Talk:Teleplay

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[edit] Rewrite

I just rewrote the article. There are two definitions of "teleplay".

• a story prepared for television production [1]
• A play written or adapted for television. [2]

The previous incarnation of othe page (the redirect to "screenplay) only took the first defintion into account. samwaltz 12:12, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] List of teleplays

I suspect that there were quite a number of teleplays in the years between when live television was first broadcast, and it started being recorded. In any case, this page needs a list of teleplays; unfortunately, IMDB does not list teleplay as a film category. Argh. Eventually, it would be nice to create a category "teleplay", too. samwaltz 12:47, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

I've added the Mike Leigh example, as it's the first one that comes to mind. I'm sure there are many others too, but they escape me right now. I'll come and add them as and when they make themselves known to me. DionysosProteus 14:32, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Questions

Questions that still need to be answered include:

• Can there be a live studio audience?
  • I've never seen one in a teleplay, and doubt it, but can't categorically rule it out.
• Must the show be done in one single take?

Obviously, add any questions/answers as they come. samwaltz 12:21, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

I don't think that the single-take requirement constitutes a requirement for the term. DionysosProteus 14:31, 16 August 2007 (UTC)