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April 18, 2023 Scriptnotes, Transcribed

John welcomes Danielle Sanchez-Witzel (Up Here, The Carmichael Show) to discuss the state of modern TV writing and answer crafty questions from our overflowing mailbag.

How do you structure a limited series? How do you take inspiration from an idea without ripping it off? And how do you know if your story really needs that sex scene?

In our bonus segment for premium members, we explore the tricky situation of having a co-worker who is nice but incompetent.

Links:

  • Danielle Sanchez-Witzel on IMDb.
  • Up Here on Hulu.
  • Succession Podcast, S4E2 with Lucy Prebble and Laura Wasser from HBO.
  • Incompetent but Nice by Jacob Kaplan-Moss.
  • Glucose Goddess on Instagram.
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  • Outro by Alicia Jo Rabins (send us yours!)
  • Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt and edited by Matthew Chilelli.

Email us at ask@johnaugust.com

You can download the episode here.

UPDATE 5-30-23: The transcript for this episode can be found here.

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