The Game of Throne brings its relationships to life with complex characters that have a specific point of view and whose actions are always consistent with their particular way of looking at the world, their role in the world, and their philosophy of life, love, and power.
Continue readingTom Stoppard’s TV Project
Oscar-winning writer Sir Tom Stoppard tells how he came to adapt four novels set before and during the First World War into an upcoming BBC/HBO television drama.
Continue readingCougar Town – When a Character Doesn’t Ring True
Cortney Cox’s character is is poorly defined, cartoonish and utterly inauthentic. She acts like a thirty-year old Judd Apatow guy trapped in a one-note joke about being desperate but clumsy in the attempt to get laid.
Continue readingThe Realm Within
The internal conflict central to “Know Thyself” is key to making any script work. Over the course of a really satisfying film or television show a character makes that risky and dangerous “voyage within.”
Continue reading2009 Emmy Nominee Analysis
Each Emmy nominated show has a clear, sharply defined protagonist at the heart of its story. Here’s a look at each Character Type.
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