Anything Goes : Looking for guidance on how to pitch a Doctor Who episode by Debbi Mack

There is typically no official avenue to pitch episode ideas for an existing TV/streaming series. These shows typically employ a "writers' room" of several staffed writers (or in cases like TRUE DETECTIVE, one writer writes all the episodes). Thus they do not solicit external ideas, as the team in place plans their entire season as a team. That said, never say never. Years ago when THE SOPRANOS was on the air, my friend's husband (in Chicago) used New Jersey hometown connections to network himself to a SOPRANOS writer, and they developed a friendly email relationship and talked about ideas and the locations they grew up around. It's unconventional, and there's no set path, but never say never. Stranger things have happened! If your friend is going to throw a "hail, Mary," you'll likely have to use outside-the-box networking, maybe a college alumni connection, etc., and take the long way home. It would really be a "hail, Mary," not a high percentage play.

Thanks! So much depends on who you meet and know. And serendipity! Nonetheless, my friend managed to find a contact. On Twitter, no less! :)

Twitter is great. As a producer, I read a Starred Kirkus Review just last week, couldn't find the author's agent via Google, and I tweeted the author to get her agent info. Happens all the time.

Awesome, isn't it? :)