TV Pilots

HOUSTON KNIGHTS

Created by: Jay Bernstein and Michael Buttler
Character name: Police Sergeant
Produced by: Jay Bernstein – Network: CBS, 1985
Starring: Michael Paré, Michael Beck

My comment: The first job where I was fired. They said I was too glamorous to be a police sergeant!


GHOSTWRITER

Created by: Alan Spencer –
Character name: Elizabeth Strack
Produced by: John H. Wood – Network: Fox, 1989
Starring: Tony Perkins

My comment: This was one of the funniest television comedies I had ever read, and it absolutely did not “translate” in the production. A big disappointment for everyone.


SILVER FOX

Created and written by: Chris Abbott
Character name: Nita Davenport
Produced by: Tom Selleck – Network: CBS, 1991
Starring: James Coburn

My comment: A small but charming role that allowed me to pick up my good friendship with James Coburn.