Like film, television comes in a variety of different genres— but the two core types are drama and comedy. Though this has been changing recently, most dramas, whether “prestige” or “procedural,” have ...

The Christmas and new year holidays are a great time to watch comedy. But how about using the time to start writing a brand ...

All television writing can be summed up in one word: economy. TV pilots must communicate the world, characters, genre, stakes, and tone to the audience—all in the span of a single episode. One of the ...

After nearly a decade of writing scripts that never saw the light of day, Michael Bacall hit back-to-back home runs last spring. His “21 Jump Street” script reinvented the dated ’80s undercover-cop ...