Michael Tanner
(TV drama/action)
Michael Tanner is a free-lance writer working in Los Angeles. He specializes in television, both drama and comedy. He has been a semi-finalist in the Slamdance Teleplay Competition in three consecutive years and received honorable mentions in both The People’s Pilot and The Other Network screenwriting competitions. He has also been a finalist in the Screamfest horror screenplay competition. He is currently working on a graphic novel series published by Oni Press.
Michael Tanner: Original & Adapted Scripts
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Two Weeks and a Brief Case
Pilot
TAG: He thought his life couldn't get any worse.
LOG LINE: Elvis Costello Johansen finds himself down on his luck in Atlantic City. When two casino operators offer him a seemingly simple job traveling cross-country, he can’t refuse.
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Rule of Law
Pilot
TAG: What does "law and order" mean in a warzone?
LOG LINE: A disgraced, but honest cop, in a country in the grips of a revolution, is given a second chance. Can he clean-up a corrupt police force while maintaining order in a warzone?
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Wild Dead
Pilot
TAG: Zombies let loose in the wild west.
LOG LINE: In the isolated frontier, two gun-fighting brothers battle the undead and try to rescue fellow pioneers from an overrun town.
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Monster Court
Pilot - Animated Comedy
TAG LINE: Even monsters have rules.
LOG LINE: When monsters break the law they are tried in court, MONSTER COURT. The law firm of Dracula, Frankenstein and Black Cat take on the cases that other monsters wouldn't dare lay a hand on... or claw... or even tentacle.