It would be easier if I was really into CSI

It appears that Omar Epps is leaving House. Well crap. My infamous spec House episode is all about Foreman. You can use specs even after the events change, right?

(If you came looking for info on Foreman leaving, go here.)

Either way I can't really use the episode as my primary anymore. It's time I stopped resting on my laurels and wrote a new spec. I have a Supernatural but it needs another revision and that's not a show that everybody watches even though it should be.

So as far as I can see I have two shows to choose from. Friday Night Lights or Heroes. Since Friday Night Lights still has an uncertain future Heroes looks like the better option. But I might end up with the same problem I have now since you never know who'll be the next to kick the bucket.

That's the problem when you like to write shows that evolve. People change and grow and die. My House episode is now two years old. It's interesting to me that I wrote a spec that lasted that long because I don't usually like shows with that much stability. It lasted so long I got complacent and didn't work hard enough at making it a companion piece.

My first useable spec was a Lost episode that was good for about three months. I wrote it about Shannon. Then Shannon died. So much for Lost.

So now I have to figure out how to make a Heroes episode that doesn't rely on a guest cast but doesn't interrupt the flow of the ongoing story. Oddly enough I have an idea. But my idea revolves a lot around Nathan. What if Nathan dies? Then I have another useless spec on my hands.

And I know this is a picture of Peter. I couldn't find a picture of Nathan. Besides, Peter's hotter, especially in this badass I'm - nailing - a stripper - and - have - a - big - scar - on - my - head persona.

It's a risky business we deal in. I suppose, though, that if I write an excellent spec it won't matter if the main character died since it was written. So I'll just have to go with faith that my natural ability will see me through. And my desire to write about people with superpowers.

All I know is somebody's getting punched in the face. It's my trademark. In Emily's scripts, somebody always gets punched in the face. I made Foreman punch a cripple.