Alex and Nick break down six iconic TV scenes to look at what makes them engaging and unique.

The moments explored in this episode include scenes from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Good Place, The Good Wife, Lost, and The Simpsons.

What makes for a great TV scene? How can a simple exchange play off character and story? How can dialogue be used to define a moment? What are ways acting, directing and editing influence the impact of a scene? What TV writing lessons can you learn from these scenes?

Plus, we talk how many people should be in a writing group.

The Paper Team gets in and out...


SHOWNOTES

Content
Paper Scraps: How many people in a writing group? (00:00:58)
1 - Introduction to the six TV scenes (00:03:09)
2 - "The Simpsons" Steamed Ham scene (00:08:02)
3 - "Deep Space Nine" Benny Rant scene (00:16:15)
4 - "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" Papa scene (00:29:35)
5 - "Lost" Henry Gale Breakfast scene (00:37:24)
6 - "The Good Place" Many Attempts Montage scene (00:44:55)
7 - "The Good Wife" Will vs. Alicia scene (00:53:02)
Next Week On (01:03:38)

Links
"Feedback and Notes: Building Your Reading Onion" (PT08)
"Analyzing Great TV Pilots" (PT54)
"Analyzing Great TV Characters" (PT72)
"22 Short Films about Springfield (7x21 - The Simpsons)
The Simpsons' Steamed Ham scene
"Far Beyond the Stars" (6x13 - Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
Deep Space Nine's Benny Rant scene
"Papa's Got a Brand New Excuse" (4x24 - The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)
Prince of Bel-Air's Papa scene
"The Whole Truth" (2x16 - Lost)
Lost's Henry Gale Breakfast scene
"Dance Dance Resolution" (2x03 - The Good Place)
"Hitting the Fan" (5x05 - The Good Wife)
"I'm mad as hell" scene from Network
DS9 comment by Kingofmadcows
"Nonlinear Storytelling" (PT70)


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