Space Mission 6

BRINGING THE GALAXY HOME

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Jack Pierpont

The Pitch

SEptember, 1965. TV is about to embark on a bold, exciting and unique trip: a journey into the cosmos aboard the Galactic Space Cruiser Constitution. This is the story behind the creation of the first-ever TV space adventure show for adults: Space Mission Six. Starring legendary action star Eric Phillips, supported by Hollywood stalwarts Eric Phillips and Ray Lescue, Space Mission Six would go down in the annals of TV history as one of the most ground-breaking shows ever produced at the beginning of TV’s second golden age: hour-long entertainment, action, adventure, and thought-provoking stories for the whole family, in living color!

Join us in the adventures both in front of the camera and behind the scenes as SM6’s genius creator and executive producer Jack Pierpont manages to antagonize just about everyone from the network executives, his cast and crew, right down to his wife and kids, with his obsessive attention to detail and his own ego.

Watch him battle wits with Sam Stone, the level-headed producer who must keep Jack’s ego, and costs, in check while maintaining the quality that all involved expect week to week. See home life all but disintegrate, as if blasted by a laser pisto,l for our main characters as the pressures of television, society, and the Hollywood lifestyle vie for attention. Watch disgruntled writers turn homicidal, watch frustrated actors turn suicidal, as our stories behind the stories wreak havoc in each episode of their show...and our show within our show!

cast of characters

KAY ALLEN Matriarch and CEO of Kay-Allen Studios, where Space Mission 6 is produced. Once married to, and now divorced from, famous bandleader Harry Byrd. A rare breed in 1965 Hollywood: a woman with power and chutzpah, she is a hands-on leader but doesn't really know about these newfangled shows her studio is now producing. She is fiercely loyal to her company and staff and wants to bring some prestige to Kay-Byrd Studios by producing Space Mission 6.

JACK PIERPONT The creator/executive producer of Space Mission 6. Jack is a veteran of WWII, having served in the Army Air Force as a bomber pilot. He started as a writer for some of the same western shows Eric Phillips guest-starred in and produced a short-lives series in the late 50s called "Cassidy Rides Alone". A bigger-than-life, expansive character, Jack is also a major dog when it comes to the ladies, and uses his considerable charm to score with the actresses he comes into connect with as producer of the show. He has his secrets though...

SAM STONE Associate Producer, Space Mission Six. Sam is the heart and soul of the show: the man who is responsible for the day to day production of Space mission 6 It's his job to ride herd over the cast, crew and creative forces behind the show. He worked his way up the TV ladder as an assistant director on live tv. He is the pragmatist who has to find some balance between Jack's grandiose visions and the bean-counting network.

ERIC PHILLIPS The star of Space Mission 6, and he is fond of reminding everyone of that fact. Eric portrays Captain William Boone of the star cruiser Constitution. Eric is an ex Navy Seabee who drifted into acting in the 1950s on the GI bill and started his TV career guest starring in just about every notable show.