I’m a ‘frustrated’ fiction **writer -and I remember one of my supposed **editors **saying that there are actually no unique **storylines **in the world anymore -they have all been told through one form or another. What makes a writer **unique, and what will make a **story **her own -is the way that the **characters **are presented and how the **story **is told.
I guess the same thing holds true for TV shows. How many original concepts can you actually develop for a series **to become **a hit? “Friends”, “The Sopranos”, “Seinfeld” **and **“Sex and the City” may be groundbreaking in their own right, but the same story would have been told before -the only difference is that they were not a hit to the general viewing public.
Take a look at this list of “10 TV Shows that were Ripped Off by Other Shows”, as compiled by CampusSqueeze.com:
I can’t believe that the show Gilmore Girls was even compared to Dawson’s Creek -and “The OC”?!? That’s pure and utter nonsense!
FYI (to the author of this post), Gilmore Girls is not dealing with teen angst! The show is, in fact, a groundbreaking look into the touching relationship **of **Lorelai and Rory, a mother-and-daughter team played by Lauren Graham and Alexis Bedel. It even extends to the relationship **of **Lorelai **and her upper-class mother, played by veteran actress **Kelly Bishop.
The focus of the story **is how three different generations of **women **deal with the **love **and **life issues that they have.
From one fellow blogger to another, maybe we better check on our facts first when compiling a list like this and dig a little deeper through research, eh?