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The 2020 Paper Team Holiday Special (PT202)

Alex and Nick celebrate the end of 2020 by taking a look back at the year for Paper Team and TV writing, plus celebrating our fans and announcing our 2021 plans for the podcast.

What were the most popular and discussed episodes of Paper Team in 2020? Did we hit our 2020 goals for the podcast? What were our favorite shows, movies, music, books of the year? What are our 2021 Paper Team goals? What virtual gifts did Alex and Nick get each other?

Content

1 – Paper Team Shout-outs (00:00:47)
2 – Paper Team 2020: A year in review (00:02:30)
4 – Best of 2020: TV, episodes, movies, music, books (00:13:39)
5 – Paper Team Goals for 2021 and Gift Exchange (00:50:02)

Links

2020 TV Writing Program Updates – CBS/NBC/WB (PT176)
Nickelodeon Animation Writing Program ft. Katherine Wells – Inside the TV Writing Programs (PT179)
TV Pilot 301: Scope, Beginnings, and Ends (PT184)
Tips and Tricks for the TV Industry (PT171)
Showrunning Duncanville & The Simpsons ft. Mike Scully (PT172)
COVID-19 and Hollywood: How We Adapt (PT177)
Tell Us About Yourself: Crafting the Personal Pitch (PT165)
The Mandalorian
Baron Noir
Devs
The Good Place
How to With John Wilson
Harley Quinn (TV Series)
Love on the Spectrum
Legendary
The Voice Australia
“What I Know” (The Boys – 2×08)
“One” (I Know This Much Is True – 1×01)
“Whenever You’re Ready” (The Good Place – 4×13)
“And The Pandemmy Goes To…” (Happy Endings Special)
“The View from Halfway Down” (BoJack Horseman – 6×15)
“On the Run” (What We Do in the Shadows – 2×06)
Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun
The Chase
“Something For Kate” by The Modern Medieval
“Punisher” by Phoebe Bridgers
Boygenius
Onward
The Invisible Man (2020 Film)
Happiest Season
Hamilton (2020 Film)
“Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller
“The Dynasty” by Jeff Benedict
The Paper Team 200th Episode Special (PT200)
Being a Black Writer in Hollywood ft. WGAW Committee of Black Writers Chairs (PT181)
How to Give Script Notes (PT196)
TV Staffing vs. TV Selling (PT182)
10 Myths About TV Writing (PT195)
10 Myths About the TV Business (PT197)
Less TV, Less Opportunity (PT186)
TV Writing Incubators and the Evolution of Access (PT125)
Knowing Your Worth as an Assistant: Expectations, Opportunities, and Negotiations (PT168)
Baba Is You
King Pins

If you enjoy Paper Team, please consider supporting us on Patreon at paperteam.co/patreon! :)

Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode.

You can find Paper Team on Twitter:
Alex@TVCalling
Nick@_njwatson
For any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: [email protected]

The 2019 Paper Team Holiday Special (PT164)

Alex and Nick celebrate the end of 2019 by taking a look back at the last year of the decade, both for Paper Team and TV writing news, plus answering more of your questions, celebrating our fans, and announcing our 2020 plans for the podcast.

When and how can you include holidays in your scripts? What were the most popular and discussed episodes of Paper Team in 2019? What were our favorite shows, movies, music, books of the year? What are our favorite series of the past decade? What are our 2020 Paper Team goals? What gifts did Alex and Nick get each other?

PT164 2019 Paper Team Holiday Gift Exchange

Content

1 – Paper Team Announcements: Mixer, Mentorship, Showrunner Series (00:00:44)
2 – Holiday Question and Shout-outs (00:03:34)
3 – Paper Team 2019: A year in review (00:12:09)
4 – Best of 2019 (TV, episodes, movies, music, books) and shows of the decade (00:26:02)
5 – Paper Team Goals for 2020 (00:52:53)
Gift Exchange and Next Time On (00:56:48)

Links

The 2016 Paper Team Holiday Special (PT25)
Halloween on TV (PT64)
Disney ABC Writing Program ft. Kristi Shuton (PT130)
CBS Writers Mentoring Program ft. Jeanne Mau (PT131)
NBC Writers on the Verge ft. Karen Horne (PT132)
Warner Bros. Television Writers’ Workshop ft. Rebecca Windsor (PT133)
Comics and TV Writing: How to Bring the Page to Screen – Paper Team Live at WonderCon 2019 (PT129)
TV Formula 101: Building an Engine For Your Show (PT117)
Writing Samples and Preparing for TV Staffing ft. Liz Alper & Kai Wu (PT119)
Impostor Syndrome, Staffing Submissions and Commercials (PT149)
Comedy v. Drama II: Blurred Lines (PT143)
The Paper Team 150th Episode Special (PT150)
TV Writing Resources We Use (PT139)
Earning Your Way Into the Writers’ Room ft. Ning Zhou (PT135)
Common Mistakes to Avoid in Your TV Scripts (PT148)
The Boys (TV Show)
Watchmen (TV Show)
Fleabag
What We Do in the Shadows (TV Show)
“Bandsersnatch” (Black Mirror TV Movie)
“She Was Killed by Space Junk” (1×03 – Watchmen)
“Little Fear of Lightning” (1×05 – Watchmen)
“This Extraordinary Being” (1×06 – Watchmen)
“Twin Cities” (2×06 – Counterpart)
“Pandemonium” (3×12 – The Good Place)
“Episode 6” (2×06 – Fleabag)
Bloom
There’s Something About Movies
The Circle (TV Show)
“Cuz I Love You” by Lizzo
“Fear Inoculum” by Tool
“Good Luck, Kid” by Joseph
“new skin” by Vérité
Avengers: Endgame
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite (2019 Movie)
“Permanent Record” by Edward Snowden
Showrunning Daybreak ft. Aron Eli Coleite (PT159)
Writing Heroes and Breaking Genres ft. Tamara Becher-Wilkinson (PT144)
Writing Classic Multicams to Cable Darlings ft. Dan O’Keefe (PT154)
Networking 201: Cold Contact, Queries and Etiquette (PT121)
TV Writing Incubators and the Evolution of Access (PT125)
TV Prose 201: Breaking Rules (PT156)
“What is the best UK show no one knows about?” – TV Calling

If you enjoy Paper Team, please consider supporting us on Patreon at paperteam.co/patreon! :)

Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode.

You can find Paper Team on Twitter:
Alex@TVCalling
Nick@_njwatson
For any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: [email protected]

Paper Scraps Monthly – Records, Routine, and Resolution (PT140)

Alex and Nick answer your questions about writing routine, episode formats, and international writing education.

Plus, we give our thoughts on the latest TV writing news, including The Good Place’s final season and the UTA/Paradigm rumors.

Content

Records, shout-outs and reviews (00:28)
Audience Questions: international writers, music routine, formats, experience (07:39)
TV Writing News: The Good Place and UTA/Paradigm (25:09)

Links

Should You Pay for TV Writing Education? (PT19)
TV Writing Resources We Use (PT139)
La Femis (Cursus Ecriture et Création de Séries)
Storyhive
Putting Yourself Out There (PT75)
Breaking in as a TV Writer Later in Life ft. J. Holtham (PT92)
“The Good Place Boss Explains Why He’s Ending the Show” – TV Line
“UTA-Paradigm Deal Chatter Heats Up as Agencies Feel Urge to Merge” – The Hollywood Reporter

If you enjoyed this episode and others, please consider supporting us on Patreon at paperteam.co/patreon! :)

Special thanks to Alex Switzky for helping us edit this episode.

You can find Paper Team on Twitter:
Alex@TVCalling
Nick@_njwatson
For any questions, comments or feedback, you can e-mail us: [email protected]