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Tag: Larry Brody
LB: ‘Ted Lasso’ has a New Kind of Problem
by LB
I loved the first season of Ted Lasso. It was just what I needed to survive pandemic depression. More than survive – watching the show enabled me to fully embrace what I thought of as THE POWER OF THE HAPPY ENDING.
Season 2, however, is a disappointment. Same powerful outlook, but with a far less powerful result because something I couldn’t put my finger on was missing.
The season is about halfway over now, and that mysterious key element is still in hiding, but my half-assed “WTF am I not getting?” feeling has finally gone away thanks to a force I’d never have imagined would do the job.
How to Get Your TV Show Idea on the Air #3
by Larry Brody
The third in a series of videos about what is for all practical purposes the most important thing to know in showbiz: How to sell your idea, your script, and yourself.
This is serious business indeed, but the process also is filled with fun and, yes, love. So please sit back and click to learn, enjoy, and maybe even find your TV show Destiny by knowing more about WHAT EXECUTIVES WANT TO SEE IN A TV SERIES PITCH.
MORE TO COME
10 Common Phrases Writers & Other People Constantly Get Wrong
And, yeppers, we mean constantly. Here’s a quick guide to cleaning up our acts, from Sarah Showfety and Lifehacker.Com.
by Sarah Showfety
English is a tricky language. Our “ph” sounds like “f” and our idioms often make zero sense. (The cat’s out of the bag? Who was keeping a cat in the bag?)
LB: NO BUMPS!!!
by LB
Do you know the “No Bumps” rule? If readers have to re-read what you’ve written, you lose their attention & your credibility. Make sure your writing flows.
I learned the above back in the ’80s, from the assistant to the CBS VP of Development who was supervising the pilot I was writing.