In the past several years, Weinger has emerged as a prolific television writer, and has written for situation comedies as well as hour long dramas.

He and Appelbaum also remain active in television where they are currently developing one hour dramas for cable through a deal they have at Fox 21.

More than a dozen cast members previously appeared on HBO's first hour long drama, Oz.

However, the show has progressively expanded to a more typical half hour drama, with other recurring characters appearing.

In the past decade, Spiro has directed many one hour drama and half hour single-camera comedy pilots and episodes for network television.

An hour drama ready for prime time costs up to $1.5 million to make.

Documentary, comedy, Hitchcock homages and half hour drama.

Spike TV is to show a two hour drama based on the comic book and movie franchise character Blade.

The producers described the show as an hour drama with 13 continuing characters living through a Gordian knot of personal and professional relationships.

One hour dramas could have detective series, westerns and science fiction.