I read every draft of every episode of every series produced at FX.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think your average fan probably just assumes that the same person directs every episode of their favorite series, week in and week out.
I tend to write the episodes in the middle of the season, which can be a challenge because you've got to balance all these threads that have begun - and also make sure they will make sense with the overall plan going forward.
We live in an era now where every episode is reviewed 80 different times on the Internet by periodicals you've never even heard of.
You can watch any episode you want and have a compelling story being told.
I pretty much always wanted to write a series, because I love reading them.
The greatest preparation for a TV show is to already have one season behind you.
You read a million scripts during pilot season, and most of them are not very good, so the good ones really shine.
The writers are the stars of every really successful sitcom.
Every show is unique, some shows have the master plan and have everything figured out and that's just the way they do things. It's like high school. Some people write their papers the second they get their assignments, and some people write it the day after it's due. I am the latter.
Well, you know, I don't think anyone who writes a television series has a master plan from the beginning, and knows all the character traits, and everything that's going to happen.