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Debt collector by day, screenwriter and professional writers champion by night, Christopher J. O’Bryant is a 2019 Academy Nicholl Fellowship quarterfinalist and 2020 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards finalist. But just add those prestigious cre...
History of TV: The beautiful and haunting 'Big Little Lies'
“All that 'it takes a village' crap is only good to a certain extent, because even the best-laid plans of your life go poof in your face. And in that case, you need to be strong, and independent, and educated, and a strong woman.” - Madeline
History of TV: 'Love' story
Love debuted in 2016 and for three short, binge-able seasons on Netflix, gave us a relatively raw, occasionally awkward but always sweet (and a little salty) look at dating in the 2010s. The show is quintessential Judd Apatow, who co-created the come...
History of TV: Why 'Community' is so important in every sense of the word
Community as the social unit. Community college. Community the comedy about a lawyer who’s been outed for his “Columbia” degree — turns out he needs an American one, if you catch that drift (and there’s a lot to catch in a very short amount of time i...
History of TV: Here's what was so good about 'Breaking Bad'
Some shows spread through the cultural zeitgeist like no other, and I feel like I can confidently say that Breaking Bad is one of those shows. It’s been on all of the “top” lists, and according to IMDb, it has 238 award nominations. A daunting subjec...
History of TV: Up 'Schitt's Creek'
Moira’s wigs (and accent). Alexis and David bickering. The fashion. All the feels. I discovered Schitt’s Creek in early 2020, right about the time “schitt” hit the fan in real life and we all had to stay home as a pandemic swept around the globe. Ten...
History of TV: Composing the space opera ‘Battlestar Galactica’
A space odyssey of epic proportions, Battlestar Galactica in all of its incarnations examines political and religious arenas through intergalactic war, love, and everything in between. While the Star Trek crews occasionally battle the Romulans, they ...
History of TV: Stopping by ‘Kim’s Convenience’ this week for soda and a script chat
The corner store: a place to grab snacks and those miscellaneous household items you forgot during your last big shop. It’s also a nostalgic place, in a way. Maybe your go-to slushy stop where you got to know the person behind the counter, as dependa...
History of TV: 'How to Get Away with Murder' in style
Though Annalise Keating’s class has long been dismissed, its legacy of melodramatic mysteries and thrilling legal action lives on to inspire screenwriters looking to get away with murder — or at least help their characters do so.