Writing for TV, Part II

The list of things I/we learned in Stuart's class, continued.

1.  "Never be afraid to put your character through the wringer."

2.  Conflict, conflict, CONFLICT.  If your main character isn't in hot water or trying to solve a problem, YOU have a problem.

3.  Keep your stakes high.  This is true for comedy too.

4.  Sit-Coms are just that...SITUATIONAL comedy.  The joke and the one-liner are the LAST layer of comedy...find the good premise, the good characters, and comedy should arise pretty naturally.

More later.