Summary: Alex and Nick discuss the ins-and-outs of writing a TV spec script of an existing show.<br> <br> How do you pick the show? Why is researching the series beforehand important? How do you brainstorm ideas for specs? What are some dos and don'ts to break the mold?<br> <br> The Paper Team picks their spec...<br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> <br> Content<br> 1 - What makes a TV spec, a TV spec (00:29)<br> 2 - Writing the TV spec script (08:15)<br> Takeaways and Resources (25:39)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/spec-script-list/">TV Spec Script List</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/the-spec-test/">TV Spec Test</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/tv-writing-fellowships-the-big-six/">TV Writing Fellowships: The Bix Six</a><br> <br> Resources<br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/ten-spec-writing-rules-and-why-you-should-care/">Ten Spec Writing Rules (and why you should care)</a><br> <a href="https://www.wgfoundation.org/screenwriting-library/">WGA Library</a><br> <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>
