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The most comprehensive book on story structure for half-hour comedy, dramedy, and sitcom pilots.
Writing TV Comedy describes in detail the most common structures used for half-hour comedy, dramedy, and sitcom pilots. From classic multicams to modern, serialized, single-cam dramedies, you'll learn every major element required to write the perfect pilot. While most books only discuss two-act, non-premise pilots for episodic shows, this book covers two acts, three acts, non-premise pilots, premise pilots, as well as episodic and serialized pilots. Plus, get story analysis for over 100 TV pilots, from I Love Lucy, to Cheers, to Ted Lasso, and more.
Writing TV Comedy describes in detail the most common structures used for half-hour comedy, dramedy, and sitcom pilots. From classic multicams to modern, serialized, single-cam dramedies, you'll learn every major element required to write the perfect pilot. While most books only discuss two-act, non-premise pilots for episodic shows, this book covers two acts, three acts, non-premise pilots, premise pilots, as well as episodic and serialized pilots. Plus, get story analysis for over 100 TV pilots, from I Love Lucy, to Cheers, to Ted Lasso, and more.