The process of getting a sitcom from pitch to series

[Tom Wolper]

This is a long post Louis CK wrote a few years ago in a usenet group.
He gave a rough list of what happens from the time you pitch an idea
for a show through the pilot:

http://groups.google.com/group/moderatedaltcomedystandup/msg/43858a206dd0e40a?dmode=source&pli=1