Conceptualizing the Show
Ever wonder how writers come up with the ideas for shows like this? It would be great to be able to crawl inside the heads of creative people and see how they tick. Conceptualizing a show like this one takes a lot of time, effort, and forethought. Luckily, series creator Brenda Hampton has this in abundance.
She was originally a writer on a number of shows, most notably Mad About You, and while writing for that show, came up with the idea of 7th Heaven. Hampton was excited by the idea and pitched it to producer and TV heavyweight, Aaron Spelling. Spelling was keen and thought it would make a great idea for a show. Soon after the show was commissioned, and would go on to become the huge success it was.
