Sorry, this is a duplicate of a post I made in another food forum! If that’s against the rules please let me know but otherwise I realized this is probably a more suitable thread to put it in:
Found the pilot script for The Bear on this site I like. It’s an actual script (not a transcript) but NOT the shooting script and it doesn’t have a date or draft number.
I haven’t compared the script side by side with the produced pilot but it’s significantly different than the actual pilot including:
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Some character changes (eg, I think Tina is Tito in the script)
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Pretty significant dialog changes- some may have ended up on the editing room floor but other parts seem rewritten
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There’s a scene in the script not in the pilot that seems like it was repurposed for a different episode. It tickled me that they capitalized “DELI” in the script- generally speaking that’s a signal to props to make sure it’s included and apparently that was critical enough to them to include in completely different episode. As someone that spent even a little time in a restaurant I did like that and other details they specifically wanted included:
There are a lot more changes both small (eg, minor plot points) and large (eg, seemingly important character beats) and some other interesting tidbits. It’s not at all uncommon for even a polished pilot script to have these differences and makes for a fun read. It reminds me of old Justified scripts (also an FX show) where even what shooting scripts could be significantly different than what appeared on screen. Given the blocking, chaotic dialog, etc. I wonder if they take a similar approach to how Justified could deviate from the script based on how the writers, actors and director feel at any given moment. Very difficult to achieve if so.
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In case anyone is uncomfortable clicking on the above link, here’s the URL for the site overall. For the moment the linked script is on that initial page and it should be searchable even when it gets pushed out of the most recent updates:
