Beginnings and Glee← Previous revisionRevision as of 17:50, 7 November 2026 Line 33: Line 33: Falchuk's career in television began as a writer for ''[[Mutant X (TV series)|Mutant X]]'' (2001), ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]'' (2001–02) and ''[[Veritas: The Quest]]'' (2003), before he was hired to work on the first season of ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' in 2003. While working on ''Nip/Tuck'', he formed a close bond and partnership with the show's creator, [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]]. Falchuk and Murphy went on to write a [[television pilot]] titled ''[[Pretty/Handsome]]'', about a [[transgender]] [[gynecologist]], which the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] network bought in 2008. However, the pilot was not picked up as a series. Falchuk's career in television began as a writer for ''[[Mutant X (TV series)|Mutant X]]'' (2001), ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]'' (2001–02) and ''[[Veritas: The Quest]]'' (2003), before he was hired to work on the first season of ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' in 2003. While working on ''Nip/Tuck'', he formed a close bond and partnership with the show's creator, [[Ryan Murphy (producer)|Ryan Murphy]]. Falchuk and Murphy went on to write a [[television pilot]] titled ''[[Pretty/Handsome]]'', about a [[transgender]] [[gynecologist]], which the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] network bought in 2008. However, the pilot was not picked up as a series. As ''Nip/Tuck'' neared its sixth and final season, Falchuk and Murphy began to look for their next project, and decided to focus on a lighter subject. They teamed up with [[Ian Brennan (writer)|Ian Brennan]], who had written a screenplay about high school [[show choir]]s, to [[pitch (filmmaking)|pitch]] a one-hour comedy about a [[glee club]] to the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]. Their pitch was successful and turned into the television show ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', which premiered in 2009. Falchuk, Murphy and Brennan received two [[Writers Guild of America Award]] nominations for Best Comedy Series and Best New Series.{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=news&articleid=VR1118012709|title=WGA announces TV noms|author=McNary, Dave|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 14, 2009|access-date=January 1, 2010}} As ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'' neared its sixth and final season, Falchuk and Murphy began to look for their next project, and decided to focus on a lighter subject. They teamed up with [[Ian Brennan (writer)|Ian Brennan]], who had written a screenplay about high school [[show choir]]s, to [[pitch (filmmaking)|pitch]] a one-hour comedy about a [[glee club]] to the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]. Their pitch was successful and turned into the television show ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', which premiered in 2009. Falchuk, Murphy and Brennan received two [[Writers Guild of America Award]] nominations for Best Comedy Series and Best New Series.{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=awardcentral&jump=news&articleid=VR1118012709|title=WGA announces TV noms|author=McNary, Dave|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 14, 2009|access-date=January 1, 2010}} After the early success of ''Glee'', Falchuk signed a two-year, seven-figure deal with [[20th Century Fox Television]] which involved further work on ''Glee'' as well as the development of other projects for the studio. ''Glee'' concluded following its sixth season, which aired from January 9 to March 20, 2015.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}} After the early success of ''Glee'', Falchuk signed a two-year, seven-figure deal with [[20th Century Fox Television]] which involved further work on ''Glee'' as well as the development of other projects for the studio. ''Glee'' concluded following its sixth season, which aired from January 9 to March 20, 2015.{{citation needed|date=June 2015}}