Summary: On today's episode of Paper Team, Alex and Nick discuss one of the most important decisions before you can become a fully-fledged TV writer: choosing whether to write for comedy (half-hour) or drama (one-hour).<br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> <br> Content<br> 1 - Defining comedy and drama in television (01:02)<br> 2 - What you are going to be doing as a comedy or drama writer (18:44)<br> 3 - How to figure out if you are more suited for comedy or drama (23:21)<br> Takeaways and Resources(37:56)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160525034320/http://www.fastcocreate.com:80/3054246/master-class/master-of-none-co-creator-and-parks-and-rec-writer-alan-yang-on-breaking-a-stor">Alan Yang on breaking stories</a><br> <a href="http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2007/11/jane-espenson-on-writing-comedy-drama.html">Jane Espenson on writing comedy and drama for TV</a><br> <br> Resources<br> The Simpsons - "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_V">Treehouse of Horror V</a>" - <a href="https://amzn.to/2HkxZl9">Available on DVD</a><br> Six Feet Under - "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyone%27s_Waiting">Everyone's Waiting</a>" (Series Finale) - <a href="https://amzn.to/2HlTG4F">Available on DVD</a><br> <br> If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please leave us an iTunes review and/or rating at <a href="http://paperteam.co/itunes">paperteam.co/itunes</a>! :)<br> <br> You can find Paper Team on Twitter:<br> Alex - @TVCalling<br> Nick - @_njwatson<br> If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br> <br>
