MY PAL, SATAN answers that age-old biblical question: "what would Satan be like as a roommate?" DONNA, a typical twenty-something is going to find out after she posts an ad for a roommate in order to make ends meet. She literally finds herself stuck with the "Roommate From Hell" in the form of SATAN. Their conflicts as roommates, and their unlikely affection for each other are a reminder that not only do opposites attract, but good and evil actually need each other in order to exist.

MY PAL SATAN began it's life as an animated series proposal about Donnie, a college schneb who constantly mistakes Satan's efforts to purchase his soul as actual friendship. Yes, it was autobiographical. I purchased countless souls when I was in college. Several still fit.

Eventually, animation gave way to live action; Donnie became Donna, a mid-twenties corporate drone struggling to survive in the city; and Satan's obsession with souls became an obsession with Donna. And every possible permutation of Donna and Satan's relationship was considered: she knew he was the Devil... she didn't... whew, exhausting. I needed a nap.

When I woke from that nap, I had a sandwich, I think it was ham and cheese, then learned that the Canadian Film Centre was looking for show premises that could be produced for the web as part of their Pilot Program initiative. I submitted MY PAL SATAN, and another premise about a toilet that could travel through time and witness pivotal moments in history. For some reason, the CFC preferred the Satan premise.
After a year of development, fifteen premises, seven scripts, and only three completely rejected jokes (and lets face it, they were pretty inappropriate), MY PAL SATAN was greenlit for production.

But despite all of the changes to concept, character and format, MY PAL SATAN always remained an exploration of the special relationship between a mortal and an immortal who happens to be a total douche.

And that's totally how it happened. Really.

Okay, you caught me. The sandwich was tuna salad.