Ella Clah

The Pilot Script

Mystery & Suspense, Police Procedural, Women Sleuths
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Author: Lee Goldberg, Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo, William Rabkin ISBN: 1230001164619
Publisher: Adventures in Television Publication: June 7, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Lee Goldberg, Aimee Thurlo, David Thurlo, William Rabkin
ISBN: 1230001164619
Publisher: Adventures in Television
Publication: June 7, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

THE UNTOLD STORY... 

Aimee & David Thurlo's Ella Clah, a Navajo Police special investigator, is one of the most enduring and popular characters in detective fiction today. Ella's dedicated fans have long dreamed of the bestselling, critically acclaimed series coming to television...and it almost happened. 

In 2001, CBS commissioned a pilot script, a sample episode of a proposed series, from writer/producers Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin. Sadly, the Ella Clah pilot ultimately wasn't produced, and ever since, the script has been hotly sought-after by fans. Here, at long last, is that rare pilot script, along with the original sales treatment, six episode ideas, a foreword by the Thurlos, and a detailed account from Goldberg & Rabkin about how they approached their adaptation and what their plans were for the TV series. 

It's an exciting, must-read story for Ella Clah fans and aspiring TV screenwriters alike and a fascinating peek behind-the-scenes of network television. 

“One of the genre’s most believable and empathetic protagonists,” Booklist 

"A tough, appealing heroine who faces personal conflict between professional duty and pride in her heritage," Publishers Weekly

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THE UNTOLD STORY... 

Aimee & David Thurlo's Ella Clah, a Navajo Police special investigator, is one of the most enduring and popular characters in detective fiction today. Ella's dedicated fans have long dreamed of the bestselling, critically acclaimed series coming to television...and it almost happened. 

In 2001, CBS commissioned a pilot script, a sample episode of a proposed series, from writer/producers Lee Goldberg & William Rabkin. Sadly, the Ella Clah pilot ultimately wasn't produced, and ever since, the script has been hotly sought-after by fans. Here, at long last, is that rare pilot script, along with the original sales treatment, six episode ideas, a foreword by the Thurlos, and a detailed account from Goldberg & Rabkin about how they approached their adaptation and what their plans were for the TV series. 

It's an exciting, must-read story for Ella Clah fans and aspiring TV screenwriters alike and a fascinating peek behind-the-scenes of network television. 

“One of the genre’s most believable and empathetic protagonists,” Booklist 

"A tough, appealing heroine who faces personal conflict between professional duty and pride in her heritage," Publishers Weekly

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