<human>: My roomie is a former professional athlete who moved to the city 11 months ago to pursue acting. Since then, he's only gotten a brief stint at modelling and extra work under his belt. 

Recently he returned from a trip during which he met an acquaintance, an aspiring writer. They discussed a project that he was working on and my roomie fit the bill for a supporting role.
Two weeks since the trip and the word is that the writer and his partner have "pitched Hollywood executives" and are in the process of securing meetings with a network regarding the series.

I recently read the treatment for the idea and it reads like a somewhat interesting story and the role for my roomie is clearly defined. There is little more written content available to him than the treatment, though they have selected a theme song and created mock-ups of posters and the TV show's logo.

*My question is two parts* (though it might be impossible to judge due to the lack of detail. I'm sorry.):

* Is this how development of a new TV show might progress –or- does something smell fishy?

* Assuming that there is interest in the show, is there a shot in hell that the casting consideration of a show's creator/writer would contribute to the ultimate decision (bearing in mind his absolute lack of experience)?

Give me a shortened version of the text
<bot>: roomie has no acting experience and is being considered for a role in a TV show being pitched to a major network... Fishy?