Television

Aug 52 min read

The Brilliance of "Derry Girls" - Series Structure

Derry Girls is an answer to Casablanca's question "Do the problems of three little people amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world?"

May 196 min read

BABY REINDEER & What is a Limited Series, What is Theme?

And this is why we can’t look away. We are enamored of Richard Gadd’s fearlessness to admit that we become obsessed with our own hurt.

Apr 28, 20233 min read

THE WIRE VS SNOWFALL DEBATE: STOP THIS MADNESS.

The two franchises are so vastly different in their genetic makeup, it’s an unfair comparison.

Jan 9, 20231 min read

TELEVISION - Episode Format

Link to video https://youtu.be/x1nKLhzCDMk In this video I talk about how to structure the story of a television episode regardless of...

Jan 9, 20231 min read

TELEVISION: What is a beat sheet?

Video link: https://youtu.be/xFGcT98Tsdk There is a good chance I am about to confuse the shit out of you. If that's the case, please do...

Jan 9, 20232 min read

Creative Process Timeline for PILOTS

The "Creative Process Timelines" that I have constructed over the course of my career have helped me accept which stage of the writing...

Jan 9, 20232 min read

FLEABAG

A friend of mine surprised me in my inbox with a fun question about Fleabag. Specifically, what did I think the emotional and literal...

Jan 9, 20231 min read

TELEVISION: what is a Bible? What is a pitch deck? What is a treatment?

Video; https://youtu.be/poFnmUomosc Recently I posted an analysis of the single most important thing you need to understand when creating...

Jan 9, 20235 min read

TELEVISION: pilots vs features

PILOTS vs FEATURES: Here at writingXstructure, I dissect the merit of features through the lens of what I like to call the four pillars...