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History of TV: Up 'Schitt's Creek'

July 15, 2021

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...

Tech Tips: Changing the Look Of Your Script

July 13, 2021

Sometimes you know your screenplay is a screenplay, and sometimes the screenplay tells you it is a stage play or a TV pilot or podcast. The beauty of working in Final Draft is that you can change the formatting rules of your original file rather than...

Write On with ‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ Co-Writer and Director Navot Papushado

July 13, 2021

Navot talks writing the explosive female-driven action-thriller starring Karen Gillan and Carla Gugino: "When you strip down this [assassin] genre… it's got this rich history of this hitman following this code and laws of the underworld… but, like in...

5 Screenwriting Takeaways: Netflix's 'Feel Good' is 2 binge-able seasons of love and truth

July 12, 2021

While Netflix’s Feel Good will not return for a third season, its star, Mae Martin, is just getting started (and the show is worth a revisit, or a first look if you missed it). Martin’s semi-autobiographical show is full of heart, vulnerable truths a...

5 Screenwriting Takeaways: How Soderbergh's ‘No Sudden Move’ revitalizes the noir thriller

July 9, 2021

Two criminals are hired to work alongside each other for an easy "babysitting" job. All they have to do is watch the family of an automotive executive, who must retrieve a document from his boss' safe. Sounds simple, until the plan goes awry.

Afro Horror: Writing from the headlines

July 9, 2021

A global pandemic, a turbulent election season, and numerous celebrity scandals; oh my! Being a living human being in 2021 has been a roller coaster of shock and awe. If you're reading this, you’ve survived a deadly contagious virus, only to have ano...

History of TV: Composing the space opera ‘Battlestar Galactica’

July 8, 2021

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 ...

Making history with 'Rebel Hearts'

July 7, 2021

Rebel Hearts follows the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Los Angeles; a group of revolutionary nuns who defied the Catholic Church to defend their rights. They were deeply devoted to a life of service and formed a community that empowered ...

Write On with 'No Sudden Move' writer Ed Solomon

July 6, 2021

The famed Bill & Ted writer talks working with director Steven Soderbergh on the HBO Max crime thriller No Sudden Move: "I was asking Steven [Soderbergh] what style of film I should watch, because a lot of times when he and I work together on stu...