Comedy v. Drama II: Blurred Lines (PT143)




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Summary: Alex and Nick revisit the topic of one of their seminal episodes: Comedy versus Drama. Should you still declare a major in the age of dramedies and blurred formats? Are boundaries and page-count still relevant as a TV writer? How should you approach staffing and your writing samples in today's era?<br> <br> Content<br> 1 - What we covered three years ago and what prompted this episode (00:33)<br> 2 - How these blurred lines have affected TV staffing and the industry (11:52)<br> 3 - How this evolution has impacted our own TV writing (21:30)<br> 4 - Frequently asked questions (31:26)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/comedy-v-drama-declare-your-tv-major-pt02/">Comedy v. Drama: Declare Your TV Major (PT02)</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/tv-writing-for-comedy-drama-ft-michelle-badillo-caroline-levich-one-day-at-a-time-the-bold-type-pt115/">TV Writing for Comedy &amp; Drama ft. Michelle Badillo &amp; Caroline Levich (PT115)</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/paper-scraps-monthly-records-routine-and-resolution-pt140/">Paper Scraps Monthly – Records, Routine, and Resolution (PT140)</a><br> <br> <br> If you enjoyed this episode and others, please consider supporting us on Patreon at <a href="http://paperteam.co/patreon">paperteam.co/patreon</a>! :)<br> <br> Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexSwitzky21">Alex Switzky</a> for helping us edit this episode.<br> <br> You can find Paper Team on Twitter:<br> Alex - <a href="https://twitter.com/TVCalling">@TVCalling</a><br> Nick - <a href="https://twitter.com/_njwatson">@_njwatson</a><br> For any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br> <br>