 Next , the writers develop the scenes onto a marker @-@ filled whiteboard , featuring " a brief ordered description of each scene " . A writer is selected to create an outline of the episode 's concept — occasionally with some dialogue and jokes — in one day . The outline is given to showrunner Tim Minear , who revises it within a day . The writer uses the revised outline to write the first draft of the script while the other writers work on developing the next . This first draft is usually submitted for revision within three to fourteen days ; afterward , a second and sometimes third draft is written . After all revisions are made , the final draft would be produced as the ' shooting draft ' . 
