Wayne Graves: Screenwriter, author and content…

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I'm hoping you'll be able to give me advice on the best way to reintroduce a sitcom which was tremendously popular in the forties and fifties with viewers. My educated guess is that this has never happened to anyone before so there's precious little information on the best path to follow. What “this” is concerns a daughter named Astrid King who, after her mother's death, was clearing out her house, opened a closet door and found within it 84 kinescopes containing an equal number of episodes of a sitcom called “Ethel and Albert”, which was hugely popular in the forties and fifties and was broadcast directly before “I Love Lucy” on the same network. Astrid's mother is Peg Lynch, who was the first woman to create, write, star in and own her own sitcom. She also became a major star but when the network moved production of the show to the west coast in 1956, Peg, after 168 TV episodes (“I Love Lucy” broadcast a total of 180), opted to stay on the east coast. She didn't want to raise Astrid in Hollywood. As the owner of the show, however, she was unable to control whether the network syndicated the episodes and that's how nearly 100 of them ended up in a closet. It is truly a miraculous find. They are ALL in good condition and they are absolutely hilarious. In addition to Peg, the show costars Alan Bunce and Margaret Hamilton and each episode follows a normal husband and wife navigating their way through life's little annoyances. People who've seen episode compare it to “Seinfeld”. After the episodes are modernized, Astrid and I want to share them with the world but I'm struggling with the best way to “relaunch” this important find. Would you suggest selling rights to a network, streaming them online? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks so much. peglynchrelaunched.com

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David Trotti

8 years ago

If you're looking for syndication, you might want to reach out to Shout! Factory TV or Get TV. They handle classic TV material. It's probably too obscure with very little subscriber-boost for services...

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Wayne Graves

I sent you a message and request. I have a couple ideas for you, depending on what you're looking for.

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Sadie Dean

9 years ago

Welcome to the community, Seth! Much luck with your writing projects!

Seth Bisen-Hersh

Hi Matt! Yes, I just signed up for a pitch session with a manager assistant whose company has worked with clients' shows at both my network choices (FX/TV Land) and I submitted for the Pilot Contest,...

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- Sadie Dean
9 years ago

Thanks, Sadie!

Maurice Tyson

I appreciate the suggestions. May I add a slight correction? What I'm noticing is that animation in the PAST had BEEN considered low hanging fruit to Hollywood UNTIL the studios hype a major named sta...

Laurie Ashbourne

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- Alison Alongi-Hopkins
8 years ago

I wouldn't say animation has ever been considered low hanging fruit. It is a very specialized space and tight knit community, once you immerse yourself in it, a whole new world (no pun intended) of op...

Epic Acg

we are focus on animation, check us out http://www.eacgfest.org

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