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TV Procedurals (PT40) - Paper Team

Posted April 24, 2017 • 00:32:57

Alex and Nick discuss television procedural shows and how they work, from writing them to reinventing the genre itself. What kind of procedurals are...

Writing Adult Comedy Animation ft. Alison Tafel (BoJack Horseman) (PT39) - Paper Team

Posted April 17, 2017 • 00:51:20

Alex and Nick welcome Alison Tafel, staff writer on Netflix's BoJack Horseman, to discuss writing on an adult comedy animation TV show. What is the...

TV Writer vs. Fandom: Writers’ Rooms and Fan Interaction – Paper Team Live at WonderCon 2017 (PT38) - Paper Team

Posted April 10, 2017 • 01:02:10

For the first Paper Team Live event, Alex and Nick go to WonderCon 2017 to host a panel on the dialogue between TV writers and their fans. This relationship...

Visual TV Storytelling in Buffy’s “Hush” & “Restless” ft. Evan Schmitt (PT37) - Paper Team

Posted March 27, 2017 • 00:59:57

Alex and Nick are joined by Buffy the Vampire Slayer expert Evan Schmitt to discuss visual storytelling in television writing through the prism of two...

Writing Themes and Values in TV (PT36) - Paper Team

Posted March 20, 2017 • 00:30:19

Alex and Nick discuss the importance of themes and values in television writing, and how you can use them to your advantage in your own TV scripts. Why...