Get A Clue -- The Beginning

How did "Get A Clue" come to be? Well, we think we remember it something like this:

Jill: I think we should write a web series together.
Peter: Okay. I'm listening.
Jill: And I think it should be about detectives.
Peter: Why detectives?
Jill: I think they are funny.
Peter: Fair enough.
Jill: And I think that my character is an orphan. And all they were allowed to watch at the orphanage was "I Love Lucy" and "Leave It To Beaver", so she's like this embodiment of 1950s innocence and idealism.
Peter: Okay...
Jill: So. Are you in?
Peter: (Long Pause) Can we somehow work my rabbits into the show?
Jill: Of course.
Peter: (Longer Pause Laced With Hesitation) Okay. I'm in.

So that's not exactly how it went. But that's how we remember it. "Get A Clue" was originally concieved in the summer of 2007 by Jill Slattery and Peter Berube, possibly over drinks at Peter's apartment bar. Maybe during a Runyon Canyon hike. Maybe not. Who can be sure these days?

For six long months, we brainstormed and outlined and edited our faces off. We debated, argued, laughed over funny ideas, then realized those ideas weren't so funny the next day. We lamented Case 2 (by far the hardest case to write), wondered if the script was racist (the verdict's still out), and tried to make Lindy a little less retarded with each subsequent draft (but she's still pretty retarded).

Then we gave the script to friends and got some amazing, very helpful feedback (special thanks to Lauren Ludwig, Adam Marshall, John Swift, and Jeff Perkins, who were absolutely indispensible in their script critiques). We met with our friends over at Big Fantastic (Sam Has 7 Friends, Prom Queen), who showed us the ropes on how to make a successful web series. We contacted production companies and tried the "just because we haven't done anything yet doesn't mean we won't be successful" pitch (we'll tell you what's not successful: that pitch).

And finally...FINALLY our good friends over at StoneBound Productions threw us a bone and said "Yes. Let's make it happen." (We're sure they said something far more eloquent, but that just sounded so very Hollywood.) And so now we stand on the precipice of preproduction (dramatic enough for you?) and we've decided to let the internet come with us on our production journey. And so, in preparation for all that is to come, here is our "Get A Clue" manifesto:

We believe that a web series can be smart, story driven, quirky, sweet, and hilarious. We believe that a web series can draw an sizeable audience outside of the 15-25 demographic. We believe that the online community is hungry and ready for a web series that doesn't involve four girls running around their apartment in their panties. We believe that the web can produce the same quality of content that television produces. We believe that Jumbo's is the best bar/exotic dance stage in L.A. And we believe that things are about to get craaaaaaaaaaaaazy all up in the "Get A Clue" world. And also, we believe we can fly. We believe we can touch the sky.

Stay tuned for all of the latest "Get A Clue" preproduction and production news! We're about to blow your minds...