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#TypesTuesday – The Good Place

#TypesTuesday – Moral Quandaries are Power of Love Dilemmas

#TypesTuesday – It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Crabs in a Barrel

#TypesTuesday – The Paddy’s Pub Gang are Crabs in a Barrel

#TypesTuesday – Community and Interdependent Characters

COMMUNITY -- Season: 2 -- Pictured: (l-r) Ken Jeong as Señor Chang, Danny Pudi as Abed, Gillian Jacobs as Britta, Joel McHale as Jeff Winger, Yvette Nicole Brown as Shirley, Donald Glover as Troy, Chevy Chase as Pierce, Alison Brie as Annie -- Photo by: Mitchell Haaseth/NBC

#TypesTuesday – Ensembles work best when each character relies on the others

Jerry Seinfeld’s Writing Success Secret

Jerry Seinfeld shares the secret to great writing– comedic or otherwise.

Cougar Town – When a Character Doesn’t Ring True

Cortney Cox’s character is is poorly defined, cartoonish and utterly inauthentic. She acts like a thirty-year old Judd Apatow guy trapped in a one-note joke about being desperate but clumsy in the attempt to get laid.

Ugly Betty – 2008 Premiere Disappointment

The show premiered only marginally up from its low of last season. Here’s what I believe went wrong with the season premiere (and what danger signs it sends for the rest of season three).

#WritingAdviceWednesday – Ugly Betty

A Successful and Proven Format The Ugly Betty (Yo soy, Betty la Fea) telenovela has translated successfully around the world and the recent American version garnered Golden Globe, People’s Choice, and Writers Guild Awards for best new series as well as a best actress Golden Globe for America Ferrera. What makes the Ugly Betty format so… Continue reading #WritingAdviceWednesday – Ugly Betty