I think television keeps on being a place where writers can go, and if they're successful, they can have their way, and they can have creative freedom.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
TV is the place that writers want to be.
There's exceptional work being done on television. Some of our great writers are writing for television. When you have things to choose from, you typically go after the writing - unless you're going after the money. There are fewer opportunities in film to make money with good writing, unless you're an action hero.
I think television scripts have become really intriguing and well-done. And writers have stopped drawing any actual line between film and television they used to never cross.
TV is a different animal these days. You can bring together really smart writing and directing, in-depth character development and really meaty political and emotional stories.
Television in the last few years has been where all the great writers are going. TV now is what indie film used to be.
Working on being creative in the TV world is endless. It never stops. It's a challenge that never disappears.
You can be far more challenging, articulate and intelligent writing for television than you can writing for the cinema.
In television, the writer-creator-showrunner is embraced as the creative mind.
As a writer, you're really in control of almost everything. That's not the case in TV. You have to be prepared to work with a lot of people to make something happen, and you got to be prepared, at least in the beginning, to not be too good at your specific task.
I think there's a lot of interesting stuff on TV. I feel much more optimistic about TV than I do about movies. There will always be good movies but I think, for the most part, it's always going to be a huge fight to get those movies made. TV is the best place to be as a writer, I think.
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