He also runs a seminar in L.A. called The Sitcom Room, where you get to spend two days living the life of a sitcom writer. It’s frequently sold out. I’m not sure if he’s going to hold another or not. I think it’s a couple of thousand dollars, so it’s well out of my...
Utilizing his experience in Hollywood's sitcom trenches, the author offers real-world advice on such topics as building the comedy pilot "world," creating memorable comic characters, sound sitcom structure, and the importance of crafting an emotional through line in a comedy pilot. Finally, there...
Sitcom Pilot Script – Some Traps and How to Escape ByJason PeckinComedy Here are a few sitcom pilot scripts traps I’ve experienced myself, and some potential ways to escape. This is not an exhaustive list of traps by any means. And I am writing from the perspective of a first-time ...
They were the ship where I discovered what I was jotting down in my notebook had a name—fanfiction. They were the ship that led to me getting a fanfiction account and engaging with a community beyond the few kids in high school who read my stories. If my life were a sitcom, ...
Hy, when I sent my sitcom pilot to be critiqued I was thinking you'd find a few more jokes to squeeze out of it. Boy, were my expectations exceeded! Sure my script has more jokes, but your forcing me to think more about the characters and theme makes the script funnier on a holist...
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This book, in my opinion, has no plot. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying this is a bad thing. I mean, look at the sitcom Seinfeld. It didn’t really have a plot either. This book is a ‘situation’ our characters find themselves in. There’s very little back story, so it...
Wednesday Morning Sitcom Time: Get Smart! s02 e13-15 – Perils in a Pet Shop/The Whole Tooth And…/Kiss of Death It wasn’t because i was in a very good mood, because I wasn’t, but the latest set of threeGet Smartepisodes provided me wih lots of laughs, and despite the review ...
Anne, I wish I had been keeping track of a list of my favorite episodes. This one ranks way up there for me. What are the reasons this might be one of my more favorite episodes? It works like a sitcom version of a travel guide or video with a sports, culture, and history slant....
I’ve tried all sorts of gels over the years, but the brands I keep coming back to are Pentel and Pilot. 3Coach Yourself to Writing Success Whatever kind of writing you do, it helps to understand what’s most important to you and create writing goals that fit with your core values. ...