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ere are some sample scripts and outlines in PDF format. The scripts were written over the years using a variety of screenwriting programs so there may be some formatting errors. All the scripts were written by Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin unless otherwise noted. Watch this space for more script uploads.
FAST TRACK Fast TrackThe final shooting script
DIAGNOSIS MURDER Diagnosis Murder Writers GuidelinesThe "bible" for seasons five and six Diagnosis Murder Writers GuidelinesThe "bible" for seasons five and six Trash TV Part 1 (1999) Voices Carry (1999) Blood Ties (1999)Unsold pilot for the spin-off "Whistlers" Murder Blues (1998)Fifth season Opener A Mime is a Terrible Thing to Waste (1998)Unsold pilot for an untitled spin-off Slam Dunk Dead (1998) Must Kill TV (1998) Retribution Part 1 (1998)Unsold pilot for the spin-off "The Chief" Retribution Part 2 (1998) Obsession Part 1 (1998)Fifth season finale Obsession Part 2 (1998) Resurrection Part 1 (1998)Sixth season opener Resurrection Part 2 (1998) Murder By The Busload (1996) Passion For Murder (1996)A very early draft of the outline Many Happy Returns (1994)First draft of second season premiere Many Happy Returns (1994)Second draft New Healers (1994) Sea No Evil (aka Beached Blonde) (1994) The Last Laugh (1994) Last Laugh Outline
NERO WOLFE In Bad Taste (2001)An early draft of the two hour movie that combined the Rex Stout novellas "Poison A La Carte" and "Murder Is Corny." The movie aired in the U.S. as two, one-hour episodes. Scenes that "connected" the two stories were not included in the U.S. airings. Champagne For One (2000)An early draft of the two hour movie version of the Rex Stout novel. Prisoner's Base (2000)An early draft of the two hour movie version of the Rex Stout novel. This script was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America.
MISSING Delusional (2004)The pink revised draft Last Stop (2004)(Second Season) The blue revised draft Domestic Bliss (2004)(Second Season) The pink revised draft Puzzle Box (2004)(Second Season) The blue revised draft Insomnia (2003)The final production draft 72 Hours to Kill (2003)The blue revised draft Basic Training (2003)The green revised draft
MARTIAL LAW Sammo Blammo (Season 2 Premiere) Freefall Martial Law Writers Guidelines
SEAQUEST Smoke on the Water Chains of Command ResurrectionEarly draft of the episode Depths of Deceit TreatmentOne page summary for the 15th episode About Face TreatmentTwo page summary for the 17th episode. The script was being written at the time the series was canceled. Depths of Deceit OutlineDetailed beat sheet for the unproduced, 15th episode of the final season. The script was completed and in preliminary pre-production at the time the series was cancelled. Depths of Deceit ScriptThe script for the unproduced, 15th episode of the final season
SLIDERS Prince of WailsAn early draft of Lee & Bill's freelance episode, a satire mixing the legend of Robin Hood with the rhetoric of Rush Limbaugh
LIKELY SUSPECTS Smells Like Teen SpiritAn early draft of Lee & Bill's Edgar-nominated teleplay from the short-lived whodunit series about a homicide detective and his partner, played by you, the viewer
SHE-WOLF OF LONDON Can't Keep a Dead Man Down Part One Can't Keep a Dead Man Down Part Two Little Bookshop of Horrors She-Wolf of London Writers Guidelines
STICK WITH ME, KID Man of A Couple FacesThis little-known, British series was produced by Disney and aired only in Europe, though reruns occasionally show up on The Disney Channel. The show, a variation on "Remington Steele," followed the adventures of Rip, a brilliant, 12-year-old deductive genius with a knack for solving crimes. The problem is, no one will listen to him. So Rip enlists an inept, out-of-work actor to be his front, the great detective Grant Logan, and the fun begins.
COBRA Something In The AirAn early draft of a script from the short-lived Stephen J. Cannell syndicated series which starred Michael Dudikoff as Scandal Jackson, an operative for a secret agency that helps people in trouble
SPENSER FOR HIRE Sleepless Dreams Play It Again SammyAn early draft of the second "Sammy" episode and a pilot for a proposed spin-off series
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Night Must Fallthe first draft of Lee and Bill's freelance episode, based on a story by Andrew Laskos. The episode was ultimately produced under another title and substantially re-written by different writers (PK Simonds and Philip Reed). |