In a competitive situation, a
half-hour project from actor-
writer Jay Baruchel has landed at
ABC with a significant penalty
and pre-negotiated license fees.
Baruchel will co-write the 20th
Century Fox TV/Tagline comedy
with his writing partner Jesse
Chabot. The semi-autobiographical project
centers on a successful actor who eschews the
fame and superficiality of Hollywood to move
back home to Burlington, VT where he buys a
house down the street from his mom and invites
his two best friends from childhood to move in
with him. CAA-repped Baruchel and Chabot will
executive produce with their managers, Willie
Mercer and Marc Hamou of Thrulein. Baruchel is
not attached to star.
Source: deadline
Source: deadline
What penalty? And who is Dave Baruchel?
ReplyDelete"With significant penalty" means Jay Baruchel gets paid whether his project goes to pilot or not. It's an indicator that they have enough faith in the project that they are willing to pay sight unseen. Generally that gives it a much better chance of actually airing, although it is not a guarantee.
ReplyDeleteWell that makes sense. It seems like an odd term for it though. Nobody seems to be getting penalized. :o/
ReplyDeleteHa! It is a little awkward. Basically the studio gets penalized if they don't follow through on their commitment.
ReplyDelete"semi-autobiographical" + Jay Baruchel + "successful Hollywood actor" ?
ReplyDeleteWell.... "this is the end"....
ReplyDeleteI really really like him so I'll keep an eye out for this and hope it's good....
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