Pitching...Part 2

So we have a meeting with Endemol. We're excited, we have a great show, and we are prepared to give it a go. We walk into the Endemol offices without a clue on pitching, but we know how to talk. So we sit down and start talking, and talking, and talking. We're explaining every little thing about the show. We're going over how people will play. How exciting it will all be. And it WILL be exciting. We think we do a good job. But no...

At the end of our pitch, the producer looks at us and says, "Nah". He tells us that paintball can't really work on television, he knew that about ten seconds into our pitch. But he does tell us that he has a new program that is going to be hot. This reality show has a camera following a beach bum around and lets the audience vote on what he does during the day. Both my frat brother and I look at each other, knowing that this new "hot" show is going to suck, but since this is Hollywood, we both are enthusiastic about the show. We were right. The show is so boring that it gets cancelled only after a few episodes. We could have told him that at our own pitch meeting, but then again, we wanted a sale.

At this point, we don't have a sale, but the producer does want us to come back with a more tight package. Okay we say, still encouraged. And so we go back to work. Part Three tomorrow...