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nobodyaskedyouxx t1_jdfoo6q wrote

i just wish this show was…better. i don’t understand why it is so difficult to hire people who can write a cohesive story.

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ArsBrevis OP t1_jdfp42r wrote

This is an industry wide problem. Too many new shows, not enough good writers or good plots.

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binrowasright t1_jdgn2l6 wrote

Not enough talented people with the support system to support a writing career, too many producer's talentless kids getting the opportunities instead.

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quadmasta t1_jdg2szc wrote

Too many MCs not enough mics

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WalidfromMorocco t1_jdgk64h wrote

Shouldn't it be the other way? Too many mics not enough MCs?

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lessmiserables t1_jdh8a9y wrote

> Too many new shows, not enough good writers or good plots.

Not true. There's thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of perfectly talented writers that could easily produce some amazing television.

Unfortunately, the entertainment industry refuses to let you try unless your return address is in LA, and thus have to already have a bunch of money to live in one of the most expensive cities which gatekeeps a lot of talent.

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aw-un t1_jdj8nyd wrote

This one drives me absolutely bonkers.

I just don’t unserstand why writers need to be based in LA.

I work crew in Atlanta and while, on average, most of the crew and about half of the cast are locals, the writers are always based in LA. My current show is even based in Atlanta and you can always tell the writers have never set foot here from the scripts. And it just doesn’t make sense.

Like, the showrunner is here running the show and they’re conducting the writers room in LA and they just join via zoom and then they fly the writers out and house them to produce their episodes. They could honestly expand the talent pool and save money if they would just hire just as talented writers that live here.

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lessmiserables t1_jdj9spa wrote

I agree. Writing is one of the jobs tailor-made for remote work.

Last time I mentioned it, I got a lot of people telling me "how important it was for everyone to be physically in the same room to write" as if that isn't the same load of bullshit middle managers around the country are trotting out right now.

I can maybe, possibly see a case could be made for fast-turnaround stuff like SNL or The Daily Show where you have to interact quickly and frequently with the actors, but by and large I think it's all horseshit.

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Verustratego t1_jdgq53z wrote

It's hard to write a good show when your foremost direction is "make sure its a money maker while also not spending any money"

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__Hello_my_name_is__ t1_jdh5z40 wrote

Writing on a strict deadline is actually really damn hard. Especially when you have to consider all the realities of budget (can we even afford that scene?), availability (oh, these two characters that should interact in that episode just.. can't. Huh.) and producers meddling in your writing (I gotta change my big plot twist because the producers didn't like it what the fuck that was the entire fucking point of that fucking story aaaaaaaaaaaargh).

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ChrisRedfieldfanboy t1_jdmw6gp wrote

They say executives' interference really messes with what and how the writers really want to write.

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Dpsizzle555 t1_jdgaz2y wrote

None of these companies check to see if what they’re paying is good anymore

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WhopperPlopper1234 t1_jdhatfc wrote

Why do you wish this particular show was better? What has you rooting for it when it was never good in the first place?

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