TV scripts you would have included. Which TV pilot scripts have really helped and inspired your own writing? Let us know in the comments section below.
It would be awesome if there was a category for ANIMATION. I know there might not be a lot of available scripts for animation, but it would be awesome because we could study the writing style and format of different animated series, along with adding another 10 scripts to the collection.
Thank you for these TV scripts! I have written my first television sitcom pilot and I have recently sent the finished script into a TV scriptwriting contest. I will always come to these in the future in case I want to write any more television scripts.
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Reading Tv scripts is one thing but writing them will teach you more about how to write than anything. Yes you can pick up some tips like formatting and such but not how to master the craft like a true professional. Just my two cents, anyway ciao.
@Heather Andrews:Your complaint is one to be taken up with mainstream entertainment, not this site, which simply posts the available scripts.They keep taking small steps. The best response would be to write your own script for people of color.
This is how to play mafia, a fun and energetic party game. The guide on How to Play Mafia (currently the only Mafia guide on Instructables besides this one) is actually a more physical variation of the game. This guide will show you:
Hello everybody! I want to thank everybody for using this guide as a foundation for their mafia games. The last time I updated this guide was in 2018, but I unfortunately have been busy with school and work. This meant that it was difficult for me to reply to comments and questions. I thank the community for filling that role for me. I recently graduated college, and have actually found a job in teaching. I am aware that the grammar and instructions could have been more precise, so I might plan to rewrite this guide. Hopefully it is easier to follow and readable. See y'all in the future.
Before we get to the rules, things will be easier to explain through the setup. There are two setups, which are really whether or not you have cards. To begin setup, follow the below instructions:You need at least 4 people to play, although it is more fun with 8 or more. 1 person, not included in the 4 of the minimum group will be the mayor, who directs the game as it goes, and has control over the powers in the group. For every 4 people, there is one mafia. Example: if there are 8 people in your game, there are now two mafiaIn a round there are also doctors and sheriffs, which we will later discuss under circumstances, but for now we'll have one of each. For this tutorial, we'll be playing with a group of 8, including 2 mafia, 1 doctor and 1 sheriff, meaning that 4 will be civiliansSetup #1:This is with a deck of cards. Aces are your MafiaQueens are your doctors andKings are your Sheriffs All other cards (2 thru J) are civilians In our case, prepare two aces, 1 Q, 1 K and 4 other cards besides the listed. The mayor will hand each player a card face down to each player. These cards will not be revealed to other players during the game. Setup #2: This is without cards.Instead, we'll be using taps, so it is up to the mayor to remember how many people he picked and which character he assigned. Everybody will close their eyes and the mayor will walk around to assign roles. If the mayor taps you once, you are mafia. Twice is doctor Three times is sheriffAnd if you don't get tapped you're a civilian(More simple setup; the mayor should make sure not to choose extra characters or mistakenly bump into other players)
Now that we have the setup out of our way, it is now time to explain the rules. Roles (basic and later explained through gameplay):Mayor- is not an actual player in the game but rather the narrator; he has complete power over the group except the power to veto votes. He/she will assign the roles, tell when each role to wake up and sleep, create a story and sanction votes. It's this person's job to keep the game grounded and to keep the players reasonable. The mayor must remain unbiased throughout the game. Mafia-Will kill other players and try to convince other players who the mafia is without revealing themselvesDoctor-can save himself (look under "Circumstances") and can save othersSheriff-points at any other player and the mayor can either nod or shake their head of the person is mafia or not; uses his or her power to sway public opinion Civilian- the most basic role, who votes and tries to figure out the mafias and vote them offObviously you don't want to reveal your roles of you have an important one but rather convince others you are a civilian. Rules:Mayor has the right to silence the group or restart the game completely.Mafia can only choose one target per round (2 mafia vote on 1 target)Revealing your card (if you are playing with cards) is cheating. Opening your eyes when it is not permitted is cheating.
IMPORTANT: In real life, the dead can not speak. Common saying of course. So in the game, the dead are not allowed to influence the town through speech or physical gestures. It is cheating. (They can talk, but any hinting at a mafia should get them kicked from the next round or game.)
Example: Mayor says "last night, the mafia was angry at somebody who was stealing his money, so he killed person (A), the doctor saved the wrong person." OR "last night... Mafia killed person (A) but doctor saved him." (A certain aspect to the game will change with skulls later explained)
Mafia Win= Killing off everyone until you can't play anymore. Example: There were 8 people in the game with 2 mafia, and the mafia kills 4 people, so there are 2 mafia and 2 other players. The two other players maybe able to vote off one of the mafia, but in the next round, one of the normal players will be killed, meaning the last 2 players are 1 mafia and 1 normal person, so you can't win a 1v1 against mafia.
You Saved Me! skull: Activating this allows for a doctor not to be targeted by the mafia for 3 rounds if they successfully save a victim, including themselves. Example: If you were doctor, and saved person A, and the next round mafia tries to kill you, the mayor will announce in the recap that you were a victim, but the doctor saved you, even though you may have not saved yourself. (This skull only works once per game)
-Don't underestimate your opponents. In a game of 12 people, we had 3 mafia, a doctor and sheriff, and seven civilians. By round 3, 2 mafia had died along with two civilians, and one civilian was saved. The one mafia left was me, so I pulled my trump card: my psychological attacks. I turned everybody against each other, and acted as their moderator. By the last round, it was two civilians and me, meaning that if either of them died, I won. I finally used my "I helped you clause" which entails "Don't you remember that he tried to vote you off two rounds ago, and I helped saved you? Why would I have reason to kill you now?" That always gets them. In the end, I single handedly defeated 7 other players, whose reactions were: Dear God, who is this kid? But really, don't underestimate the younger people of your group, or the silent, or the over talkative.
-Mafia need to know how to wage a war, even if it means sacrificing one of your own. Say it's a normal 8 person game, with two mafia. You've already killed 3 people, and both mafia are alive, so secure your chance by making it to the end. Nobody ever suspects that mafia would kill mafia, so when the mayor asks to vote somebody off, and your buddy is screwed, go for it. People will think that since you went after mafia (after he's proven of course) you probably aren't mafia. Use that as your argument too. "You remember Mafia B? I helped you guys get rid of him, and we've made it this far, there's no way I could be mafia, because that would be too high of a risk." 2ff7e9595c
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