Doris Egan Interview
I stumbled upon an interview today that was done just recently by Doris Egan, one of the co-producers and writers on House. She talks about what she was doing during the strike and about how many episodes are left…here are a few snippets…
Q: What’s the status of the 2007-2008 season of House?
A: We’re working hard to get four episodes out, after which we’ll just keep rolling into the next season. Production should start up in a couple of weeks.
Q: With the strike, the writers couldn’t work. However, I somehow doubt that you’ve spent these months vacationing! Can you share with us some of the things you’ve done during the strike?
A: I’ve done strike work – I’ve answered phones at HQ, taped signs, and done general work for United Hollywood (UnitedHollywood.com, the website for collective writer information during the strike – and, hopefully, for continued writer networking going forward). I also began research for a novel that I’ve had in mind for years; there was one big sticking point, but I had a breakthrough on that a few months ago. The solution means I’ve now got an endless amount of background reading, though.
Q: How do you go about developing a story? Do you start with an illness and work everything in around it, or do you start with a story surrounding the main characters and find an illness to plug into that story?
A: All of the above. I tend to prefer starting with a character and an interesting situation, and finding an illness that matches; but other times I’ll have an illness in my back pocket that I’ve been looking for a chance to use. And sometimes a character idea and an illness meet in the middle.
You can see the full interview here. Pay special attention to the last question and answer - it’s hilarious!
February 19th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
I heard that the next new episode of HOUSE will be on April 29th.