The Paper Team 200th Episode Special (PT200)

Alex and Nick celebrate the two-hundredth episode of Paper Team with a livestream event featuring several of our past guests, including TV writers, producers, and showrunners from a wide array of shows. In this first-of-its-kind live and interactive special, we cover all major TV writing topics, from building a competitive TV portfolio and managing industry relationships, to being a useful writer on staff, balancing character with story in scripts, strategies for virtual writers' rooms, spec scripts, pilot scripts, formats, and so much more. NOTE: This is the direct audio recording from our Twitch livestream with minimal editing. Occasional bumps are to be expected since we were live, plus hosting while handling the technical side of the event. Content Reflections on our first episode, the first Paper Team mentorship, being in L.A. for the industry, and building a TV writing portfolio (00:00:30) Balancing character with story/structure, and managing industry relationships (00:54:00) Being a useful writer on staff, and how to approach blue-skying (01:57:00) Reflections on our second episode, declaring a TV major, evolution of episode formats, and future of the medium (02:36:00) Links Alex's Twitch channel Video version of our 200th episode special livestream Moving to Los Angeles (and Things We Wish We Knew) (PT01) Comedy v. Drama: Declare Your TV Major (PT02) Paper Team Mentorship I – “Mid-Death Crisis” Overview (PT128) Paul Chang on Twitter Alex Switzky on Twitter Alison Tafel on Twitter Julia Yorks on Twitter Jordan VanDina on Twitter Tamara Becher-Wilkinson on Twitter Mike Scully on Twitter J. Holtham on Twitter Jimmy Nguyen on Twitter Hilliard Guess on Twitter Franki Butler on Twitter Caroline Levich on Twitter Evelyn Yves on Twitter Logan Kriete on Twitter If you enjoy Paper Team, please consider supporting us on Patreon at paperteam.co/patreon! :) You can find Paper Team on Twitter: Alex - @TVCalling Nick - @_njwatson For any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: [email protected]

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Paper Team is a weekly podcast about television writing, becoming a TV writer, and everything in between. Hosted by Alex Freedman (@TVCalling) and Nick Watson (@_njwatson), every episode alternates between topics on the screenwriting craft (pilots, specs, story, character, etc.), and discussions about the TV business itself (breaking in, representation, networking, staffing, etc.). This is a podcast for anyone working their way into the entertainment industry, and everyone passionate about television.