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TV Credits, Punchups, and Inspirations – Paper Scraps Monthly (PT199)

Alex and Nick discuss television writing threads about showrunner credit, rewrite/punchup process, and industry inspirations.

Plus, we discuss the latest television news, including production returning to California and the ongoing WGA/CAA battle.

Reminder

We’re having our 200th Paper Team episode event STREAMED LIVE this Saturday, December 5 at 2PM PST! We’ll be talking TV writing and celebrating this podcast with some incredible guests. Follow follow TV Calling’s Twitch channel to be notified when we begin.

We also want to hear from you! Do you have a favorite moment or guest from the podcast you want us to highlight? Let us know at http://paperteam.co/200

Content

200th Episode Reminder and Shout-Outs (00:33)
TV Writing Questions: Showrunner credit, rewrite/punchups in television, and industry inspirations (03:02)
TV Writing News: WGA/CAA news, and California production (33:28)

Links

Jane Espenson’s blog archives
“Despite surging pandemic, TV productions return to California for tax breaks” – Los Angeles Times
“CAA Concedes WGA Boycott Worked, Agencies Oppose Delay of Court Hearing” – Variety

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

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