The melodic opening theme music. The movie-stars-turned-sitcom-mom-and-dad. Dragnet meets Father Knows Best. One of TV’s first dramedies. Opie Taylor before Richie Cunningham.
The Smith Family, created by Edmund Hartman and Bob Sorrentino, had it all of that and more.
EDITOR’S ALERT: Like it says above, a world of SPOILERS awaits below the thin red line. Oh and also an assumption that you’re familiar with the MCU!
There’s a lot of commentary on all the Disney+ MCU shows, and most of said commentary is coming from the ‘geek in the trenches,’ comparing comics stories to their filmed counterparts, etc. Well, this ain’t that.
I’m here for the story and craft of writing, and who better to learn from than the folks at Marvel; currently the most successful franchise in all of filmed entertainment history. The plan is to use the show to discuss writing mechanics and character, while hopefully still enjoying the process of watching the show for its (so far) superb entertainment value.
We love Stephen Follows because his blog answers the hard questions. Case in point:
A few [months] ago, John August dropped me an email which included a simple question: “How accurate is the page-per-minute rule of thumb?”
One of the paradoxes of television writing is that although story is king, writers in television are judged by their dialog.
That’s because the plots for each series episode are usually constructed by the entire staff, with input from the stars, stunt co-ordinators, network personnel, and various assistants as well.
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