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Just by coincidence I starting reading a book this morning that could be of interest to you: _The Tipping Point_, by Malcolm Gladwell. I'm only on the first chapter, but it seems to speak to your situation.

From what I have read so far: ideas are like viruses - they need a certain set of circumstances for them to spread. One key part of this is 'connectors' - people who have the ability to connect with other people quickly and easily. Ideas (and TV Programmes) are shared and spread very rapidly when they get into the hands (and heads) of people like this.

You need to find the connectors in your life. You need to communicate your idea to people who know people in the TV and Film industry. You need to start making inroads into a community of people who have the ability to take your idea and make it into a reality for you.

I know that what I've just said seems like a restatement of your problem, and that talking to people not easy and that repeating the same things to everyone you meet is slightly cringe-inducing, but this is what you need to do.

The more people you pitch this series to (and I assume that you have an _elevator pitch_ for this purpose) the more chance you have of finding the connectors: the people that can get you to the right people in the industry; so get out there start talking.

Oh, and see if you can get hold of a copy of the book I mentioned; there might be something more in the other chapters.

Good luck with your project.

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