by Erik Bork | Mar 1, 2019
Subtext is often talked about as the key to good dialogue. But what is it, exactly, and how do we use it? Subtext is what characters are really thinking, behind what they’re actually saying. In the best dialogue, the two things tend to be different. The audience...
by Erik Bork | Jan 20, 2018
Post updated January 20, 2018: A lot has changed in the television landscape in the seven plus years since I wrote the article below. “Miniseries” a/k/a “Limited Series” have been on the rise. This phenomenon — and what the different...
by Erik Bork | Jun 28, 2013
I couldn’t resist creating a chart that breaks down the recent WGA member-voted “Best written series of all time” by decade and type of show. What conclusions, if any, can be drawn from this? (If you have trouble viewing the document below, you might...
