Like film, television comes in a variety of different genres— but the two core types are drama and comedy. Though this has been changing recently, most dramas, whether “prestige” or “procedural,” have ...

Tim Dawson is a writer, script consultant and editor of BCG Pro. Credits include The Red Prince (satirical comedy, 2026), The House (co-created with Micheál Jacob, British Comedy Guide), Breaking The ...

All television writing can be summed up in one word: economy. TV pilots must communicate the world, characters, genre, stakes, and tone to the audience—all in the span of a single episode. One of the ...

A punch-up is when you go through a script, livening up the dialogue, cutting and moving bits of action around, and generally improving and streamlining the episode. It's a surprisingly important ...