Week-to-Week

Panel-to-Panel: The State of the Broadcast Procedural

An old format gets new twists as serialized drama retreats from the linear environment

Jul 15 •

Panel-to-Panel: Searching for a Story at Summer Press Tour

The units of the Disney conglomerate machine kick off TCA's summer gathering

Jul 11 •

Month-to-Month: Episodic Medium's Summer Schedule

We don't *have* to go back, but we might as well, eh?

Jun 28 •

Week-to-Week: Why the Emmys Don't Care If You Think The Bear Isn't a Comedy

A brief history of the TV Academy's "genre panic" in response to the latest scuttlebutt

Jun 11 •

Week-to-Week: How a TikTok Love Triangle became Peak FYP

A dive down the rabbit hole of algorithmic platformed storytelling

May 29 •

Week-to-Week: Bridgerton's ensemble is a balloon disaster waiting to happen

A half-season crammed with side stories makes for some difficult dramaturgy

May 20 •

Week-to-Week: O Buddie, Where Art Thou?

What a bisexual firefighter tells us about queer storytelling (and fan reactions to it)

Apr 11 •

Month-to-Month: Episodic Medium's Spring Schedule

Some reflections of the community we're building and the community that built us

Apr 1 •

Week-to-Week: Girls5Eva's weak Netflix launch reminds us some good TV is Too Weird For Normals

Plus an early announcement ahead of our full Spring schedule

Mar 25 •

Week-to-Week: Digging into the dramaturgy of Apple TV+ limited series Manhunt with creator Monica Beletsky

If any other showrunners are subscribing to the newsletter and want to chat, let me know, eh?

Mar 15 •

Week-to-Week: The Real Traitors Prize was the Faithful We Sacrificed Along The Way

A meta-reality narrative helps the ugly end of The Traitors season two feel pretty good

Mar 8 •

Two Years of Episodic Medium

Celebrating what we've accomplished, and a new opportunity—with caveats—to extend your generous support

Feb 26 •

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