From Actor to Writer and Working Across Genres ft. Justin Michael Terry (Stargate Origins) (PT98)

Summary: Alex and Nick invite Justin Michael Terry, writer on Stargate Origins, to discuss working, acting, and writing across different TV genres, in both comedy and drama.<br> <br> What was the process of writing Stargate Origins? What are the challenges in writing something within a pre-established canon? How do you approach writing mini episodes fitting a larger format? What lessons from improv and comedy can writers take? How do you transition writing between genres?<br> <br> The Paper Team dials the gate...<br> <br> <br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> Content<br> Background, starting as an actor, improv, getting involved in Stargate Origins, writing SGO, Stargate franchise, shaping your writer's brand, balancing comedy and drama, approaching new projects (01:17)<br> Final Advice, Resources, and Next Week On (47:28)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/justimpro">Justin Michael Terry on Twitter</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stargate_Origins">Stargate Origins</a><br> <a href="https://www.stargatecommand.co/">Stargate Command</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walking_with_Dinosaurs">Walking with Dinosaurs</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust">Cannibal Holocaust</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project">The Blair Witch Project</a><br> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0709205/">"The Torment of Tantalus" (1x11 - Stargate SG-1)</a><br> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210205192543/https://www.gateworld.net/wiki/Catherine_Langford">Catherine Langford</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiasco_(role-playing_game)">Fiasco</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Sheridan">Taylor Sheridan</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Howard">Robert E. Howard</a><br> <br> This episode brought to you by Roadmap Writers<br> <a href="https://www.roadmapwriters.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> Use code ROADMAP to get $15 OFF your first <a href="https://www.roadmapwriters.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Roadmap Writers Program</a><br> <br> Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexSwitzky21">Alex Switzky</a> for helping us edit this episode.<br> <br> If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at <a href="http://paperteam.co/itunes">paperteam.co/itunes</a>! :)<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> If you have any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: ask@paperteam.co<br> <br>